Cliff Thorburn rolled back the years to claim the inaugural Seniors Masters title at the Crucible Theatre in Sheffield on Thursday. The Canadian, who memorably won the prestigious Masters three times in four years between 1983 and 1986, dramatically overcame Jonathan Bagley 2-1 in the final after potting the re-spotted[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.
WATCH: Liang Wenbo Double 147 Miss
Liang Wenbo came agonisingly close to becoming the first player to make a brace of maximum breaks in the same match during his 10-2 defeat of Rod Lawler in the Betfred World Snooker Championship qualifiers on Thursday. The Chinese number two, who compiled his second career 147 earlier this season[Read More…]
Jimmy White Moves One Step Closer to Crucible
Six-time World Snooker Championship runner-up Jimmy White beat Sam Craigie 10-6 in his opening qualifying round fixture at the English Institute of Sport in Sheffield on Thursday. The 55 year-old, who is only competing on the circuit this season courtesy of an invitational tour card, is two additional wins away[Read More…]
Matthew Selt Beats Women’s World Champion
Matthew Selt comfortably overcame the challenge of three-time women’s world champion Ng On Yee in the first round of World Championship qualifying on Wednesday in Sheffield. Ng, who defended her women’s world title at a canter last month in Malta, had been among a group of several amateur players invited[Read More…]
Prize Increased for World Championship 147
World Snooker has announced that the reward for making a World Championship 147 is to be improved this season to £40,000. The sport has utilised a rolling-pot system for maximum break prizes in recent seasons, starting with a base of £5,000 and adding an additional five grand for every tournament[Read More…]
Facebook Live Broadcasts World Snooker Championship
Snooker’s biggest tournament will be broadcast on Facebook Live throughout North and South America as well as and the Indian Sub-Continent for the second consecutive year. The Betfred World Championship runs from April 21 to May 7 and the entire tournament will be broadcast live on Facebook in nearly 40[Read More…]
Who Will be the Crucible Debutants?
The excitement for this year’s World Snooker Championship is building and the general expectation received another jolt of energy on Monday with the announcement of the qualifying stages draw. A total of 128 players, made up of 113 professionals ranked outside the world’s top 16 and 15 additional wildcard amateurs[Read More…]
Rodney Goggins Triumphs in RIBSA Grand Prix
The sixth ranking event of the Irish domestic campaign finally concluded on Sunday with victory for Rodney Goggins in the RIBSA Grand Prix. Goggins beat David Morris 4-1 in the Hawks Nest Snooker Club in Waterford – two weeks after the event initially took place at the Ivy Rooms in[Read More…]
World Snooker Championship Qualifying Draw
The eagerly anticipated World Snooker Championship qualifying draw was announced by World Snooker on Monday. A total of 128 players will head to the English Institute of Sport in Sheffield from Wednesday hoping to win the three matches required to reach the main event at the Crucible Theatre in less[Read More…]
Mark Selby Defends China Open
Mark Selby continued his dominance in Beijing with an 11-3 victory over Barry Hawkins in the final of the China Open on Sunday. The world number one had been enduring one of his most prolonged periods in the doldrums coming into his defence of the penultimate ranking event of the[Read More…]