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The 2025 LiveSB.io US Open Pool Championship – one of Matchroom’s most prestigious Majors on the World Nineball Tour – returns to Atlantic City, promising six days of unmissable action. This article first appeared on SPM Billiards Magazine - Click here to visit site..

Neil Robertson described beating Ronnie O’Sullivan 10-9 to win the Saudi Arabia Snooker Masters as the greatest victory of his career after sensational final in Jeddah. Trailing 6-2 after the first session, O’Sullivan had a scoring chance in the opening frame tonight but on 33 ran out of position then over-cut a risky red to a top corner. Robertson took advantage with a break of 97 to go five frames clear, before O’Sullivan pulled one back with a tremendous 139 total clearance, his 11th...

Ronnie O’Sullivan became the first player in snooker history to make two 147s on the same day, earning a massive £147,000 bonus with an extraordinary display in his Saudi Arabia Snooker Masters semi-final against Chris Wakelin. View the updated 147s list O’Sullivan previously hadn’t made a maximum since the 218 English Open, but tonight in Jeddah made two within just over two hours. The first came in the opening frame against Wakelin, then in the seventh frame with the score at 3-3, the...

Jan Verhaas, one of snooker’s most experienced officials who has taken charge of six World Championship finals, has decided to retire from refereeing in order to focus on his roles as an assessor and tournament director. The Dutchman first refereed on the professional tour in 1991 and has gone on to become one of the best respected officials on snooker’s international circuit. In 2003 he becam...

Xiao Guodong and Bai Yulu both won gold medals for China at the 2025 World Games in Chengdu. Both players elected to compete in the event and represent their country, sacrificing the chance to play in the Saudi Arabia Snooker Masters. Bai beat Thailand’s Narucha Phoemphul 2-0 in the women’s six-red final on Wednesday. Playing in the World Games for the first time, she lost one of her group mat...

WST and the WPBSA are sorry to announce that Geoff Foulds, former professional snooker player and father of fellow former professional and now renowned broadcaster Neal Foulds, has died at the age of 85. Foulds, who also served as a director of the WPBSA from December 1989 – April 1997 (as Chair from December 1996-April 1997), was born in 1939 and turned professional in 1981. He enjoyed a strong amateur career that included winning the London Championship on six occasions from 1971 to 1979...

World Champion David Causier successfully defended the Jim Williamson Open title after defeating Peter Sheehan 729-354 in the final as the new 2025/26 World Billiards Tour season broke off in style. Held at the fantastic Northern Snooker Centre in Leeds, the level three world ranking event featured a bumper field of 80 players representing 13 different nations from across four continents. The annu...

Aloysius Yapp etched his name into history, claiming the inaugural Florida Open Pool Championship title after a gripping victory over Shane Van Boening at the Caribe Royale Resort in Orlando. This article first appeared on SPM Billiards Magazine - Click here to visit site..

Thepchaiya Un-Nooh made the fifth 147 of his career in his opening match at the Saudi Arabia Snooker Masters in Jeddah, earning a potential £50,000 bonus. Scores / Tickets / How To Watch View the updated 147s list Un-Nooh becomes the 15th player in snooker history to reach the milestone of five official maximum breaks. The Thai cueman, one of the fastest players on the tour, potted 15 reds with blacks and cleared the colours in the second frame of his match with Jordan Brown, taking a...

Five-time US Open champion Shane Van Boening is one step closer to a sixth US major title, booking his place in the semi-finals of the 2025 LiveSB.io Florida Open Pool Championship alongside Mickey Krause, Aloysius Yapp, and Chang Yu Lung. This article first appeared on SPM Billiards Magazine - Click here to visit site..

The World Nineball Tour is thrilled to confirm that the 2026 Mosconi Cup will make its highly anticipated return to Orlando, Florida, once again taking centre stage at the spectacular Caribe Royale Resort, the new home of Nineball. This article first appeared on SPM Billiards Magazine - Click here to visit site..

Two of the tournament’s biggest names — World No.1 Fedor Gorst and newly crowned World Champion Carlo Biado — were sent home on a dramatic day four of the 2025 LiveSB.io Florida Open Pool Championship, as the Last 16 line-up was finalised in Orlando. This article first appeared on SPM Billiards Magazine - Click here to visit site..

WPBSA Chairman Jason Ferguson hopes to see snooker growing in the Middle East at all levels as he looks ahead to the Saudi Arabia Snooker Masters which starts on Friday. In collaboration with the Saudi Arabian Billiard & Snooker Federation and under the supervision of the Ministry of Sport, the 2025 Saudi Arabia Snooker Masters will take place from August 8–16 at Green Halls, Jeddah. This blockbuster tournament, with a field of 144 players, has quickly become established as the sport’s...

Fedor Gorst kept his title hopes alive on day three of the 2025 LiveSB.io Florida Open Pool Championship, fighting his way through the Losers’ Bracket to join Shane Van Boening, Jayson Shaw, Francisco Sanchez Ruiz, and rising junior star Albert Januarta in the Last 64. This article first appeared on SPM Billiards Magazine - Click here to visit site..

World No.1 Fedor Gorst suffered a surprise setback on day two of the 2025 LiveSB.io Florida Open Pool Championship, falling to Venezuela’s Jesus Atencio, while Johann Chua, Aloysius Yapp, and Duong Quoc Hoang all booked their places in the Last 64. This article first appeared on SPM Billiards Magazine - Click here to visit site..

The stage is set for the 2025 LiveSB.io US Open Pool Championship, with fourteen former champions confirmed in the draw and ready to battle for the sport's most historic title. Leading the elite field is defending champion Fedor Gorst, who returns determined to retain his crown against a stacked line-up of past winners and hungry challengers. This article first appeared on SPM Billiards Magazine - Click here to visit site..

Steve Mifsud defeated Hassan Kerde 4-0 to win the third WPBSA Q Tour Asia-Pacific title of the season at the Commercial Club in Albury, Australia. Results Ranking List The Australian former professional became the third different winner of a Q Tour Asia-Pacific event during this campaign following earlier success for both Vinnie Calabrese, who lost to Mifsud in the semi-finals, and Cody Turner. Kn...

World No.1 Fedor Gorst began his campaign at the 2025 LiveSB.io Florida Open Pool Championship in style, joining a stacked field featuring reigning world champion Carlo Biado, five-time US Open champions Earl Strickland and Shane Van Boening, all aiming to etch their names into the history books of this brand-new title. This article first appeared on SPM Billiards Magazine - Click here to visit site..