Day one of the 2013 World Championship qualifiers began as a slow burner, but ultimately proved to be one full of drama as the match between Craig Steadman and David Grace went the distance in Sheffield. Click below for a round up of a day which also saw Luca Brecel happy to trail by just one frame overnight, while Thai duo Thepchaiya Un-Nooh and Thanawat Tirapongpaiboon were also among those to progress…
It is no secret that in recent weeks, UK and Masters champion Mark Selby has emerged as the man to beat at the top of the game, while the likes of Mark Davis and Stuart Bingham are also players widely recognised to be men very much in form at the moment.
As I updated my player profiles here at PSB over the Christmas period however, there were a few other players, across the rankings, who struck me as having quietly played their way into a good run of form, without quite gaining the same attention.
Click below then for a round-up of those players who going ‘under the radar’, have particularly caught my eye recently…
It’s Friday at the South West Snooker Academy and the first half of the professionals have entered the fray in what is the first UKPTC event of the 2012/13 season. Click below for my updates from the venue as the day progresses…
Congratulations to 17-year-old Thai talent Thanawat Tirapongpaiboon who has today defeated countryman Noppon Saengkham 9-3 in Montreal to win the IBSF World Under-21 Championship.
In doing so Thanawat secures a return to the professional circuit for the 2012/13 season and confirms his status as one of the youngsters to watch at the moment. More will follow on his success over the coming days.
The eyes of the snooker world may well be firmly on Bangkok this week for the World Cup, but Thai fans will also be following the fortunes of the next generation at the IBSF World Under-21 Championships in Montreal, Canada, in the eternal hope of unearthing the next James Wattana. Read More