Reanne Evans caused a sensation by beating Robin Hull 10-8 in the first round of World Championship qualifying at Ponds Forge on Wednesday. The Englishwoman, a record 11-time women’s world champion, weathered an early barrage of heavy scoring from the Finn to fight back from 4-2 down and go within[Read More…]
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Snooker Shoot Out Draw
Everybody’s favourite tournament to hate starts on Thursday with the Shoot Out in Watford. For the first time, the Shoot Out has been accredited a ranking event status, with all 128 professional players invited to take part at the Colosseum. It’s fair to say that the Shoot Out has divided[Read More…]
Josh Boileau Sets Up Shaun Murphy Clash
Josh Boileau produced the best performance of his fledgling professional career in beating Hammad Miah 4-1 in the first round of the Welsh Open in Cardiff on Monday. The Irishman, the 2016 European Under-21 champion, has so far struggled to adapt to the Main Tour but demonstrated more of the[Read More…]
Ronnie O’Sullivan into the Semi-Finals in Coventry
Ronnie O’Sullivan is into the semi-finals of the Champion of Champions after emerging through his opening two tests in Coventry on Monday. The two-time champion extended his unbeaten run at the Ricoh Arena with victories over Robin Hull and Martin Gould. O’Sullivan was triumphant in this lucrative invitational in each[Read More…]
Shoot Out Moving to Watford
Snooker’s Coral Shoot Out will be staged at the Watford Colosseum for the first time in 2017. The Hertfordshire venue will host a professional snooker tournament for the first time when 128 of the best players on the planet converge for the world ranking event. The Coral Shoot Out, one[Read More…]
Coral Continues Shoot-Out Sponsorship
World Snooker is delighted to announce that the Shoot Out, one of the most exhilarating tournaments on the calendar, will be sponsored by Coral for the next two years. The Coral Shoot Out will run from February 23 to 26 with the venue and ticket details to be announced soon.[Read More…]
Shoot-Out to Become Ranking Event. No, Really!
Today, World Snooker announced a rather ridiculous intention to make next February’s Snooker Shoot-Out a ranking event. So let’s get this straight. A tournament that involves a format of a mere one frame per round, with a shot-clock and other variations from the general rules of the traditional game, will[Read More…]
Robin Hull Wins the Shoot-Out
Robin Hull won the Shoot-Out on Sunday, taking home the biggest prize of his career. The Finn pockets a handy £32,000 for winning just six frames lasting a duration of only one hour in total. In a format which rewards speed and a steely nerve, Hull held himself together well[Read More…]
World Championship Preview: Rousing Robertson
The start of the 2015 Betfred World Snooker Championship is just a single day away and, after a long qualifying process and a botched draw, we now know our first round line-up. Here is a look at each of the last 32 encounters that will take place over the coming[Read More…]
Deciding Matters in World Qualifiers
A highly dramatic last session to the final World Championship qualifiers resulted in an amazing five deciding frame thrillers in Ponds Forge. Given the amount of matches played over the last week and the enormity of the consequences of each result, the lack of more 10-9 scorelines earlier on was somewhat[Read More…]
