The third of the 10 Challenge Tour events takes place today in Riga, Latvia amongst cries from some on social media that the so-called secondary tour just isn’t working. It is certainly a shame that there are so few entrants, but at least those that do go are guaranteed a pay-out, even if it doesn’t
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Dennis Taylor, Cliff Thorburn and John Virgo will all represent the World Seniors Snooker Tour as global ambassadors and help to develop opportunities worldwide Jason Francis, WSS chairman said: “John, Dennis and Cliff are icons of the sport, known worldwide and respected by everyone. All three have been with us since the start and it’s
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World Disability Billiards and Snooker (WDBS) are excited to announce the first staging of the Humber Classic – the first-ever WDBS event to include a weekend Group 6 tournament exclusively for players with learning disabilities. The landmark event will run from 17-19 August 2018, beginning with a Friday open day for people with all disabilities to
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Sean Lanigan, resplendent in the new World Seniors Snooker shirt, with the trophy. The first event in the new World Seniors Snooker Tour took place over the weekend of 21 and 22 July and was held at the Northwest Snooker Centre in Letterkenny, Ireland. Sean Lanigan was the winner and he will now take his
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Daniel Lee emerged victorious from a record-breaking field of 55 players to win this year’s Welsh Open in Cwmbran following a 2-1 victory against Aslam Abubaker. Organised by World Disability Billiards and Snooker (WDBS), the event returned to Redz Snooker Club following a successful first staging a year ago and once again welcomed players with
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World Ladies Billiards and Snooker (WLBS) and the Australian Billiards and Snooker Council (ABSC) are delighted to jointly announce that a World Women’s Snooker Tour event will be staged in Australia for the first time ever later this year. The Australian Women’s Snooker Open will take place from 25-28 October at the Mt Pritchard District
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Pic: David Grace on Twitter David Grace (right) receiving the Challenge Tour 2 Trophy from Jan Verhaas The second event in the Challenge Tour was won by David Grace on Wednesday at the Preston Guild Hall. David is now joint top in the rankings alongside Brandon Sargeant who won the first event. Grace lost his
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Teenager Jackson Page swept aside former professional Ian Sargeant 8-1 to claim the Welsh National Amateur Championship for the first time on Saturday at the Taffs Well Ex-Serviceman’s Club in Cardiff. Read the full story at The Cue View site here: http://www.thecueview.com/lights–camera–action-jackson-page-in-wales.html
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World Open Qualifiers: 6-9 July Following straight on from the Riga Masters Qualifiers at Preston Guild Hall, 5 amateurs took up the invite to play in this very lucrative competition. Just to win this match meant a trip to China and a guaranteed £4000. David Lilley wasted no time in adding to his earnings from
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Staying at Preston after the Riga Masters and World Open qualifiers, the amateurs will now contest Challenge Tour 2. Click here for the draw: http://www.snooker.org/res/index.asp?event=752 There is a full 64 for this one but a notable absentee is David Lilley who qualified for the Riga Masters and the World Open main events last week. There are
