World Snooker has announced that the European Masters world ranking event will be sponsored by D88.com for the first time this season. The D88.com European Masters will run from October 1st to 7th in Lommel, Belgium. The tournament was staged in Lommel for the first time last season and Judd[Read More…]
Snooker News
The latest snooker news, results, rankings, and in-tournament updates from the professional, amateur, women’s, and seniors tours.
Thor Chuan Leong Hammers Home in Q School
Thor Chuan Leong regained his place on the Main Tour by emerging with one of the final four spots from this year’s Q School in Burton on Thursday. The Malaysian, who dropped off the circuit at the conclusion of the last campaign, ended the hopes of Ireland’s Greg Casey 4-0[Read More…]
Michael Judge and Greg Casey Threatening at Q School 3
Michael Judge and Greg Casey are just two wins away from becoming professional players as Q School heads into its final day of action in Burton on Thursday. After more than two weeks of intense snooker at the Meodowside Leisure Centre, just 16 players remain in the hunt for the[Read More…]
Michael Judge Denied in Q School 2
Ireland’s Michael Judge has only one more opportunity remaining to regain his place on the Main Tour after a seven-year gap following defeat in the penultimate round of Q School 2 on Friday. The Dubliner had unsurprisingly been the favourite out of the disappointingly small Irish contingent to come through[Read More…]
Cao Yupeng, Yu Delu, David John Suspended
Chinese duo Cao Yupeng and Yu Delu, as well as Welshman David John, have all been handed suspensions by the WPBSA following investigations into alleged breaches. In the case of Yu, this relates to manipulating the outcome of five matches he was involved in since 2015, failing to report two[Read More…]
English Open Coming to Crawley
Crawley will welcome the best snooker players in the world later this year when the English Open comes to the town. Taking place at K2 Crawley from October 15th to 21st, it will be the first world ranking event ever staged in the West Sussex town. The English Open is[Read More…]
Paul Hunter Disability Classic Staged in Derby
The Paul Hunter Disability Classic successfully returned to the Cueball Derby last weekend as World Disability Billiards and Snooker (WDBS) staged its latest event for players with learning and sensory disabilities. The final event of the 2017/18 season, the weekend saw a significant increase in entries from the inaugural competition[Read More…]
Paula Judge Retains RILSA National Championship
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…]
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…]