Jimmy White has won the UK Seniors Championship after a 4-2 triumph over Ken Doherty in the final on Thursday. Victory for the “Whirlwind” comes on the 25th anniversary of his biggest ever ranking event win as a professional at the 1992 UK Championship in Preston. The 55 year-old was[Read More…]
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Stephen Hendry Returns in UK Seniors Championship
The first major event in the new World Seniors Tour gets under way on Tuesday with the UK Seniors Championship in Surrey. Organised by Snooker Legends promoter Jason Francis, the World Senior Tour will comprise four tournaments in its debut campaign. The UK Seniors Championship pits eight seeded legends against four[Read More…]
World Seniors Tour to Have End of Season Shootout
The new World Seniors Tour has announced an end of season Shoot-Out with a minimum prize fund of £2,000. The top 16 players on the new World Seniors Tour ranking list will fight it out for the £1,000 top prize in Newbury next May. Victor Wood Kia is sponsoring the[Read More…]
Stephen Hendry Fronts New World Seniors Tour
Jason Francis, the snooker promoter behind the popular Snooker Legends exhibition circuit, has today announced a new World Seniors Tour. Francis took the reigns of the World Seniors Championship last season and has duly responded to the positive feedback he received to launch a new circuit for legends and amateur[Read More…]
Revamped World Seniors Championship to Feature Stephen Hendry
Jason Francis, the man behind the ever-popular Snooker Legends exhibition tour, has announced details of a new World Seniors Championship. The event will take place from March 21st to 25th at Baths Hall in Scunthorpe and is open to any player who is aged over 40 and is not currently[Read More…]