Romford duo square up at World Championship
Mar 12th
Steve Davis, making his 30th World Championship appearance next month, will take on hip-hop connoisseur Mark King at the Crucible next month.
The Nugget is now playing professional snooker for the fifth consecutive decade, but last won this tournament back in 1989. It’s also 25 years since that epic final involving Dennis Taylor.
How Davis would love [...]
Is it time for Parrott to retire?
Mar 4th
John Parrott is a firm fan favourite on the snooker circuit – but it’s about time that he finally called time on his playing career.
In fact, it’s probably about 10 years too late. Parrott has not won a rankings event the 1996 European Open, or an event in general since the German Masters in 1998.
At [...]
Magic number is 147 for Davis
Feb 4th
Anyone who is a fan of snooker should try and find some time to read the autobiography of the legendary Joe Davis, the player who organised the first world snooker championship in 1927 and won it himself 15 times. Davis was without a doubt a snooker pioneer who probably did more for the sport than [...]
Snooker’s record breakers keep on coming
Feb 3rd
Snooker is a sport that is slow enough to encourage pondering. Every now and then we find ourselves wondering if what we’re seeing is something unique and spectacular or just a common occurrence.
Keeping track of all the records and statistics isn’t easy when it comes to a sport that has been played professionally for decades.
There [...]
Mr. Consistent lifts the Welsh Open trophy
Feb 1st
With Stephen Maguire, reigning champion Ali Carter and the world’s best player Ronnie O’Sullivan all in the semi-finals of the 2010 Welsh Open – John Higgins didn’t particularly stand out as the favourite to win the Welsh Open despite being snooker’s ‘Mr. Consistent’.
The Scot’s convincing 5-2 win against Mark Selby should have been a clear [...]
Carter marches on
Jan 28th
The reigning Welsh Open champion Ali Carter faced a stern test in the form of Neil Robertson at the Newport Centre yesterday, but once again proved his worth in this rankings tournament with a performance sure to make him a strong favourite for a place in Sunday’s final.
A comfortable 5-2 victory against the Australian was [...]
Fu marches into Championship League winners’ group
Jan 22nd
Marco Fu advanced into the Championship League winners’ group for the first time last night with an emphatic 3-0 victory over Neil Robertson in the Group Four play-off final.
Robertson had been tipped by many as a potential winner in this year’s Championship League, but the Australian was comprehensively beaten by an in-form Fu at Crandon [...]
Sweden needs to bring more snooker talents to the table
Jan 22nd
Snooker is still a very small sport in Sweden. The number of snooker tables available to the public in the entire country, 55, probably says it all.
Until about five years ago, many Swedes didn’t even know what snooker was. It wasn’t until 2002 that something finally started happening. Eurosport has been part of the base [...]
For Maguire winning is a frame of mind
Jan 21st
When Stephen Maguire won the 2004 UK Championship commentators and snooker experts proclaimed him the new Stephen Hendry.
Not because they’re both Scottish and have the same first name, but because their techniques have certain similarities. They’re both minimalistic, offensive, accurate and extraordinarily gifted. They’re both excellent break builders and natural talents that often leave the [...]
