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World Seniors Snooker (WSS) is pleased to announce that the first ‘Youth of Sheffield Day’ will be staged during the 2025 Seniors Snooker World Championship. The new initiative will see WSS engage with multiple local youth groups to champion the young people of the steel city and takes place on semi-final Saturday, the 10th May, from the iconic Crucible Theatre in Sheffield. More than 50 young snooker players from the local Stephen Harrison Snooker Academy will be invited to...

The draw and schedule for first ever World Disability Snooker Championship which takes place on 25 February – 2 March in Nonthaburi, Thailand is now available:

• Player list (all events)
• Tournament List (select classification group and click ‘Groups’ for draw)...

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In October 2024 Matthew Selt was charged with breaches of the WPBSA Conduct Regulations and his contract with World Snooker. This arose from incidents that took place at the Saudi Masters Snooker event in August/September 2024. Mr Selt is the Vice Chairman of the WPBSA Players, the players association. There were three charges:

1. That he was aggressive in his behaviour and was rude and abusive in his language towards a Matchroom Senior Executive in the presence of an...

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Yushan in China hosts many of the snooker’s top stars for the Weide Cup World Open, running from February 23rd to March 1st. Judd Trump defends the title with a top prize of £175,000 on the line. For the match schedule click here. If there is no television or online broadcast in your territory, then you can watch the event live on the new WST Play platform. For all details click...

Mark Selby won the BetVictor Welsh Open for the second time, and his 24th ranking title in all, with a 9-6 victory over Stephen Maguire in the final in Llandudno. From 6-6, Selby pulled away to win the last three frames to land the £100,000 top prize and Ray Reardon Trophy. Reardon and Terry Griffiths, two of the best ever Welsh players, have passed away in recent months and both would have appreciated Selby’s capacity to raise his game at the key moments as he dominated the closing...

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ENTRIES OPEN HERE FOR THE BOSNIA & HERZEGOVINA JUNIOR OPEN – ENTER HERE In partnership with the Ministry of Culture and Sports of Sarajevo Canton, the Bosnia &...

Start of a new venture for myself and Kelley, this is the 1st YouTube Live Stream, but mainly a test, is LIVE at the same time on our website. LDM TV and UK World Cue Sports Promotions YouTube Channels. And this is just the start. Mark & Kelley. Watch now

The World Nineball Tour is thrilled to announce that Barry Hearn OBE, Matchroom Sport President, and Andy Goldstein, renowned TalkSport Radio host, will be returning to the world of Nineball to compete at the spectacular 2025 UK Open Pool Championship. The event returns to the Telford International Centre, Telford, England, from...

Venue Cymru in Llandudno hosts the world’s top stars from February 10-16 for the BetVictor Welsh Open. Gary Wilson defends the title in a field of 64 players, battling for the Ray Reardon Trophy. Tickets are still available – for details click here. Or you can watch from home or on the move, wherever you are in the world. If there is no television or online broadcast in your territory, then you can watch the event live on the new WST Play platform. For all details click here. The...

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Xu Si made the third 147 of his career during his BetVictor Welsh Open qualifying match against Bulcsu Revesz in Barnsley on Thursday. The break came in the fourth frame as China’s Xu potted 15 red with blacks and cleared the colours to complete the perfect break. That made the score 2-2, and he went on to win 4-2, making a 113 in frame six. It’s Xu’s third maximum within 15 months as he made his first at the 2023 UK Championship and second at the International Championship last...

Mark Selby delivered a masterclass to win the BetVictor Championship League Snooker Invitational for a second consecutive year, beating Kyren Wilson 3-0 in the final in his home city of Leicester. Selby also made a 147, the sixth maximum of his career, during the last day of the event as he hit top form to win his second title of the season and first since the Unibet British Open in September. During the group phase on Wednesday, Selby beat Wilson 3-1 and Si Jiahui 3-2 then saw off...

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...

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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...