David Morris claimed victory in the Hicksons Centra Open on Tuesday night with a 4-1 defeat of Greg Casey in the final in Carlow. Morris was absent from the Irish scene last season in the year immediately after he fell off the professional Main Tour, but has wasted little time[Read More…]
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Sniper’s Snippets: The Barracks Classic
By Jonathan Williams Where to start with last weekend? In some ways a triumph and in others a total shambles. They say it’s always better to end on a good note so let me start out with some of the grievances that both myself and the majority of players had[Read More…]
Michael Judge Wins Barracks Classic
Michael Judge began the new Irish season by capturing the Barracks Classic at the weekend in Carlow. The Dubliner, twice a ranking event winner during the last campaign, overcame young talent Stephen Bateman 4-2 in the final. Bateman, still only 19 but with plenty of international experience representing Ireland in[Read More…]
Morris to Lose Tour Card After Defeat
David Morris will lose his tour card after suffering a 10-6 defeat to Alan McManus in World Championship qualifying. The Irishman needed to at least qualify for the last 32 at the Crucible if he was to have any chance of maintaining a place among the world’s top 64. But[Read More…]
Doherty and Morris Through First Round
Irishmen Ken Doherty and David Morris won their opening qualifying match for the World Championship at Ponds Forge on Thursday. Doherty compiled a 109 and four other breaks above 50 as he saw off Andy Hicks 10-6 while Morris made two tons en route to his 10-5 victory over Chris[Read More…]
Irish Ready for Tough World Championship Qualifiers
The draw for the World Championship qualifiers was made on Monday and it certainly threw up quite a few interesting ties for the Irish. In total there are seven from the Republic, as well as a further three from the North who are attempting to gain one of the coveted[Read More…]
WATCH: World Championship Qualifiers Draw
With the completion of the China Open on Sunday comes the sobering realisation that the World Championship is finally upon us. The last 32 at the Crucible doesn’t commence for another 12 days but this Wednesday sees the start of the dreaded qualifiers at Ponds Forge in Sheffield. Three victories[Read More…]
2016 Q-School Entry Deadline Looming
The deadline for entering this year’s Q-School is on the horizon with April 6th looming large for all aspiring amateurs. Once again there will be two events whereby eight players will have the opportunity to secure a two-year Main Tour card. The entry fee is £600, which might seem like[Read More…]
Selby Stuns Brecel in Important Gdynia Open
Eight players booked their places in the last 16 of the Gdynia Open on a busy Friday in Poland. The final European Tour event of the season is important in respect to many of the respective rankings races. The final places for the upcoming Players Championship and World Grand Prix[Read More…]
Morris in Need of Wins in Gdynia Open
The Gdynia Open takes place this week in Poland as the European Tour as we know it comes to an end. Since 2010 the calendar has been saturated with minor-ranking events all across Europe, a mostly successful initiative from the Barry Hearn era that heightened snooker’s popularity across the continent.[Read More…]