Dominic Dale emerged victorious from a field of 64 to win the Sky Snooker Shoot-Out in Blackpool last night. The eccentric Welshman, sporting a bleached blonde hairstyle and entertaining the vibrant crowd with a rendition of Frank Sinatra’s ‘My Way’ following his triumph, overcame Stuart Bingham in the final. It’s[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.
Maguire Tops Group 4
Stephen Maguire dominated Group 4 of the Championship League at Crondon Park to book his place in the Winner’s Group in March. The Scot raced through his group fixtures, winning all six, to easily top the group and advance to the semi-finals. There, he overcame Ryan Day in a tight[Read More…]
2014 Snooker Shoot-Out
The fourth annual Snooker Shoot-Out will take place this weekend at the Circus Arena in Blackpool. The Sky Sports event has been pretty successful over its tenure on the calendar so far and this promises to be no different with tickets all but sold out for the three days of[Read More…]
Eight Q-School Spots on Offer for Next Season
World Snooker and WPBSA have made the decision to alter the number of tour cards available at 2014 Q School from 12 to 8. This decision has been made as a consequence of the global expansion of the sport and the increased demand for tour places from international players. Q[Read More…]
Third Trump’s a Charm
Judd Trump made it third time lucky in the Championship League as he won Group 3 in Crondon Park on Tuesday. The Englishman had lost in the finals of both of the opening two groups, to Ricky Walden and Joe Perry respectively, but will now join the pair in the[Read More…]
O’Sullivan the Great
Ronnie O’Sullivan last night claimed his fifth Masters title in his record 10th final with a comfortable 10-4 victory over rival Mark Selby. It was a great win for the world champion, one of control and ease throughout. The ‘Rocket’ had looked assured throughout the entire week, dropping only seven[Read More…]
O’Sullivan and Selby Set for Third Masters Final
The final of the 2014 Masters takes place today at the Alexandra Palace in London. A mouth-watering prospect between Ronnie O’Sullivan and Mark Selby will take centre stage as the prestigious invitational comes to a showpiece finale. It is the third meeting in the final of the competition for this[Read More…]
Unstoppable Ronnie
If anyone needed reminding, Ronnie O’Sullivan proved once more last night why, while the rankings may not testify to the fact, he is the best player in the world. The likes of Neil Robertson, Ding Junhui and Mark Selby are brilliant players, worthy of being crowned champion of any event,[Read More…]
Steely Selby
Mark Selby has often been coined as the master of brinkmanship. While I have always made clear of the fact that I absolutely detest this saying, it’s hard to argue with its merits – especially when it comes to the Masters. The ‘Jester from Leicester’ is a three-time champion of[Read More…]
Conditioned Conditions
Half of the eight first round matches went to deciding frame shootouts this week. A further two encounters required ten out of the potential eleven frames, proving that the Masters is an event that brings together fiercely competitive rivals at the highest echelon of the sport. However, the standard of[Read More…]