For those of you tired of the same old Christmas films on the TV, here is something else to keep you occupied for a few minutes, part two of my look back at 2008 in snooker…
Tag: Malta Cup
Malta Cup will not be a ranking event this season
As has been feared for a few weeks now, the Malta Cup will now not be returning to the calendar as a ranking event this season. Click below for more…
Higgins critical of World Snooker
Not for the first time this season, recent Grand Prix winner John Higgins has been talking about his vision for the future of the game and where he thinks that World Snooker have gone wrong. Click below to read his rather critical comments…
Malta Cup to return?
According to the most recent post on Snooker Scene blog the Malta Cup is set to return as a ranking event later this season which is fantastic news, bringing the amount of tournaments on the tour to nine.
It was disappointing to see the event downgraded to an invitational event last year as I understand that it was one of the most enjoyable to attend as a fan in previous years, as well as the fact that the amount of ranking tournaments in existence was low enough as it was.
With this development and the recently announced Bahrain tournament however, it does indeed appear that the hard work behind the scenes is paying off and a strong calendar is beginning to take shape at last.
Hopefully there won’t be any date clashes between the event and the second season of the Championship League which is due to run early next year…