Ken Doherty, Fergal O’Brien and David Morris all qualified for the Indian Open after winning the one match necessary in Barnsley. Doherty needed all seven frames to overcome Sanderson Lam 4-3 while fellow veteran Dubliner O’Brien had a much easier time of it in his whitewash win over William Lemons.[Read More…]
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Snooker Back in Goffs as England Beat Ireland
Snooker returned to Goffs on Monday and Tuesday in the form of the Irish Legends Cup, another event in the Snooker Legends series. Based on the Ryder Cup it pitched two teams of four against each other in a series of Doubles and Singles. Captaining England was Jimmy White who[Read More…]
O’Sullivan Nears Centuries Record in Wigan
Ronnie O’Sullivan compiled a hat-trick of centuries en route to a 5-2 victory over amateur George Pragnall in the German Masters qualifiers in Wigan. His runs of 117, 106 and 104, coming in three successive frames, takes his tons total up to 773 – only two behind the record currently[Read More…]
White Draws Doherty in World Seniors
Jimmy White and Ken Doherty have been drawn to play each other in the last 16 of the 2015 World Seniors Championship. The ‘Whirlwind’, winner of 2010 edition, takes on his good Irish friend, who will be taking part in the oldies tournament for the first time. Both will probably[Read More…]
Morris Into the Last 16
David Morris has matched his run in last year’s UK Championship by reaching the fourth round for successive seasons in York. The Kilkenny cueist was under a little bit of pressure to back up his superb victory over world champion Mark Selby on Saturday and he didn’t disappoint with a[Read More…]
Determined Doherty Denies White in York
Ken Doherty followed fellow Irishman David Morris into the third round of the UK Championship after a superb fight back against Michael White on Sunday in York. The 45 year-old, runner-up in 1994, 2001 and 2002, went 3-0 down early on against the Welshman but responded with some heavy scoring[Read More…]
UK Second Round Throws Up Tasty Ties
A look ahead to some of the most intriguing ties in the second round of the UK Championship. Read more here.
Hobbling O’Sullivan a Doubt as Carter Crashes Out
The first round of the UK Championship concluded on Thursday with most of the big names easing into the last 64. However, it had looked as though all of the top 16 seeds were going to avoid an early exit but the returning Ali Carter lost the last three frames[Read More…]
UK Championship Preview
The excitement is building as the UK Championship gets under way on Tuesday in York. Read more here…
Q&A With Fin Ruane; RIBSA Public Relations Officer
It was recently announced that Fin Ruane would take up the role as Public Relations Officer with the Republic of Ireland Billiards and Snooker Association. Having spent a significant amount of time with Fin over the last number of years, coupled with his excellent Fables series on SnookerHQ, I can vouch for[Read More…]