The 2014/15 campaign gets under way on Saturday with the Wuxi Classic qualifiers. Yes, you read that correctly. After only a short few weeks, the action returns almost straight away as the roadshow sets off once more. Some will argue that there isn’t enough of a break in between seasons.[Read More…]
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Murphy Wins Premier Tour Event Three
A few days late, but congratulations to Robert Murphy who won the third Premier Tour event of the season – The Presidents Cup – in the Ivy Rooms in Carlow last Sunday. Murphy had a tough route to the title, with talented youngster Dan Dempsey and former professional Rodney Goggins[Read More…]
Irish Scene: McCrudden wins Event Two
Martin McCrudden won the second Premier Tour event of the Irish season after a crushing 4-0 defeat of Robert Murphy in the final on Sunday. McCrudden joins Rodney Goggins on the champions list so far this season after coming through unscathed at the Ivy Rooms in Carlow. In the early[Read More…]
Snookerbacker Classic 2014
The ever-growing Snookerbacker Classic returns for a third year in September as once again the notorious blogger offers amateur players the opportunity to compete for the excellent prize of entry into Q-School. This season sees the tournament expand even further as the interest continues to escalate. There will be seven[Read More…]
Irish Scene: Judge Wins National Championship
Michael Judge beat Robert Redmond 8-5 in the final of Irish National Championship to claim the title for the first time. The 38 year-old, who has reached the last 16 of the World Championship, returned to the sport after a year out, a decision that now seems fully justified as[Read More…]
Irish Scene: Irish Championship Down to Final Eight
The 2013 Irish National Senior Championship was whittled down to the final eight players at the weekend in Carlow. Most of the country’s best players went head-to-head for the annual end-of-season bragging rights and it was indeed several of the leading names that advanced to the quarter-finals in a couple[Read More…]
Irish Scene: O’Donoghue in the Double
A little late on the scene following the antics of the World Championship qualifiers during the weekend and the subequent Last 32 draw yesterday but the latest National Senior event finished in Carlow on Sunday. Brendan O’Donoghue won his second Irish ranking title in a row with a 5-0 drubbing[Read More…]
….And We’re Back!
After a very long and frustrating three-week hiatus from the sport – while I made my transition from Dublin to Seoul in South Korea – SnookerHQ is officially back in business and ready to bring top-quality news, reports, opinions and more from now until the conclusion of this season. The move[Read More…]
Morris Denied by Judge
Michael Judge left it late before adding a second ranking title this season to rise into the top five of the Irish Senior rankings. Judge, who was on the professional Main Tour as recently as two years ago surged into an early 3-0 lead against David Morris in last night’s[Read More…]
Site Announcement – Korea Bound
First off, I am now fully operative online with a new laptop so thanks for bearing with me over the last fortnight and apologies again for the poor coverage of this year’s Masters at Alexandra Palace. But with that comes further news that hopefully will not effect the running of[Read More…]