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[3 Sep 2010 | No Comment | 219 views]
O’Sullivan Pulls out of Shanghai Masters

Former World Champion and World Number 1, Ronnie O’Sullivan has announced today that he has withdrawn…

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[26 Aug 2010 | No Comment | 40 views]
Last Two Wildcards Awarded for Shanghai Masters

The International flavour of the World Snooker Tour this year continues with the latest players awarded a wildcard…

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[26 Aug 2010 | No Comment | 78 views]
Paul Hunter Classic Underway in Germany

The Paul Hunter Classic has been running in Furth, Germany for the past few years as a Pro-am/Invitational…

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[17 Aug 2010 | No Comment | 286 views]
Pinches Powers to Top of PTC Order of Merit

Barry Pinches won the PTC event 4 in Sheffield yesterday by beating three-time World Snooker champion Ronnie O’Sullivan in the final…

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[9 Aug 2010 | No Comment | 306 views]
Tom Ford Wins First Professional Title

Leicester’s 26-year-old world No. 41, Tom Ford, has won his first professional title after ten years as a main tour…

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[2 Aug 2010 | No Comment | 415 views]
Shanghai Masters Qualifying Underway in Sheffield

The first round of qualifying for the 2010 Roewe Shanghai Masters started this morning at 10am up at the World Snooker Academy in Sheffield.
There are a number of interesting names making their professional debuts at this event none more so than the name Reanne Evans. The six-times World Ladies Snooker champion starts her first fully-fledged ranking event with a very tough opponent in Alfie Burden.
Burden himself has just won back his tour card, after a bit of a hiatus from top level snooker.
Evans, who is no-doubt the world’s best female …

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[12 Jul 2010 | No Comment | 465 views]
Selby Comes from Behind to Lift PTC 2 Title

Mark Selby is the latest top 16 ranked snooker player to make the most of the increased playing opportunities…

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[4 Jul 2010 | No Comment | 245 views]
Former World Champions Set for PTC Clash

The 2002 and 2005 World Champions, Peter Ebdon and Shaun Murphy is the pick of the first round proper…

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[28 Jun 2010 | No Comment | 387 views]
Williams Wins First Players Tour Championship Snooker Event

Mark Williams put on a tremendous display in the final of snooker’s first ever Players Tour Championship…

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[30 May 2010 | No Comment | 147 views]
Hearn Faces Rival Bid for Control of World Snooker

Barry Hearn faces a rival bid for control of snooker’s commercial arm World Snooker.
Former Olympian and businessman John Davison has already had his ideas backed by former World Champions Stephen Hendry and Peter Ebdon.
Ebdon himself was massively opposed to Hearn’s plans – which would see his Matchroom company take a permanent 51% stake in World Snooker and permanent clearly meant forever in the meat of these plans.
“You cannot possibly give control of the association away under any circumstances.” said Ebdon at the World Championships.
The rival bid would see Davison take …