The third last ranking event of a busy campaign gets under way on Monday with the start of the Ladbrokes Players Championship in Llandudno. A high-quality field of 16 players will assemble in north Wales, with the £125,000 champion’s cheque providing the fourth biggest prize on offer for events staged[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.
Romanian Masters: Semi-Final Preview
Ryan Day continued his fine recent form by overcoming John Higgins 4-1 to reach the semi-finals of the Romanian Masters on Friday. The Welshman, who captured his second ranking title last week with victory in the Gibraltar Open, has now won nine matches in a row – all under the[Read More…]
WCBS Statement Denounces WSF Affiliation
The rolling saga between the numerous and often confusing number of governing bodies, international federations, and anything else with an acronym within cue sports took another twist on Thursday. The World Confederation of Billiards Sports – an umbrella organisation that represents the cue sports of snooker, pool, and carom –[Read More…]
WSF Women and Seniors Reach Knockouts
The inaugural WSF Championships are gathering momentum as both the World Women’s Championship and the WSF Seniors Championship have reached the knockout phase in Malta. Irish duo Michael Judge and John Farrell impressed in the round-robin of the Seniors event, winning all of their matches with ease to both be[Read More…]
Judd Trump Thumps Luca Brecel in Bucharest
Judd Trump looked impressive again as he thoroughly dismantled the challenge of Luca Brecel with a heavy 4-0 defeat of the Belgian in the Romanian Masters on Thursday. Trump has lost some of his momentum from the first half of the campaign in recent weeks, particularly after he threw away[Read More…]
Mark Selby Loses in the Romanian Masters
It was another bad day at the office for world champion Mark Selby as his current woes continued with a 4-2 defeat to Liang Wenbo in the first round of the Romanian Masters on Wednesday. The pair could only muster a single break of 50 between them in the six[Read More…]
Sniper Shot: Michael Judge
Over the course of this season, Jonathan “Sniper” Williams has been conducting a series of interviews with players from the Irish snooker scene. Many thanks to Jonathan for his contributions to SnookerHQ and to all the players who have agreed to take part in this feature. We hope you enjoy[Read More…]
Women’s and Seniors WSF Championships Draws Announced
The group stage draws for the first two tournaments to take place at the inaugural WSF Championships have been announced. Hosted by the World Snooker Federation, in conjunction with the Malta Billiards and Snooker Association at the Dolmen Hotel from March 14th to 24th, the event will offer the world’s[Read More…]
Romanian Masters: Preview and Draw
The Romanian Masters gets under way on Wednesday with a strong 16-man field taking part in the inaugural invitational at the Circul Metropolitan in Bucharest. The field mainly consists of the top 16 ranked players in the world rankings, although there are some notable absences, including marquee names Ronnie O’Sullivan[Read More…]
Ryan Day Enjoys Gibraltar Open Glory
Ryan Day secured his second ranking title of the campaign after a 4-0 victory over Cao Yupeng in the final of the Gibraltar Open on Sunday. The Welshman, who after years of near misses finally captured his maiden ranking event trophy at the Riga Masters last summer, was in mostly[Read More…]