The preliminary rounds of the Riga Open have been completed with no Irish amateurs being able to reach the last 128 in Latvia. National champion Brendan O’Donoghue suffered a surprising 4-3 defeat to German unknown Roman Dietzel on Wednesday, while countrymen Dessie Sheehan, Daniel O’Regan and Tony Corrigan also exited[Read More…]
Snooker News
The latest snooker news, results, rankings, and in-tournament updates from the professional, amateur, women’s, and seniors tours.
Snooker Returns in Riga
Professional snooker returns on Wednesday with the Riga Open as the European Tour kicks off in Latvia. After more than a three-week summer break from the sport, it will be interesting to see how the marquee players perform. In truth, even though there has already been the World Cup and[Read More…]
World Grand Prix to Make Llandudno Return
The best snooker players on the planet will be back in Llandudno next March for the World Grand Prix. The tournament was new to the calendar last season and received a fantastic reception in North Wales. It proved a great success as fans flocked to Venue Cymru to see an[Read More…]
Kaettikun Crowned World Under-21 Champion
Thailand’s Boonyarit Kaettikun won the World Under-21 Championship in Romania after a dramatic victory over Jamie Clarke in the final on Sunday. Kaettikun had been the top seed following the initial round robin stage having dropped only a single frame in his opening league encounters. It inevitably became tougher for[Read More…]
Boileau Among Stellar Field Hunting World Under-21 Glory
The IBSF World Under-21 Championship is heading into its final weekend with Ireland’s Josh Boileau still in strong contention in Romania. The 20 year-old is hoping to go one better than his runner-up placing in 2014, when he lost to Iran’s Hossein Vafaei Ayouri in the final, and he has[Read More…]
Welsh Open Returns to Cardiff
The world’s best snooker players will be back at the Motorpoint Arena in Cardiff in February for the 2016 Welsh Open. The world ranking event was staged in the Welsh capital last year with 128 players competing for the trophy, giving fans the chance to watch many of their heroes[Read More…]
Irish Quintet Seek to Conquer World Under-21s
The 2015 IBSF World Under-21 Championship gets under way on Saturday in Romania. Ireland will be represented by five young players hoping to make a big impression on the global amateur stage. In a strong team, Kildare’s Josh Boileau leads the way and will be seeking to go one further[Read More…]
Mind Games: Studying Mental Health in Sport
Mental health in sport is a serious topic that isn’t really talked about very openly. Over the last number of years there have been some tragic cases of famous sportsmen and women struggling with the psychological aspects of both life and elite level sport. Arguably the most well-known of these[Read More…]
New Quiz: 100 Snooker Centuries
So now that the Australian Open is finished, we have a respite of around three weeks in the calendar that sees much of July off the green baize. Having less snooker during the summer is fine – indeed, it’s probably the way it should be. But this stagnated season opener[Read More…]
Higgins is Wizard of Oz
John Higgins has won the 2015 Australian Goldfields Open after a dramatic 9-8 victory over Martin Gould in Bendigo. In a hugely entertaining final where the pendulum swung on multiple occasions, Higgins just about prevailed as he lifted his 27th ranking event trophy – equalling Ronnie O’Sullivan at third on[Read More…]