World Snooker has announced that the Snooker Shoot Out will be back next season at the Watford Colosseum in February, 2019. Eurosport and Quest TV are set to broadcast the controversial ranking tournament for the first time, bringing the total number of events covered by the pan-European sports network to[Read More…]
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Barry Hearn Announces Increased Prize Money
World Snooker supremo Barry Hearn has held his annual World Snooker Championship press conference at the Crucible Theatre in Sheffield on Monday. Of particular note was the revelation that next season’s winner of the blue riband tournament will receive a whopping £500,000 cheque as the top prize, although that had[Read More…]
World Snooker Championship Day 10 Schedule
Monday, 30th April 1pm Ricky Walden 8-8 Judd Trump (Session 3) Ding Junhui 12-4 Anthony McGill (Session 3) 7PM Mark Williams 10-6 Robert Milkins (Session 3) TV Times (Scheduled) BBC (subject to regional programming) BBC Two LIVE: 13:00-18:00; 19:00-20:00 BBC Red Button LIVE: 13:00-18:00; 19:00-23:00 Connected TV and Online LIVE: Tables One &[Read More…]
Can Ding Junhui Handle Favourite’s Tag?
Following the unexpected demise of Ronnie O’Sullivan on Saturday, Ding Junhui has been elevated as the favourite for this year’s World Snooker Championship in Sheffield. O’Sullivan crashed out in a dramatic 13-9 defeat to Ali Carter, the first time that he has ever lost to the 38 year-old, to prolong[Read More…]
World Snooker Championship Day 9 Schedule
Sunday, 29th April 10AM Ricky Walden vs Judd Trump (Session 1) Ding Junhui vs Anthony McGill (Session 1) 2:30PM John Higgins 8-0 Jack Lisowski (Session 2) Mark Williams 5-3 Robert Milkins (Session 2) 7PM Ricky Walden vs Judd Trump (Session 2) Ding Junhui vs Anthony McGill (Session 2) TV Times[Read More…]
Ali Carter Head and Shoulders Above the Rocket
Ali Carter beat Ronnie O’Sullivan in a ranking event for the first time in his career after a gripping 13-9 victory in the second round of the World Snooker Championship on Saturday. The “Captain”, who twice lost to O’Sullivan in finals at the Crucible in the past, resumed after Friday’s[Read More…]
Saturday Start for Irish National Championship
The 2018 RIBSA Senior Irish National Championship gets under on Saturday at the Ivy Rooms in Carlow. A highly respectable total of 85 amateur competitors, considerably the highest number to enter an event this season, are in the field for the country’s most prestigious individual crown. After triumphs in two[Read More…]
World Snooker Championship Day 8 Schedule
Saturday, 28th April 10AM Kyren Wilson 5-3 Jamie Jones (Session 2) Lyu Haotian 7-9 Barry Hawkins (Session 3) 2:30PM John Higgins vs Jack Lisowski (Session 1) Ali Carter 9-7 Ronnie O’Sullivan (Session 3) 7PM Kyren Wilson 5-3 Jamie Jones (Session 3) Mark Williams vs Robert Milkins (Session 1) TV Times[Read More…]
Mark Allen Books Quarter-Final Spot
Mark Allen became the first player to reach the quarter-finals of the 2018 World Snooker Championship after a 13-8 victory over Joe Perry on Friday. The Northern Irishman was in front for most of the match and managed to pull away in the final session as Perry’s game abandoned him.[Read More…]
World Snooker Championship Day 7 Schedule
Friday, 27th April 10AM Joe Perry 3-5 Mark Allen (Session 2) Ali Carter vs Ronnie O’Sullivan (Session 1) 2:30PM Kyren Wilson vs Jamie Jones (Session 1) Lyu Haotian 3-5 Barry Hawkins (Session 2) 7PM Joe Perry 3-5 Mark Allen (Session 3) Ali Carter vs Ronnie O’Sullivan (Session 2) TV Times[Read More…]