World Ladies Billiards and Snooker (WLBS) has today announced that the 2017 Eden World Women’s Snooker Championship will carry a total prize fund of £15,000. The event will be staged at the Billiard Lagoon in Toa Payoh, Singapore, where the champion will take home a top prize of £5,000. This[Read More…]
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Preview: The Masters
The 2017 Dafabet Masters gets under way on Sunday at the Alexandra Palace in London. As the defending champion, Ronnie O’Sullivan returns hoping to claim the title for a record seventh time. Standing in his way are the 15 other strong competitors who make up the elite top 16 in[Read More…]
Mark Davis Wins CLS Group Three with 147
Mark Davis won Group Three of the Championship League with a 3-2 final victory over Neil Robertson in Coventry. Davis moved into the Winners’ Group in style as he compiled a maiden maximum break of his professional career. Robertson and Davis, along with Ryan Day and Barry Hawkins, all qualified[Read More…]
Top Players Ready for Women’s Masters
The draw for the Eden Women’s Masters to be held at Cueball Derby this weekend is now available. Three-time defending champion Reanne Evans heads an all-star field which features nine of the top ten ranked players. Former event finalists Ng On Yee, Maria Catalano and Laura Evans all return as[Read More…]
Snooker’s Next World Number One
Shaun Murphy was yesterday quoted as saying that he wishes to challenge Mark Selby at the top of the world rankings. It begged the question as to who might be the next new world number one in snooker? While it will inevitably happen eventually, one thing seems for certain –[Read More…]
Anthony McGill Adances to CLS Winners’ Group
Anthony McGill emerged victorious from Group Two of the Championship League on Thursday in Coventry. Welshman Ryan Day was again the victim in the final, losing 3-0 to McGill after previously being halted at the same stage of Group One on Tuesday. McGill only just scraped out of the round-robin[Read More…]
David Gilbert Wins Group One of Championship League
David Gilbert won Group One of the Championship League after coming from behind to beat Ryan Day in the final in Coventry. Gilbert qualified from a tight group of seven in fourth place with four wins from his six matches. In the semi-final the Englishman overcame Mark Davis 3-1 with the[Read More…]
Alfie Burden in Breach of Betting Rules
The following WPBSA statement has been released: After a hearing before the WPBSA Disciplinary Committee that took place on 19th December 2016 Alfie Burden admitted to the following breaches of the WPBSA Betting Rules: Prior to August 2009 the WPBSA Members Rules stated: 2.7 A Player shall not bet or[Read More…]
2017 Commences with Championship League
2017 is only a day old but it’s straight into the action as this season’s Championship League gets under way at the Ricoh Arena in Coventry. Indeed, the schedule is pretty unforgiving from now until the campaign’s conclusion at the Crucible for the blue riband World Championship in April and May.[Read More…]
2016 Highs and Lows – Part Two
As 2016 draws to a close it’s time to reflect on what has been another enthralling year in snooker. There have been many talking points over the course of the last 12 months both on and off the table. Yesterday we took a look at the lows but today let’s[Read More…]