The Hong Kong Masters gets under way today with eight of the best players in the world fighting it out in a new lucrative invitational. With coverage restricted to local TV broadcasts, it’s unlikely that most of will be able to watch much of what will surely be an exciting[Read More…]
Tag: Quizzes
QUIZ! 2017/18 Main Tour Players
There are 131 professionals on the Main Tour for the 2017/18 campaign. The top 64 in the world rankings from last season automatically earned their right to compete for another year. A further 31 players are on the second season of a two-year card they received at the start of[Read More…]
QUIZ! Snooker Trivia X
Here’s another quick quiz to begin your Saturday morning with. We’ve reached ten for the Snooker Trivia series and don’t forget there are a whole range of quizzes to enjoy here. This one is the same as usual, with two minutes to answer twelve questions. The question is, how many[Read More…]
QUIZ! Snooker Trivia IX
It’s that time of year again when there is plenty of respite and breaks – pun intended – from the game. While the IBSF World Under-21 Championship is currently ongoing in China, there isn’t much on the professional front to look forward to for the rest of this month. Invitational[Read More…]
QUIZ! World Championship Players at the Crucible
It’s the morning we’ve all been waiting for – Happy opening day of the World Snooker Championship! After a long, hectic campaign it’s come down to 32 players at the greatest stage of them all, the Crucible Theatre, with global glory within reach. Yesterday evening in Sheffield was a celebration[Read More…]
QUIZ! The China Open
This week the players are in Asia for the penultimate ranking event of the season – the China Open. The first tournament bearing the name of the China Open was contested in the year 2000, and nine different players have got their names etched on the trophy since then. The[Read More…]
QUIZ! Tournament Winners in the 2016/17 Snooker Season
There’s a bit of a lull in the calendar at present as, after 40 consecutive days of professional snooker, there’s a slight respite to recharge the batteries. The World Women’s Championship and the European Amateur Championship are of course in progress and there’ll be additional information about that in due[Read More…]
QUIZ! Welsh Open
The World Grand Prix is yet to conclude but this extremely hectic month of February shows no sign of letting up with the Welsh Open set to commence on Monday. Before the Barry Hearn era began in 2010, the Welsh Open had been considered by some as one of the[Read More…]
QUIZ! German Masters
One of the most popular ranking events for players and fans alike returns this week with the German Masters. Over the last few years, with the tournament being staged at the wonderful Tempodrom arena, the German Masters has consistently produced some of the most spine-tingling atmospheres on the calendar. The[Read More…]
QUIZ! Paul Hunter
On Sunday evening at the Alexandra Palace, one of either Ronnie O’Sullivan or Joe Perry will be lifting the 2017 Dafabet Masters trophy. This year, for the first time, the winner will be raising aloft the newly named Paul Hunter Trophy. This is in recognition of one of the most[Read More…]