Paula Judge beat Cathy Dunne 3-0 to capture the RILSA National Championship at the weekend in Sharkx, Newbridge. While Michelle Sherwin was capturing her record 14th RIBSA ladies national title in Carlow, Judge took top honours in the separate national women’s association. By all accounts, the Republic of Ireland Ladies Snooker[Read More…]
Snooker News
The latest snooker news, results, rankings, and in-tournament updates from the professional, amateur, women’s, and seniors tours.
Brendan O’Donoghue Wins Irish National Championship
Brendan O’Donoghue regained the Irish National Senior Championship after a 7-3 victory over Rodney Goggins at the Ivy Rooms on Sunday. The Nenagh native had been one of the pre-tournament favourites after a strong season which saw him capture two out of the six previous ranking events this term. After[Read More…]
New WDBS Event in Wales
World Disability Billiards and Snooker (WDBS) will stage its first event in Wales this summer in Cwmbran. The WDBS Welsh Open will be held at Redz Snooker Club from 30 June – 2 July 2017 and for the first time will be open to players from all eight disability classification groups[Read More…]
Sponsors Donate £40,000 to Jessie May Children’s Hospice
World Championship title sponsor Betfred has donated a massive £40,000 to Jessie May Children’s Hospice at Home, to mark 40 years of snooker at the Crucible. At the start of the tournament in Sheffield, Betfred pledged £200 for every century made during the 17 day event, to be rounded up[Read More…]
Cue the Recovery
Let the snooker hangover commence. After 27 days, which dates back to the start of the World Championship qualifiers at Ponds Forge in early April, the festivities in Sheffield have drawn to a close. The final Monday when the champion is crowned is always an unusual day as it conjures[Read More…]
Mark Selby Defends World Championship
Mark Selby has won a third World Championship title after beating John Higgins 18-15 in the final in Sheffield. In doing so, the 33 year-old becomes only the fourth player to successfully defend the crown, on the 40th anniversary of the tournament being staged at the Crucible Theatre. Selby joins[Read More…]
World Championship: Day 17 Schedule
Monday, 1st April 2PM Mark Selby 7-10 John Higgins (Session 3) 7PM Mark Selby 7-10 John Higgins (Session 4) TV Times (Scheduled) BBC (subject to regional programming) BBC Two LIVE: 14:00-18:00; 19:00-23:00 Eurosport (IRE/UK) Eurosport 1 LIVE, 14:00-17:00; 18:30-22:00 Facebook Live (Americas and Indian Subcontinent) Coverage will also be provided for free on[Read More…]
Mark Selby Reels in John Higgins
John Higgins will take a 10-7 lead over Mark Selby going into the final day of the 2017 World Snooker Championship in Sheffield. The Scot raced clear of the defending champion, winning the first session 6-2 before extending his advantage to 10-4 in the evening’s play. A weary Selby looked[Read More…]
Memories of 1997 – Ken Doherty Wins the World Snooker Championship
Originally Published: 14th April, 2017 By Fin Ruane On the eve of the 2017 World Snooker Championship, just like the millions of snooker fans across the world, I cannot wait for the action to begin. Whilst we all hope for an exciting championship with plenty of headlines for all the[Read More…]
World Championship: Day 16 Schedule
Sunday, 30th April 2PM Mark Selby vs John Higgins (Session 1) 7PM Mark Selby vs John Higgins (Session 2) TV Times (Scheduled) BBC (subject to regional programming) BBC Two LIVE: 14:00-18:00; 19:00-23:00 Eurosport (IRE/UK) Eurosport 1 LIVE, 14:00-17:00; 18:30-22:00 Facebook Live (Americas and Indian Subcontinent) Coverage will also be provided for[Read More…]