After a quiet couple of weeks on the snooker front, this coming week sees action on both the professional and amateur scenes as the Championship League comes to a conclusion and the European U-19 Championship gets underway in Malta…
As regular readers will have gathered by now, I do like to keep a track of the rankings, indeed I find the battles for the various different brackets fascinating. In reality however, are the rankings really that important? More to the point are they even fair? Having spoken to fans and players alike during the past few months, here are some thoughts on the system…
With the climax of the snooker season drawing ever closer, provisional world number one John Higgins has been discussing amongst other things, the possibility of the World Championship final becoming a one-day event…
A quick post to let you all know that tickets for the World Championship went on general sale this morning. To book yours please follow this link.
Older snooker fans will remember that this time of the year (well it was March really but it’s close enough), used to see the staging of the Benson and Hedges Irish Masters, one of the most popular snooker events on the circuit. Whatever happened to the tournament and why was it so well received?
Thanks to Dave Hendon of Snooker Scene Blog for the help with this post.
With just two events remaining this season it is now certain that either John Higgins or Ronnie O’Sullivan will finish up as world number one in the rankings. Following John’s latest triumph tonight I have had the calculator out and think I have worked out what John has to do to make absolutely certain of it…
Congratulations to Scotland’s John Higgins who tonight captured his 21st ranking event title with a comprehensive 9-4 defeat of 2009 champion Ali Carter...
The first session of today’s Welsh Open final between John Higgins and Ali Carter is now underway, click below for updates throughout the day…