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The 2024/25 WPBSA Q Tour Europe series gets underway on Thursday 15 August at the Northern Snooker Centre in Leeds. Draw Schedule Results Player List There will be a new Q Tour record of 154 cueists from 26 nations competing for glory in the first of seven Q Tour Europe events to be staged across the continent during the 2024/25 season. Due to the record number of entries, play will now begin on T...

South Africa’s Charl Jonck defeated fellow countryman Mutalieb Allie 4-2 in the final of the 2024 African Seniors Championship in Johannesburg. Jonck was in stunning form during the event, dropping just three frames and compiling the high break of 128 as he earned the title and a place at the Crucible Theatre for next May’s World Seniors Championship. Organised by the African Billiards & Snook...

Fans around the globe will be able to watch next week’s new Xi’an Grand Prix FREE on Matchroom Live. The tournament runs from August 19 to 25 in the historic city of Xi’an in China’s Shaanxi Province. Snooker’s all-time greats including Judd Trump, Ronnie O’Sullivan, Kyren Wilson, Mark Allen, Ding Junhui and many more will be battling for the trophy in the brand new event. For the match schedule click here Fans across the world (excluding China, Hong Kong and Taiwan*) can watch every day...

Hey, Pool & Billiards friends, fans, players & family! The Hot New Issue of SPM Billiards Magazine is hot off the press! Sam "Ryno" Henderson is the featured article! Sam is the youngest member of Matchroom Pool's 128 of the World Nineball Tour! Sam just had a great run at the European Tour! Sam made the final 64! That has been a goal of his ever since becoming one of the 128! Meet Sam in the feat...

Snooker, billiards and a range of other cue sports will be showcased at the UK’s first ever Sikh Games in August at Loughborough University. The World Professional Billiards & Snooker Association (WPBSA) and the English Partnership for Snooker & Billiards (EPSB) will be supporting the UK’s biggest Sikh sports festival which takes place on 16-18 August. A WPBSA qualified coach will be on hand t...

David Causier defeated Peter Gilchrist 616-438 in the final of the 2024 Jim Williamson Open to win the first title of the new World Billiards season. Results Victory over the reigning world champion at the Northern Snooker Centre earned Causier his sixth ranking event crown of the year in an event where he also compiled his highest ever competitive break of 842. A total of 79 cueists embarked on L...

Hong Kong China’s Ng On Yee has defeated Anupama Ramachandran 4-0 to complete a dominant performance at the WineCellars.com US Women’s Snooker Open and earn her 21st ranking event title at Ox Billiards, Seattle. The victory sees the world number two ranked player continue her rich vein of form on the World Women’s Snooker Tour, which has seen her lift titles in Albania, the UK and now the Un...

Alfie Burden defeated Wayne Townsend 4-3 in the final of the first World Seniors Snooker (WSS) event of the brand new Race to the Crucible series at the Crucible Club in Reading. Results Burden , who finished as runner-up to Jimmy White in the 2023 World Seniors Snooker Championship, came through a strong field in Reading to secure the maiden title of the series and make a perfect start to the cam...

Johann Chua and Mickey Krause will face off in the final of the 2024 European Open Championship in Fulda, Germany. Now in its third year, the European Open Championship returns to Hotel Esperanto, in partnership with the City of Fulda, the local sports authority Fulda Die Sportstadt, and renowned broadcaster Sky Sports. LIVE SCORES/BRACKETS Johann Chua began his semi-final clash on a strong note, ...

Mickey Krause has claimed the title of 2024 European Open Pool champion, defeating Johann Chua 12-8 at Hotel Esperanto in Fulda, Germany. Final Result: Mickey Krause 12 -8 Johann Chua The match began as a tactical battle, with Chua taking the first rack and Krause responding in kind. In the third rack, Chua led initially but faltered on a 2-7 combo, allowing Krause to seize the opportunity and tak...

Shane Van Boening, Skyler Woodward, Johann Chua, and Mickey Krause have advanced to the semi-finals of the 2024 European Open Championship in Fulda, Germany. Now in its third year, the European Open Championship returns to Hotel Esperanto, in partnership with the City of Fulda, the local sports authority Fulda Die Sportstadt, and renowned broadcaster Sky Sports. LIVE SCORES/BRACKETS In a highly an...

Defending champion David Alcaide has been knocked out of the 2024 European Open Championship, along with world champion Fedor Gorst and Joshua Filler, in Fulda, Germany. Now in its third year, the European Open Championship is once again hosted at Hotel Esperanto, in partnership with the City of Fulda, the local sports authority Fulda Die Sportstadt, and renowned broadcaster Sky Sports. LIVE SCORE...

Defending champion David Alcaide has secured his place in the Last 16 of the 2024 European Open Championship, while World Nineball Tour stars Jayson Shaw, Ko Pin Yi, Aloysius Yapp, and snooker champion Gary Wilson have exited the tournament. Now in its third year, the European Open Championship returns to Hotel Esperanto, in partnership with the City of Fulda, the local sports authority Fulda Die ...

The World Professional Billiards & Snooker Association (WPBSA) hosted its first WPBSA Players Charity Golf Day on Thursday in support of The Jessie May Trust . The event was arranged by WPBSA Players , with support from Great Days Golf, and took place at the Forest of Arden Resort & Country Club on Thursday 8 August with 18 teams of four competing for a number of prizes and to raise funds for an i...

Eklent Kaçi suffered a shock defeat on the third day of the 2024 European Open Pool Championship in Fulda, Germany, while defending champion David Alcaide remains undefeated as he advances into the Last 64 stage. Now in its third year, the European Open Championship returns to Hotel Esperanto, in partnership with the City of Fulda and local sport’s authority Fulda Die Sportstadt, as well as ren...

David Alcaide kicks off his title defence with a strong start, while top players Mario He and Miesko Fortunski face upset exits at the 2024 European Open Championship in Fulda, Germany. Now in its third year, the European Open Championship returns to Hotel Esperanto, in partnership with the City of Fulda and local sport’s authority Fulda Die Sportstadt, as well as renowned broadcaster Sky Sports...

The World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association (WPSBA) staged its annual Player Support Programme in Lilleshall, England earlier this week. Organised by WPBSA Players , with support from the Professional Players Federation and in association with Taom Billiards, the event was held across two days on 5-6 August at the Lilleshall National Sport Centre. The Player Support Programme aims to ...

The 2024 European Open Championship, now in its third year, returns to Hotel Esperanto in partnership with the City of Fulda and local sport’s authority Fulda Die Sportstadt, as well as renowned broadcaster Sky Sports. LIVE SCORES/BRACKETS Gorst began the tournament with a dominant performance against Hai Long Le, winning the first five racks with ease. An accidental foul after an attempted long...

Tournament information including the draw and format for the first event of 2024/25 WPBSA Q Tour Europe is now available to view via WPBSA SnookerScores. View the knockout draw View the match schedule View player list The event will take place at the Northern Snooker Centre, England with a record 154 players in the draw. This means that 34 matches must be played on Thursday 15 August, with the rem...

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