Liang Wenbo captured his maiden individual professional title yesterday after beating compatriot Lu Haotian in the final of Asian Tour Event Three. Liang was able to emerge from the first two close frames unscathed before dominating the contest to complete a resounding 4-0 whitewash triumph. It marks the 26 year-old’s[Read More…]
Snooker News
The latest snooker news, results, rankings, and in-tournament updates from the professional, amateur, women’s, and seniors tours.
International Championship Preview
The International Championship returns on Sunday for a second outing in Chengdu with one of snooker’s most lucrative prize funds up for grabs. Last year’s inaugural event was a great success, thanks in large part to the longer format that we are now so unaccustomed to. Like the UK Championship,[Read More…]
Sterling Ding Seeking Silverware
On Friday, Ding Junhui became the first man in ten years to win back-to-back ranking event titles in a single season. Ding added the inaugural Indian Open to the Shanghai Masters title he captured in China last month. It had been a long time since this feat has been achieved,[Read More…]
Internet Problems Continue
This is just a short post to inform everyone that for the last two months I have been having sustained internet problems. This has led to a marked decrease in the content that I have been able to provide, which I can assure you has been both frustrating and infuriating.[Read More…]
Davis Wins World Seniors
Steve Davis finally got his hands on the World Senior Championship trophy after coming from behind to beat defending champion Nigel Bond in Portsmouth. The ‘Nugget’ had finished runner-up to Jimmy White and Darren Morgan respectively in 2010 and 2011 but managed to make it third time lucky in his[Read More…]
Mehta Mounting Bid for Indian Glory
Aditya Mehta became the first Indian to reach the semi-finals of a ranking event yesterday when he overcame countryman Pankaj Advani in a marathon quarter-final affair at the Indian Open. In a match that lasted almost four hours, the 27 year-old beat his compatriot in a decider to continue his[Read More…]
Mehta and Advani Continue Indian Runs
Indian duo Pankaj Advani and Aditya Mehta have continued their excellent run in their home event, the Indian Open in New Dehli. After coming through qualification, the pair recorded their third win of the tournament and second this week to reach the Last 16. Eight-time world billiards champion Advani’s victory,[Read More…]
Pankaj Advances in India
Pankaj Advani made it double delight for the home pair after the Indian beat Marcus Campbell 4-1 in the last 64 of the Indian Open. Advani joins compatriot Aditya Mehta in the second round after the latter booked his place with a tight victory over Peter Ebdon on Monday. The brace of wins is[Read More…]
Mehta Mounts Indian Challenge
Aditya Mehta delighted home support as he saw off the challenge of former world champion Peter Ebdon to reach the Last 32 of the Indian Open in New Dehli. The 27 year-old from Maharashtra, hoping to impress alongside compatriot Pankaj Advani in the maiden ranking event staged in India, withstood[Read More…]
Indian Open Commences
The inaugural Indian Open gets under way in New Delhi today as snooker returns to its country of birth. Soldiers in the British army are said to have created the game in 1875 after a rainstorm forced them to take shelter. Almost a century and a half later and snooker[Read More…]