Month: June 2020
The world of snooker has paid tribute to legendary player and commentator Willie Thorne, who has passed away at the age of 66. Thorne, who recently moved to Spain, was diagnosed with leukaemia in March and was taken to hospital last week with dangerously low blood pressure. It was revealed on Tuesday that he had […]
The qualifying rounds for the 2020 World Snooker Championship will take place from July 21-28 the English Institute of Sport in Sheffield. A total of 128 players will battle it out for 16 coveted places in the sport’s show-piece event – which is scheduled to take place from July 31 to August 16 at The […]
Sam Craigie has branded Ronnie O’Sullivan “daft” and “embarrassing” following their Championship League clash in Milton Keynes last week. Craigie faced O’Sullivan in Winners’ Group C at the Marshall Arena last Tuesday, with ‘The Rocket’ prevailing 3-1 in a high quality encounter. Craigie, however, has hit out at O’Sullivan’s conduct during the match, suggesting his […]
Ronnie O’Sullivan admits he is “enjoying” lockdown and hopes it will continue for the next five years. The five-time World Champion returned to competitive action at the recent Championship League after a four-month absence, bowing out at the Winners’ Group stage. O’Sullivan was among a star-studded line-up in the behind-closed-doors tournament in Milton Keynes and […]
Luca Brecel became snooker’s first lock-down champion as he claimed the Championship League title in Milton Keynes on Thursday. The behind-closed-doors event had featured 64 players battling it out across an initial 16 groups at the Marshall Arena, but it was Brecel who came through the field to clinch the £30,000 title. The world number […]
The 2020 Championship League reaches its climax on Thursday as the four remaining hopefuls battle it out for the title in Milton Keynes. The opening ten days of the behind-closed-doors event featured 64 players battling it out across 16 groups for the right to progress to the Winners’ Group phase. A further four groups then […]
Judd Trump bowed out of the Championship League as Ryan Day and Luca Brecel booked their places in the final round in Milton Keynes on Wednesday. World champion Trump was whitewashed in his opening match by Welshman Day, who also added two draws on the way to topping Group B. The world number one – […]
Stuart Bingham booked his place in the finals of the Championship League at the expense of Ronnie O’Sullivan and Sam Craigie in Milton Keynes on Tuesday. Bingham, the 2015 World Champion, came out on top in Winners’ Group C by just a single frame in a three-way tie on six points. His day got off […]
The second phase of Championship League Snooker gets underway in Milton Keynes on Tuesday with the opening two Winners’ Groups taking place. The opening eight days of the behind-closed-doors invitational featured 64 players battling it out across 16 groups for the right to progress to the Winners’ Group phase. Now, the remaining 16 hopefuls collide […]