World women’s number one Reanne Evans captured her fourth Eden Masters title at the weekend with a dominant 4-0 victory against So Man Yan in the final. The 11-time world women’s champion made smooth progress through the draw with victories against Aimee Benn, Vicky Shirley and Laura Evans in the knockout[Read More…]
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Money Boosted for Women’s World Championship
World Ladies Billiards and Snooker (WLBS) has today announced that the 2017 Eden World Women’s Snooker Championship will carry a total prize fund of £15,000. The event will be staged at the Billiard Lagoon in Toa Payoh, Singapore, where the champion will take home a top prize of £5,000. This[Read More…]
Top Players Ready for Women’s Masters
The draw for the Eden Women’s Masters to be held at Cueball Derby this weekend is now available. Three-time defending champion Reanne Evans heads an all-star field which features nine of the top ten ranked players. Former event finalists Ng On Yee, Maria Catalano and Laura Evans all return as[Read More…]
Mark Selby Wins Paul Hunter Classic
Mark Selby beat Tom Ford 4-2 to win the Paul Hunter Classic for a third time at the Stadthalle in Furth. In the all-Leicester final, the world champion withstood Ford’s early challenge but pulled away from 2-2 with runs of 72 and 58 to capture the title. In doing so,[Read More…]
Evans Captures 11th World Title
Reanne Evans was crowned world ladies champion for the 11th time after beating defending champion Ng On Yee 6-4 in the final on Tuesday. The Englishwoman had won 10 championships in a row up until the 2015 edition, where Ng sprung a major upset in the semi-finals before lifting her[Read More…]
Evans in Hunt at Q-School as Irish Falter
Reanne Evans continued her quest to join the main tour as she knocked out Ireland’s Greg Casey in Q-School Event One in Burton on Sunday. The Englishwoman, who gained widespread media coverage during the World Championship qualifiers when she competed against another Irishman in Ken Doherty, edged Cork’s Casey in[Read More…]
Free Entry to Q-School in Burton
Burton-On-Trent will host snooker’s Q-School for the first time in May, and entry for fans will be free. Players from 22 different countries around the world will be at the Meadowside Leisure Centre from May 14 to 25 for the qualifying school for World Snooker’s professional tour. There will be[Read More…]
Should Evans Get a Tour Wildcard?
There has been a lot of media attention surrounding ten-time ladies world champion Reanne Evans this past week. The Englishwoman received an invitation to compete in the men’s edition of the World Championship but narrowly lost 10-8 to 1997 champion Ken Doherty in the opening round of qualifiers in Ponds[Read More…]
Mixed Fortunes for Irish Duo
Ken Doherty survived a scare before seeing off 10-time ladies world champion Reanne Evans 10-8 in the opening qualifying round for the World Championship on Thursday. The 1997 Crucible champion began nervously and found himself trailing 3-1 at the first mid-session interval as Evans took advantage of her big opportunity[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…]