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Chinese snooker player Yan Bingtao has been suspended from competing at the World Snooker tour due to an investigation into match fixing. Embed from Getty Images The 22-year-old became the youngest Masters Champion in 26 years last year, when he beat John Higgins 10-8 in the final. He was just 20 years old at the […]
Ronnie O’Sullivan withstood a 147 break from Judd Trump to win his fourth Champion of Champions at the University of Bolton Stadium. The seven-time world champion raced into a 6-1 lead before Trump’s seventh maximum break of his career, which saw no acknowledgement from his opponent – something O’Sullivan has been criticised for. And after […]
Gloucester snooker professional Robert Milkins will continue his preparations for this year’s World Championship as he takes to the baize at the WST Pro Series in Milton Keynes tomorrow. Milkins has had a solid if not spectacular campaign on the tour, reaching the quarter-finals of the Snooker Shoot Out, the last 16 of the World […]
The 2021 Snooker Shoot Out is well underway and there was another batch of games this afternoon to get our teeth stuck into. The fast-paced event always gets the pulse racing, and day one yesterday was no different with plenty of close finishes in the ten minute frames. Mark Allen stole the show with a […]
Cheltenham Racecourse will play host the World Snooker’s Grand Prix during February 2019. The ranking tournament moves from Preston’s Guild Hall to The Centaur auditorium at the famous National Hunt venue. The competition, which boasts a winners prize fund of £100,000 and will likely feature the talents of Ding Junghui and Ronnie O’Sullivan, who […]
Jack Lisowski, has never progressed past the round of 32, as he was knocked-out in the 2013 edition by Barry Hawkins (who eventually came runner-up to Ronnie O’Sullivan). Lisowski made his way through to this stage gaining 30 frames and only conceding 10, beating Christopher Keogan (10-4), David Grace (10-3) and Alan McManus (10-3). Lisowski […]
Cheltenham has never had a winner of the Snooker World Championship, even though the prestigious event has been held since 1927. But that could all change in the coming years following the meteoric rise of Jack Lisowski. The 26-year-old has had by far his best season over the past six months, reaching his first ranking […]