Daniel Blunn claimed his third World Disability Billiards and Snooker (WDBS) title at the inaugural Welsh Open in Cwmbran last weekend. Held at Redz Snooker Club, the tournament was the first that was open to players from all eight disability classification groups, including players with physical, sensory, and learning disabilities. Over 48[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.
Seeds Make Move in World Cup
Wales produced a scintillating performance to hammer Finland 5-0 in the World Cup as the seeded teams began to take a bigger grip on the round-robin stage in Wuxi. It was always likely that the in-form Welsh pairing of Mark Williams and Ryan Day would do some damage in this[Read More…]
World Cup Gathers Momentum
Two out of the five round-robin fixtures have been played as the World Cup continues this week in Wuxi. Defending champions China B have got off to a strong start, winning seven out of their opening ten frames against Finland and Norway to sit just behind the top two in[Read More…]
Free Snooker at Rileys on National Snooker Week
Rileys will be running National Snooker Week in July, giving you the chance to play snooker for free. The week will run from July 24 to 30 with free snooker sessions at any of 25 Rileys venues around the UK. All players must do is register at www.rileys.co.uk for a free membership and book[Read More…]
European Masters Belgium Bound
Belgium will stage a World Snooker ranking event for the first time in 23 years in October when the 2017 European Masters comes to Lommel. The tournament will run from October 2 to 8 in the city of Lommel in the Belgian province of Limburg. Belgium hosted the European Open[Read More…]
Fin’s Fables: The 1996 Snooker World Cup
By Fin Ruane Just over two months ago the snooker world was fixated on Sheffield as the blue riband event of the season took place. This year, the World Championship was even more special as it was the 40th anniversary of the prestigious event being held at the iconic Crucible[Read More…]
Preview: Snooker World Cup
The early stages of the 2017/18 season resumes on Monday with the start of the World Cup in Wuxi. The World Cup sees 24 pairs from 23 different countries going head to head in the biggest team event in the sport. Team events have a long tradition in snooker but[Read More…]
English Open Makes Barnsley Move
Barnsley will stage a World Snooker ranking tournament for the first time in October when the English Open comes to the town. The event will run from October 16 to 22 at the Barnsley Metrodome with 128 of the world’s best players in action, and tickets are on sale now.[Read More…]
Snooker in July
After the conclusion of the Riga Masters last Sunday, the 2017/18 season is well and truly under way. As we soon enter the second half of this calendar year with the beginning of July on Saturday, it’s a good opportunity to take a look at what’s in store for the[Read More…]
Well, Who is the Best Player Without a Ranking Event Now?
We’re back discussing this conversation again! For several years the answer to the question of the best player to have never won a ranking event always seemed like a no-brainer. However, in recent times the debate has been thrown on its head with numerous first-time champions on the tour –[Read More…]