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The second round of the BetVictor Shoot Out in Swansea will feature 11 Welsh players, with three-time Crucible king Mark Williams among the favourites for the title having beaten Matthew Selt in the opening round. Second round match schedule South Wales is a hot-bed for young snooker talent and Williams himself has mentored several of the best up-and-coming potters from the region. He’ll hope to...

The random draw for the last 64 of the BetVictor Shoot Out has been made. All of these matches will be played on Friday (December 8th). Tickets for Friday and Saturday at Swansea Arena are still available – for details click here. Friday’s schedule: 1pm Dominic Dale v Shaun Murphy Dean Young v Shaun Liu Elliot Slessor v Oliver Sykes Ian Burns v Stan Moody Si Jiahui v Jordan Brown Ali Carter v Alfie Burden Mark Joyce v Steven Hallworth Lukas Kleckers v Zhou Yuelong Alexander Ursenbacher v...

Shaun Murphy became the first player to make a 147 in the BetVictor Shoot Out, scoring the sensational maximum in his opening match against Bulcsu Revesz. Tickets still available for the last three days in Swansea, for details click here European Under-18 champion Revesz, age 16, travelled from Hungary to Swansea for this event and played just one shot, the break off, then had to sit and watch as ...

Mosconi Cup 2023 Day 1 The Duelbit-sponsored Mosconi Cup returned to London's Ally Pally for its 30th anniversary and day one of pool's equivalent to golf's Ryder Cup would have the European fans shouting 'Fore' albeit with a slightly different spelling. The press conference the night before was quite a laid-back affair compared to other years. Jayson Shaw, usually the protagonist and leader of th...

Team Europe enjoyed a dream start to the 30th anniversary Duelbits Mosconi Cup as they claimed all four points on the opening night in an electric atmosphere at the Alexandra Palace. The 2023 Duelbits Mosconi Cup is broadcast live on Sky Sports in the UK and Ireland, DAZN in the USA, Spain , and Brazil, Viaplay in the Baltics and Scandinavia, and networks worldwide. For information on how to watch...

Kyren Wilson is down in 44th place on the one-year ranking list but hopes his results will improve rapidly and started the BetVictor Shoot Out with victory over Daniel Wells. Tickets still available for the last three days in Swansea, for details click here Five-time ranking event winner Wilson has had a disappointing start to the season by his high standards – the low point coming at the recent...

Alfie Davies was just one year old when his father Anthony reached the last 16 of the 2002 World Championship, beating Alan McManus at the Crucible before losing to Stephen Hendry. By Tomos Wyn Jones Alfie has certainly inherited a talent for snooker and scored his first win in a professional tournament today when he knocked Joe Perry out of the BetVictor Shoot Out. And the 23-year-old from Barry ...

Teenage sensation Shaun Liu became the youngest ever winner of a televised ranking event match as he beat Ishpreet Singh Chadha in the first round of the BetVictor Shoot Out in Swansea. Hong Kong’s Liu, who turned 13 in July this year, beats the record set by Vladislav Gradinari who was 14 when he won a match in the same tournament last season. Liu was handed a wild card place in the four-day ev...

The opening day of the landmark snooker competition at the 2023 World Abilitysport Games has been successfully completed in Thailand as athletes from across the world battle to qualify for the knockout rounds. View tournament information View match schedule View photos via our Facebook page Held at the Centara Korat in Nakhon Ratchasima, Thailand, snooker has been included in the World Abilityspor...

The Duelbits Mosconi Cup was officially launched on Tuesday with the annual pre-tournament Press Conference, ahead of the 30th anniversary of the trans-Atlantic spectacle. Held at Alexandra Palace, London, between December 6th to 9th, viewers can watch live on Sky Sports in the UK & Ireland, DAZN in the United States, and various broadcasters around the world. The action kicked off with the offici...

A peak of 2.6 million people watched the final of the UK Championship on BBC on Sunday night, with outstanding viewing figures for the whole event across BBC and Eurosport. Ronnie O’Sullivan beat Ding Junhui 10-7 in the final in York, the culmination of nine days of drama on the green baize at the first event of the 2023/24 Triple Crown Series. The last session attracted a peak of 2.6 million on...

Chris Wakelin won the Shoot Out last season, beating Julien Leclercq in the final The BetVictor Shoot Out will be staged in Swansea for the first time this season, giving fans in South Wales the chance to enjoy this unique event. By Tomos Wyn Jones The tournament runs from December 6-9 at Swansea Arena. Tickets are still available from just £20 – for details CLICK HERE. If you are planning your...

Sam Craigie has pulled out of this week’s BetVictor Shoot Out and been replaced in the draw by Austria’s top player Florian Nuessle. Craigie was due to face Ian Burns in round one, but instead his place will be taken by Nuessle, who was next available player on the Q School 2023 Order of Merit. Click here for the updated draw Click here for the format Mark Williams, Shaun Murphy, Mark Allen, Kyren Wilson, Ali Carter, Hossein Vafaei, Stuart Bingham, Jimmy White, Ken Doherty and defending...

Ronnie O’Sullivan and Ding Junhui will clash again in the first round of the Masters at Alexandra Palace in London next month, with the fixtures for snooker’s biggest invitation event now confirmed. Judd Trump won the Masters for the second time last season The tournament will run from January 7-14, 2024 and a small number of tickets for certain sessions are still available from just £30 but ...

This week’s BetVictor Shoot Out is the penultimate counting event in the race to qualify for next month’s World Grand Prix in Leicester – the first tournament in the 2024 Players Series. Only the top 32 players on the one-year ranking list at the end of the BetVictor Scottish Open (December 11-17) will qualify for the World Grand Prix which runs from January 15 to 21. So this week’s Shoot ...

A fabulous opening ceremony took place at the Centara Korat in Nakhon Ratchasima, Thailand on Sunday, ahead of the snooker competition at the 2023 World Abilitysport Games which will run from 5-7 December 2023 Player list (all events) Tournament List (select classification group and click ‘Groups’ for draws) Match schedule (all events) The World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association (...

World number one Ronnie O’Sullivan secured a record extending eighth MrQ UK Championship title with a 10-7 win over Ding Junhui in York. More follows… The post Rocket Captures Eighth UK Crown appeared first on World Snooker. Continue reading...

Ding Junhui rallied from 4-1 down to emerge from the afternoon session locked level with Ronnie O’Sullivan at 4-4 in the MrQ UK Championship final in York. The clash is a meeting of two of snooker’s biggest global superstars. They both captured their maiden Triple Crown silverware in this tournament. Englishman O’Sullivan famously became the youngest ever winner of a ranking event when the claimed the UK title 30 years ago in 1993 at the age of 17, while China’s 14-time ranking event winner...

The draw for the 2024 Masters will take place live on the BBC during the mid-session interval of this afternoon’s MrQ UK Championship final between Ronnie O’Sullivan and Ding Junhui. Last season saw Judd Trump battle through an elite field to capture the sport’s premier invitational prize, defeating Mark Williams in the title match. This year’s event takes place at the iconic Alexandra Palace from January 7th to 14th. A limited number of tickets still remain. Click here to book Below are...

Ding Junhui is through to his fifth MrQ UK Championship final after an epic 6-4 semi-final defeat of Judd Trump in York. More follows The post Ding Beats Trump In Classic Semi-Final appeared first on World Snooker. Continue reading...