Michael White won his second ranking event title after a 4-2 victory over Shaun Murphy in the final of the Paul Hunter Classic on Sunday. The Welshman counted defending champion and world number one Mark Selby among his other victims as he adds to the Indian Open crown he captured[Read More…]
Finals
The latest snooker news reports from finals on the World Snooker Tour, Women’s Tour, Seniors Tour, and amateur tours
Luca Brecel Captures China Championship for Maiden Ranking Event
Luca Brecel has won his first ranking event title after a 10-5 victory over Shaun Murphy in the final of the China Championship on Tuesday. The Belgian’s superb success also represents the first ranking tournament won by a player from mainland Europe, possibly signalling a new dawn for snooker in[Read More…]
Kyren Wilson Wins World Games Gold
Kyren Wilson has won a gold medal for Great Britain on the final day of the 2017 World Games in Wroclaw. The 25 year-old beat compatriot Ali Carter 3-1 in Sunday’s final, which featured the top two ranked players in the tournament. Carter, despite a beautiful break of 113 in[Read More…]
Neil Robertson Finds Form in Hong Kong
Neil Robertson was approaching somewhere near his best as he beat Ronnie O’Sullivan to lift the inaugural Hong Kong Masters title on Sunday. The “Thunder from Down Under” defied a tropical cyclone weather warning that threatened to result in the final being played behind closed doors, to eventually overcome the[Read More…]
Muhammad Naseem Akhtar of Pakistan Claims Under-18 World Title
Pakistan’s Muhammad Naseem Akhtar has won the IBSF World Under-18 Championship in Beijing on Tuesday. The 16 year-old fought back from 3-1 down in the final against China’s Peifan Lei to upset the home hopeful 5-3. Akhtar’s highest break in the tournament was just 74 but he lost only two[Read More…]
Riga Masters Delight for Ryan Day
Ryan Day finally secured his maiden ranking event title after a superb victory in the Riga Masters on Sunday in Latvia. The Welshman emerged from a very tough route to claim the top prize, but more importantly he silenced the doubters who thought he would never get his hands on some[Read More…]
Paula Judge Wins RILSA Irish National Championship
Paula Judge beat Cathy Dunne 3-0 to capture the RILSA National Championship at the weekend in Sharkx, Newbridge. While Michelle Sherwin was capturing her record 14th RIBSA ladies national title in Carlow, Judge took top honours in the separate national women’s association. By all accounts, the Republic of Ireland Ladies Snooker[Read More…]
Mark Selby Defends World Championship
Mark Selby has won a third World Championship title after beating John Higgins 18-15 in the final in Sheffield. In doing so, the 33 year-old becomes only the fourth player to successfully defend the crown, on the 40th anniversary of the tournament being staged at the Crucible Theatre. Selby joins[Read More…]
Peter Lines Wins World Seniors
Peter Lines has won the 2017 World Seniors Championship after a 4-0 victory over John Parrott at the Bath Halls in Scunthorpe. Lines, one of the qualifiers from the four preliminary tournaments staged before this week, was the pre-tournament favourite with many bookies and fans alike, and duly delivered to[Read More…]
Chris Totten Wins European Amateur Championship
Scotland’s Chris Totten has won the European Amateur Championship after a 7-3 victory over Andres Petrov on Sunday. The 18 year-old was a surprise package but emerged to take the prestigious title ahead of several more esteemed competitors. Totten found himself 3-2 down to Estonia’s Petrov, who also reached the[Read More…]