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China’s Xu Si made the first maximum break of his career during his match against Ma Hailong in the second qualifying round of the MrQ UK Championship on Sunday night. Xu’s break came in the second frame and put him 2-0 ahead as he potted all 15 reds with blacks and added the colours, surpassing his previous career top break of 145. World number 61 Xu has been a pro since 2017. The maximum puts him in line for the £15,000 tournament high break prize and also means he is just one more 147...

Mark Allen returned to the heights he enjoyed last season as he hammered Judd Trump 10-3 in the final of the Cazoo Champion of Champions to win the event for the second time. Northern Ireland’s Allen compiled a century and five more breaks over 50 in a sizzling display in Bolton to take the £150,000 top prize at one of snooker’s biggest invitation events. He doubles his tally of Champion of Champions trophies having lifted the silverware in 2020. Allen was player of the season in 2022/23...

Up-and-coming amateur Oliver Sykes won a match in a pro tournament for the first time with an superb 6-1 victory over experienced Alife Burden in the first qualifying round of the MrQ UK Championship. Draw / How to watch Currently ranked number one on the English Junior Tour, 17-year-old Sykes is tipped as a star of the future, and he showed his potential today as he beat Burden with top breaks of 54, 56 and 57. He goes through to face Jamie Clarke in the second round and needs three more...

Mark Allen set up a final showdown with Judd Trump as he overcame John Higgins 6-2 in the semi-final of the Cazoo Champion of Champions. Seeking his first title since January’s World Grand Prix, Allen pulled away from 2-2 to take the last four frames in Bolton. It promises to be an exciting best-of-19 final on Sunday against World Number 2 Trump, with the winner scooping this year’s prize of £150,000. Northern Ireland’s Allen, who won this title in 2020, said: “I’m excited to be playing...

Mink Nutcharut scored her best win as a professional as she beat Adam Duffy 6-3 in the first qualifying round of the MrQ UK Championship. Draw / How to watch Thailand’s Nutcharut goes through to face Michael White in the second round of the qualifiers in Leicester and she needs three more wins to reach the final stages in York, which begin on November 25th. Nutcharut, age 24, turned pro in 2022 ...

Judd Trump reached his fifth final of the season and remained on course for a fourth title, beating Barry Hawkins 6-3 at the Cazoo Champion of Champions. Trump raced into a 5-0 lead and survived a late fight back from Hawkins to set up a final clash on Sunday against Mark Allen or John Higgins. Trump is one win away from his second Champion of Champions title, and this year’s prize of £150,000. “I had to stay patient to get over the line,” said Trump. “It got a bit nervy after the...

Ronnie O’Sullivan: The Edge of Everything is a spellbinding insight into the life of snooker’s greatest ever player. The film will be in UK cinemas on Tuesday November 21st, and will be followed by a live Q&A with O’Sullivan and David Beckham, broadcast to each cinema screen. To find your nearest cinema showing the film, CLICK HERE . From November 23rd, it will be available on Amazon Prime, ...

Mark Williams, Shaun Murphy, Mark Allen, Kyren Wilson, Ali Carter, Hossein Vafaei, Stuart Bingham, Jimmy White, Ken Doherty and defending champion Chris Wakelin are among the star names in the line-up for the BetVictor Shoot Out at Swansea Arena next month. Snooker’s most thrilling event, with a unique fast-moving format, runs from December 6th to 9th and will be staged in Swansea for the first ...

The qualifying rounds of the MrQ UK Championship run from Saturday November 18th to Thursday 23rd. All players outside the top 16 seeds will be in Leicester, battling for one of 16 places in the final stages in York for the first event in the 2023/24 Triple Crown Series. Among the 128 players in action will be three-time UK Champion Ding Junhui, Stephen Maguire, Stuart Bingham, Hossein Vafaei, Ryan Day, Si Jiahui, Jimmy White, Ken Doherty and many more. Fans are welcome to the Morningside...

Player of the season so far Judd Trump came from 3-1 down to beat Shaun Murphy 6-4 at the Cazoo Champion of Champions, staying on course for a fourth title within two months. Trump won three consecutive trophies at the English Open, Wuhan Open and Northern Ireland Open and though his winning streak was ended by Stephen Maguire at the International Championship, he is now in the hunt for more silverware. The Bristol cueman goes through to meet Barry Hawkins in the semi-finals in Bolton on...

Any player making two maximum breaks during this season’s Triple Crown Series will be rewarded with a massive £147,000 bonus. Neil Robertson made a 147 during the 2015 UK Championship final This new initiative applies to the 2023 MrQ UK Championship, the 2024 Masters and the 2024 Cazoo World Championship. A player who makes two maximums (either a 147 or 155) in either the qualifying rounds or t...

John Higgins produced the best snooker of the Cazoo Champion of Champions so far to storm into the semi-finals. The Wizard of Wishaw swept aside Ding Junhui 6-1 in the Group 1 final at Bolton’s Toughsheet Stadium, to set up a tournament semi-final against Mark Allen on Saturday night. The snooker was of the highest quality and Higgins had the crowd buzzing in the opening frame as he edged towards a maximum 147 break. At 48 years old, he would have been the oldest man in snooker history to...

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Mark Allen booked his place in the Cazoo Champion of Champions semi-finals with a 6-2 victory over Ali Carter on Monday evening. The Northern Irishman followed up his 4-1 win over Jimmy White in the afternoon to progress from Group 4 in the tournament at Bolton’s Toughsheet Community Stadium. Allen, 37, raced into a 3-0 lead over Carter with the help of century breaks in the first and third frames – opening with a break of 135 in less than 10 minutes. The second frame was much tighter...

Ding Junhui will feature in snooker’s prestigious Cazoo Champion of Champions tournament in Bolton tomorrow (Wednesday). The Chinese professional was delighted to board a flight from China this morning after playing in last week’s International Championship and will arrive in the UK tonight. He will face fellow countryman Zhang Anda, who beat Ronnie O’Sullivan on his way to winning the International Championship last weekend, at Bolton’s Toughsheet Stadium. Ding qualifies for the...

Barry Hawkins blew away the opposition on Tuesday as he stormed into his first Cazoo Champion of Champions semi-final. The Hawk followed up his 4-0 victory over World Champion Luca Brecel in the afternoon Group 2 opener by soaring past Robert Milkins 6-2 in the evening. Hawkins was too clinical for Milkins, who had pulled off a shock in the afternoon with a 4-2 triumph over veteran Mark Williams. ...

Hazel Irvine is the special guest on episode 5 of Snooker Club Podcast, joining Stephen Hendry and Mark Watson. Download the episode NOW on Apple, Spotify, Google or wherever you get your podcasts. Snooker Club will be released fortnightly throughout the 2023/24 season. In the weeks between, we’ll continue to keep you across the tour with a shorter episode called The 147, summing up the latest news in 147 seconds. Fans can get in touch by emailing snookerclub@wst.tv and the best questions...

The draw for the MrQ UK Championship in York has been made, with Mark Allen to begin the defence of his title on the opening afternoon on Saturday November 25. The tournament runs from November 25 to December 3 at the York Barbican. The schedule for top 16 seeds has now been announced: Saturday November 25 1pm Mark Allen v qualifier Mark Williams v qualifier 7pm Kyren Wilson v qualifier Tom Ford v...

Bolton hosts the Cazoo Champion of Champions from November 13-19. You can buy tickets here, or watch the action live wherever you are in the world. These are the broadcasters… ITV 4 / ITV Hub – UK Dazn – USA, Brazil, Spain Setanta – Ireland Viaplay – Netherlands, Poland, Lithuania, Estonia, Latvia, Iceland, Sweden, Norway, Denmark, Finland VTM – Belgium Nova – Czech Republic, Slovakia Pragosport – Romania Sportklub – Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Macedonia, Montenegro, Serbia...

Polish teenager Antoni Kowalski secured the biggest title of his career to date as he defeated Rory McLeod 5-3 in the final to win the fourth Q Tour UK/Europe event of the season. Results from Q Tour UK/Europe Event Four Event Four Facebook image gallery 2023/24 Q Tour Global information The latest stop on snooker’s secondary circuit, a bumper field of 139 players representing 24 different count...