August 4, 2010 - 1:29 pm
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Two-time world champion Alex Higgins passed away on Saturday at the age of 61 after 12 hard-fought years battling against throat cancer.
Born in Belfast, “Hurricane” Higgins burst onto the professional circuit at the age of 22, and won his first world championship at his first attempt in 1972, beating John Spencer 37-31 in the final. [...]
February 3, 2010 - 12:38 pm
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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 [...]
January 12, 2010 - 2:15 pm
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Stephen Maguire advanced into the quarter-finals of the Masters last night with a 6-3 win against the tournament’s pre-match entertainer.
Maguire saw off the challenge of the man now dubbed in some quarters as “the hot-stepper”, Mark King, after his antics in Sunday’s wildcard round match against Jimmy White.
King once again entertained the crowd on his [...]
January 11, 2010 - 11:10 am
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Jimmy White conceded he was “sickened” after being knocked out of the Masters first round by Mark King last night.
The 47-year-old wildcard was determined to make a big impression following his stint in the Australian jungle for the ITV1 show I’m a Celebrity… Get Me Out Of Here!, but must have wished he’d stayed in [...]
January 8, 2010 - 1:03 pm
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There has been a lot of buzz around 23-year-old Mark Allen from Northern Ireland lately. This young, upcoming star became professional only four years ago and despite his age,
Allen has already had a very impressive career. He is currently number 11th in the world rankings and on his record you’ll find a last 16 placement [...]
January 6, 2010 - 4:20 pm
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The Masters. A tight clash between the top players and an opportunity for the audience to see the best snooker there is. High quality playing, excitement and prestige – that’s The Masters in a nutshell. It really is a great way to start the new year.
Although not a ranking tournament, this is still one of [...]
January 4, 2010 - 5:21 pm
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Snooker legend Jimmy White expects to enter the Masters in better physical shape than in recent years, all because of his stint in the Australian jungle for the ITV1 hit show I’m a Celebrity… Get Me Out Of Here!
The 47-year-old has revealed that he lost weight during his three weeks on the programme, and expects [...]
December 29, 2009 - 12:31 pm
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Ask people about the most memorable moment in snooker history and it’s pretty safe to say that you will get ”the 1985 World Championship final” from the majority of them.
Yes, even from those who were too young to watch it. The historic moment of the last black ball waiting to be potted by either Steve [...]
December 17, 2009 - 4:57 pm
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A few weeks ago Rory McLeod, who reached the last 32 in this year’s UK Championship, won the whole Masters Qualifying Event and received a wild card to the Masters tournament at Wembley next year.
The second wild card was announced today. Jimmy White, who won both the World Series of Snooker in Prague and the [...]
December 7, 2009 - 2:26 pm
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Most of the first UK Championship matches this weekend were quite predictable. The match between Stephen Maguire and Michael Holt was exciting for a while when Holt reduced 4-1 to 4-4, however, he was never really a threat to Maguire. The match finally ended 9-6.
Gerard Greene seemed to have a hard time with defending champion [...]
