One of the most popular ranking events for players and fans alike returns this week with the German Masters. Over the last few years, with the tournament being staged at the wonderful Tempodrom arena, the German Masters has consistently produced some of the most spine-tingling atmospheres on the calendar. The[Read More…]
Quizzes
QUIZ! Paul Hunter
On Sunday evening at the Alexandra Palace, one of either Ronnie O’Sullivan or Joe Perry will be lifting the 2017 Dafabet Masters trophy. This year, for the first time, the winner will be raising aloft the newly named Paul Hunter Trophy. This is in recognition of one of the most[Read More…]
QUIZ! Masters Players Since 1975
The 2017 Dafabet Masters is almost upon us with the action set to get under way on Sunday at the Alexandra Palace in London. The Masters is one of the most eagerly anticipated and prestigious tournaments on the calendar, with the line-up limited to only the top 16 players in[Read More…]
QUIZ: Masters Trivia
The 2017 Masters is just a few days away and the excitement is building ahead of the most prestigious invitation event on the calendar. There has been plenty of drama down through the years in the Masters, which is the second oldest professional tournament behind only the World Championship. Most of[Read More…]
QUIZ: Masters Finalists
One week from today we will be getting ready for the start of the 2017 edition of the Masters at the Alexandra Palace in London. The prestigious invitational event has been running since 1975, making it the second longest running professional tournament behind only the World Championship itself. Open to[Read More…]
QUIZ: Snooker Trivia VIII
Today, it’s the return of the Snooker Trivia series. If you don’t remember how it works, essentially it is a speed round in which you have two minutes to answer 12 questions about the sport. Generally, the first few questions are pretty easy before they become a little more challenging[Read More…]
QUIZ: Champion of Champions
The Champion of Champions will return to Coventry later this year and the qualifying criteria was made clear a few days ago. Despite the fact there are 23 counting events where the winners can gain an invitation to the lucrative tournament, only ten names are so far in line to earn[Read More…]
QUIZ: Tournament Winners in the 2015/16 Season
So it’s another summer of stop-start snooker, just like we have experienced in the last two or three years. The wait for the next event isn’t too long, with the return of the Indian Open next week but then there’ll be another fortnight gap until the World Open, and a[Read More…]
QUIZ: World Snooker Championship Semi-Finalists
We now know our last four competitors for the 2016 Betfred World Snooker Championship. The semi-final is when the famous Crucible Theatre comes into its own as one of the best venues for the sport on the calendar. The divide is lifted and two tables become one as the pressure intensifies[Read More…]
QUIZ: The Curse of the Crucible
Happy Betfred World Snooker Championship Opening Day! Yes, after what feels like a scarily swift season we are back in Sheffield for the 2016 edition of this 17-day tournament which is hailed as the ‘Marathon of the Mind’. The best players in the world have been attending the Crucible Theatre since[Read More…]