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…]
Tag: Reanne Evans
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…]
Reanne Evans to Play in World Championship
Snooker’s top ladies player Reanne Evans has been awarded a place in the qualifying rounds of this year’s World Championship. Evans, who has won the World Ladies Championship for the past ten consecutive years, will take a place in the sport’s biggest event at Ponds Forge International Sports Centre in[Read More…]
Snooker Back in Goffs as England Beat Ireland
Snooker returned to Goffs on Monday and Tuesday in the form of the Irish Legends Cup, another event in the Snooker Legends series. Based on the Ryder Cup it pitched two teams of four against each other in a series of Doubles and Singles. Captaining England was Jimmy White who[Read More…]
Thursday is Ladies Day
Ladies Day will take place at the Dafabet World Championship this Thursday, April 24th, at the Crucible Theatre in Sheffield. World Snooker and WPBSA introduced the initiative last year with the intention to get more women involved in snooker, as players, fans and officials. The day will also aim to[Read More…]
Evans Shows Girl Power
Reanne Evans became the first woman to qualify for the venue stage of a ranking tournament when she overcame Thepchaiya Un-Nooh 5-4 in the Wuxi Classic qualifiers in Gloucester on Tuesday. The Englishwoman has been the overwhelming star of the women’s game for the last decade – capturing an incredible[Read More…]
Back Home for PTC 1
After a month of action on the other side of the world, snooker is back in England for the first UK Players Tour Championship event of the season. Not all of the top players made the trips to China, Thailand and Australia for the opening tournaments of 2012/13 but those[Read More…]
Kay Suzanne Memorial Trophy
The seventh Players Tour Championship event of the season commenced today at the South West Snooker Academy in Gloucester. As the events come thick and fast in a marathon year, the 2011/12 campaign is in frenzy mode from now until the end of the season next May. However, while there[Read More…]