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VNEA Players Invited to Learn from Top Female Professionals in Las Vegas LAS VEGAS, February 5, 2025 - Amateur pool players attending the VNEA(Valley National 8-Ball Association) World Pool Championships will have a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to learn from two of the world's top female professional pool players. The VNEA is proud to announce a special Billiard Coaching Academy featuring "Kwikf...

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Peter Gilchrist defeated Steve Mifsud 591-369 in the final of the 2025 World Billiards Sydney Open at Club Marconi in Sydney, Australia. Results The success for the Singapore representative saw him successfully defend the crown he won twelve months ago and earn his first ranking event title of the year. A total of 32 cueists from three nations contested the second ranking event of the season and t...

The qualifying rounds of the BetVictor Welsh Open run from Tuesday to Thursday this week (February 4 to 6) in Barnsley. Please note there is no access for fans. All players seeded outside the top 32 are in action, aiming to earn a place in the final stages in Llandudno next week. For the match schedule click here. You can watch the action live, wherever you are in the world: Europe (including UK and Ireland) discovery+ China Huya.com Migu CBSA-WPBSA Academy WeChat Channel CBSA-WPBSA...

I have admired Johan Ruysink's work for a long time now, so when I got the opportunity to chat with him, I didn't want to leave any stone unturned. The cue guru has helped the biggest names in our sport and has also helped the USA and Europe to the Mosconi Cup glory. His knowledge and methods are very sought after, and if you want to delve deep into the game, he is your man. Enjoy an hour of me pi...

It has today been announced that WPBSA Players Chairman Shaun Murphy has stepped down from the position with immediate effect. The recently crowned Masters champion was elected to the Board of WPBSA Players in December 2023 and later became chairman of the body in May 2024. Murphy will also step down from his position as non-executive player director of the WPBSA, which he has held since February 2024. Shaun Murphy said: “It has been a great honour to serve the members of the WPBSA by...

The World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association (WPBSA) has announced that Shaun Murphy has stepped down from his role as WPBSA Players chairman and as a result will also step down from the WPBSA. Having previously served on the WPBSA Board from 2017-19, Murphy was elected to the Board of WPBSA Players in December 2023 and subsequently became chairman of the body in May 2024. He also joined the Board of the WPBSA in February 2024 as a non-executive player director. The 2005 world...

World Champion Kyren Wilson prevailed 10-9 in a pulsating Machineseeker German Masters final, defeating Barry Hawkins at the iconic Tempodrom in Berlin. The thrilling victory gives Wilson a second triumph in this event, having beaten David Gilbert in the 2019 final. It is his first win in Berlin since the passing of his late manager Brandon Parker, who the trophy is now named in honour of. Parker ...

Gao Yang has defeated Brian Cini 5-3 in the final of the 2025 WSF Championship to claim the biggest title of his career in Morocco and secure his return to the professional World Snooker Tour for the 2025/26 and 2026/27 seasons. Having previously reached the final of the Championship 12 months ago, Gao was able to go one step further in 2025 following a high-quality final to add victory in the Ope...

Malta’s Brian Cini and China’s Gao Yang will face off on Saturday afternoon in the final of the 2025 World Snooker Federation Championship (WSF) in Saïdia, Morocco. The winner of the best-of-nine frame title match will earn the prestigious title and a two-year World Snooker Tour (WST) tour card. Both Cini and Gao, along with losing semi-finalists Mateusz Baranowski of Poland and Northern Irel...

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Applications are open for the World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association (WPBSA)’s second staging of the Tournament Director Course Programme. Course Information Application Form First held in October 2023 in conjunction with the English Partnership for Snooker and Billiards (EPSB), the course is open to qualified EPSB referees who hold a current EPSB referee Membership. The course is ...

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Vinnie Calabrese defeated Shaun Dalitz 5-1 in the final of the fifth WPBSA Q Tour Asia-Pacific event at the Redcliffe Snooker Club in Redcliffe, Australia. Results The 37-year-old former professional has now won four of the five Q Tour Asia-Pacific events staged during the 2024/25 campaign and ends the season at the top of the series ranking list to earn an invitation to the Q Tour Global Play-Off...

David Causier defeated Peter Gilchrist 875-388 in the final of the 2025 World Billiards UK Championship at the Landywood Snooker Club in Walsall, England. Results The current world number one continued the fine form that had seen him win nine ranking events in 2024 to secure the first title of the new year. A total of 56 players from six nations contested the three-day event which was staged at th...

Tournament information including the draw and format for the seventh and final event of 2024/25 WPBSA Q Tour Europe at the Landywood Snooker Club in Walsall, England is now available to view via WPBSA SnookerScores. View the knockout draw View the match schedule View player list A total of 124 players from 22 countries will compete at the event at the Landywood Snooker Club where places in the Q T...

Neil Robertson, snooker’s greatest ever non-British player, has been awarded the Medal of the Order of Australia (OAM) in the General Division. Similar to the MBE, the OAM is the highest civilian honor that can be bestowed by the Australian government. Robertson was named today (Sunday) on the Australia Day 2025 Honours List, receiving the award for services to snooker. Originally from Melbourne...

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