Day two from the Shanghai Masters qualifiers and with three all-Chinese matches to play with four other players from Asia in action, there is certainly an international aspect to today’s action. Click below for more…
Tag: Jimmy White
PTC1 2011/12: Mad Monday
It’s going to be a late one in Sheffield. The third round of this first PTC event of 2011/12 began at 9am this morning and at the time of writing (11pm), the action continues. Click below for selected highlights from the day’s action.
Note that due to time constraints (and the lateness of the results), my projected seedings page will be updated at the conclusion of the event.
Premier League Snooker 2011: Dates and Venues Confirmed (Updated)
A number of you have been asking me recently about the dates for the 2011 Premier League competition and while until recently that information had not been public, it has now been published on the tournament’s official website. Click below to view the dates, while I will also update my tickets page as and when information is made available…
Premier League Snooker 2011: A look at the new rules
During the 2011 World Championship it was confirmed that this year there would be changes to the Premier League competition that had operated under the same format for the past six years now. A couple of days ago more information came to light about those changes…
Williams Secures Number One Spot
Click for the latest provisional rankings…
It has long been on the cards but Mark Williams’ victory over Mark Allen today coupled with Mark Selby’s loss to Ding Junhui means now that the Welshman now cannot be caught at the top of the provisional rankings and will return to top spot for the first time since the 2003/4 season…
PC David Rathband Plays Jimmy White at the Crucible!
PC David Rathband, who survived being shot by Raoul Moat, thrilled a packed house at the Crucible Theatre in Sheffield on Saturday when he played Jimmy White in a frame of snooker.
Aided, and sometimes misguided, by John Virgo, David received a standing ovation as he played in his own words… “some blinding shots”
PC Rathband, who runs the London Marathon this Sunday, was special guest at the launch of the Snooker Legends Tour.
You can read a report from the night by snooker fan Ryan by clicking here.
More on the White Withdrawal…
Following the speculation concerning the withdrawal of Jimmy White from this week’s tournament due to what World Snooker described as ‘visa problems’, Jimmy’s management group On Q Promotions have today issued a statement which will hopefully clarify the position…
White Withdraws from China Open
Bad news for Jimmy White fans as it has today been revealed that he has been forced to withdraw from this week’s China Open due to ‘visa problems’. As a result, local wildcard Tian Pengfei will receive a walkover and now meet Mark Selby at the last 32 stage on Wednesday evening.
For the story on the World Snooker website, please click here.
On a lighter Jimmy-related note, I was watching this yesterday.