The second ranking event of the season gets under way on Sunday with the International Championship draw returning to Daqing in China.
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Weekly Round-up in Snooker
It’s Friday, which means a look back at some of the snooker news you may have missed over the last seven days.
Snooker in August
It’s already the eighth month of the year and we can begin to look forward to more snooker in August as the new season gathers some momentum.
2019/20 World Women’s Snooker Tour Calendar
World Women’s Snooker (WWS) has announced its provisional calendar of events for the 2019/20 World Women’s Snooker Tour.
Three Things Learned after the Riga Masters
After each tournament this season, we’ll be taking a brief look back at three things learned from the concluded action on the calendar.
Yan Bingtao Triumphs in Riga Masters
Yan Bingtao has become only the third Chinese player to win a ranking event after emerging victorious in the Riga Masters on Sunday in Latvia.
Preview: Riga Masters Quarter-Final
There’ll be no top 16 players in the Riga Masters quarter-final stage as the first ranking event of the campaign reaches its conclusion in Latvia this Sunday.
Berlin’s Brief: Inspired Graeme Dott Reaches Final
On Saturday in the German Masters, the Tempodrom presented itself in its familiar mode. Only one table left, the 2,500 capacity audience packed to the last seat, the famed earth-shaking applause complete with shouting, tramping, and every manner of noise that snooker fans are capable of making accompanying the entrances[Read More…]
Berlin’s Brief: Shaun Murphy Completes Late Night Tempodrom Drama
The third and thus the last day with the full five-table setup in the German Masters provided a nice dramaturgy, right to a late night climax finish on Friday in Berlin. The afternoon session with the second half of the last 16 saw Shaun Murphy taking pride of place at[Read More…]
Berlin’s Brief: Mark Williams Beats an Angry Matt Selt
The second day is the busiest of the tournament here in Berlin – three sessions with a total of twelve matches to play. The morning exchanges are happily missed by yours truly, who has never been an early riser, and now with the good excuse of nightly writing takes his[Read More…]