By Fin Ruane On the morning of the greatest snooker show on earth and the question remains as to whether Ronnie O’Sullivan can win a third world title in a row and become world champion for a sixth time. However, the bigger question that has been posed all season will[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.
2014 World Championship: The Big Preview
The draw for the first round of the 2014 World Championship was made on Thursday and as ever it threw up some interesting ties. The qualification stage is complete and all that is left is the small matter of the 17 days required for one of the 32 competitors[Read More…]
2014 World Championship Draw
The draw for the 2014 World Championship has just been made live on YouTube. As ever, the draw has provided us with some exciting matches to look forward to as the conclusion of a busy campaign comes to a frantic end. I’ll write more about each of these encounters later[Read More…]
Thrilling Climax to World Qualifiers
The World Championship qualifiers have ended after a dramatic final day of action at the Ponds Forge International Centre in Sheffield. Several of the opening eight matches in the final round had ended under routine circumstances on Tuesday. But Wednesday’s action was typical edge of your seat stuff as an[Read More…]
2014 World Championship TV Coverage
A lot is always made about the amount of television coverage that is provided by both BBC and Eurosport at every tournament throughout the season. This is often both good and bad, but ultimately the pair of them do provide a good service with plenty of live snooker across the[Read More…]
Doherty Returns to the Crucible
Ken Doherty has qualified for the World Championship for the first time in two years after beating Dechawat Poomjaeng 10-5 in the final qualifying round in Sheffield. The Irishman put the disappointment of failing to reach the Crucible last season, as well as what has transpired to be a disastrous[Read More…]
YouTube Channel to Stream World Championship Draw
The draw for the final stages of the Dafabet World Championship will be shown live and exclusive on World Snooker’s YouTube channel on Thursday. The random draw will pitch the top 16 seeds against the 16 qualifiers to create the first round line-up for the sport’s biggest tournament. The draw[Read More…]
Fin’s Fables: The Magic of the Crucible
By Fin Ruane As the countdown continues to this year’s World Snooker Championship in Sheffield and all eyes turn to the Crucible Theatre, many snooker fans are looking forward to visiting the famous venue – some for the umpteenth year in a row, others for the very first time. Visiting[Read More…]
The World Awaits for Final Qualifiers
After a week of high drama, the 2014 World Championship qualifiers are at its final stage. There are only 32 players remaining as they battle it out for the 16 remaining places on offer at this year’s Sheffield showdown. Such is the strength in depth on the Main Tour these[Read More…]
Steve Davis Pro Career Over
Steve Davis’ 36-year career as a professional appears to be over. The 56 year-old lost in his opening qualifying match for the World Championship tonight and will therefore finish outside the world’s top 64 in the rankings at the end of the season. This means that the ‘Nugget’ will not[Read More…]