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Hawkins flies to take Snooker Shootout Final
Barry Hawkins won the biggest title of his 16-year career by beating Graeme Dott in the final of the Partypoker.com Snooker Shoot-Out. The one-frame knockout event in Blackpool produced a series of exciting matches, and Dartford’s 32-year-old Hawkins was the last man standing. He pocketed his biggest cheque since turning pro in 1996: £32,000 for more …..
Snooker Shoot Out last 32 Draw
The draw for the last 32 is below. The draw was just made live ok SKY Sports 2 with Jimmy White and Willie Thorne. Robert Milkins v Mike Dunn Ryan Day v Ian McCulloch Dominic Dale v Mark Selby Marcus Campbell v Martin Gould Fergal O’Brien v Barry Hawkins Graeme Dott v Ken Doherty Stephen more …..
Joe Jogia withdraws amidst match fixing allegations
It has been announced today that Joe Jogia, real name, Shailesh Jogia, has withdrawn from this weekends Shootout tournament in Blackpool, Jogia 34 from Leicester was named earlier this week along with fellow Snooker player Matthew Selt as part of irregular betting patters on their match which was scheduled to be played on Saturday. Jogia sites his withdraw to more …..
Allen down by £250 but how much will foul language cost Williams?
In a statement made by The WPBSA today Mark Allen will be fined £250 for swearing at a press conference in York in December, so if Allen is to be fined £250 for one incident then by my reckoning Mark Williams should be up to about £50,000 by now for his escapades on social networking site Twitter. Follow Mark @markwil147 on more …..
Shaun Murphy Blog – Reflections on a good week
Hi everyone and first of all, a big thanks to everyone for their support during the Masters. The messages I got here on the website, through your emails and tweets meant a lot to me. All in all, it was a fantastic week both on and off the table – the only thing that was more …..
Niky’s Masters predictions
Below is Niky’s predictions to The Masters 2012, later on in the week she will be holding a trivia quiz for us and you can win a signed Snooker cue if you get all the answers correct via YouTube
Trump Aims To Keep Hot Streak Going
Snooker’s new sensation Judd Trump wants to recreate the buzz he enjoyed in winning last month’swilliamhill.com UK Championship when he plays in the BGC Masters, which starts tomorrow. Trump showcased his massive talent in winning the UK title in York, beating Mark Allen 10-8 in the final. He kept his winning streak going this week by more …..
Championships League Snooker – Murphy ousts Selby to take Group 2
Final Mark Selby 0-3 Shaun Murphy 22-120 (Murphy 120), 7-105 (Murphy 82), 30-77 Semi-Finals Mark Selby 3-1 Neil Robertson 15-109 (Robertson 109), 91-42 (Selby 91, Robertson 42), 69-64 (Selby 47), 121-7 (Selby 121) Shaun Murphy 3-0 Mark Davis 95-0 (Murphy 95), 136-0 (Murphy 136), 84-0 (Murphy 57) Shaun Murphy won the second group of 2012 Championship League more …..
The Masters get new sponsor and it is not a Betting Company
Below is a press release from world Snooker today announcing a new sponsor for The Masters and it is not a betting company, maybe Snooker is now getting more coverage we will see more diverse sponsors of major Snooker events. World Snooker is delighted to announce BGC Partners as the new title sponsor of the more …..
Championship League Snooker – Unbeaten Selby leading Group 2
CHAMPIONSHIP League Snooker action continued at Crondon Park Golf Club, Stock, Essex, with 12 Group 2 matches, and Mark Selby looks in pole position to make his way into Thursday evening’s play-offs. The Leicester potter leads the way with three wins from three matches and is pursued by Stuart Bingham, Mark Davis and Shaun Murphy, more …..
Premier League Snooker – Trump tops Murphy to take opening group
The Final Judd Trump 3-2 Shaun Murphy 25-84 (Murphy 84), 121-1 (Trump 121), 19-65 (Murphy 65), 118-0 (Trump 118), 75-8 (Trump 67) Semi-Finals Mark Selby 1-3 Judd Trump 13-75 (Trump 56), 39-87 (Selby 39, Trump 79), 96-0 (Selby 96), 0-84 (Trump 84) Mark Davis 1-3 Shaun Murphy 66-71 (Davis 38, Murphy 43), 92-15 (Davis 70), 29-76 (Murphy 61), more …..
Championship League Snooker – not a good start for Stevens
Stevens slumps as Davis and Selby lead the pack DEFENDING champion Matthew Stevens is heading for an early exit after a miserable opening day in the first group of 2012 Championship League Snooker at Crondon Park Golf Club, Stock, Essex. Stevens suffered defeats against Mark Selby, Andrew Higginson and Shaun Murphy to fall to the more …..
Haikou To Stage Snooker’s World Open
Snooker’s World Open will be staged in the city of Haikou on Hainan Island in South China for the next five years. The world ranking tournament, which was announced at a press conference in China today (Monday), will be known as the Haikou World Open. This season, the event runs from February 27 to March more …..
Maguire Breaks Trophy Drought
Stephen Maguire won a tournament carrying ranking points for the first time in nearly four years by beating Joe Perry 4-2 in the final of Players Tour Championship event 12 in Munich, Germany. Glasgow’s Maguire won the event, known as the Arcaden Shopping Open, with a fine display against Cambridgeshire’s Perry. The World No 9 more …..
