Apr 24
During the recent World Championship qualifiers, World Snooker published the provisional calendar for the 2013/14 season, which as in 2012/13, sees a number of significant changes as the professional circuit continues to expand. Click below for a summary of the main changes, together with a ‘cut-off by cut-off’ round up of how the calendar shapes …
Jan 21
Following the outstanding success of the Betfair Masters, prize money for snooker’s greatest invitation event will be increased from £500,000 to £600,000 next year.
Jan 21
Once, twice, three times a Master – Mark Selby has tonight defeated Neil Robertson 10-6 to win the Masters title for the third time in his career. Taking the £175,000 first prize, the world number one joins Steve Davis, Cliff Thorburn and the late Paul Hunter as a three-time Masters champion and continues his impressive …
Jan 20
So after an opening session which saw Mark Selby lead both 3-0 and 5-1, Neil Robertson fought back well to stay in contention at 3-5 by the mid-way point of the match. With a possible eleven frames still to play however, there could be a late night in store, with the evening session set to …
Jan 15
Tuesday evening at the Masters and following that dramatic start to the tournament on Sunday with Neil Robertson’s comeback win against Ding Junhui, the event has continued to capture the imagination, with victories for John Higgins, Graeme Dott, Judd Trump and Shaun Murphy since…
Jan 14
MATTHEW Stevens claims his 2000 Masters victory was so long ago he remembers little of it – so now he is intent on winning it again and writing a new chapter of success in his career. Stevens faces an all-Welsh showdown against Mark Williams in the first round of one of snooker’s traditional big three …
Jan 14
The opening match of the 2013 Masters between defending champion Neil Robertson and 2011 winner Ding Junhui always had the look of a thriller about it, and so it proved as the Australian came back from 5-3 down to advance into the quarter-finals. There he will play Mark Allen, who also progressed with a 6-2 …
Jan 12
So while the final round of the 2013 China Open qualifiers is played out in Sheffield today, tomorrow sees the start of the year’s first major, as the 2013 Masters kicks off at the Alexandra Palace in London. Click below for my thoughts ahead of the tournament…
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