While there were not quite as many surprises as during the opening day of this week’s China Open qualifiers, play during the last couple of days has thrown up a few stories and in particular today, a potentially huge win for fan favourite Jimmy White… Read More
The WPBSA have this evening issued the following short statement concerning Stephen Lee’s ongoing appeal hearing:
“The hearing of the evidence in the first part of Stephen Lee’s appeal has been concluded. The Independent Tribunal has risen to consider written submissions from the parties.
No date has been set for the outcome. The Tribunal has undertaken to deliver the outcome expeditiously.”
After last week saw group victories for Shaun Murphy and Martin Gould in the latest matches of the 2014 Championship League, today saw a return to ranking event action with the start of the China Open qualifiers in Gloucester.
Running until Tuesday evening, the event will determine which of the 64 players will be on the flight to Beijing for the final tournament ahead of the season-ending World Championship in April…
Professional snooker player Kyren Wilson is only 22 years old, but he’s already been ranked 72nd in the world and reached the quarter finals of the 2013 Shanghai Masters. Born in Kettering, Kyren now practises at Barratts Club in Northampton and is looking forward to an exciting 2014.
Article courtesy of cuepower.co.uk
Snooker’s Players Championship, the conclusion to the European and Asian Tour series, will not be staged in Thailand in March due to political unrest in the country.
The 32-man tournament was due to take place in Bangkok from March 25-29, but World Snooker have now been advised not to stage the event in Thailand.
Negotiations are taking place with alternative venues in the UK and Europe and a new location for the £300,000 event will be announced as soon as possible.
The tournament will feature 24 players qualified from the European Tour Order of Merit plus eight players from the Asian Tour Order of Merit, with the winner to receive £100,000.
Shaun Murphy ended a 29-month drought without a title by winning the Gdynia Open in Poland – and made a maximum 147 break in the process.
As those of you who have followed my updates both on the blog and on Twitter will be aware (and probably sick of reading), it has been a big weekend in Gdynia for those players battling it out for their main tour places for next season, with eight places available through the European Order of Merit.
Click below then for a round-up of how the various lists look after the tournament and what now can change between now and the end of the season…
