Jimmy White has been a professional on the Main Tour since 1980. In those 33 years, he has won almost everything that the game has to offer. He has delighted a legion of followers who have supported him through thick and thin. He went through many, many ups and downs[Read More…]
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Indians In; Rocket, Wind, Nugget Also Through
The International Championship qualifiers got under way on Tuesday as the third tournament to use the flat 128 format began in Barnsley. With only one qualifying round needed before being able to reach the venue stage, it offers increasing opportunities for lower ranked players to make strides in the game.[Read More…]
6-Red World Championship into Knockout
After three rather pointless days in Bangkok, the 6-Red World Championship has finally finished the round-robin stage. Two-thirds of the original 48-man field have made it through to the first knockout round and there were minimal casualties from the eight groups. The invitational event was made up of a mixture[Read More…]
More From Mighty Morris
David Morris was in the winner’s circle again on Thursday when he secured his second successive 5-1 victory in the Shanghai Masters qualifiers – this time over Northern Irishman Gerard Greene. The Kilkenny cueist backed up his comprehensive win over Elliot Slessor with another confident display against Greene, a player[Read More…]
World Seniors Returns to Portsmouth
World Snooker: Snooker superstars past and present will return to the Mountbatten Centre in Portsmouth in October for the 2013 World Seniors Championship. The tournament was staged in the South Coast city for the first time last year with the likes of Steve Davis, Jimmy White, Dennis Taylor, Cliff Thorburn,[Read More…]
Carter Diagnosed with Cancer
It is with great regret that I report that two-time World Championship finalist Ali Carter has been diagnosed with testicular cancer. The 33 year-old has already had a long and publicised battle with Crohn’s Disease that has affected him on and off throughout his career. And now the three-time ranking[Read More…]
White Shocks Walden in Wuxi
Jimmy White produced a competent performance to pull off his best television victory in years at the Wuxi Classic in China. The Whirlwind was always in control against defending champion Ricky Walden and eventually completed an impressive 5-2 triumph to march into the last 32. The 51 year-old recorded four[Read More…]
Dubliners Double Up Early Season
Dubliners Ken Doherty and Fergal O’Brien comfortably qualified for the Australian Open yesterday – making it successive events the pair have reached early this season. Last week, the veteran duo, who have long flown the tricolour flag, won the solitary match necessary to make the venue stage of the Wuxi[Read More…]
Who’s Going to Australia?
The final qualifying round for the Australian Open takes place later today as 16 players seek to book their trip to Bendigo next month. For many reasons, the Australian Open hasn’t really captured the imagination of most of the top competitors. One reason for this is the low prize fund[Read More…]
And We’re Back…
But did we ever really go away? The World Championship ended just three weeks ago and in the meantime there was the highly competitive Q-School that saw a dozen newcomers join the Main Tour. On Monday, the 2013/14 campaign officially got under way with the first day of Wuxi Classic[Read More…]