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World number one Mark Selby was beaten 5-3 by Scot Jamie Burnett as the shocks continued in the Australian Goldfields Open.
Burnett led 3-1 at the interval and with Selby struggling badly with his potting, the Scottish world number 37 closed out the match to set up a second-round meeting with Marco Fu.
"It's a very big win," Burnett told worldsn
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With the non-entries of top Scot's John Higgins, Stephen Maguire and Graeme Dott from this year's Australian Goldfields Open, it left the door wide open for those lower down the ranks to step up and get their moment on the big occasion.
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Jamie Burnett belied his status in the game to outplay world number one Mark Selby with a 5-3 win in the Australian Goldfields Open first round....Read more https://au.eurosport.com/snooker/selby-stunned-by-burnett_sto3343739/story.shtml
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Stuart Bingham: Beaten in first round
Defending champion Stuart Bingham crashed out of the Australian Goldfields Open in the first round after losing 5-4 to Matthew Selt.
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Bendigo Stadium - 9-15 July
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Matthew Selt pulled off the biggest result of the second day of the tournament by beating defending champion and fellow Essex professional Stuart Bingham 5-4 to set up a second round match against Ryan Day.
Romford's Selt reached his first
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Read more: Australian Open 2012 - Super Selt Dispatches Bingham
Ali Carter paid the price for a sluggish start as he was emptied out of the Australian Goldfields Open 5-3 by Chinese qualifier Cao Yupeng in the first round....Read more https://au.eurosport.com/snooker/cao-upsets-carter_sto3342865/story.shtml
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Neil Robertson delighted his home fans as he made an impressive start to the Australian Goldfields Open with a 5-1 win over Nigel Bond.
The Thunder from Down Under raced into a 4-0 lead at the interval, helped by impressive breaks of 135, 81, 92 and 113.
Bond did pull a frame back but that was all as Robertson took the sixth frame with a 93.
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After suffering a disappointing start to the season having lost 5-1 to Jamie Burnett in the Wuxi Classic first round, local star and former world champion Neil Robertson begun his Australian Goldfields Open campaign with a brilliant 5-1
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SIX-REDS WORLD CHAMPIPONSHIP RESULTS
Mark Davis has been of a resurgence of late having won the first major Six-Reds World Championship staged in Killarney, Ireland in 2009 and has been a regular in the televised stages of events in previous seasons.
Last month at the age of 39 he finally made his ranking event semi-final
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Round-up: Neil Robertson got off to an emphatic start in his home event with a powerful 5-1 victory over Nigel Bond in the Australian Goldfields Open first round....Read more https://au.eurosport.com/snooker/robertson-wins-opener_sto3341015/story.shtml
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Mark Davis claimed his second Six-reds World Championship by beating Shaun Murphy 8-4 in the 2012 final in Bangkok....Read more https://au.eurosport.com/snooker/davis-wins-six-reds-title_sto3339854/story.shtml
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Shaun Murphy will face Mark Davis in the final of the Six-reds World Championship after respective 7-2 wins over Judd Trump and Ricky Walden....Read more https://au.eurosport.com/snooker/murphy-davis-in-final_sto3338400/story.shtml
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Mark Selby will meet Judd Trump in the quarter-finals of the Six-red World Championship in Thailand after they both fought through the first two rounds of knockout play....Read more https://au.eurosport.com/snooker/selby-to-face-trump_sto3337546/story.shtml
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Peter Ebdon, Stephen Maguire, Marcus Campbell and Martin Gould were the biggest names to fall after the round-robin stage of the Six-red World Championship in Thailand....Read more https://au.eurosport.com/snooker/big-names-crash_sto3336595/story.shtml
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World number one Mark Selby continued the defence of his Six-red World Championship title with a comfortable 5-1 win over Joe Perry in Bangkok....Read more https://au.eurosport.com/snooker/selby-marches-on_sto3334654/story.shtml
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World number one and defending champion Mark Selby opened the Six-red World Championship with a comfortable victory over Shachar Ruberg in Thailand....Read more https://au.eurosport.com/snooker/selby-starts-with-win_sto3333764/story.shtml
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Wuxi City Sports Park Stadium, China - 25 June - 1 July
Flintshire's Ricky Walden's first ranking title came in the 2008 Shanghai Masters where as a qualifier he went on to beat Ronnie O'Sullivan in the final. However since then apart from reaching the UK Championship semi-finals he has
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Read more: Wuxi Classic 2012 - Ricky Walden Captures Second Ranking Title
Ricky Walden claimed his second ranking event victory with a 10-4 Wuxi Classic final win over fellow Englishman Stuart Bingham, who had the consolation of compiling a flawless 147 break in defeat....Read more https://au.eurosport.com/snooker/walden-wins-wuxi-classic_sto3331968/story.shtml
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Stuart Bingham was forced to resist a spirited recovery by Mark Davis in a 6-5 win at the Wuxi Classic that secured him a final meeting with Ricky Walden....Read more https://au.eurosport.com/snooker/bingham-to-face-walden_sto3330933/story.shtml
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Mark Selby became the latest leading name to tumble out of the Wuxi Classic after a 5-4 defeat to Stuart Bingham in the quarter-finals, with Mark Williams joining him in a 5-3 loss to Marcus Campbell....Read more https://au.eurosport.com/snooker/selby-out-in-china_sto3329759/story.shtml
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Ronnie O'Sullivan has proposed snooker's biggest names break away from World Snooker and set up 'Champions League' like events but would not include world championship finalist Ali Carter in such a set-up....Read more https://au.eurosport.com/snooker/o-sullivan-wants-breakaway_sto3329738/story.shtml
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Robert Milkins won the closing four frames to complete a 5-3 win over world number two Judd Trump in the last 16 of the Wuxi Classic in China....Read more https://au.eurosport.com/snooker/milkins-ousts-trump_sto3328281/story.shtml
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World Snooker has defended its new player contract once again in the wake of Ronnie O'Sullivan quitting the tour after refusing to sign it....Read more https://au.eurosport.com/snooker/world-snooker-defends_sto3326458/story.shtml
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Round-up: Hometown hero Ding Junhui fell at the first hurdle at the Wuxi Classic after he was defeated 5-2 by Mark Davis....Read more https://au.eurosport.com/snooker/ding-loses-in-wuxi_sto3326236/story.shtml
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Round-up: Neil Robertson became an early name casualty at the Wuxi Classic, falling 5-1 to Jamie Burnett in China....Read more https://au.eurosport.com/snooker/robertson-crashes-out_sto3325817/story.shtml
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Round-up: Defending champion Mark Selby opened up the 2012 Wuxi Classic with a 5-2 first-round victory over Barry Hawkins in China....Read more https://au.eurosport.com/snooker/selby-begins-wuxi-defence_sto3324779/story.shtml
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World no.16 Stuart Bingham has continued his strong start to the 12/13 season by winning the first of the Asian Players Tour Championship (APTC) in the Chinese city of Zhangjiagang, beating Stephen Lee 4-3 in the final to take home £10,000 and 2000 ranking points.
Having looked in imperious form
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Stuart Bingham beat Stephen Lee on the final black to win an all-English Asian Players Tour Championship final in Zhangjiagang, China....Read more https://au.eurosport.com/snooker/bingham-wins-thriller_sto3321626/story.shtml
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Round-up: English duo Stephen Lee and Stuart Bingham moved into the semi-finals of the Asian Players Tour Championship with wins over Chinese opposition, while a local hope also went out at the hands of Welshman Michael White....Read more https://au.eurosport.com/snooker/chinese-hopes-take-blow_sto3320344/story.shtml
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Ding Junhui moved smoothly through to the last 16 of the Asian Players Tour Championship event, defeating Rouzi Maimaiti 4-0 in China....Read more https://au.eurosport.com/snooker/ding-sweeps-into-last-16_sto3319718/story.shtml
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Stephen Maguire was stunned in the second round of the Asian Players Tour Championship event, suffering a heavy defeat to Cao Kaisheng in China....Read more https://au.eurosport.com/snooker/maguire-shocked-at-ptc_sto3318464/story.shtml
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Ding Junhui eased through the first round at the Asian Players Tour Championship event in China with a 4-2 win over Zhang Dongtao....Read more https://au.eurosport.com/snooker/ding-safely-through_sto3317235/story.shtml
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Former world champion Ken Doherty was among the winners in round four of the Australian Goldfields Open as he ended Michael Wild’s impressive run....Read more https://au.eurosport.com/snooker/doherty-ends-wild-run_sto3313782/story.shtml
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Steve Davis and Jimmy White were high-profile casualties in the third round of qualifying for the Australian Goldfields Open....Read more https://au.eurosport.com/snooker/davis-and-white-bow-out_sto3311868/story.shtml
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Veteran Tony Drago kept alive his chances of qualifying for the Australian Goldfields Open with a comprehensive second round win over Duane Jones in Sheffield....Read more https://au.eurosport.com/snooker/drago-hopes-still-alive_sto3311380/story.shtml
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Round-up: Cao Yupeng defeated Paul Davison 5-2 in the first round of qualifiers for the Australian Goldfields Open at the World Snooker Academy in Sheffield....Read more https://au.eurosport.com/snooker/yupeng-advances_sto3309355/story.shtml
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Mark Allen: Received a suspended three-month ban and fined £10,000
Mark Allen has been given a suspended three-month ban and fined £10,000 for accusing Chinese players of cheating.
The punishment comes for comments made after his defeat at the World Championship at the Crucible Theatre in Sheffield on April 22.The 26-year-old first accused his...- Details
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Mark Allen has been fined £10,000 and handed a suspended three-month ban for claiming that cheating in snooker was "a Chinese thing"....Read more https://au.eurosport.com/snooker/allen-fined-for-slur_sto3309206/story.shtml
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Ken Doherty beat Jack Lisowski 5-3 to move into the final stages of the Wuxi Classic in China....Read more https://au.eurosport.com/snooker/doherty-through-in-china_sto3305001/story.shtml
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Jimmy White's hopes of qualifying for the Wuxi Classic were dashed by a heavy defeat to Aditya Mehta at the World Snooker Academy....Read more https://au.eurosport.com/snooker/white-ousted-from-wuxi_sto3303555/story.shtml
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World Snooker has defended its new player contract after Ronnie O'Sullivan quit the tour after refusing to sign it....Read more https://au.eurosport.com/snooker/world-snooker-defends_sto3303093/story.shtml
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Ronnie O'Sullivan: will not take part in this year's Premier League
Reigning world champion Ronnie O'Sullivan is to take a break from snooker after refusing to sign the contract binding tour players.
O'Sullivan said after winning his fourth Crucible title in Sheffield that he would "have four, five, six months off and assess the situation".True...- Details
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Young star Luca Brecel's chances of qualifying for the Wuxi Classic remain alive after a narrow 5-4 win over Dechawat Poomjaeng in Sheffield....Read more https://au.eurosport.com/snooker/brecel-stays-alive_sto3302353/story.shtml
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World champion Ronnie O'Sullivan has quit the main snooker tour after refusing to agree to a stringent player contract imposed by Barry Hearn's World Snooker organisation....Read more https://au.eurosport.com/snooker/o-sullivan-quits-tour_sto3302048/story.shtml
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Ding Junhui has been fined and warned about his future conduct by World Snooker for swearing during a press conference at the world championships earlier this year....Read more https://au.eurosport.com/snooker/ding-fined-for-swearing_sto3301333/story.shtml
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Tony Drago safely progressed into the second round of qualifying for the Wuxi Classic after a 5-1 win over Sean O'Sullivan....Read more https://au.eurosport.com/snooker/drago-wins-opener_sto3301003/story.shtml
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Mark Williams: Fined after Twitter comments
Two-time world snooker champion Mark Williams has been fined £3000 for making derogatory comments about the Crucible and suggesting the World Championship should be moved to China.
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Former world champion Mark Williams has been fined £3,000 for calling Sheffield's Crucible Theatre a 's***hole' on the eve of this year's World Championship....Read more https://au.eurosport.com/snooker/williams-fined_sto3293839/story.shtml
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British professional Joe Jogia has been suspended by the World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association (WPBSA) pending the completion of a betting investigation.
Jogia withdrew from his Snooker Shoot-Out match against Matthew Selt in January due to a leg injury, shortly after a bookmaker reported the contest had been the subject of...- Details
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World Snooker have confirmed that Joe Jogia "has a case to answer for" after investigating unusual betting patterns during one of his matches....Read more https://au.eurosport.com/snooker/snooker-in-fixing-claims_sto3292487/story.shtml
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Teenager Joel Walker overcame Justin Astley 4-0 to secure a place on snooker's main tour via Q school event three....Read more https://au.eurosport.com/snooker/walker-qualifies-for-tour_sto3291206/story.shtml
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At its recent Annual General Meeting in Las Vegas, Nevada, the American CueSports Alliance (ACS) elected a new director to the ACS board. Mark Finkelstein [NY] (ACS Certified Instructor -- Level 4) was elected to a two-year term representing ACS Instructors, while the balance of incumbents retained their seats.
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New dad Jamie O’Neill has regained his Professional status after winning five gruelling matches in Q School Event 2. O’Neill, who became a father in April, beat Mohammed Omar, Khizor Raoff, Duane Jones and, finally Scott Donaldson. His On Q … Continue reading ...Read more
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As those of you who regularly drop in on my live chats here at PSB may be aware, Kenn Fong is a snooker fan from the United States of America and given the relative lack of snooker presence across the Atlantic, I asked him if he would be interested in writing a guest article as to what attracted him to the sport. Over to Kenn….
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Today saw the second event of the 2012 Q School come to a conclusion and four more players confirmed on the main tour for 2012/13, including another in Sean O’Sullivan who will be making his début next season…
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First man through today was 18-year-old Sean O’Sullivan, who defeated Michael W
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A brief post tonight to inform you that World Snooker have today confirmed the ranking points tariffs for the 2012/13 season, which you can view here (word doc)...
In short, the schedule is much as expected, the new International Championship having been awarded points equivalent to the UK Championship, while the new shortened formats for the
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Daniel Wells, Sean O'Sullivan, Jamie O'Neill and Paul Davison have earned two-year tour cards via Q School after wins in event two....Read more https://au.eurosport.com/snooker/quartet-secure-tour-cards_sto3282869/story.shtml
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The build-up to the start of the new professional season continued today with a couple of press releases from World Snooker, the first in relation to the new Asian PTC Series and the second in respect of the venues for the 2012 Premier League…
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As snooker’s global expansion continues, this weekend will see the first ever live streaming of snooker from the USA as the United States National Snooker Championships are held this weekend. Click below for more…
History is going to be made this year as the United States Snooker Association (USSA), the governing body of the sport of snooker in
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The Terry Griffiths Matchroom hosts the Agnes Davies Memorial in honour of the World Ladies Billiards & Snooker Association’s life president, who died last year aged 90.
Davies (nee Morris) was effectively the women’s professional world champion in 1949 and represented her native Wales for a staggering 60 years.
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WITH A revamped format involving ten of the best players in the world, Matchroom Sport can announce the 11 venues that will play host the 23 matches that comprise 2012 PartyPoker.com Premier League Snooker.
The action gets underway on Thursday 16th August as the League returns to Skegness and the Embassy Theatre and plays out on Thursday evenings
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Reanne Evans beat former professional Stephen Groves 4-0 in the second Q School event in Sheffield. Evans top scored with a brilliant 83 in her quick fire win and will now play Mitchell Mann, also from the West Midlands. Adam … Continue reading ...Read more
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Barry Hawkins is enjoying his ‘Stag’ weekend, ahead of his wedding on 4 June. Hawkins and ‘The Boys’ including fellow professionals Ryan Day, Michael Holt, Mark Davis, Gerard Greene, Joe Perry and others, are having a ‘ladz’ weekend in Magaluf. … Continue reading ...Read more
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As scary as it might seem, we are now little more than two weeks away from the start of the new season with the Wuxi Classic qualifiers due to start on the 5th June 2012. Furthermore, it is evident both on Twitter and in the comments section of this blog, there are a number of questions being asked, few of which appear to have answers at this...
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Just weeks after his relegation from the main tour was confirmed, Sam Baird has tonight regained his professional status by becoming the first man through the first event of the 2012 Q School. Joining him are Martin O’Donnell, Chen Zhe and Ian Burns, the latter in dramatic circumstances…
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Sam Baird soared back onto snooker's main tour with a stunning performance at Qualifying School Event One in Sheffield....Read more https://au.eurosport.com/snooker/flawless-baird-wins-spot_sto3275428/story.shtml
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Those who know me, know that there are a few reasons why I decided to start PSB back in 2008, but one obvious reason was the distinct lack of quality snooker websites on the internet. These days however the landscape is a little different and for a fourth year in a row, I highlight what to me at least, are the must read sites for snooker…
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Fourteen year old Shane Castle has qualified for the finals of two major English Junior Championships. Castle, from Marchwood, will contest the finals of the English Under 14 and Under 16 Championships at the end of May. Having started out … Continue reading ...Read more
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Gloucester’s Michael Wasley, based at the South West Snooker Academy, got his bid for professional status off to a dream start in World Snooker’s Q School Event One. Twenty-two year old Wasley, a former Beaufort Scholar, rattled in a superb … Continue reading ...Read more
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Six On Q Promotions players are bidding to win a two year ticket on the World Snooker Professional Tour, via the Q School. Sam Baird and Adam Wicheard were on the Tour last season but just slipped below the cut … Continue reading ...Read more
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With tournaments in places such as Brazil, China, Australia, Europe and more, as well as new professionals from Iran and Egypt during this coming season, Barry Hearn’s aim of helping snooker to become a truly global sport is fast taking shape. One area not often mentioned however is the USA, but interestingly, snooker does have a presence in A...
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At 10am this morning the first event of the 2012 Q School got underway, with main tour places up for grabs for each of the four eventual semi-finalists. Click below for all of the links that you will need throughout the event, together with a quick look ahead to event one…
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CHINA-bound Kishan Hirani stepped up his preparations for the IBSF World Under-21 Championship with victory in the sixth and final leg of the Cuestars South of England Championship Tour.
The Welsh Under-21 champion (left) defeated his compatriot and travelling companion Jordan Shepherd (Bridgend) in a one-frame shoot-out final at Jesters Snooker
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Following a few days to reflect (and to get back to the day job), following this year’s World Championship, here are my final thoughts on what was an eventful, if not classic tournament as Ronnie O’Sullivan lifted his fourth world crown in Sheffield…
My ‘eighth Crucible’ so to speak, this year was a little different in that after my taster in 2011,
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Q School gives 12 amateur players the chance to secure a coveted place on next season's professional circuit.
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Probably the most lucrative tournament in the calendar begins on Sunday as Q-School returns for a second season.
Lucrative, you ask? Well, for the twelve hopefuls that emerge from the trenches in this battle of the amateurs, they will have the opportunity to compete for over £7million worth of prize money next season.
In addition, this year’s dozen w
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Players, journalists, sponsors, referees and others made the trip to the luxurious Dorchester hotel in London to see who won World Snooker's most prestigious prizes last night, and enjoy a well-earned celebration.
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To mark the end of the first full season covered on SnookerHQ, I decided to follow the lead of many of the other blogs who have had End-of-Season Awards Ceremonies (ceremonies?) in the past.
To add to the fun, I have enlisted two of the website’s regular and loyal contributors in club owner Fin Ruane and Irish player Johnny ‘Sniper’ Williams.
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Newly-crowned world champion Ronnie O'Sullivan has warned that he could still retire if World Snooker chiefs do not start to show some "compassion".
After clinching his fourth Betfred.com World Championship title with victory over Ali Carter on Monday, O'Sullivan initially stated he would play on.
However he has now reiterated his concern over
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World snooker champion Ronnie O'Sullivan believes China is destined to host the sports showcase event in the future....Read more https://au.eurosport.com/snooker/ronnie-china-for-worlds_sto3263216/story.shtml
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Century breaks from the World Championship at Sheffield's Crucible Theatre....Read more https://au.eurosport.com/snooker/crucible-century-breaks_sto3242649/story.shtml
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Ken Doherty, one of snooker’s most experienced players, has joined the board of the World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association....Read more https://au.eurosport.com/snooker/doherty-joins-wpbsa-board_sto3263084/story.shtml
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Results from the World Championship at Sheffield's Crucible Theatre....Read more https://au.eurosport.com/snooker/order-of-play_sto3242741/story.shtml
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The Rocket has had three previous World Championship triumphs and bundles of fantastic moments in the game, but this could arguably be his finest.
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Ronnie O’Sullivan tonight became the world champion for the fourth time in his illustrious career following an 18-11 triumph over Ali Carter.
It’s the second time that the English pair have met with snooker’s holy grail at stake and, while Carter enjoyed claiming three more frames than in 2008, the result was always inevitably going to be the same.
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Congratulations to Ronnie O’Sullivan who has tonight completed an 18-11 victory against Ali Carter to capture his fourth world title at the Crucible Theatre in Sheffield…
Coming into the final session with a 15-10 lead, Ronnie O’Sullivan required just three m
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RONNIE O'Sullivan regained the world snooker championship with an 18-11 victory over Ali Carter at the Crucible Theatre in Sheffield.
The Rocket, who had enjoyed the better of the opening day of the final where he closed 10-7 returned and swiftly extended his advantage to 14-7, punishing the mistakes of Carter.
But just as some were wondering
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Ronnie O'Sullivan claimed the World Championship title for a fourth time with a comfortable 18-11 victory over Ali Carter at the Crucible.
'The Rocket' followed up his triumphs in 2001, 2004 and 2008 with an impressive performance against his fellow Englishman.O'Sullivan led 10-7 going into Monday's play and promptly reeled off the first four...- Details
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Today, the final two sessions of the 2012 World Championship will be played and, with it, comes the conclusion of a jam-packed and memorable season.
Ronnie O’Sullivan grafted a three-frame overnight cushion over Ali Carter following yesterday’s intriguing battle to lead 10-7.
Neither player were at their imperial best but both scrapped well when
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Ronnie O'Sullivan claimed his fourth world title with an 18-11 win over Ali Carter at Sheffield's Crucible Theatre before allaying fears he would retire from the sport....Read more https://au.eurosport.com/snooker/o-sullivan-wins-title_sto3260736/story.shtml
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Stamina test: Ronnie O'Sullivan (left) and Ali Carter resume on Monday
Ronnie O'Sullivan remained on course to clinch his fourth world title after opening up a 10-7 lead over Ali Carter in the final at the Crucible.
O'Sullivan, who has hinted he will follow Stephen Hendry into retirement after the final concludes on Monday, looked set to end...- Details
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South West Snooker Academy is delighted to announce the launch of the 2012 Pink Ribbon Pro Am, the biggest Charity Pro Am in the World…
Following the success of the first two year’s events, this year is set to be even bigger and better.
The Amateur qualifying days will be 6-8 June with the 32 seeded professionals joining the tournament on 9-10 June.
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Ken Doherty, one of snooker’s most experienced players, has joined the board of the World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association (WPBSA).
Former World Champion Doherty was co-opted as the second Non-Executive Player Director at a WPBSA board meeting during the Betfred.com World Snooker Championship this week. He will join six times World
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And then there were two. After a fortnight which has a seen a 147, a retirement, controversial comments and some great action on the baize, the final battle for the 2012 World Championship will be contested between Ronnie O’Sullivan and Ali Carter, a repeat of the 2008 showpiece. Click below for my thoughts ahead of the match, as well as on the...
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We've seen it all. Joy, despair, surprises,comebacks, flukes and more but now we're down to an Essex derby to decide who becomes world champion.
Ronnie O'Sullivan faces Ali Carter in a repeat of the final some four years...
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RONNIE O'Sullivan cruised into the final of the World Championships with a 17-10 victory over Matthew Stevens.
Resuming with a 15-9 advantage ovber the Welshman the Rocket needed only fifty minutes to put paid to the challenge of the man who has contested two world championship finals but has yet to wear the world crown.
Stevens though to his
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Ronnie O'Sullivan: chasing a fourth world title
Ronnie O'Sullivan quickly claimed the two frames he needed to set up a clash against Ali Carter in the Betfred.com World Championship final.
The three-time former champion ended Welshman Matthew Stevens' hopes with a 17-10 victory in a short Saturday evening session.Sunday and Monday will see a...- Details
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Ali Carter: Reached the final for the second time in five years
Ali Carter completed a 17-12 triumph over Stephen Maguire to secure his place in the final of the Betfred.com World Championship.
Beaten 2008 finalist Carter was suffering so badly with Crohn's disease, the bowel condition he was diagnosed with nine years ago, that he considered...- Details
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