Day three from Sheffield as the second round begins at the first event of this season’s Q School. That said, the main event today was a first round clash between former professionals Craig Steadman and Kurt Maflin which more than lived up to the hype…
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Q School 2011: Event One Preview
Little over a week ago John Higgins was lifting his fourth world title at the Crucible as the 2010/11 season drew to a thrilling conclusion but such is the pace of the game now, the next event begins tomorrow with the first event of the new Q School. Click below for a look at the draw for the Event One…
World Championship 2010: Qualifiers Preview Part 4
Ok so the qualifiers started earlier on today but better late than never and all that, click below for the final part of my World Championship qualifying preview…
UK Championship Qualifiers 2009: Order of Play and Preview
It has felt like a long wait since Neil Robertson won the last ranking event back in October but tomorrow (Monday), sees the start of the UK Championship qualifiers as 79 of the 96 main tour players will be in action over the next eight days.
Continue reading this article for my preview and the Order of Play for the qualifiers…
Grand Prix Qualifying 2009: Day One News
Good news at last for David Gray who has recorded a resounding 5-0 victory over Lee Spick this morning to book his place in the second round of the Grand Prix qualifiers. More to follow…
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World Snooker Confirm Main Tour Wildcards
As was rumoured, World Snooker have today confirmed the four main tour wildcards for the 2009/10 season and it is obvious that they have gone for experience over youth. In addition the final Asian nomination has now been confirmed so we now know the full 96 players who make up the main tour next season…
2008/9 Player Reviews: The Unlucky 24
Whilst you might be expecting me to review the season by looking back over the various tournaments staged, as I have already done that (for half the season anyway), as part of my 2008 review, I am going to do things a little differently here.
Instead I am going to look back at the seasons of each of the top 96 players on tour, increasing in detail as we move up the rankings. Today sees me look back at the 24 players who barring wildcards, will have lost their main tour places at the end of the season…