Luca Brecel has crashed out of the 2018 China Championship after a 5-3 defeat to Martin O’Donnell in the last 64 on Tuesday in Guangzhou. The Belgian, who captured a maiden ranking event title with victory in the tournament last year, has failed to live up to the promise that[Read More…]
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Joe Swail Among Final Q School Graduates
Q School concluded on Saturday as eight more players earned two-year professional cards to compete on the Main Tour. Paul Davison put the disappointment of losing in the final round of Q School Event One behind him to seal an immediate return to the circuit. The Englishman, who knocked out[Read More…]
Ricky Walden Crashes Out in Ponds Forge
Hammad Miah caused a huge shock as he came from behind to beat Ricky Walden in the first round of World Championship qualifying in Sheffield. Walden, who up until recently was a top 16 member, had been an overwhelming favourite to move forward in the qualifiers at Ponds Forge, not[Read More…]
End of the Snookerbacker Classic
It was announced on Twitter on Thursday that the Snookerbacker Classic will not be held this season. After a roller coaster few months of negotiating, head-scratching and soul searching, the man behind the Snookerbacker website and creator of the SB Classic has decided to shut up shop – for the[Read More…]
Williams out of China Open
The China Open qualifying round concluded on Thursday but not before another top name fell foul of the system at the Metrodome in Barnsley. Mark Allen had been the biggest casualty of the tournament so far when he lost his opening tie on Wednesday while another Mark, this time Williams,[Read More…]
WPBSA Statement – Unusual Betting Patterns
The World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association has just released the following statement: “The WPBSA was today alerted to unusual betting patterns regarding the match between Thanawat Tirapongpaiboon and Martin O’Donnell at the Paul Hunter Classic in Germany.” “The WPBSA monitors betting on ALL professional snooker and has the most[Read More…]
2016 Snookerbacker Classic Launched
Entries are now open for the 2016 Snookerbacker Classic. Now in its fifth season, the UK-based amateur tournament continues to grow from strength to strength. Previous champions include Martin O’Donnell, David Gray, Antony Parsons and this year’s winner Brett Miller. Passionately run by the man behind betting tips website Snookerbacker.com,[Read More…]
Snookerbacker Classic Grand Finals on Sunday
While Sunday will see the winner of the 2015 China Open crowned, today also features the conclusion of the Snookerbacker Classic in Gloucester. After a series of qualifying legs across England, 16 amateurs have qualified for the Grand Finals at the South West Snooker Academy with £2100 up for grabs[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…]
Victoria Bulgarian Open
The fourth European Players Tour Championship event of the season gets under way tomorrow in Sofia as professional snooker arrives in Bulgaria for the first time. The south-eastern European nation has become a force in the sport in recent years as snooker continues to grow in new and exciting places.[Read More…]