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Aaron Hill just turned a Scottish Open Qual Round 2 morning into a highlight reel. The Irishman [33] beat Poland’s Antoni Kowalski [113] 4–2 at the Mattioli Arena in Leicester — and he did it with three centuries. Frame scores: Kowalski opened with a 90; Hill answered 139; Kowalski took the third; then Hill unloaded 121, an 87 (56), and closed with a 100. That is three tons in six frames, and Hill is through to the last 64 of the BetVictor Scottish Open qualifiers. It is the first...

Jimmy White [98] is through to Scottish Open Qual Round 2 — and he did it in slippers. The Whirlwind beat Leone Crowley [84] 4–2 in the Last 128 at Mattioli Arena, Leicester, in Monday’s evening session. Colour for the night: White was cleared to wear slippers with an ankle injury, a rare dress-code carve-out from the WPBSA’s usual covering-footwear rule. Next up is Liu Hongyu [52] in Qual Round 2 on Wednesday 23 September at 18:00 UTC. Oliver Sykes [102] also finished what midday left...

Japan Open Tokyo’s New Pia Hall closed the 39th Japan Open with an all-Filipino men’s final and a China–Philippines duel for the women’s crown. Anthony Raga beat Antonio Lining 8–3 to take the men’s 10-ball title; Chen Si-Ming edged Denise Santos 7–6 in the women’s 9-ball final. Both finals were race matches on Diamond PRO-AM Black tables after three days of qualifying and knockouts across the capital. Raga’s win keeps Philippine pool on the Asian podium heading into the business end of...

Feature image: File:Suzi-Cue.jpg — Wikimedia Commons (CC0 1.0) Thanawat’s Century Whitewash Sparks Scottish Day 2 Mattioli Arena’s morning session didn’t hang about. Thanawat Tirapongpaiboon dismantled Paul Norris 4–0 in Leicester — a proper demolition that included a 121 century and frame breaks of 80, 79 and 74. The Thai cueist is through to face Robbie Williams in Round 2 on Wednesday morning. Poland’s Mateusz Baranowski was just as ruthless: 4–0 over amateur Patrick Whelan with breaks...

Feature image: Billiards table — Kurt Kaiser / Wikimedia Commons (CC0 1.0) Malta’s Busuttil Takes European Six Reds Gold The final that was still chalking up when we left Sofia at midday is done — and the gold is Maltese. Aaron Busuttil beat Germany’s Alexander Widau 5–3 in the EBSA European Six Reds Championship final at the Princess Hotel in Sofia on Sunday. Widau opened with a 56 break to steal the first frame; Busuttil answered with the next two, including a 69 in frame three, and...

Feature image: antique cues and ivory billiard balls — HazelMaher / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0) The amateurs came to play. Day one of the BetVictor Scottish Open qualifiers at Leicester’s Mattioli Arena delivered the kind of results that make the round-of-128 worth watching: two unranked invitees dumped ranked tour professionals, a Polish qualifier edged a seeded Scot on a decider, and several Chinese and European names banked clean advances into Tuesday’s last 96. Scottish Open...

Feature image: Billiard chalk — public domain (Wikimedia Commons) Malta Locked In — Busuttil Books Six Reds Final in Sofia Sofia’s Princess Hotel just handed Malta another European finalist. On Sunday morning at the EBSA Six Reds Championship, Aaron Busuttil dismantled fellow islander Chris Peplow 4–1 in an all-Maltese semi-final, then waited to see who would share the table for the best-of-nine showpiece. Germany’s Alexander Widau answered that question with a thrashing of his own — 4–0...

International Championship qualifying packed away its cues on Saturday. By Sunday breakfast the Mattioli Arena was already rebranded for the next Home Nations slog — BetVictor Scottish Open qualifying, 20–23 September, best of seven from the off. Leicester — Scottish Open qualifying begins Chris Wakelin arrives as defending champion of the main event in Edinburgh (14–20 December). This week is the long road in: 128 players, Round 1 today, Round 2 midweek. Morning session (from 10:00 UK)...

The Mattioli Arena finally went quiet on Saturday night, but not before a few names that spent the morning on the wrong end of the scoreboard walked out with Nanjing tickets still in their pockets. Leicester — Saturday wrap Shaun Murphy looked gone. Zhao Hanyang had him 3–0 and a century (107) already on the board. The Magician answered the only way that still works when the cue ball feels heavy — breaks of 78, 74 and 77 to drag it level, then close it 6–4. Same script, different table...

Allen Out of Shenzhen — Absence Rolls On Mark Allen’s empty chair on the World Snooker Tour just got another booking. The world No.13 has withdrawn from next week’s Shenzhen Open (28 September–4 October) for personal reasons, World Snooker Tour confirmed, with Ben Mertens handed a bye into the last 32 after Allen was due to face him on opening day. It’s the latest cut in a stretch that has now wiped out Championship League, Shanghai Masters, China Open, Wuhan Open, British Open, English...

Friday at the Mattioli Arena filled in the blanks the Whirlwind left hanging. Mark Selby brushed past Luo Zetao 6–1 — centuries of 121 included — and that seals Jimmy White’s first-round date in Nanjing: Whirlwind vs the Jester, International Championship proper. White’s 6–5 survival over Matthew Stevens on Thursday suddenly has a name attached to it. Leicester — Friday roundup Mark Williams 6–4 Andrew Higginson (100, 98 among the runs) Luca Brecel 6–3 Jamie Clarke Marco Fu 6–3 Michael...

THE JOURNEY OF COMMONWEALTH CUE SPORTS CHAMPIONSHIPS BILLIARDS & SNOOKER FROM MAURITIUS TO INDIA THE JOURNEY CONTINUES 2025 - MAURITIUS 2026 - INDIA The inaugural Commonwealth Billiards Championship brought together athletes from across the Commonwealth, marking the beginning of a new chapter for cue sports. AUGUST 2025 MAURITIUS The Commonwealth Cue Sports Championships return for their second staging, with India hosting the championship for the first time. 7-10 OCTOBER 2026...

India’s domestic cue calendar is packing a serious September–October punch — and the immediate headline is pool, not the international circuit. NSCI Open 8-Ball: Delhi’s star-studded 10-day grind The Delhi Billiards & Snooker Association and the National Sports Club of India are staging the NSCI Open 8-Ball Pool Tournament at the NSCI Club, New Delhi, from 26 September to 5 October, with a reported ₹5 lakh prize purse. The field is as heavy as anything on the domestic calendar right now...

Snooker's English Open dust has barely settled and the calendar is already packed again. Recent headlines Ali Carter closed out a home-county triumph in Brentwood, beating Mark Williams 9–6 for a seventh ranking title and a climb into the world's top 16. A week earlier in Cheltenham, Jak Jones stunned Mark Selby 10–6 to lift the British Open — a second ranking crown of the season after Championship League. Where to watch (snooker) No public access at the Leicester qualifiers Table One...

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Distance changes everything. In cue sports, mastering the space between the cue ball and object ball is one of the most underrated skills — yet it’s the difference between control and chaos, precision and guesswork, winning and losing. In this video, we break down why distance is your friend, not your enemy. You’ll learn how spacing affects timing, accuracy, cue‑ball travel, and shot selection. Whether you’re a beginner tightening up fundamentals or an advanced player sharpening competitive...

Chris Melling breaks down when to attack and when to play safe in international 8-ball — the decision that wins frames against better potters, not the highlight-reel clearance. Two-time world 8-ball champion Chris “The Magician” Melling walks through a ball-in-hand layout with the black sat up the table. Plenty of club players would try to run out. Melling shows why that is often the wrong shot, then gives two better options. The first is what he calls an attacking safety: pot your own...

IPA professional Clint I'anson is 52 days into a 365-day break and dish challenge — break the rack, then try to run the table. This is day 52 of that series. A break and dish (break and run) is the shot every 8-ball player wants and almost nobody can repeat on demand. Clint is filming one attempt a day for a year, so you see the real rhythm of a tour player: the break, the pattern, the balls that sit awkward, and whether the clearance holds together. This is worth watching even if you...

Clint I'anson shows why the best 8-ball shots are judged, not forced — a short clip of angle play, pace, and using the table instead of blasting a straight pot. Most club misses are not aim. They are speed and angle: too much cue ball, the wrong side of the object ball, or ignoring a cushion that would have done the work. Clint’s clip is 13 seconds of that judgement. Watch the line he chooses and how little he has to hit it once the angle is right. Steal this for your next match: If the...

Why are professional pool players switching to carbon fiber cues? See the performance benefits that make these shafts a standard.Many competitive players are moving away from traditional wood, opting for JFLOWERS cues instead. The analysis below explains why this shift is happening, focusing on the mechanical advantages of modern materials on the table.You will learn exactly why these shafts are stronger, straighter, and more consistent than your average equipment. Understanding these...