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…]
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It’s There! Thanks ITV!
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…]
Mind Games: Studying Mental Health in Sport
Mental health in sport is a serious topic that isn’t really talked about very openly. Over the last number of years there have been some tragic cases of famous sportsmen and women struggling with the psychological aspects of both life and elite level sport. Arguably the most well-known of these[Read More…]
New Quiz: Stephen Hendry Ranking Event Wins
By winning the Australian Goldfields Open on Sunday, John Higgins captured his 27th ranking event title. This took him to joint third on the all-time winners’ list alongside Ronnie O’Sullivan, and just one behind Steve Davis. Still way out in front, though, is Scotland’s Stephen Hendry, who accumulated an incredible[Read More…]
It’s There! Where’s the Screen Going?
Over the course of the World Championship I’ve challenged one snooker aficionado to highlight the best quirky, outlandish, unusual, laughable and questionable observations of each day. As if to further enhance his (or her!) alter ego as snooker’s sleeper, this spy has elected to go through the tournament in disguise. Read[Read More…]
Fin’s Fables: Memories of ’97
By Fin Ruane On the eve of this year’s World Snooker Championship, just like the millions of snooker fans across the world, I cannot wait for the action to begin. We all hope for an exciting championship with plenty of headlines for all the right reasons. Many of us think[Read More…]
Who Will Be The Next First-Time Ranking Event Winner?
In reaching the final of the Welsh Open on Sunday, Ben Woollaston almost became the first first-time winner of a ranking event in almost three years. It resulted in a question posed on social media website Twitter yesterday – who will be the next? Ok snooker people,Who do u think will[Read More…]
O’Sullivan 776
As expected, Ronnie O’Sullivan surpassed Stephen Hendry at the top of career centuries list in his quarter-final Masters encounter with Marco Fu on Thursday. The 39 year-old’s record-breaking moment came in the opening frame, a 101 enough to reach 776 tons – one more than the legendary Scot. Hendry had[Read More…]
Fallen Trio Get Return Invite
Stephen Hendry, Steve Davis and James Wattana will be awarded invitations to World Snooker Tour events during the 2014/15 season, where there are places available. World Snooker Chairman Barry Hearn recently announced that invitations will be offered to players who have won multiple ranking titles in their career and made[Read More…]
Fin’s Fables: Who’s the Greatest?
By Fin Ruane On the morning of the greatest snooker show on earth and the question remains as to whether Ronnie O’Sullivan can win a third world title in a row and become world champion for a sixth time. However, the bigger question that has been posed all season will[Read More…]