Mark Selby, John Higgins, and Ding Junhui all won their held over qualifying round matches as the Evergrande China Championship got under in Guangzhou on Wednesday. Selby and Ding weren’t at their best, understandably a little rusty as they contested their first proper matches of the season, but still managed[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.
China Championship: Preview and Draw
The second ranking event of the season gets under way on Wednesday with the China Championship in Guangzhou. The China Championship was launched as a lucrative 16-man invitational last year, with John Higgins collecting a cool £200,000 champion’s cheque for beating Stuart Bingham in the final. With the field increased[Read More…]
Ireland Crowned Home Internationals Champions
Republic of Ireland won the Home Internationals for the first time since 2012 at the Northern Snooker Centre in Leeds on Monday. The four-man team, comprising Michael Judge, TJ Dowling, Robert Murphy, and John Farrell, won all six of their encounters for a resounding success. With victory, the Irish unit[Read More…]
IBSF World Championship in Malta Cancelled
The International Federation of Billiards and Snooker is looking for a new host for its World Championships after Malta pulled out of staging the 2017 edition. Malta had been due to host the prestigious amateur tournament in November but “due to circumstances beyond their control” have let the IBSF know[Read More…]
WPBSA Strongly Refutes IBSF Allegations
A major row between two global snooker bodies has escalated further with World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association chairman Jason Ferguson furiously responding to claims made by the International Billiards and Snooker Federation against the WPBSA last week. In a letter sent to the IBSF and all of its members,[Read More…]
Jason Ferguson Leaves WCBS
The World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association announced on Wednesday that its chairman Jason Ferguson has resigned his position as president of the World Confederation of Billiards Sports. In a statement released on its website, the WPBSA said that Ferguson had “severed all links to the organisation.” The statement continued:[Read More…]
John Higgins Wins World Open Qualifier
John Higgins and Barry Hawkins qualified for the World Open in an exciting final day of action at the Guild Hall in Preston on Wednesday. Higgins and Hawkins weren’t troubled much, with the latter whitewashing David John 5-0 courtesy of runs of 129, 66, and 54. World number two Higgins[Read More…]
Neil Robertson Eases into World Open
Neil Robertson was in fine scoring form as he easily qualified for the World Open with a 5-1 victory over Sanderson Lam on Tuesday. The Australian, winner of the inaugural Hong Kong Masters last month, compiled runs of 80, 79, 78, 64, and 60 as he powered passed the young[Read More…]
World Seniors Tour to Have End of Season Shootout
The new World Seniors Tour has announced an end of season Shoot-Out with a minimum prize fund of £2,000. The top 16 players on the new World Seniors Tour ranking list will fight it out for the £1,000 top prize in Newbury next May. Victor Wood Kia is sponsoring the[Read More…]
Judd Trump Thumped by Sam Craigie
Judd Trump was well beaten 5-0 by Sam Craigie as he tamely bowed out of the World Open in qualifying on Monday in Preston. The world number three scored a measly 27 points as his talented fellow Englishman, a former world under-21 champion, comprehensively romped to victory. Craigie only mustered[Read More…]