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Habib Subah Humood defeated Ismail Türker to win the first event of the 2024/25 WPBSA Q Tour Middle East series on home soil. Results The Bahraini former professional, who finished third in the Q Tour Middle East ranking list last season, made a dream start to the new campaign by lifting the title in his home country. Following a successful maiden season that saw both Amir Sarkhosh and Mohamed Sh...

For the first time, fans will be able to watch every day of Q School live and free on our YouTube and Facebook channels. Q School 2024 runs from May 21-June 1, and each day you can watch the table one matches as players battle for places on the World Snooker Tour. The stream will be available for fans worldwide, expect in China where the action will be on other streaming platforms. Eight tour cards will be up for grabs at Q School, which takes place at the Morningside Arena in Leicester...

The 2024/25 WPBSA Q Tour Middle East series gets underway this week at the Bahrain Snooker Academy in Manama, Bahrain. Draw Schedule Results Player List A total of 40 cueists from eight countries will be competing in Bahrain as they aim to follow in the footsteps of Amir Sarkhosh and Mohamed Shehab, who secured professional status on the World Snooker Tour via the Q Tour route last season. The eve...

The final ranking event of the 2023/24 season took place last weekend at the Tradewell Snooker Club in Hull with champions crowned across eight classification groups. A total of 79 cueists from seven nations, a new record for the Wilson Interiors Hull Open, embarked on East Yorkshire for the latest staging of the prestigious event which was first held in 2016. On an historic weekend of WDBS action...

The World Professional Billiards & Snooker Association (WPBSA) has announced that its Q Tour Asia-Pacific series will expand to five events for the upcoming season. The 2024/25 campaign will see the second staging of the Asia-Pacific series with two additional events held across Australia and New Zealand after former professional Vinnie Calabrese topped last season’s ranking list with two titles...

Following a meeting of WPBSA Players held yesterday (17 May 2024) it has been announced that Shaun Murphy has been elected as chairman of the WPBSA Players Board. Former world champion Murphy, who joined the WPBSA Players Board in December 2023, will take over from Ken Doherty who has held the position since 2021. Doherty will remain on the Players Board and continue to play an active role. Shaun ...

The season one finale of the WPBSA Snooker Podcast is upon us and today we revisit the story of the 1987 World Championship which saw Steve Davis regain the title for the first time in three years to reaffirm his position as the number one player of the era. Host Michael McMullan is joined by six-time Crucible king Davis himself, alongside former world number three and leading snooker analyst Neal Foulds, who himself memorably reached the semi-finals of the event that year in Sheffield. A...

Following the deeply sad news that former ranking event finalist Dene O’Kane has passed away, today we bring you a special edition of the WPBSA Snooker Podcast to remember New Zealand’s greatest ever player. Our regular host Michael McMullan is joined by WPBSA Chairman Jason Ferguson and leading snooker broadcaster David Hendon to pay tribute to a player who travelled across the globe to pursue his snooker dream. We reflect on a distinguished career which saw him twice reach the World...

Dene O'Kane dies age 61 WST are extremely saddened by the news of Dene O’Kane’s passing at the age of 61.New Zealand’s finest on the baize, he reached two World Championship quarter-finals in 1987 and 1992.

Dene O’Kane, New Zealand’s finest ever snooker player, has died at the age of 61. The New Zealand Herald broke news of his death earlier today , stating that he passed away in hospital on Tuesday, after falling at his home in Waiheke Island earlier in the week. O’Kane reached as high as 18th in the world and was a trail blazer for snooker in his country. The Kiwi was a two-time quarter-final...

Steve Rau Pro Billiards was on 103.9, The Fox radio station, to promote the 2024 VNEA World Pool Championships being held in Las Vegas. This event will take place from May 23rd to June 1st at the Westgate Resort and Casino! Billiard World Champion "Kwikfire" Kelly Fisher and Pro Billiard Champ Wei Wei "The Wave" Wei Tzu Chien will be making a special appearance on May 28th and 29th and will be hos...

Igor Figueiredo defeated Ken Doherty 5-2 to win the Mr Vegas World Seniors Championship for the first time. The victory marks the greatest success of the 46-year-old’s career as he becomes the first player from outside of Europe to lift the prestigious World Seniors crown and secures the £20,000 winner’s cheque, the £2,000 high break prize and entry into the Champion of Champions. For Dohert...

The World Professional Billiards & Snooker Association (WPBSA) has today announced an exciting expansion of the Q Tour Middle East series for the 2024/25 season. The series will feature a trio of events in the region, with the first set to take place in Bahrain later this month before further events in the United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia later in the year. Last season saw a global expansion ...

Robbie Capito has won the BetVictor 2024 UK Open Pool Championship, beating Mieszko Fortunski 13-10 in a gripping finale at the Telford International Centre live on broadcasters worldwide, including DAZN, Viaplay, and Sky Sports in the UK. RESULT Robbie Capito 13 - 10 Mieszko Fortunski Capito seized an early advantage, showcasing his skill by effortlessly claiming the first rack after winning the ...

Mieszko Fortunski and Robbie Capito will contest in the BetVictor 2024 UK Open Pool Championship final at the Telford International Centre live on broadcasters worldwide, including DAZN, Viaplay, and Sky Sports in the UK. Semi Final Results Mieszko Fortunski 11 -4 Petri Makkonen Robbie Capito 11 -8 Pijus Labutis Despite winning the lag, Petri Makkonen's scratch from break and failure to pot the 8-...

Eklent Kaçi’s title defence comes to a shocking end at the BetVictor 2024 UK Open Pool Championship at the Telford International Centre. Unlike Capito, Fortunski, Makkonen, and Labutis who advance into tomorrow’s semi-finals live on broadcasters worldwide, including DAZN, Viaplay, and Sky Sports in the UK. BRACKET/SCORES BUY TICKETS Defending champion Eklent Kaçi began the day with an impres...

World Champion Francisco Sanchez Ruiz suffered an unexpected exit from the BetVictor 2024 UK Open Pool Championship at the Telford International Centre, whereas defending champion Eklent Kaçi advances into tomorrow’s Last 16 live on broadcasters worldwide, including DAZN, Viaplay, and Sky Sports in the UK. BRACKET/SCORES BUY TICKETS Despite making it to the Last 32, Ruiz fell short against form...

Limited tickets for the 2024 Mosconi Cup at the Caribe Royale Resort in Orlando, Florida, live on Sky Sports in the United Kingdom & Ireland and DAZN in the United States are on general sale now! BUY TICKETS HERE The 2024 Mosconi Cup will take place from Saturday, 30 November to Tuesday, 3 December in the Sunshine State for the first time, promising to be one of the most hotly contested in the tou...

Only 64 players remain after day three of the BetVictor 2024 UK Open Pool Championship at the Telford International Centre with Eklent Kaçi continuing his title defense into the single elimination stage live on broadcasters worldwide, including DAZN, Viaplay, and Sky Sports in the UK. BRACKET/SCORES BUY TICKETS Kaçi secured his spot by defeating the Danish viking Mickey Krause with a solid 9-6 v...