The International Championship qualifiers got under way on Tuesday as the third tournament to use the flat 128 format began in Barnsley. With only one qualifying round needed before being able to reach the venue stage, it offers increasing opportunities for lower ranked players to make strides in the game.[Read More…]
Tag: Steve Davis
Calabrese Sails Through in Doncaster
Vinnie Calebrese enjoyed the best day of his fledgling professional career as he won three matches at the third Euro Tour event in Doncaster yesterday. The Australian first came from two frames down to overcome UK and Masters champion Mark Selby 4-2 and then repeated the feat in the last[Read More…]
More From Mighty Morris
David Morris was in the winner’s circle again on Thursday when he secured his second successive 5-1 victory in the Shanghai Masters qualifiers – this time over Northern Irishman Gerard Greene. The Kilkenny cueist backed up his comprehensive win over Elliot Slessor with another confident display against Greene, a player[Read More…]
World Seniors Returns to Portsmouth
World Snooker: Snooker superstars past and present will return to the Mountbatten Centre in Portsmouth in October for the 2013 World Seniors Championship. The tournament was staged in the South Coast city for the first time last year with the likes of Steve Davis, Jimmy White, Dennis Taylor, Cliff Thorburn,[Read More…]
Fin’s Fables: Top 10 Crucible Memories
By Fin Ruane As this year’s eagerly awaited World Snooker Championship nears we look forward to the seventeen day snooker jamboree in Sheffield with bated breath. Questions such as “how will Ronnie play and can he win a fifth world title?”, can Mark Selby win and complete the ‘triple crown’[Read More…]
One More Match for Jimmy
Jimmy White comfortably dispatched an out of sorts Xiao Guodong to reach the final qualifying round for the 2013 World Championship in Sheffield last night. The ‘Whirlwind’ delighted his legion of fans around the world by recording a 10-4 victory over the Chinese youngster, ensuring the Londoner is now only[Read More…]
Swail Outlaws Status
Joe Swail won the last five frames against Adam Duffy on Tuesday night to continue his magical run in the 2013 World Championship qualifiers at the EIS Badminton Hall. Having dropped off the Main Tour last season, Swail is now officially regarded as an amateur player and thus had to[Read More…]
Steve Davis: Legend
With 28 ranking titles, six of which were World Championship victories in his dominant decade of the 1980s, Steve Davis’ legacy as one of the greatest snooker players ever was already solidified. However, at the tender age of 55, the ‘Nugget’ is continuing to compete alongside some players almost 40[Read More…]
Kay Suzanne Memorial Cup to Last 16
The fourth and final UK Players Tour Championship event of the season is down to its final 16 players after two action-packed days at the South West Snooker Academy in Gloucester. Also known as the Kay Suzanne Memorial Cup, a lot of players wear pink t-shirts in support of breast[Read More…]
World Seniors Championship Preview
The 2012 World Seniors Championship takes place this weekend in Portsmouth as 16 of the best old-timers attempt to etch their name on the trophy. While there have been numerous senior events staged in the past, it wasn’t until 2010 that Joe Johnson helped to bring back the notion of[Read More…]