By Dan Carroll The 40th RILSA National Championship title was retained by Paula Judge from Dublin in a great contest against Cathy Dunne last week in County Kildare. The Republic of Ireland Ladies Snooker Association is celebrating their 40th National Championship in 2018 and the celebrations started with the National[Read More…]
Snooker News
The latest snooker news, results, rankings, and in-tournament updates from the professional, amateur, women’s, and seniors tours.
Shaun Murphy and Rob Walker Become WDBS Ambassadors
World Disability Billiards and Snooker (WDBS) has recently announced that leading professional snooker star Shaun Murphy and Olympic/Paralympic broadcaster Rob Walker have both agreed to become WDBS ambassadors ahead of the 2018/19 season. Former world number three Murphy is one of the most recognisable players in the sport and one[Read More…]
World Grand Prix Set for Cheltenham
Cheltenham will host a major snooker tournament for the first time in February 2019 when the World Grand Prix comes racing into the town. The world ranking event will run from February 4th to 10th in The Centaur, part of the famous Cheltenham Racecourse. Fans in the Gloucestershire area will[Read More…]
Tour Cards for Adam Stefanów and Mohamed Ibrahim
Newly-crowned African champion Mohamed Ibrahim and WSF Championship runner-up Adam Stefanow will be awarded two-year main tour cards from the start of the 2018/19 season. After Lyu Haotian climbed into the top 64 in the world rankings at the end of last season despite only completing one year of his[Read More…]
Registration Open for World Seniors Tour
Following on from the announcement a couple of weeks ago of the formation of the WPBSA World Seniors Snooker Tour, registration for the events on the 2018/19 calendar have now opened. A new subsidiary company named World Seniors Snooker was formed under the auspices of the WPBSA, which during the[Read More…]
Michael Judge Wins Irish National Championship
Michael Judge held off an impressive fight back from Rodney Goggins to win the Irish National Championship for the second time at the Ivy Rooms in Carlow on Sunday. The Dubliner edged Goggins, who was looking for a first senior national crown in 18 years, 7-5 in a gripping contest[Read More…]
Irish National Championships Conclude This Weekend
The RIBSA Irish Championships are set to take place this weekend at the Ivy Rooms with 15 national titles up for grabs in Carlow. The main focus will be on the Senior National Championship but there’ll be a lot of interest too on the junior categories, the Masters and women’s[Read More…]
Matt Huart Joins WLBS Board
World Ladies Billiards and Snooker (WLBS) announced on Wednesday that Matt Huart has been co-opted to its Board of Directors. Huart has regularly supported WLBS as part of his role as the WPBSA Media Officer since 2015 and will now join the existing board of Mandy Fisher, Nigel Mawer QPM,[Read More…]
QUIZ! 2017/18 Snooker Tournament Winners
It’s the morning after the night before and there are plenty of Crucible hangovers taking place around the world. The 17-day Marathon of the Mind that is the World Snooker Championship has the ability to suck you into its epic storyline in such a manner that one could easily forget[Read More…]
Mark Williams Prevails After Crucible Classic
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…]