Headline of the day has to be amateur player Si Jiahui beating former World champion Shaun Murphy. Day 1 saw 16 matches where some matches in this crazy draw system looked to be very one-sided, or potential banana skins depending on how you view them. Shaun Murphy slipped up after coming here as fifth seed […]
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There were quite a few amateur and pro-am snooker events that took place over the weekend. It’s nice to see the winners getting the recognition they deserve and here are a few of the reports from Facebook in the Amateur Snooker group. Northern Ireland Amateur Snooker Champion At seventeen years eleven days old Robbie McGuigan
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At the time of writing we are down to the last quarter final between Mark Williams and Tom Ford. Ali Carter should have been playing Ronnie O’Sullivan but has had to withdraw citing heath problems – not Covid related according to WST. We wish him well and a speedy recovery. Jordan Brown has beaten Mark
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Success for Seniors Q School The ROKiT Phones World Seniors Q School event reached its conclusion yesterday (Sunday) in Reading with eight places at the venue stages of upcoming major tournaments decided. The event, which represented the first open-entry competition organised by the WPBSA following the onset of the coronavirus pandemic, ran across seven days
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There was greater interest than usual in the amateurs at the 2020 World Snooker Championship Qualifying stage. Guest blogger Cluster of Reds writes: In 2019 James Cahill became the first amateur ever to qualify for the World Championships and to win in the same tournament. Cahill beat Ronnie O’Sullivan 10-8 in one of the greatest
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Andy Symons Masters Champion 2018/19 Event Sponsored by Totally Reward and Hosted by Frames Snooker & Pool Club, Weston-Super-mare Gold Waistcoat Masters – Results 2018-19 Andy Symons from Tavistock shrugged off the disappointment of narrowly missing out on winning the West of England Billiards & Snooker Foundation (WEBSF), Gold Snooker Series last month to win the WEBSF Gold
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The full line up for the 2018 Apollobet Merseyside Open quarter finals is now complete following the second section of knockout stages. This report has been compiled from the postings on the Merseyside & District Billiards & Snooker Association Facebook page Lee ‘Dasher’ Stephens cruised through to the last eight of Merseyside’s flagship event, including a superb 4-2
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Neil Robertson (left) and Jack Lisowski before the final. (Referee Paul Collier in the background) The first pro event of the season, the Riga Masters, took place over the weekend and the title was claimed by Neil Robertson – who seems to like the start of the season better than most do! But, with absolutely
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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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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