For the last decade, Barry Hawkins has been a player who has performed well below his potential. While still forking out a decent career for himself, the 33 year-old has failed to ever really establish himself as one of the main men on Tour. He was ranked as high as[Read More…]
Snooker News
The latest snooker news, results, rankings, and in-tournament updates from the professional, amateur, women’s, and seniors tours.
Pedantic Peter
It took almost five hours but Peter Ebdon finally got the better of Ding Junhui in their Australian Open second round clash in Bendigo. Ebdon has been widely ridiculed for his slow style of play, a method which gave him his ninth world ranking title at the China Open in[Read More…]
Selby Buried by Burnett
Mark Selby suffered first round defeat in the Australian Open after a shock 5-3 loss to Jamie Burnett in Bendigo today. The world no.1 had come into the event with a great chance of extending his lead at the top of the world rankings given the absence of nearest rivals[Read More…]
Selt Savours Australia
Matthew Selt has knocked out defending champion Stuart Bingham 5-4 to reach the last 16 of the Australian Open in Bendigo. The Englishman evidently has a love affair with Oz after the tournament gave him his first quarter-final place at a ranking event this time last year. In that run,[Read More…]
Robertson Batters Bond
Neil Robertson produced a stellar performance to reach the second round of the Australian Open in Bendigo. The local favourite wasted little time in dispatching of former World Championship finalist Nigel Bond, knocking in five breaks above 80 in a 5-1 thumping. Two of those breaks included a 113 and[Read More…]
15-Reds Returns in Oz
Tomorrow sees the return of regular snooker to the calendar after a week of 6-Reds action in Thailand. A quick word on that and the brilliant 8-4 success for Mark Davis in the final over countryman Shaun Murphy. The shorter format is obviously one that agrees with Davis, who added[Read More…]
Murphy and Davis into Six Reds Final
Shaun Murphy and Mark Davis will contest the final of the Six Reds World Championship after respective 7-2 victories in their semi-finals in Thailand. The Englishmen will compete for the top prize of £40,000 in tomorrow’s final and with it the status of being world champion. This is actually nothing[Read More…]
Goggins Gone, Doherty Denied
Irishmen Ken Doherty and Rodney Goggins were knocked out of the Six Reds World Championship in the Last 32 after narrow defeats today in Bangkok. Amateur Goggins had been one of the star performers in the round robin phase, winning all five of his group games including triumphs over Judd[Read More…]
Goggins Guns Down Trump
Leading Irish amateur Rodney Goggins continued his excellent week at the Six Red World Championship by beating Judd Trump 5-1 to top his group in Thailand. Goggins had already enjoyed a 100% win success record during the round robin stage and his apparent love affair with the shorter, modified format[Read More…]
SB Classic Returns to Dublin
Last season saw the inaugural Snookerbacker Classic event, run by well-known fellow blogger Snookerbacker.com. The overall prize: Free entry into Q-School (plus entry fees into four PTC events). The overall winner: Martin O’Donnell. The overall outcome: O’Donnell gaining his place on the professional Main Tour via Q-School. This is a[Read More…]