Fergal O’Brien failed in his bid to qualify for the World Grand Prix as he lost in the third round of the Gdynia Open in Poland on Friday. The Irishman is left agonisingly placed at 33rd in the one-year money list, with only the top 32 players gaining an invite[Read More…]
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Maguire Denies Morris; O’Sullivan Record on Hold
David Morris came close to what would have been another big victory over a top 16 player before just falling short in a 5-4 defeat to Scotland’s Stephen Maguire in the German Masters qualifying. Last week’s Lisbon Open champion appeared to be in relative control when breaks of 65 and[Read More…]
Qualifiers Book Australian Open Spots
The Australian Open qualifiers concluded on Tuesday with 16 players booking their flights Down Under. Now in its fourth season on the calendar, the ranking event is one of only a few that has retained the old format of seeded stages. This ensured that the lower ranked players were forced[Read More…]
Sutton on Q-School 2014
The last couple of weeks saw eight players emerge as Q-School graduates and thus earn their right to compete as a professional on the Main Tour for the next two seasons. Unfortunately, a strong Irish contingent was unable to garner one of these spots, with John Sutton coming the closest[Read More…]
Indian Open Commences
The inaugural Indian Open gets under way in New Delhi today as snooker returns to its country of birth. Soldiers in the British army are said to have created the game in 1875 after a rainstorm forced them to take shelter. Almost a century and a half later and snooker[Read More…]