World Snooker is delighted to announce that BetVictor will be title sponsor of the Welsh Open world ranking event for the fourth consecutive year in 2016. The BetVictor Welsh Open will run from February 15 to 21 at the Motorpoint Arena in Cardiff. John Higgins won the title last year,[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.
O’Sullivan Heads Championship League
Snooker in 2016 got under way on Monday as this season’s Championship League began at Crondon Park. The tournament follows a similar format to recent years with seven groups comprising seven players contested over a period of several weeks before each of the group champions compete in one final league[Read More…]
Top 10 Most Read Stories of 2015
2015 is just a day away from retirement and what another memorable year it has been for SnookerHQ. This post will represent the 351st in what has been by far the most productive year on the website. This has led to record page views from visitors across 150 different countries around[Read More…]
2015 Highs and Lows – Part Two
As 2015 draws to a close it’s time to reflect on what has been another enthralling year in snooker. There have been many talking points over the course of the last 12 months both on and off the table. Yesterday we took a look at the lows but today let’s[Read More…]
2015 Highs and Lows – Part One
As 2015 draws to a close it’s time to reflect on what has been another enthralling year in snooker. There have been many talking points over the course of the last 12 months both on and off the table. Tomorrow, we’ll take a look at the best moments to come[Read More…]
World Seniors Championship Draw
The draw for snooker’s World Seniors Championship in Preston has taken place, with legends including Jimmy White, John Parrott, Ken Doherty and Mark Williams among the line-up. The popular tournament runs on the weekend of January 30-31 and will be staged at the iconic Guild Hall in Preston for the[Read More…]
Flat Draw Paints a Sorry Picture
It has been a fiercely contested debate since day one – are flat draws good or bad for the sport? From my point of view I was initially in favour of the initiation of a system which would allow all professional players the opportunity to enter an event on an[Read More…]
Stars Stumble in German Qualifiers
Ronnie O’Sullivan and John Higgins both lost their final qualifying matches for the German Masters in Wigan on Sunday. 2014 champion Ding Junhui is also out, adding to the early exit already suffered by Neil Robertson on Friday. O’Sullivan had just returned from his self-inflicted hiatus and it was expected[Read More…]
Selby Survives Morris Match
Mark Selby qualified for the German Masters after overcoming a difficult match with David Morris in Wigan on Saturday. The world no.1 was pushed hard by the Irishman and at 3-3 his progress to the main stages looked in doubt. However, the defending champion made a break of 61 to[Read More…]
Seeds Safely Through in German Qualifying Opener
Judd Trump and Ding Junhui both emerged from their opening German Masters qualifying round unscathed on Thursday. Trump saw off Peter Lines 5-1 while Ding surrendered just one extra frame in his victory over Gareth Allen. The latter will face fellow Chinese Tian Pengfei for a berth in Berlin, while[Read More…]