Aug 22
Over the last four days, the EIS in Sheffield has played host to the qualifying rounds of the inaugural International Championship tournament, arguably snooker’s newest ‘major’ given the significant amount of prize money and ranking points on offer. As a result, every match has counted but as far as headline stories are concerned, there is …
May 06
Ken Doherty, one of snooker’s most experienced players, has joined the board of the World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association (WPBSA)…
Apr 21
Well what about that for an opening day at the 2012 World Championship? John Higgins has survived a real scare from Chinese number two Liang Wenbo, but unquestionably the highlight had to be Stephen Hendry’s 11th career maximum break which came during his match against Stuart Bingham this afternoon. Click below to read the first …
Apr 15
Saturday evening saw the first six players book their places at the Crucible, with a further ten to follow this Sunday. Click below for a round-up of the day’s action with quotes from three of the qualifiers…
Apr 02
Following Peter Ebdon’s victory at the 2012 China Open, there is just one tournament remaining of the 2011/12 season – the World Championship. While all eyes will be on the Crucible Theatre as the sport’s latest world champion is crowned, there are also a number of important ranking issues to be decided, particularly at the …
Feb 20
The climax of the Welsh Open not only saw Ding Junhui lift his fifth ranking event title, but it also saw the third mid-season seedings revision ahead of the World Championship draw. Click below for a summary of all of the changes compared to the previous cut…
Feb 11
Three world finals, three UK finals and two Masters finals, it has been some career for 1997 world champion Ken Doherty and he has now chosen to share his story in his autobiography, Life in the Frame. Click below for my belated take on the book…
Feb 06
Following the conclusion of the German Masters yesterday, there is just one event remaining for the players to earn precious ranking points that in some cases could make the difference between having to win one, two, three or four matches to qualify for the Crucible – or none at all. Click below for my look …
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