Of the 128 professional players, 16 qualify automatically for The Crucible. So, in theory there are 16 places to be offered to amateur players. 2016 IBSF Championship winner Soheil Vahedi was invited but could not obtain a visa in time to compete, however WPBSA looks forward to welcoming him to the 2017/18 World Snooker Tour.
How have the amateurs got to Ponds Forge? Read More »
Congratulations to Steven Hallworth on winning the LiteTask Open Series Amateur Grand Final See the scores from the day’s play here
Hallworth wins LiteTask Read More »
…April is no time to fool around. Once the China Open is done, we will know for sure who is doing what over the next few weeks. First up is the World Championship qualifiers at Ponds Forge where 18 amateurs:- Jackson Page Tyler Rees Ross Vallance Chris Totten Jordan Brown Patrick Wallace Jamie Bodle Wayne
After the madness of March… Read More »
A busy EASB weekend, the LiteTask finals part 1 and the SWSA handicap are among the highlights this weekend On Sunday the top 16 amateurs from the LiteTask pro-am series will return to the Northern Snooker Centre in Leeds to compete for a ticket to the World Snooker Q School. The two finalists will both
Including LiteTask Part 1 Read More »
White Wins in the West 18th March 2017 The Galaxy Centre, Torquay played host and sponsor to the West of England Open Billiards Championship 2017. The event attracted exponents of English Billiards from afar afield as Wales, Hampshire and Wiltshire to join in competition with players from nearby Devon, Cornwall and Somerset. Players played five
West of England Open Billiards 2017 – Report Read More »
A grand day out was had by all at The Baths Hall in Scunthorpe for the final day of the Super Star Online World Seniors Championship.This event has been a tremendous success and indeed it has already been announced that next year’s event will be bigger and better in that 8 amateur qualifiers will take
World Seniors – Final Review Read More »
Aidan Owens came oh so close to beating 7 times world champion Stephen Hendry – only losing on the black ball shootout. Owens won the first then Hendry levelled. Owens won the next and again Hendry levelled to set up the shootout. But it wasn’t to be for Owens and Hendry now moves into the
World Seniors – Day 2 Review Read More »
As we wait with anticipation for the return to competitive snooker of Stephen Hendry, I thought maybe a quick look back at day 1 would be in order. The day belonged to 64 year old Joe Johnson who beat the much fancied Patrick Wallace in fine style 3-0. The was no real surprise when tournament
World Seniors – Day 1 review Read More »
The full entry pack for the 2017 LITEtask Festival of Women’s Snooker is now available: >> Click here for the full entry pack >> Click here to enter To be held at the Northern Snooker Centre, Leeds on 7-11 April 2017, the event will encompass six World Championship competitions played over different formats, including
World Festival of Women’s Snooker Read More »
Congratulations to 18 year old Chris Totten of Scotland on becoming the new European Men’s Snooker Champion. Chris will now be offered a two year professional tour card. Both Jamie Clark and Andrew Pagett lost their semi final matches leaving Chris Totten to face Andres Petrov for the title and prize of a pro tour
Men’s European Snooker Championships 2017 Read More »
