The World Seniors Championship takes place over the next few days at The Baths Hall in Scunthorpe. The revamped competition sees 12 players gunning for the title with the event now only open to players over the age of 40 who are not currently competing on the professional Main Tour.[Read More…]
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Revamped World Seniors Championship to Feature Stephen Hendry
Jason Francis, the man behind the ever-popular Snooker Legends exhibition tour, has announced details of a new World Seniors Championship. The event will take place from March 21st to 25th at Baths Hall in Scunthorpe and is open to any player who is aged over 40 and is not currently[Read More…]
Davis Marks World Seniors Success
Mark Davis became the World Seniors champion for the first time on Sunday. The Englishman overcame former champion Darren Morgan 2-1 in the final to collect the trophy at the Preston Guild Hall. Davis, 43, had arguably the toughest route to the final. After first coming through qualifying to reach[Read More…]
Preston to Host World Seniors Championship This Weekend
The 2016 888sport World Seniors Championship takes place this weekend at the Guild Hall in Preston. The World Seniors is an event that was held once in 1991 before being revived six years ago primarily through the efforts of 1986 world champion Joe Johnson. The first few years were fun[Read More…]
World Seniors Championship Draw
The draw for snooker’s World Seniors Championship in Preston has taken place, with legends including Jimmy White, John Parrott, Ken Doherty and Mark Williams among the line-up. The popular tournament runs on the weekend of January 30-31 and will be staged at the iconic Guild Hall in Preston for the[Read More…]
Williams Wins World Seniors
Mark Williams lived up to his favourite’s tag by capturing the World Seniors Championship on his first attempt on Tuesday. The two-time Crucible world champion was by far the best player throughout the two day’s of action and overcame Ireland’s Fergal O’Brien in the final to lift the title in[Read More…]
Doherty and O’Brien in Hunt for World Seniors Title
Ken Doherty and Fergal O’Brien are both into the quarter-finals of the World Seniors Championship after contrasting 2-0 victories in the opening round on Monday. The Irishmen took full advantage of the much-maligned format change to allow players over the age of 40, rather than 45, into the fold. Doherty[Read More…]
World Seniors and Shoot-Out Sponsored by Betway
World Snooker is delighted to announce Betway as the new title sponsor of next week’s Shoot-Out and World Seniors Championship. The two tournaments will run back-to-back from Monday to Friday at the iconic Blackpool Tower Circus Arena, with every ball televised live by Sky Sports. The Betway World Seniors Championship[Read More…]
2014 Highs and Lows – Part One
As 2014 draws to a close in the next few days, it’s time to reflect on what has been another entertaining year full of drama both on and off the table. There have been many stories over the last 12 months worthy of recalling, from title triumphs to near misses, comebacks[Read More…]
O’Brien Reaches World Seniors Championship
Fergal O’Brien won four matches at the weekend in Wigan to qualify for the World Seniors Championship in March. The 42 year-old Dubliner saw off Jimmy O’Shea in the opening round before a brace of 2-0 victories over fellow Main Tour professionals Mark Davis and Joe Swail. In the final[Read More…]