Today saw the start of the qualifiers for the 2012 Haikou World Open and despite a shortened match schedule due to the non-entry of ten eligible professionals, there was still plenty of action to follow in Sheffield…
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PTC10: Tuesday Round-Up
Tuesday has seen the bottom half of the draw do battle at the PTC10 event in Sheffield and already there have been shocks with the likes of Ronnie O’Sullivan, Ding Junhui, Mark Davis and Peter Ebdon among those to exit in the early stages. Not to mention a magical maximum from Ricky Walden…

UK Championship Qualifiers 2011: Picture Perfect
Click below for my full gallery of photos from my four days at the 2011 UK Championship qualifiers from the South West Snooker Academy in Gloucester…

UK Championship Qualifiers 2011: Day One Live
Today sees the start (well, aside from today’s two preliminary round matches), of the 2011 UK Championship qualifiers from Gloucester and I am pleased to say that I will be over at the South West Snooker Academy for the duration of the tournament bringing you the latest news and photos. Click below for the latest from Sunday’s matches…

Updated Rankings Published, Unfairness to Tour Returnees?
As a few of you have noticed, World Snooker have today published the new ranking list following the first PTC event of the season, in the process confirming the starter points given to newcomers to the professional circuit…

Australian Goldfields Open Qualifiers 2011/12: Day One Report
Latest projected seedings – subject to change!
Day one of the Australian Open qualifiers from the Academy has seen a number of winners including Sam Baird, Tian Pengfei and Robin Hull. Click below for all of the day’s stories and scores…
World Championship Qualifiers 2011: Picture Perfect I
So that’s the first round completed in Sheffield and to give you a picture (no pun intended), of how matters have progressed, here are the very best of my photos so far from the 2011 World Championship qualifiers…