While there is a long wait now until the UK Championship for the professional players, this week sees the resumption of the PIOS as event four gets underway at Prestatyn. Read on for the draw…
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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…
Ronnie Reloaded: Without Ronnie
Recently I posted this piece mentioning a number of upcoming exhibitions in Germany, one of which being the “Ronnie Reloaded” event in Berlin. It has now been announced however that O’Sullivan will now not be part of the event, though it will still go on with a number of other top players involved…
World Championship 2009 Qualifiers: Saturday News
While I am not there today to witness the snooker today in Sheffield, the action goes on. Click below for the results as they come in from Global Snooker…
World Championship 2009 Qualifiers: Friday Report from the EISS
A cloudy Sheffield on Friday morning
Yesterday I headed over to the English Institute of Sport for the first ‘proper’ day of the World Championship qualifiers and as ever, it was an eventful day of snooker that continued until nearly midnight. Click below for the results and my exclusive report…
World Championship 2009 Qualifying: Stage Two, Round One Results
Just three matches today as the non-tour players come up against their more well-known opponents. While there have not been many matches on however, it has been a dramatic day at the EIS…
A dying sport? Not in Germany
Action from the Hamm Invitational late last year
There has been a lot of talk recently about the popularity of snooker at the moment, but in Germany at least, the future looks to be brighter than ever with a number of events lined up between now and the start of next season…
China Open Qualifiers 2009: Round One News (updated)
Just a few days after the Masters, the rest of the tour are getting down to business at Pontin’s for round one of the China Open qualifiers. With just three events left, the race for 2009/10 main tour places is now really hotting up…