By Jonathan Williams It was the best of times, it was the worst of times. I’m sure by now players and fans alike are getting bored of my self-proclaimed lack of practice this season so I wont blabber on much about it. The fact of the matter is, though, I’m[Read More…]
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Flat Draw Paints a Sorry Picture
It has been a fiercely contested debate since day one – are flat draws good or bad for the sport? From my point of view I was initially in favour of the initiation of a system which would allow all professional players the opportunity to enter an event on an[Read More…]
Sniper’s Snippets: The President’s Cup
The third Irish ranking event of the season took place last weekend with Josh Boileau grabbing his first Senior success in the President’s Cup. The week prior, the young cueist from Kildare had lost in the rescheduled final of the Irish Open to Michael Judge, but there was no stopping[Read More…]
Sniper’s Snippets: The Irish Open
The second senior ranking event of the Irish amateur campaign took place last weekend at the Ivy Rooms in Carlow. Unfortunately, though, there is no champion to heap praise on as of yet because the final, scheduled to be played either on Saturday or Sunday, was not contested. In theory,[Read More…]
Sniper’s Snippets: RIBSA Classic
As promised, this season will see the return of Jonathan Williams to SnookerHQ as he keeps an eye on the Irish scene for us. It’s great to have the ‘Sniper’ back and, like before, he’ll be documenting his own campaign as well as expressing his views on the rest of the[Read More…]
What Now?
A whole day has passed since the conclusion of the 2015 World Championship in Sheffield and I’m sure some of us are feeling a snooker hangover. The entire season was jam-packed, particularly in the second half, but the month of April and the first few days in May was as[Read More…]
It’s There! It’s Over
Over the course of the World Championship I challenged one snooker aficionado to highlight the best quirky, outlandish, unusual, laughable and questionable observations of each day. As if to further enhance his (or her!) alter ego as snooker’s sleeper, this spy elected to go through the tournament in disguise. One person[Read More…]
It’s There! Licence to Fill
Over the course of the World Championship I’ve challenged one snooker aficionado to highlight the best quirky, outlandish, unusual, laughable and questionable observations of each day. As if to further enhance his (or her!) alter ego as snooker’s sleeper, this spy has elected to go through the tournament in disguise. Read[Read More…]
It’s There! White Gloves
Over the course of the World Championship I’ve challenged one snooker aficionado to highlight the best quirky, outlandish, unusual, laughable and questionable observations of each day. As if to further enhance his (or her!) alter ego as snooker’s sleeper, this spy has elected to go through the tournament in disguise. Read[Read More…]
It’s There! Dear John
Over the course of the World Championship I’ve challenged one snooker aficionado to highlight the best quirky, outlandish, unusual, laughable and questionable observations of each day. As if to further enhance his (or her!) alter ego as snooker’s sleeper, this spy has elected to go through the tournament in disguise. Read[Read More…]