A really lazy but I think worthwhile post on the eve of snooker’s World Championship. I’ve given some of my predictions over the course of the last week. For the record, for anyone who doesn’t yet know, I’m tipping Neil Robertson to beat Shaun Murphy in the final and the[Read More…]
Snooker News
The latest snooker news, results, rankings, and in-tournament updates from the professional, amateur, women’s, and seniors tours.
Pink Ribbon to Return in 2012
Amidst the rumble and tumble of World Championship excitment, there was a press release today signalling the return of the annual Pink Ribbon pro-am event in Gloucester. Read below for more details… ______________________________________________________ South West Snooker Academy is delighted to announce the launch of the 2012 Pink Ribbon Pro Am,[Read More…]
World Championship First Round Predictions
Last year, in a different blog, I predicted the correct results from 14 out of the 16 first round matches at the Crucible. The only two that caught me out were Judd Trump’s victory over defending champ Neil Robertson and Mark Allen’s dramatic comeback triumph against Matthew Stevens. This time[Read More…]
World Championship Preview Podcast
CrossGuns’ Finbarr Ruane and myself got together again for a special SnookerHQ podcast on this year’s World Championship in Sheffield To listen to our thoughts on this year’s tournament, listen to the podcast on Soundcloud by clicking here.
World Championship Draw
The last 32 draw for the World Championship has just been made on TalkSPORT and what an incredible draw it is. Everyone wanted a Ronnie O’Sullivan vs Peter Ebdon match-up and, guess what, we got our dream wish! 17 year-old Luca Brecel from Belgium will take on Stephen Maguire while[Read More…]
Irish Scene: Delaney Beats Redmond in Navan
Joe Delaney jumped up to second in the Irish rankings after winning the seventh Senior ranking event of the season in Navan. Delaney put the disappointment of being dumped out of the World Championship qualifying in the early rounds well and truly behind him with a 5-3 victory over Robert[Read More…]
Brecel Breaks Record
Luca Brecel will become the youngest ever player to compete at the Crucible after coming through four rounds of World Championship qualifying. The Belgian had already knocked out season pros Ian McCulloch, Barry Pinches and Michael Holt earlier in the week – the latter in a dramatic decider – and[Read More…]
China’s Coming
In 2008 and 2010, three Chinese players contested the last 32 of the World Championship in Sheffield – discounting Hong Kong’s Marco Fu. Only last year’s semi-finalist Ding Junhui is assured of his place at the Crucible Theatre next Saturday but there is a possibility that four others could join[Read More…]
Morris Moves Closer to the Crucible
David Morris has won his third qualifying match for the World Championship after a hard-fought 10-7 triumph over former semi-finalist Alan McManus. Fan favourite Jimmy White, though, failed in his bid to return to the Crucible as he was dumped for the second year in a row by China’s Liu[Read More…]
Maximum Delight for Milkins
Robert Milkins recorded a 147 break before easing to a 10-4 victory against China’s Xiao Guodong in the World Championship qualifiers. The Englishman compiled his second career maximum in the third frame and, despite going 3-2 behind, won seven of the next eight frames to go one match away from[Read More…]