Mark Selby and Ronnie O’Sullivan both won their opening qualifying round encounters for the European Masters in Preston on Tuesday. Day two at the Guild Hall, however, claimed many casualties as the players attempted to move a step closer to the inaugural staging of a ranking event in Romania. In[Read More…]
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Michael Holt Knocks Ronnie Out of Shanghai
Ronnie O’Sullivan is out of the Shanghai Masters after a 5-2 defeat to Michael Holt in China on Thursday. The 2009 champion was competing in his first event of the campaign and narrowly survived his opening test when he came from 4-1 down to beat Liang Wenbo in the last[Read More…]
O’Sullivan Through and Maximum Moment for Maguire
Ronnie O’Sullivan came from 4-1 down to win while Stephen Maguire knocked in a maximum break on another entertaining day at the Shanghai Masters. O’Sullivan was playing in his first competitive match of the campaign so was understandably rusty during the opening exchanges. It looked as though China’s Liang was[Read More…]
Players Prepare for Shanghai Masters
The biggest event of the season so far gets under way on Monday with the Shanghai Masters in China. Now in its tenth edition since Dominic Dale won the inaugural staging back in 2007, the Shanghai Masters is one of the most keenly contested and respected ranking events on the[Read More…]
Ronnie O’Sullivan to Play in Two Chinese Events
Ronnie O’Sullivan announced today on social media that he will be entering the Shanghai Masters and International Championship this year in China. The Englishman, who is yet to play competitively this season, was last in action at the World Championship where he lost to Barry Hawkins in a dramatic second[Read More…]
QUIZ: Snooker Trivia VIII
Today, it’s the return of the Snooker Trivia series. If you don’t remember how it works, essentially it is a speed round in which you have two minutes to answer 12 questions about the sport. Generally, the first few questions are pretty easy before they become a little more challenging[Read More…]
Dafabet Continues Masters Sponsorship
Dafabet’s title sponsorship of snooker’s most prestigious invitation tournament has been extended for an extra three years. Dafabet has been the sponsor of the Masters since 2014 and this new extension brings the agreement to 2020. The Dafabet Masters is one of the sport’s Triple Crown events and it is[Read More…]
Mark Selby Earned Half a Million Last Season
Mark Selby was snooker’s highest earner during the 2015/16 season, winning £510,909 in prize money. On a list which takes into account money earned in every sanctioned tournament (not just ranking events) as well as high break prizes and 147 bonuses, world number one Selby was the only player to[Read More…]
A Memorable World Championship
It’s the morning after the 17 days before. The 2016 Betfred World Championship has come to an end, with Mark Selby deservedly being crowned the king of the Crucible for the second time in three years. An entertaining final between two of the game’s very elite was a fitting conclusion[Read More…]
It’s There! Marc O’Getoveryourself
Returning after the success of last year is our inconspicuous snooker aficionado, Free Ball. Throughout the World Championship, this unnamed follower of our beloved sport will provide a few musings on some of the not so well documented happenings in Sheffield – mostly from the luxury of his/her own settee. The[Read More…]