A brief update this evening to answer a question that many have been asking me recently concerning the race for main tour places this season…
Category: European Tour
The Polish PTC Preview – Squeaky Bum Time
Ok so it’s not technically called a PTC any more, but it will very much be squeaky bum time at this weekend’s Gdynia Open event in Poland, with far more on the line for some than might appear at first sight.
Click below for my thoughts on the battles that will be decided this week and for some of the key matches to keep an eye on from the eighth and final event of the 2013/14 European Tour…
The Run To The Crucible – Five Themes To Follow
In another season which feels as though it has given us almost non-stop snooker so far, it is strange to think that following the Christmas break, and the invitational events that have dominated January so far, it has been other a month since we last saw the players in ranking event action.
With the start of the venue stages of the German Masters next Wednesday however, the second half of the current season gets right underway and what a hectic period it will be, with eight ranking events (including European and Asian Tour), squeezed into little over three months.
Click below for five themes that I will have an eye on during the coming weeks…
Selby Beats O’Sullivan In Antwerp Thriller
Mark Selby came from 3-1 down to beat Ronnie O’Sullivan 4-3 in a dramatic final at the Antwerp Open European Tour event in Belgium.
2013/14 EBSA Qualifying Tour – Updated Rankings
As well as the professional event in Gloucester last weekend, the event also saw the conclusion of the third of the season’s four ‘Amateur Cup’ events, which make up the 2013/14 EBSA Qualifying Tour.
Following the final event this weekend in Antwerp, twelve players will move on to a final qualifying event, with three coming through to join the main tour next season.
Click below for the updated ranking list…
Kay Suzanne Memorial Cup 2013: Picture Perfect
It wouldn’t be a weekend at a snooker tournament with me taking a few photos, click below for the best of my snaps from the 2013 Kay Suzanne Memorial Cup in Gloucester…
Allen Downs Trump For Gloucester Title
Congratulations to Mark Allen, who has today defeated Joel Walker, Neil Robertson, Graeme Dott and Judd Trump to win the 2013 Kay Suzanne Memorial Cup, at the South West Snooker Academy in Gloucester.
Click below for more, including quotes from Mark following his victory…
Gloucester Bound
Days on from Ding Junhui’s latest ranking event victory at the International Championship in Chengdu, the snooker circuit moves on to Gloucester, for the sixth event of the 2013/14 European Tour.
Though Ding will not be entering the event, there nevertheless remains an oustanding line-up, with the likes of Ronnie O’Sullivan, Neil Robertson, Judd Trump John Higgins and Mark Selby involved, amongst others.
The amateur rounds are underway right now on Thursday evening, while the professionals enter the fray on Friday morning. I am pleased to say that I will be there, blogging and tweeting as ever from the South West Snooker Academy and generally making a nuisance of myself.
You can view the draw at snookerorg by clicking here, while the other important links can be found on the sidebar to the right.