Mark Williams has won a third World Championship title after a gripping 18-16 triumph over John Higgins at the Crucible Theatre on Monday. The Welshman held off a remarkable fight back from Higgins to complete his hat-trick of world crowns, a record 15 years after he last lifted the trophy[Read More…]
Finals
The latest snooker news reports from finals on the World Snooker Tour, Women’s Tour, Seniors Tour, and amateur tours
Cliff Thorburn Triumphs in Seniors Masters
Cliff Thorburn rolled back the years to claim the inaugural Seniors Masters title at the Crucible Theatre in Sheffield on Thursday. The Canadian, who memorably won the prestigious Masters three times in four years between 1983 and 1986, dramatically overcame Jonathan Bagley 2-1 in the final after potting the re-spotted[Read More…]
Mark Selby Defends China Open
Mark Selby continued his dominance in Beijing with an 11-3 victory over Barry Hawkins in the final of the China Open on Sunday. The world number one had been enduring one of his most prolonged periods in the doldrums coming into his defence of the penultimate ranking event of the[Read More…]
John Higgins Wins Championship League Again
The 2018 Championship League Snooker concluded on Thursday with John Higgins successfully defending the invitation title at the Ricoh Arena in Coventry. The Scot became the first player win the Championship League in consecutive seasons after a 3-2 victory over Zhou Yuelong in the Winners’ Group final. The 42 year-old[Read More…]
Aaron Canavan Becomes World Seniors Champion
Aaron Canavan was the surprise winner of the 2018 World Seniors Championship on Saturday after a dramatic final day in Scunthorpe. Both semi-finals and the final went the distance in a thrilling conclusion to this year’s edition, with Jersey’s Canavan holding his nerve at the death to see off former[Read More…]
Luo Honghao Wins WSF Championship
Luo Honghao has won the inaugural World Snooker Federation Championship after a 6-0 thrashing of Adam Stefanów on Saturday in Malta. The Chinese youngster produced an assured performance to collect the trophy and, in doing so, crucially gain a two-year card to compete on the professional main tour. Both players[Read More…]
Romanian Masters Champ Ryan Day Triumphs Again
Ryan Day fought back from 4-0 down to beat Stuart Bingham 10-8 and lift the inaugural Romanian Masters trophy on Sunday in Bucharest. It prolongs a remarkable spell for the Welshman, who only last week secured his second ranking event title of the season at the Gibraltar Open. Day won’t[Read More…]
Ng On Yee Retains Women’s World Championship
Hong Kong’s Ng On Yee defeated Maria Catalano 5-0 to complete the successful defence of her World Women’s Snooker Championship title on Saturday. On Yee completed a dominant week in Malta with a convincing victory against world number four Catalano, who earlier in the day stunned 11-time world champion Reanne[Read More…]
Ryan Day Enjoys Gibraltar Open Glory
Ryan Day secured his second ranking title of the campaign after a 4-0 victory over Cao Yupeng in the final of the Gibraltar Open on Sunday. The Welshman, who after years of near misses finally captured his maiden ranking event trophy at the Riga Masters last summer, was in mostly[Read More…]
John Higgins Wins Record Fifth Welsh Open
John Higgins won a record fifth Welsh Open title on Sunday after an entertaining 9-7 triumph over Barry Hawkins at the Motorpoint Arena in Cardiff. The Scot nearly always just about had the edge over Hawkins right the way through the contest but the latter battled valiantly to keep in[Read More…]