Martin Gould won the 2013 Championship League last night at Crondon Park after edging Ali Carter 3-2 in the final. The Winners Group saw seven players who had already emerged successful in previous qualifying groups com together to fight it out for the main prize. The round-robin stage was a[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.
Irish Quartet Progress in Euro U-21
The European Under-21 Championship has been well under way in Serbia this week as four of Ireland’s five-strong man team have already made it to the last 32. Ryan Cronin, Jason Devaney, Josh Boileau and Anthony Doherty are all through in the knockout phase having safely progressed from the preliminary[Read More…]
TV Figures Maxed Out for Ding’s 147
Mark Allen and Ding Junhui played out one of the best matches of the season in the PTC Grand Finals in Galway. Figures announced by Ireland’s MediaConsult company confirmed that over 100 million viewers in Asia alone tuned in to watch the live coverage. The match itself was as near[Read More…]
Devastating Ding’s Decider Delight
Ding Junhui produced a scintillating comeback to overcome Neil Robertson and win the 2013 PTC Grand Finals in Galway. The Chinese superstar takes home the winner’s cheque of 100,000 pounds, as well as 22,000 pounds for recording the fifth maximum break of his career in Saturday’s quarter-finals. And the 25[Read More…]
Quarters in Galway
The quarter-final line-up for the 2013 Players Tour Championship Grand Finals in Galway has been confirmed and what an intriguing round it promises to be. A mixture of proven champions, journeymen and up-and-comers ensures that the climax to the series at the Bailey Allen Hall should be an exciting one.[Read More…]
Allen’s Stocks Shoot North
Mark Allen continued his recent dominance with a comprehensive 4-0 drubbing of fellow Norther Irishman Joe Swail – his second whitewash victory of the PTC Grand Finals in Galway. 27 year-old Allen successfully defended his World Open trophy earlier in March with victory over Matthew Stevens in the final in[Read More…]
Outlaw’s on Fire
The Players Tour Championship Grand Finals got under way with a bang last night in Galway as two dramatic encounters ended in nervy deciding frame thrillers. Firstly, Northern Ireland’s Joe Swail, technically considered an amateur player these days, produced a vintage display to come from three down to Stephen Maguire[Read More…]
PTC Grand Finals Preview
The Players Tour Championship Grand Finals get under way on Tuesday as the event returns to the Bailey Allen Hall in Galway for a second successive year. Indeed, it’s the third time in Ireland after its inaugural staging was held at The Helix in Dublin in 2011. Ireland has been[Read More…]
Doherty Confident of Galway Success
From World Snooker Irish ace Ken Doherty goes into next week’s Dafabet Players Tour Championship Grand Finals with refreshed confidence after a recent return to form. Dublin’s Doherty is among a star-studded 32-man line up for the event at the Bailey Allen Hall at the National University of Ireland in[Read More…]
….And We’re Back!
After a very long and frustrating three-week hiatus from the sport – while I made my transition from Dublin to Seoul in South Korea – SnookerHQ is officially back in business and ready to bring top-quality news, reports, opinions and more from now until the conclusion of this season. The move[Read More…]