Brendan O’Donoghue won the Irish National Championship on Sunday after a 7-2 victory over Robert Murphy at the Ivy Rooms in Carlow. It marks the second time the Nenagh native has got his hands on the prestigious amateur title in what was his fifth appearance in the final. O’Donoghue’s previous[Read More…]
Finals
The latest snooker news reports from finals on the World Snooker Tour, Women’s Tour, Seniors Tour, and amateur tours
Brilliant Bingham Becomes World Champion
Stuart Bingham is the 2015 world snooker champion after a thrilling 18-15 victory over Shaun Murphy in Sheffield. The English duo served up a treat in a dramatic final that ebbed one way and then the other. The pendulum swung in Bingham’s favour for the defining time in a tense[Read More…]
O’Donoghue Wins Talbot Classic
Brendan O’Donoghue won the seventh and final Irish ranking event of the season after beating top ranked Rodney Goggins 4-3 to claim the Talbot Classic. It was the third time during this campaign that the pair met each other in the final showdown and, somewhat incredibly, all three ties have[Read More…]
Selby Surges to China Open Success
Mark Selby has won the 2015 China Open after thrashing Gary Wilson 10-2 in the final on Sunday. In a match that pitted the world no.1 against the no.56 in the rankings, Selby dominated the contest from start to finish, growing in confidence as he pulled further clear and ensuring[Read More…]
Ireland Win European Team Championship
Ireland 2 has won the Men’s European Team Championship after a 5-3 victory over Malta 3 at the Dolmen Resort Hotel. The pairing, consisting of Michael Judge and Robert Murphy, overcame the home favourites Tony Drago and Brian Cini in front of a big crowd on Wednesday night. Much had[Read More…]
Perry Prizes Players Championship
Joe Perry has won the 2015 Players Championship after a 4-3 triumph over Mark Williams in Bangkok. In doing so, the Englishman has finally captured his maiden ranking event title after 24 years as a professional on the Main Tour. We waited almost three years for a first-time ranking event[Read More…]
Trump’s Title in Llandudno
Judd Trump came from behind to beat Ronnie O’Sullivan 10-7 and win the inaugural World Grand Prix in Llandudno on Sunday evening. The 25 year-old gained revenge for earlier final defeats in the Champion of Champions and UK Championship already this season. While on those occasions Trump was unable to[Read More…]
Winner White Wows India
Michael White has won his maiden ranking event title after whitewashing Ricky Walden in the final of the Indian Open in Mumbai. The 23 year-old Welshman was in superb form as he seized the opportunity in his first final with breaks of 81, 77, 58 and 85. International Championship winner[Read More…]
White Scores Shoot-Out Success
Michael White won his first professional tournament after beating Xiao Guodong in a dramatic final of the Snooker Shoot-Out in Blackpool on Friday. The Welshman sank the winning black ball with only six seconds left remaining on the clock to deny his devastated Chinese opponent a taste of glory. By[Read More…]
Williams Wins World Seniors
Mark Williams lived up to his favourite’s tag by capturing the World Seniors Championship on his first attempt on Tuesday. The two-time Crucible world champion was by far the best player throughout the two day’s of action and overcame Ireland’s Fergal O’Brien in the final to lift the title in[Read More…]