Judd Trump has won the 2017 European Masters title after an entertaining 9-7 triumph against Stuart Bingham in Belgium on Sunday. In doing so, the Englishman defends the crown he first captured twelve months ago when he narrowly beat Ronnie O’Sullivan in a decider 9-8 in Romania. That was the[Read More…]
Finals
The latest snooker news reports from finals on the World Snooker Tour, Women’s Tour, Seniors Tour, and amateur tours
Dominant Ding Junhui Wins World Open
Ding Junhui has won the 2017 World Open after a comfortable 10-3 victory over Kyren Wilson on Sunday in China. The 30 year-old dominated the contest to capture his 13th ranking event crown as he moves up to second in the world rankings list behind Mark Selby. It was a[Read More…]
Mark Williams Wins Six Red World Championship
Mark Williams is the 2017 six red world champion after an 8-2 victory over Thepchaiya Un-Nooh in Bangkok on Saturday. The 42 year-old adds a third different World Championship crown to a stellar career in which he has also been world champion at the Crucible twice and enjoyed a World[Read More…]
Michael White Wins Paul Hunter Classic
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…]
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…]