Thursday will mark the return of the Snooker Shoot Out to our screens, with the 2018 edition back at the Colosseum in Watford and live on ITV4. The Shoot Out, for right or wrong reasons, is one of the most talked about tournaments on the calendar, mostly because of its[Read More…]
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Jackson Page Defends European Under-18 Crown
Jackson Page defended the European Under-18 Championship on Monday after a 5-3 victory over Florian Nüßle in Sofia. The Welshman compiled breaks of 96, 84, and 63 to prevail in a close affair and reign supreme in the underage category for the second time in succession. Page’s run to the final[Read More…]
WDBS Stages Northern Classic in Preston
World Disability Billiards and Snooker (WDBS) held the Northern Classic, the first event of 2018, in Preston, England last weekend. Open to players from six disability groups covering a range of physical and learning disabilities, the event ran for three days at the Elite Snooker Club, owned and run by[Read More…]
Berlin’s Brief: Mark Williams Owns the Tempodrom Again
The final of this year’s German Masters unexpectedly turned out to be an even more one-sided affair than the semi-final, where already Mark Williams had been the winner while conceding but one frame to his opponent. That he would sail to the championship with the same kind of dominance, taking[Read More…]
Mark Williams Scores 20th Ranking Title with German Masters Double
Mark Williams dominated Graeme Dott to claim the 2018 German Masters crown in fine style with a resounding 9-1 victory in Berlin on Sunday. The Welshman rarely looked troubled and, after a relatively even early exchange, proceeded to pummel the Scotsman in a thoroughly one-sided affair. The victory for Williams[Read More…]
German Masters Final: Mark Williams vs Graeme Dott
The final of the 2018 German Masters will take place between two former world champions at the Tempodrom in Berlin on Sunday. Mark Williams and Graeme Dott emerged from contrasting semi-final encounters on the penultimate day of action to set up an unlikely showdown between the two 40-something year-olds. Few[Read More…]
Berlin’s Brief: Inspired Graeme Dott Reaches Final
On Saturday in the German Masters, the Tempodrom presented itself in its familiar mode. Only one table left, the 2,500 capacity audience packed to the last seat, the famed earth-shaking applause complete with shouting, tramping, and every manner of noise that snooker fans are capable of making accompanying the entrances[Read More…]
German Masters: Semi-Final Preview
Only four players remain in the hunt for the 2018 German Masters crown after a busy opening few days at the Tempodrom in Berlin. The imposing arena has come in for some criticism this week, mostly to do with the arrangement of the tables inside the venue, but it’s usually[Read More…]
Berlin’s Brief: Shaun Murphy Completes Late Night Tempodrom Drama
The third and thus the last day with the full five-table setup in the German Masters provided a nice dramaturgy, right to a late night climax finish on Friday in Berlin. The afternoon session with the second half of the last 16 saw Shaun Murphy taking pride of place at[Read More…]
Should Mark Selby Fans be Concerned?
Three years ago, Mark Selby rose to the top of the world rankings after securing victory in the German Masters and the Englishman has remained in the number one position ever since. In the time that has elapsed since, the “Jester” has been laughing his way to the bank on[Read More…]