It’ll be Mark Selby who takes on Ding Junhui in the final of the 2016 Betfred World Championship in Sheffield. After an epic, grueling contest with Marco Fu, the 2014 champion edged into his third final after a titanic 17-15 victory in which the clock was edging near midnight on[Read More…]
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Delectable Ding into First World Final
Ding Junhui is into his first World Championship final after defeating Alan McManus 17-11 in the last four in Sheffield. The Chinese superstar compiled an incredible seven centuries – a record in a Crucible match – as he held off a gutsy challenge from the Scottish 45 year-old. Resuming 14-10[Read More…]
It’s There! Tipping Point
Returning after the success of last year is our inconspicuous snooker aficionado, Free Ball. Throughout the World Championship, this unnamed follower of our beloved sport will provide a few musings on some of the not so well documented happenings in Sheffield – mostly from the luxury of his/her own settee. The[Read More…]
Crunch Time in Semi-Finals
By the end of Saturday the two finalists in the 2016 Betfred World Championship will be known. A dramatic penultimate day of semi-final action on Friday has left both encounters delicately poised, but China’s Ding Junhui has one foot in the showpiece final. The 11-time ranking event winner has conjured[Read More…]
Q-School to Provide Four Extra Tour Cards
Following a record level of entries to 2016 Q School, World Snooker has decided to increase the number of tour cards available from eight to 12. A total of 182 players have entered Q School, which runs from May 11 to 22 at the Meadowside Leisure Centre in Burton. The[Read More…]
Joyce and Smith Winners in CrossGuns Junior Series
By Fin Ruane Event 8 in this season’s CrossGuns Junior Snooker Series took place earlier in April. Entry numbers were somewhat effected by several regular entrants opting to play in the RIBSA intermediate and junior events that were hosted the same weekend. Aside from this, another day of top junior[Read More…]
Irish National Championship Starts on Saturday
Most attention this weekend understandably surrounds the Betfred World Championship at the Crucible. Yet, the next two days mark the start of an important event on the Irish amateur calendar as well – with the opening stages of the National Championship in Carlow. 100 hopefuls head to the Ivy Rooms[Read More…]
Barry Hearn Announces 10-Year Deal with Eurosport
World Snooker and Eurosport have agreed a 10-year deal to broadcast the snooker season in its entirety. World Snooker supremo Barry Hearn made his second annual press conference at the Crucible today and the eagerly awaited “huge” announcement is a continued relationship with the continental sports broadcaster. The deal includes the[Read More…]
UK Championship Back in York
The York Barbican will once again host snooker’s top stars at the Betway UK Championship later this year. General admission tickets are now on sale, and tickets for the semi-finals and final will go on sale week commencing May 2. The Betway UK Championship is one of snooker’s most important[Read More…]
Crucible Contenders Down to Final Four
What started as 144, now stands as quite simply the last four. One of Mark Selby, Marco Fu, Ding Junhui or Alan McManus will be crowned the 2016 Betfred world champion on Monday. For Selby and Fu, they have each already won 36 frames of snooker to get to this[Read More…]