Latvia’s Tatjana Vasiljeva will compete as a wild card at the final stages of the Kaspersky Riga Masters later this month for the second time. Last year, the 33 year-old took on Marco Fu at the same stage of the event, losing 4-1 in a match far closer than it appeared on paper, Fu having
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The provisional calendar for the 2017/18 World Women’s Snooker Tour has today been announced by World Ladies Billiards and Snooker (WLBS). Following a landmark previous season which saw ranking events held in Germany and Singapore for the first time, the WLBS has confirmed that the World Women’s Championship will return to Asia for a second
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Newly announced by David Grace, this series of monthly Pro-Am events starting on 25th June at the Northern Snooker Centre, is sure to be very popular. The start time has been set at 10:00am which allows for a plate competition as well for the 1st round losers. This series is in addition to the “big
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Starting on Wednesday 31 May with the 6 Reds competition, the European Snooker Championships will be taking place in Shengjin, Albania. As well as the 6 Reds, there is the European Open, Ladies, Masters, Team and Masters Team events. Click the links for the players lists. The 6 Reds tournament was won by Iceland’s Kristjan
The new professional snooker season is almost upon us already, and for some it’s an immediate return to the Guild Hall in Preston for the Riga Masters qualifiers on 31 May and then the China Championship qualifiers on 3 June. And for spectators £5 for the full day is a bargain. These two events look
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The Malcolm Thorne handicap series continues on Sunday at Breakers Snooker Club in Leicester with another chance to qualify for the Grand Finals in December. Each tournament features a plate as well as the main event and the winners of each qualify for the finals. Winners so far are Daniel Blunn, James Jelly, Hamza Bhimani
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This event provides a rare chance for amateur players to play alongside, and even against, their heroes from the professional world, as well as playing on the fabulous tournament tables. For players and spectators alike, there are opportunities for photographs, autographs and to mingle with the professionals and to see some top quality snooker as
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Q School is over for another year and 12 new pros take their cap and gown and head off to practice for an immediate return to Preston Guild Hall for the Riga Masters qualifiers in less than a couple of weeks. The draw will be updated soon enough to include their names I’m sure. For
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World Disability Billiards and Snooker (WDBS) held its largest snooker event to date for people with hearing and visual impairments last weekend at the Cueball in Derby. Following previous competitions in Woking and Hull, the Paul Hunter Disability Classic saw a significant increase in entries from Group 7-8 classifications, with new players from across the
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Jonathan Adams, who has served as a founding director and ambassador for World Disability Billiards and Snooker (WDBS) since its formation in 2015, has stepped down from his role as a director. Jonathan is a successful athlete who competed for Great Britain at the 2012 Paralympics in the shot put and also has a long-standing
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