During the last week, the International Billiards and Snooker Federation have announced the dates and venues for the 2009 World Championships and U-21 World Championship…
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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…
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…
Who will stay and who will go?
23 of the 24 players to be relegated are now known, click below to see who will be relegated and who still has a chance to survive…
Main Tour Race Approaches Final Lap…
It goes without saying that the World Championship is the biggest tournament of the snooker calendar for all the players, but for those further down the rankings there is even more at stake than a shot at winning that famous old trophy…
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…
China Open 2009: Draw News and Qualifying Preview
This Wednesday sees the start of the 2009 China Open qualifiers in Prestatyn as those players not involved in the Masters or the Championship League play their first professional matches since the UK Championship in early December. Click below for the details on the draw…
Maplin Electronics UK Championship Qualifiers: Day Two news
Day two from the UK qualifiers, though after my marathon day yesterday I didn’t feel particularly up to driving over again straight away. Click below to read how today has unfolded so far…