Month: May 2024
New Zealand’s all-time greatest snooker player Dene O’Kane has passed away at the age of 61. Reports in New Zealand confirmed O’Kane passed away in hospital on Tuesday after suffering a fall at his home on Waiheke Island earlier this week. O’Kane won the 1980 New Zealand Amateur Championship and turned professional in 1984, reaching […]
Igor Figueiredo became the first Brazilian to win a televised snooker tournament as he claimed the World Seniors Championship title with a 5-2 victory over Ken Doherty. The 46-year-old, who resigned his tour card in 2022 for financial reasons, enjoyed the biggest success of his career as he clinched the £20,000 title at The Crucible. […]
Jimmy White resumes his World Seniors Championship title defence against Igor Figueiredo in the quarter-finals on Friday. The reigning champion is aiming to land a record-extending fifth crown at the Crucible, where Ken Doherty, Tony Drago, James Wattana and Dechawat Poomjaeng are also in action on day three. White’s defence almost fell at the first […]
Mark Allen is the new world number one in the latest WST rankings following the conclusion of the 2024 World Championship. The Pistol climbs to the summit following an impressive two years on the tour, during which he has won five ranking titles and the Champion of Champions. Allen is the 12th different player to […]
The 2024 World Seniors Championship takes place at The Crucible, and you can follow the latest results and schedule of play here. The 15th edition of the tournament features 16 players aged over 40 competing at the sport’s spiritual home in Sheffield. This year’s field includes two former World Champions, as well as a host […]
Ken Doherty headlines the opening day of the 2024 World Seniors Snooker Championship when he faces Tyson Crinis at the Crucible Theatre. Less than 36 hours after Kyren Wilson claimed the professional crown, the quest to don the World Seniors crown begins for 16 players in Sheffield. Doherty – king of the Crucible in 1997 […]
Kyren Wilson fulfilled his snooker destiny by being crowned World Champion for the first time following an 18-14 win over Jak Jones in the final. Wilson, who had lost out in the final four years ago, went one better as he secured a career-defining triumph at The Crucible, denying Welsh qualifier Jones in a hard-fought […]
Kyren Wilson and Jak Jones bid for a place in the history books as they battle to be crowned World Snooker Champion at The Crucible for the first time. A date with destiny beckons at the sport’s spiritual home in Sheffield as the two in-form hopefuls vie to join the all-time greats by lifting the […]
Jak Jones continued his fairy-tale run into a first World Snooker Championship final courtesy of a 17-12 victory over Stuart Bingham at The Crucible. In only his second appearance in the sport’s showpiece event, Jones continued his giant-killing exploits by knocking out the 2015 World Champion to set up a date with destiny in Sheffield. […]