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…]
Quizzes
Quiz: World Grand Prix
The World Grand Prix gets under way today in Llandudno. The tournament has been in existence in some way shape or form since 1982, when Ray Reardon beat Jimmy White in the final of the then known Professional Players Tournament. For a long time the event was referred as simply[Read More…]
QUIZ: Ronnie O’Sullivan vs Mark Selby
This afternoon sees the latest chapter written in one of snooker’s greatest rivalries. Ronnie O’Sullivan and Mark Selby lock horns once again in the quarter-finals of the Dafabet Masters, with plenty of buzz and excitement ahead of the contest at the Alexandra Palace in London. The pair has met on[Read More…]
New Quiz: The UK Championship
The second biggest ranking event of the season gets under way on Tuesday in York. The UK Championship is one of the sport’s most prestigious tournaments and is richly steeped in history and records. 128 players descend on the Barbican Centre this year, all hoping to land the £150,000 top[Read More…]
New Quiz: Snooker Trivia VII
A brief respite in between tournaments for a change as we enter a busy period on the 2015/16 calendar. The Bulgarian Open gets under way on Wednesday before the Champion of Champions, General Cup and UK Championship complete November’s roster. All the talk in the last few days has understandably[Read More…]
New Quiz: Snooker Trivia VI
As there are another few days off before the start of our next outing, the Asian Tour event in China next week, it’s as good an opportunity as any to continue the Snooker Trivia series. You know the drill by now; there are two minutes to answer 12 questions in[Read More…]
New Quiz: Snooker Trivia V
There are still four days to go until the International Championship qualifiers take place at the Metrodome in Barnsley. For those of you who aren’t already aware, fans can go to the venue and watch the action for free from Wednesday to Saturday. This is a great opportunity to see[Read More…]
New Quiz! Snooker Legends: Jimmy White
Okay so the Snooker Trivia quizzes are going down pretty well but why not add another series to the mix as well. There have been plenty of famous and popular players down through the years but arguably nobody more loved than Jimmy White. Born in 19…..wait…that’s one of the questions.[Read More…]
New Quiz: Snooker Trivia IV
We have a small lull again in the calendar after the conclusion of the Shanghai Masters that saw 23 year-old Kyren Wilson collect his maiden ranking event title. Thankfully, this is one of our last periods of vacation as the season begins to gather pace in October, with plenty of action[Read More…]
New Quiz: Snooker Trivia III
So the first trivia speed round was too hard, and the second too easy. Let’s see if we can get one jussssssst right. It’s the same formula – you have two minutes to answer 12 random teasers about the sport you claim to know and love. I believe it gets[Read More…]