Much has been made this season of the opportunity presented to the players further down the rankings by the introduction of the new Players Tour Championship and that is absolutely correct. It should not be forgotten however that the series also affords an amazing opportunity to snooker’s amateur players. For more on why I think that this is the case and why I think that the PTC has so far been a positive innovation for the sport, please click below…
In addition to my report below, here are a few more of my photos from the first match to be staged on the main match table over at the Southwest Snooker Academy last night…
Today saw the start of the World Open qualifiers as the 65-96 ranked players took on the 32 amateur qualifiers for the event at the Academy in Sheffield…
Jimmy White is one of a number of professional snooker players who are getting together in an attempt to raise awareness of breast cancer through a new snooker tournament called the “Pink Ribbon”.
Jimmy will be joined by fellow professionals Stephen Lee, Barry Hawkins, Gerard Greene, Robert Milkins, Andrew Norman and many more in competing in the Pink Ribbon finals at the South West Snooker Academy in Gloucester…
With just 96 places available, main tour nominations are like gold dust for the many amateur players in the game and already the race for 2010/11 is beginning to hot up. For those of you not so familiar with how those places can be won, here is an explanation…
Today marked the start of the 2009 Paul Hunter English Open and as promised, here is the story of my first trip to the Northern Snooker Centre in Leeds…
The European under-19 Championship has been won in dramatic fashion by Belgian sensation Luca Brecel who at 14 years-old becomes the youngest-ever winner of the tournament. Click below for more…