Paul Collier has been selected to referee the final of the Betfred World Championship for the second time. The 45-year-old Welshman first took charge of snooker’s biggest match in 2004 when Ronnie O’Sullivan beat Graeme Dott in the final at the Crucible Theatre in Sheffield. And he’ll don the white[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.
Selt Completes Championship League Winners’ Group
Matthew Selt beat Liang Wenbo 3-2 in the final of Group 7 of the Championship League to book the final place in this week’s Winners’ Group. The Chinese no.2 had finished top of the round-robin after five victories out of six in the league format before edging Kyren Wilson in[Read More…]
Selby Marks Gdynia Open Triumph
Mark Selby won his first title of the season by beating Martin Gould 4-1 in the final of the Gdynia Open in Poland, the final event of the 2015/16 Kreativ Dental Clinic European Tour series. Gould had been going for his second title of the month having won the German[Read More…]
Thor Thunders Past Ding
Another hectic day in the Gdynia Open saw the last 16 line-up completed in this season’s final European Tour event in Poland. The action also had many implications concerning the various races in the rankings and order of merits for upcoming tournaments and tour survival. The Gdynia Open is the[Read More…]
Selby Stuns Brecel in Important Gdynia Open
Eight players booked their places in the last 16 of the Gdynia Open on a busy Friday in Poland. The final European Tour event of the season is important in respect to many of the respective rankings races. The final places for the upcoming Players Championship and World Grand Prix[Read More…]
Watch: Fergal O’Brien Makes 147 Break
Ireland’s Fergal O’Brien recorded his first ever 147 break in the Championship League on Thursday. In the first frame of his round-robin tie with Mark Davis, O’Brien orchestrated the break in superb fashion, rarely out of position as he pocketed £500. It wont be about the money whatsoever with O’Brien,[Read More…]
Morris in Need of Wins in Gdynia Open
The Gdynia Open takes place this week in Poland as the European Tour as we know it comes to an end. Since 2010 the calendar has been saturated with minor-ranking events all across Europe, a mostly successful initiative from the Barry Hearn era that heightened snooker’s popularity across the continent.[Read More…]
Selby Wins Championship League Group 5
Mark Selby won Group 5 of the Championship League on Tuesday at Crondon Park. The world no.1 dominated proceedings from the get-go, winning five out of his six round-robin matches to comfortably reach the last four. In the semi-finals he easily saw off Michael Holt with the help of two[Read More…]
Irish Open in November
A provisional calendar for the first half of the 2016/17 campaign up until December has been released. Next season will take on quite a different look to previous campaigns with the replacement of the European Tour with a new Home Series in Britain and Ireland. A new Irish Open, rumoured[Read More…]
Prince Ronnie Crowned in Wales
Ronnie O’Sullivan won the 2016 Welsh Open in style on Sunday after coming from behind to defeat Neil Robertson in Cardiff. It’s the fourth time O’Sullivan has emerged with the trophy in Wales, matching John Higgins’ record, and the 40 year-old collects £60,000 for his efforts. Two things were widely[Read More…]