Today saw the start of the 2013 Snookerbacker Classic tournament in Leeds and therefore I was at the Northern Snooker Centre to watch local boy Oliver Lines win four successive deciding frame matches to book his place in finals day next February. Click below for a round-up of my day…
Following what was a hugely successful first staging in 2012, the Snookerbacker Classic tournament returns for 2013, with the first qualifying leg set to be held at the Northern Snooker Centre in Leeds next Saturday. Click below for more details on the event…
As the action unfolds in Gloucester, over in Wuxi, China, 14-year-old Lu Haotian his this morning defeated countryman Zhu Yinghui 9-6 to capture the 2012 IBSF World U-21 Championship. In doing so, Lu becomes the third Chinese player to win the title, following in the footsteps of Ding Junhui and Liang Wenbo, past winners of the event in 2002 and 2005 respectively.
Presumably, Lu will also earn a nomination onto the main tour for 2013/14, although World Snooker are yet to confirm the tour qualification criteria for next season as the tour increases to 128 players.
Click here to watch the closing stages of today’s final.
A heads up for professionals and amateurs alike as ahead of the first UK PTC event of the 2012/13 season, Willie Thorne’s Snooker Club in Leicester will be staging a pro-am tournament. Click below for the details…
Congratulations to India’s Aditya Mehta, who yesterday defeated compatriot Pankaj Advani to win the Asian Snooker Championship for the first time in his career…
Congratulations to Scotland’s Michael Leslie who has today defeated On Q youngster Shane Castle 6-2 in the final of the European U-21 Championship to lift the trophy and secure his place on the main tour for the 2012/13 season.
With breaks of 76,121,100 and 91, Michael was clearly determined to go one better than 2011 when he lost out in the final to Poland’s Kacper Filipiak and while Shane has also impressed many observers during the past week, he had no answer to the 19-year-old Scot.
Click below for a full report on the final with quotes from the winner…
Down to just two, the final of the 2012 European Under 21 Championship is now underway in Sofia between 19-year-old Michael Leslie and 14-year-old Shane Castle. You can watch all of the action and follow the latest livescores here as at the time of writing, Michael wraps up the opening frame…
The 2012 European Under 21 Championship is breaking all previous records for the event.
A record breaking 76 players participated from 26 countries, which was also the highest ever representation by EBSA Member Countries…