Mark Allen’s return to the table ended in defeat (Picture: Getty Images) Mark Allen has returned to action for the first time since the World Championship in May, but his comeback ended in a 4-2 defeat to Jordan Brown at the Northern Ireland Open. Allen’s last professional match was the Crucible semi-final defeat to Wu […]
Oliver Sykes is a fresh-faced addition to the professional tour this season (Picture: WST) New snooker stars have been naming Ronnie O’Sullivan and John Higgins as their heroes for so long that a younger name catches you off guard, and Oliver Sykes has a role model from a different generation. The 20-year-old is in his […]
Mark Selby and Neil Robertson can complete an impressive set in Belfast (Pictures: Getty) Neil Robertson and Mark Selby have the chance to create some snooker history at the Northern Ireland Open, with the opportunity to become the first player to complete the Home Nations set. Both the Australian and the Englishman have won the […]
Northern Ireland’s Joe Swail was a mainstay on the tour for nearly 30 years (Picture: Getty Images) Joe Swail may be one of Northern Ireland’s greatest ever players, but he is unlikely to be watching the snooker in Belfast over the coming days as the competitive itch becomes unbearable and impossible to scratch. The Outlaw […]
The Waterfront Hall is a unique venue on the World Snooker Tour (Picture: WST) The venue for the 2029 World Snooker Championship is still unknown, but one ‘incredible’ venue is being backed to stage the sport’s biggest event. The Crucible has hosted the World Championship since 1977 and will continue to do so after a […]
Are Ronnie O’Sullivan and Stephen Hendry the two greatest players of all time? (Picture: Getty Images) If both snooker legends were playing at their peak, Stephen Hendry would get the better of Ronnie O’Sullivan, believes former pro Ian McCulloch. After Steve Davis dominated the 1980s and became the greatest player the game had seen, Hendry […]
Kyren Wilson is among the snooker stars raising money for Bemorefab (Picture: Getty Images) Four snooker stars are raising money for a children’s cancer charity, inspired by the story of a young survivor and are looking to set a world record in the process. Former world champions Kyren Wilson and Stuart Bingham will be joined […]
Kyren Wilson is in need of some victories in ranking events (Picture: Getty Images) The Shenzhen Open begins for the first time on Monday, with the Xi’an Grand Prix having uprooted and changed its name to suit its new location. There were just two editions of the Xi’an Grand Prix, but the promoter fancied a […]
Ronnie O’Sullivan and John Higgins have both suggested 2028 could see them hang up their cues (Picture: PA Wire) As Ronnie O’Sullivan and John Higgins eye up retirement in the next two years, WPBSA chairman Jason Ferguson has ‘no doubt whatsoever’ that new talent is coming through to fill the void left by the snooker […]
Ali Carter remains a force at the top of snooker at 47 (Picture: Getty Images) Ali Carter is aware he can be something of a Marmite figure in snooker, but says his intensity and emotion during matches is just because it means so much. The Captain has been on the professional circuit for 30 years […]