After a hearing that took place in Bristol on 24th March 2015 The WPBSA Disciplinary Committee found John Sutton to be in breach of rule 2.1.2 and 2.1.3 of the WPBSA Members Rules: 2.1.2 Corruption: 2.1.2.1 to fix or contrive, or to be a party to any effort to fix[Read More…]
Snooker News
The latest snooker news, results, rankings, and in-tournament updates from the professional, amateur, women’s, and seniors tours.
Four More Graduate from Q-School
The second Q-School event came to a conclusion on Monday as the final four Main Tour places were decided. The two tournaments in Burton were particularly good for Great Britain as three Englishmen, three Welshmen and two Scots made up the eight names who earned two-year cards for the professional[Read More…]
O’Donoghue Wins National Title
Brendan O’Donoghue won the Irish National Championship on Sunday after a 7-2 victory over Robert Murphy at the Ivy Rooms in Carlow. It marks the second time the Nenagh native has got his hands on the prestigious amateur title in what was his fifth appearance in the final. O’Donoghue’s previous[Read More…]
World Cup Draw Confirmed
The line up of 24 teams to play in snooker’s 2015 World Cup in China next month has been announced. The tournament will take place in the city of Wuxi in the Jiangsu Province from June 15 to 21, with the two-man teams chasing a top prize of $200,000 from a[Read More…]
Irish Championship and RIBSA AGM This Weekend in Carlow
The Irish National Championship concludes this weekend in Carlow when a champion will be crowned from the final field of 16 in the Ivy Rooms. Favourite for the title will surely be Rodney Goggins, who captured three titles this season en route to finishing the campaign as the number one[Read More…]
Clark Foils Fernandez Tour Return
Rhys Clark denied Leo Fernandez a return to the Main Tour after a 4-1 victory over the Irishman in the final round of Q-School Event 1 in Burton. The young Scot joins the professional ranks for the first time in his career and is joined on the graduate list by[Read More…]
Evans in Hunt at Q-School as Irish Falter
Reanne Evans continued her quest to join the main tour as she knocked out Ireland’s Greg Casey in Q-School Event One in Burton on Sunday. The Englishwoman, who gained widespread media coverage during the World Championship qualifiers when she competed against another Irishman in Ken Doherty, edged Cork’s Casey in[Read More…]
Irish Confident Ahead of Q-School
2015’s Q-School gets under way on Thursday as amateur players from 22 different countries attempt to graduate onto the Main Tour at the Meadowside Leisure Centre in Burton. In total, there are 166 competitors vying for the eight available spots, from countries as far away as Canada, USA, Singapore, China,[Read More…]
Bingham Bags Player of the Year Awards
Newly-crowned World Champion Stuart Bingham was named snooker’s Player of the Year at the sport’s annual awards ceremony in London tonight. Bingham conquered the Crucible for the first time by beating Shaun Murphy 18-15 in an epic final this week. He also won the Shanghai Masters world ranking event earlier[Read More…]
Free Entry to Q-School in Burton
Burton-On-Trent will host snooker’s Q-School for the first time in May, and entry for fans will be free. Players from 22 different countries around the world will be at the Meadowside Leisure Centre from May 14 to 25 for the qualifying school for World Snooker’s professional tour. There will be[Read More…]