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…]
Tag: Steve Davis
Fin’s Fables: The Magic of the Crucible
By Fin Ruane As the countdown continues to this year’s World Snooker Championship in Sheffield and all eyes turn to the Crucible Theatre, many snooker fans are looking forward to visiting the famous venue – some for the umpteenth year in a row, others for the very first time. Visiting[Read More…]
Steve Davis Pro Career Over
Steve Davis’ 36-year career as a professional appears to be over. The 56 year-old lost in his opening qualifying match for the World Championship tonight and will therefore finish outside the world’s top 64 in the rankings at the end of the season. This means that the ‘Nugget’ will not[Read More…]
Early Exit for Morris
The opening round of qualifying for the World Championship concluded yesterday with a shock defeat for Ireland’s David Morris. The Kilkenny cueist, who had otherwise enjoyed a fantastic season on his return to the circuit following a one-year absence, was sent crashing out early following a 10-7 defeat to 17[Read More…]
World Championship Qualifiers Preview
One of the most exciting events in the entire season gets under way tomorrow in Sheffield. No, the snooker roadshow does not quite stop at the Crucible Theatre yet but first at the Ponds Forge International Sports Centre for the World Championship qualifiers. While it doesn’t gain as much coverage as[Read More…]
World Championship Qualifiers Draw Made
The draw for the qualifying stages of the 2014 World Championship has been made. The rounds will take place from the 8th to the 16th of April at the Ponds Forge Sports Centre in Sheffield, with the last 32 of the main event beginning three days later at the Crucible.[Read More…]
China Open Qualifiers Start Today
The qualifying round – technically the first round – of the China Open takes place today, tomorrow and Tuesday in Gloucester. Most of the top 128 professionals in the world are competing in an effort to win the one match required to book their place on the flight to Beijing[Read More…]
Trump Continues Form in Poland
The last 16 of the Gdynia Open has its first eight competitors after a busy day at the Gdynia Sports Arena in Poland on Friday. The top half of the draw was whittled down to eight in the eighth and final European Tour event on the Players Tour Championship series.[Read More…]
Gdynia Open Preview
The eighth and final European Tour PTC event of the season gets under way today in Gdynia, Poland. The Gdynia Open returns after a successful outing in the country last season when Neil Robertson emerged the victor in a 4-3 success over Jamie Burnett. This tournament is one of the[Read More…]
2013 Snooker Highs and Lows
2013 was another action-packed year on the baize. There were many highs, lows and all that comes in between as comebacks, victories, defeats and scandals dominated the snooker headlines. Such is the enormity of the calendar these days that there is barely a respite throughout the entire 12 months. Indeed,[Read More…]