Three years ago, Mark Selby rose to the top of the world rankings after securing victory in the German Masters and the Englishman has remained in the number one position ever since. In the time that has elapsed since, the “Jester” has been laughing his way to the bank on[Read More…]
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Berlin’s Brief: Mark Williams Beats an Angry Matt Selt
The second day is the busiest of the tournament here in Berlin – three sessions with a total of twelve matches to play. The morning exchanges are happily missed by yours truly, who has never been an early riser, and now with the good excuse of nightly writing takes his[Read More…]
Preview: German Masters
The first ranking event of 2018 gets under way on Wednesday with the start of the German Masters in Berlin. Ever since its relaunch in 2011, the German Masters has been one of the most popular tournaments on the calendar each year, primarily due to the endearing atmosphere that is[Read More…]
Mark Allen Snooker Odds for Worlds Shorten – But Will He Qualify?
There might still be a lot to play for between now and the snooker World Championship – but it’s around this time every year when players and fans begin to think about the end-of-season month in Sheffield. Whether by its association with the Triple Crown, the BBC, or something else[Read More…]
Full Marks for Williams and Allen at Ally Pally
There were impressive victories for both Mark Williams and Mark Allen as the opening day of the 2018 Masters didn’t disappoint at the Alexandra Palace on Sunday. Williams rode his luck a touch but in the end fought back superbly to deny world number one Mark Selby in a dramatic[Read More…]
Preview: The Masters
The 2018 Dafabet Masters gets under way on Sunday at the Alexandra Palace in London. Sixteen of the best snooker players on the planet will battle it out in the English capital for the right to claim the Paul Hunter Trophy, traditionally the most prestigious invitational that’s competed for every year.[Read More…]
Mark Selby Wins Championship League Group 2
Mark Selby beat Barry Hawkins 3-1 in the final to win Group 2 of the Championship League on Friday. The world champion won only three of his round-robin fixtures but scraped into the semi-finals thanks to a marginally superior frame difference. In the last four, Selby compiled breaks of 101,[Read More…]
2017 Player of the Year
After reflecting over the last couple of days on 2017’s high points and low points in snooker, we continue our end-of-year review on SnookerHQ with a familiar debate. As a calendar year draws to its close, there’s the inevitable chatter across social media and beyond concerning who the best team[Read More…]
2017 Highs and Lows – Part Two
As 2017 draws to a close, we can continue our reflection on what has been another enthralling year in snooker. There have been many talking points over the course of the last twelve months both on and off the table. Yesterday we took a look at a few of the low[Read More…]
Mark Selby Qualifies for Germany
Mark Selby produced one of his best displays of the season to beat Jamie Jones and qualify for the German Masters on Thursday. The world champion rounded off 2017 in style with a brace of centuries alongside further runs of 92 and 73 in overcoming the Welshman 5-2. Selby has[Read More…]