One of the most iconic events in sport, The World Snooker Championship, is to remain in Sheffield until 2017. The tournament, the richest and most prestigious in snooker, was first staged at the Crucible in 1977 so 2017 will mark its 40th anniversary in Sheffield. The event is worth over[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.
Masters Final Preview
It’s a repeat of 2012 as Neil Robertson and Shaun Murphy will contest the 2015 Masters final today at Alexandra Palace. Three years ago the Australian emerged victorious with his first title in London after a 10-6 win over the ‘Magician’. And it is hard to bet against a repeat result[Read More…]
Masters Semi-Final Day Preview
It’s semi-finals day in the 2015 Masters and what a formidable final four we have at the Alexandra Palace in London. Defending champion Ronnie O’Sullivan, world no.1 Neil Robertson and two of the most in-form players of the campaign in Shaun Murphy and Mark Allen complete what is a stellar[Read More…]
O’Sullivan 776
As expected, Ronnie O’Sullivan surpassed Stephen Hendry at the top of career centuries list in his quarter-final Masters encounter with Marco Fu on Thursday. The 39 year-old’s record-breaking moment came in the opening frame, a 101 enough to reach 776 tons – one more than the legendary Scot. Hendry had[Read More…]
Welsh Open Final Sells Out
Following huge demand for tickets for snooker’s BetVictor Welsh Open in Cardiff, the final of the world ranking event has sold out. The tournament at the Motorpoint Arena runs from February 16 to 22 and is being staged in the Welsh capital for the first time since 2004. Fans have[Read More…]
Masters Quarter-Final Preview
The last eight line-up for the 2015 Masters was completed on Wednesday with Mark Allen and Joe Perry coming through unscathed. In a high-scoring affair, Allen held off a stern challenge from John Higgins to prevail in a tight 6-4 tussle before Perry won his first ever match in the[Read More…]
German Masters Gets Dental Treatment
Kreativ Dental, world leaders in dental tourism, is the new title sponsor of the German Masters world ranking event. The tournament at the iconic Tempodrom venue in Berlin runs from February 4 to 8, with top snooker stars including Ronnie O’Sullivan, Judd Trump, Mark Selby, Neil Robertson and defending champion[Read More…]
O’Sullivan Nears Record Breaking Moment with Win
Ronnie O’Sullivan began his defence of the Masters with a 6-4 victory over Ricky Walden on Wednesday in London. The ‘Rocket’ compiled two tons and in doing so equaled Stephen Hendry’s centuries record of 775. It always seemed fitting that the 39 year-old Chigwell cueist would surpass Hendry in a[Read More…]
Maguire Tames Trump
Stephen Maguire came from behind to beat Judd Trump 6-4 while Neil Robertson repeated the scoreline against Robert Milkins on the second day of the Masters. Maguire gained a modicum of revenge over Trump after being defeated by the same margin to the Englishman at the recent UK Championship in York.[Read More…]
Goggins Wins Premier Cup
Rodney Goggins won the fourth ranking event of the Irish campaign on Sunday with a 4-1 victory over Jason Devaney in the final in Carlow. Goggins’ Premier Cup success adds to the title he already collected at the start of the season in the RIBSA Classic. Indeed, the 147 Wexford[Read More…]