Ryan Day, one of the highest ranked players competing in the Gibraltar Open, won his opening three fixtures on Saturday to move into the last 16 at the Victoria Stadium. The Welshman compiled a hat-trick of centuries, one in each tie, as he dispatched of Xu Si, Oliver Brown, and[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.
Michael Judge Wins Irish Masters
Michael Judge held on to beat TJ Dowling 4-3 in the held over final of the Douglas Jewellers Irish Masters in Fairview Snooker Club on Friday night. After three-time national champion Dowling took the opening frame with a break of 76, Judge excellently responded with a 102 century break to[Read More…]
Ken Doherty Reaches Last 16 in Gibraltar Open
Former world champion Ken Doherty took advantage of a depleted field in the Gibraltar Open to reach the fourth round on Friday at the Victoria Stadium. The Gibraltar Open, in its final year of a three-year contract, already lacked the financial pull to attract most of the sport’s top stars[Read More…]
QUIZ! PTC Snooker Event Winners
The Gibraltar Open, a pro-am ranking event, has been running since Wednesday but it’s from today that the Main Tour players enter the fray at the Victoria Stadium. The Gibraltar Open is one of the last surviving tournaments from the Players Tour Championship era and, in fact, its inaugural edition[Read More…]
WPBSA and IBSF Clash in Fiery Exchange
The relationship between the World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association and the International Billiards and Snooker Federation has been strained again following the release of more statements effectively attacking one another. With the inaugural championships of the World Snooker Federation, a sub-body of the WPBSA, set to commence next week[Read More…]
WSF Championships Receives 140 Entries
The inaugural World Snooker Federation Championships this month will see more than 140 players battle it out at the Dolmen Hotel in Malta. The first ever WSF Championships gets under next Wednesday, March 14, and runs for ten days with three different tournaments set to take place – rivalling the long-held[Read More…]
Gibraltar Open: Preview and Draw
Gibraltar is the next stop on the calendar as the players head to the Iberian Peninsula for a bit of sun and baize, with the Gibraltar Open set to get under way on Wednesday. The Gibraltar Open is one of the last surviving events that follows the pro-am guise of the[Read More…]
O’Sullivan, Higgins, Williams: Snooker’s Trinity
Often written off. Yet, still going strong. There will come a time when snooker’s Trinity will inevitably have to put away their cues and call it a day, but that day still seems a long way off yet. Tennis has had the Federer-Nadal-Djokovic-Murray story arc, which is probably just about[Read More…]
John Higgins Wins Record Fifth Welsh Open
John Higgins won a record fifth Welsh Open title on Sunday after an entertaining 9-7 triumph over Barry Hawkins at the Motorpoint Arena in Cardiff. The Scot nearly always just about had the edge over Hawkins right the way through the contest but the latter battled valiantly to keep in[Read More…]
Welsh Open Final: John Higgins vs Barry Hawkins
The final of the 2018 Welsh Open will be contested between John Higgins and Barry Hawkins in Cardiff on Sunday. Neither was at his best in the semi-finals but they each still managed to outfox lower ranked opposition to reach the showdown for glory in the season’s last Home Nations[Read More…]