The final qualifying round of the Shanghai Masters qualifiers is now underway and already it has been a mixed day for some of snooker’s top young talent. Incidentally the draw for the last 32 stage of the tournament is now available here on Global Snooker and I will be posting a full preview of it during the coming days…
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Shanghai Masters Qualifiers 2009: Day Three Updates
Day three of the Shanghai Masters qualifiers from Pontin’s is now upon us as some of the bigger names make their entrance into the competition. Click below to read updates throughout the day…
Shanghai Masters Qualifiers 2009: Day Two Updates
Day two from Prestatyn and so far it has been a morning for experience as only one player younger than 30 has progressed into the third round so far. Incidentally if anyone is wondering about my provisional rankings page, I have decided to update this on Thursday once the qualifiers have been completed rather than after every round…
Bond and Bingham claim silverware
Congratulations to both Nigel Bond and Stuart Bingham on their victories in the World Games and English Open finals today. Click below for more detail…
Paul Hunter English Open 2009: Day One Blog
Today marked the start of the 2009 Paul Hunter English Open and as promised, here is the story of my first trip to the Northern Snooker Centre in Leeds…
Summer of Snooker
While snooker is often (with some justification), criticised for its lack of events, it is hard to make that accusation at the moment as although the top 16 will not see ranking event action until early September, there are more than enough tournaments scheduled for the upcoming weeks. Click below to read what is going on and where…
2008/9 Player Reviews: The Extra Eight
Time for part two of my 2008/9 players review and today I look at the eight players who despite having finished outside of the top 64 on the two-year list, have done enough to retain their places on the main tour via the one-year rankings…
World Championship Qualifiers 2009: Wednesday News
After a week of drama, joy and heartbreak in Sheffield, today sees Stage Two of the World Championship qualifiers come to an end as we will learn the identity of the last 48 players ahead of the final three days next week. Click below for results…