Ronnie O’Sullivan and Mark Selby have set up a mouth-watering Welsh Open clash after winning their last 16 ties on Thursday. However, the defending champion John Higgins and highly-fancied Judd Trump have both been knocked out. O’Sullivan dropped only his second frame of the tournament thanks to a fluked re-spotted[Read More…]
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Snooker Stars Set for Speedy Shoot-Out
This weekend marks the return of the Shoot-Out to our screens, this year sponsored by Coral and staged at The Hexagon in Reading for the first time. The Shoot-Out began in 2011 and offers fans a variation of the traditional game with emphasis placed on speed and loud entertainment. This[Read More…]
China Open Qualifiers Begin
The China Open qualifiers got under way at the Metrodome in Barnsley on Tuesday. The single round runs for three days and will determine the 64 competitors who will fly to Beijing for the penultimate ranking event of the season in March. Most of the top names are attempting to qualify,[Read More…]
2015 Highs and Lows – Part Two
As 2015 draws to a close it’s time to reflect on what has been another enthralling year in snooker. There have been many talking points over the course of the last 12 months both on and off the table. Yesterday we took a look at the lows but today let’s[Read More…]
Fu Solid as a Rock in Gibraltar
Marco Fu captured his maiden European Tour title with a 4-1 victory over Michael White in the final of the Gibraltar Open on Sunday. It caps a wonderful weekend for the 37 year-old as he adds the €25,000 winner’s cheque to the £3,500 he already bagged for compiling his fourth[Read More…]
Duffy Downs Ding in First Round
The UK Championship is only a day old but has already produced a huge upset as Adam Duffy beat Ding Junhui in York on Tuesday. The amateur from Sheffield raced into a 3-0 lead and, despite a mini revival from two-time champion Ding, Duffy reeled off another three frames on[Read More…]
Perry Pinches Last Four Spot from Higgins
Joe Perry is the second man through to the semi-finals of the Champion of Champions after narrowly edging man of the moment John Higgins 6-5 in Coventry. The Englishman joins Kyren Wilson in the opposite side of the draw with the remaining two last four places to be decided in[Read More…]
Shoot-Out Moves to Reading
The Hexagon in Reading will host snooker’s celebrated Shoot-Out event for the first time in 2016. The Shoot-Out, first staged in 2011, was previously held in Blackpool and has become a firm favourite among fans for its non-stop thrilling action. This season’s event runs from February 12 to 14 and[Read More…]
Allen In but Morris Out of International Championship
The International Championship qualifiers got under way on Wednesday at the Metrodome in Barnsley. Each player must win one match in South Yorkshire in order to ensure their safe passage to the main event in Daqing later in October. Despite the top 64 being seeded against the bottom 64 in[Read More…]
Shoot-Out Moves to ITV
Snooker’s exhilarating Shoot-Out event will be televised by ITV4 for the next three years. The one-frame knockout tournament was first staged in 2011 and it is among the most thrilling events on the calendar, with high drama ensured by a shot clock and matches lasting a maximum of ten minutes.[Read More…]