KASPERSKY RIGA MASTERS AND INTERNATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP PRIZE MONEY Here’s The Prize Money Breakdown For The First Two Ranking Events Of The Season. 14/Dec/2016
DAY STUNNED BY KING LOUIS Tour Debutant Louis Heathcote Scored A Shock 4-3 Win Over Former Champion Ryan Day As The Kaspersky Riga Masters Qualifiers Got Underway In Sheffield. 14/Dec/2016
CLIVE EVERTON TO RECEIVE MBE Clive Everton, Best Known As One Of Snooker’s Leading Television Commentators For Over 40 Years, Has Been Awarded An MBE In The Queen’s Birthday Honours. 14/Dec/2016
MURPHY TO STEP DOWN FROM WPBSA BOARD The World Professional Billiards And Snooker Association Have Today Announced That Shaun Murphy Has Taken The Decision To Step Down From The Board Of Directors And His Role Of Chairman Of The Players Commission With Immediate Effect. 14/Dec/2016
SNOOKER WITHOUT RONNIE Ronnie O Sullivan, The World Number One Snooker Genius Made A Statement In His Recent Interview That He Would Not Be Playing 14/Dec/2016
ZHANG ON TOP IN XI’AN Zhang Anda Beat Zhao Jianbo 5-3 In The Final To Win His Second China Billiards And Snooker Association Ranking Title In Xi’an. 14/Dec/2016
WOMEN’S SNOOKER STARS SET TO COMPETE AT CRUCIBLE THEATER World Women’s Snooker (WWS) Will Return To Sheffield’s Crucible Theatre This August For The All-new Women’s Tour Championship Event. 14/Dec/2016
RAF DUO ATTEMPT LONGEST MATCH RECORD Two RAF Serviceman Are Attempting To Set A New Guinness World Record For The Longest Continuous Snooker Match By Playing For 100 Hours. 14/Dec/2016
Q SCHOOL EVENT THREE WINNERS Switzerland’s Alexander Ursenbacher, Malta’s Alex Borg And England’s Barry Pinches And Andy Hicks All Reached The Semi-finals Of Q School Event Three To Earn Two-year Cards To The World Snooker Tour. 14/Dec/2016
TINKER, TAILOR…SNOOKER PLAYER? Modern-day Snooker Stars Travel The Globe Competing For Unprecedented Prize Money, With 26 Tournaments And £14 Million On Offer Last Season. Some Players Are Born With Enough Talent To Succeed From Their Teenage Years Onwards And Instantly Reap The Financial Rewards. 14/Dec/2016
THE GENTLEMAN’S GAME In A Sporting Landscape Increasingly Dominated By Mantras Such As ‘play To The Whistle’ And ‘give The Official A Decision To Make’, Snooker Remains A Sport Which Strives For Integrity And Encourages Players To Act As Secondary Referees. 14/Dec/2016
PATRICK AND CHEN EARN TOUR RETURNS Chen Zifan And Fraser Patrick Regained Their Places On The World Snooker Tour After Coming Through Q School Event Two In Wigan. 14/Dec/2016
RAF DUO TO ATTEMPT LONGEST MATCH RECORD Two RAF Serviceman Will Attempt To Set A New Guinness World Record For The Longest Continuous Snooker Match By Playing For 100 Hours Next Month. 14/Dec/2016
LILLEY BLOSSOMS TO EARN PRO CARD David Lilley Earned A Place On The World Snooker Tour For The First Time At The Age Of 43, Thanks To A 4-0 Win Over Sean Maddocks In The Final Round Of Q School Event One. 14/Dec/2016
RONNIE O’SULLIVAN: PROSPEROUS AND POPULAR First Came The Question, Then Came The Look, Withering In The Extreme. Jimmy White Had Been Asked Whether He Would Gladly Trade His Popularity For A World Title. “Are You Sure, Mate?” Said The Whirlwind. “Of Course I Would.” 14/Dec/2016
THE CUE FOR SUCCESS The Importance Of A Cue To A Snooker Professional Transcends Its Basic Function. For Many Players, The Cue Feels Like An Extension Of The Arm And Is Almost As Valuable. 14/Dec/2016