Judd Trump and Ding Junhui were among several big names to make it through their opening tests as the 2018 UK Championship got under way on Tuesday at the Barbican Centre. Trump immediately picked up from where he left off in Belfast just over a week ago when he landed[Read More…]
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The latest snooker news, results, rankings, and in-tournament updates from the professional, amateur, women’s, and seniors tours.
UK Championship Draw and Preview
The UK Championship draw has been made and the first Triple Crown event of the 2018/19 season is set for lift off on Tuesday at the Barbican Centre in York. For almost two weeks, a field of 128 competitors will be attempting to land the sport’s second most prestigious ranking[Read More…]
Reanne Evans Wins Eden Women’s Masters
Reanne Evans has won the Eden Women’s Masters after a 4-0 triumph over Rebecca Kenna in the final at the South West Snooker Academy in Gloucester on Sunday. The Englishwoman, who enjoyed a bye into the knockout phase of the tournament, didn’t lose a single frame throughout her four victories[Read More…]
Coral Cup Replaces Ladbrokes Series
This season’s World Grand Prix, Players Championship, and Tour Championship have been rebranded as the Coral Cup ahead of the series launch in the new year. These tournaments were previously sponsored by Ladbrokes but the Ladbrokes Coral Group has taken a strategic decision to make the change to the Coral[Read More…]
Race to the Masters
With only one more counting event before the cut-off point for the Alexandra Palace, there’ll be plenty of attention given to the Race to the Masters over the next couple of weeks. The draw for the UK Championship was released on Monday and there’s an abundance of excitement building for[Read More…]
Jubilant Judd Trump Wins Northern Ireland Open
Judd Trump silenced his critics with an excellent 9-7 victory over Ronnie O’Sullivan in the final of the Northern Ireland Open on Sunday in Belfast. It represents the Englishman’s ninth ranking event title – a first since October last year – and the result reaffirms his status as one of[Read More…]
Northern Ireland Open Final: Ronnie O’Sullivan vs Judd Trump
Ronnie O’Sullivan and Judd Trump will face off in a delicious Northern Ireland Open final at the Waterfront Hall in Belfast on Sunday. The pair of Englishmen came through their semi-final tests on the penultimate day of action to remain in the hunt to capture the second Home Nations title[Read More…]
Preview: Northern Ireland Open Semi-Finals
Ronnie O’Sullivan and Mark Selby will do battle in a mouthwatering Northern Ireland Open semi-finals encounter on Saturday at the Waterfront Hall in Belfast. The pair of Englishmen will renew one of the sport’s biggest rivalries after emerging from their respective quarter-final ties with David Gilbert and Thepchaiya Un-Nooh unscathed.[Read More…]
Preview: Northern Ireland Open Quarter-Finals
Ronnie O’Sullivan, Mark Selby, and Judd Trump are among the eight players who have reached the Northern Ireland Open quarter-finals at the Waterfront Hall in Belfast. The trio of stars emerged from two rounds on Thursday to reach Friday’s last eight, where the format will increase from the best of[Read More…]
Defending Champion Mark Williams Beaten by Ali Carter
Defending champion Mark Williams is out of the Northern Ireland Open after a scrappy 4-3 defeat to Ali Carter at the Waterfront Hall on Wednesday. The Welshman captured a first ranking title in almost seven years when he edged Yan Bingtao in a dramatic final twelve months ago, a victory[Read More…]