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The 2023/24 WDBS season reached its conclusion last weekend with the fourth staging of the Champion of Champions at the Landywood Snooker Club in England.

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The unique tournament saw two leading players from each disability classification group qualify to contest long-format best of 11 frame finals across each of the eight main classification...

The World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association (WPBSA) has today announced updated anti-doping procedures to apply to its amateur and development organisations across the WPBSA Group from the start of the 2024/25 season. This does not relate to the professional World Snooker Tour which has existing procedures organised by the WPBSA. As part of our commitment for our sport to be IOC compliant, from the start of this season random drug tests will take place at events...

Fedor Gorst has reached the top of the World Nineball Tour rankings after being crowned World Pool Champion at the Prince Abdullah Al-Faisal City Sports Hall in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. Gorst ascended from No. 2 to No. 1 on...

Peter Gilchrist defeated Rob Hall 1500-1373 to win the 2024 Pacific International Championship in Melbourne, Australia.

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The victory saw Gilchrist defend the title that he also won in 2023 as he won his second ranking event crown of the year at the Yarraville Snooker Club. A total of 36 cueists from four nations embarked on Australia’s second most-populous city for the level five ranking event...

In this episode of Taom Time, I chat with the 2015 World Snooker Champion Stuart Bingham. I found out where the nickname “Ball Run” came from. It’s not what I originally thought. Nine years after his World Title win, how did it feel to reach the semis again? The Basildon boy...

Fedor Gorst was crowned the 2024 World Pool Champion after defeating Eklent Kaçi at the Prince Abdullah Al-Faisal City Sports Hall in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, in partnership with the Saudi Arabian Billiard & Snooker...

Shane Van Boening and Joshua Filler have been eliminated, while Fedor Gorst, Eklent Kaçi, Johann Chua, and Wojciech Szewczyk advance to the semi-final at the Prince Abdullah Al-Faisal City Sports Hall in Jeddah, Saudi...

Francisco Sanchez Ruiz got off to the perfect start as he began the defense of his World Pool Championship title at Prince Abdullah Al-Faisal City Sports Hall, Jeddah, in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, 3-8 June. In...

The 2024 World Pool Championship, the crown jewel of the World Nineball Tour, will take place at Prince Abdullah Al-Faisal City Sports Hall in Jeddah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, from 3 to 8 June. In partnership with the...

Pakistan’s Haris Tahir and India’s Kreishh Gurbaxani prevailed on the final day of Asia/Oceania Q School to earn two year cards for the World Snooker Tour. Tahir was up against China’s Lan Yuhao in his final match and he showed no signs of nerves early on, firing in a break of 67 to move 1-0 ahead. Lan dug deep and crafted a run of 69 on his way to moving 2-1 ahead. However, Tahir claimed the last three on the bounce to clinch a momentous 4-2 victory. “I am totally speechless...

Over 50 hours of the prestigious World Pool Championship will be showcased live worldwide from June 3-8, available through leading global broadcasters, including Sky Sports, SSC, Shahid VIP Sports, MENA, and DAZN. The...

• The ‘Crown Jewel’ of the World Nineball Tour runs from June 3-8 • 128 players vying for historic glory at the Green Halls with record-breaking prize pool and sport’s most prestigious title at stake • Showcased...

In my new feature, 'Taom Time,' I talk to Taom Pro Team members about how they got into the...

Farakh Ajaib, Antoni Kowalski, Mitchell Mann and Chris Totten came through the final round of Q School event two in Leicester to earn two-year cards on the World Snooker Tour. Former professional Ajaib booked his return to the circuit with a 4-1 victory against talented Ukrainian Iulian Boiko. The ex butcher from Accrington first became a snooker professional in 2020, when he came through Q School. However, he was relegated in 2023. Ajaib’s initial stint on the tour was...

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On the afternoon of May 28, the press conference for the 2024 World Snooker Xi’an Grand Prix was held at Xi’an SKP Center. Renowned snooker player Ronnie O’Sullivan, along with over 200 people including representatives from more than 70 brands, guests, fans, and media reporters, witnessed the press conference of this international event in Xi’an. This event was hosted by Shaanxi Tourism Group and Shaanxi Sports Industry Group....

Hayden Pinhey finally overcame the last Q School hurdle to beat Northern Irishman Gerard Greene 4-1 and gain his professional status for the first time. England’s Pinhey has previously suffered four defeats in the final round of Q School. However, success in the last round of 2024’s event one in Leicester has seen him finally break through and gain a two-year card on the World Snooker Tour. Pinhey’s performances...

Thailand’s Sunny Akani and Malaysia’s Kok Leong Lim claimed victories at Asia/Oceania Q School event one in Bangkok to secure two-year cards on the World Snooker Tour. Akani is a familiar face on the professional circuit, having reached two ranking event quarter-finals on his previous spell on tour. The 28-year-old originally turned professional in 2015 and competed for seven years, before suffering relegation in 2022. His attempts to return to the tour have been hindered by illness...