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Pond’s Forge in Sheffield hosts the qualifying rounds of the Machineseeker German Masters from December 16-19, with all players seeded outside the top 32 battling for places in the final stages in Berlin in the New Year. Click here for the match schedule, and you can watch live on these broadcasters: Europe (including UK and Ireland) discovery+ China...

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Gary Wilson will aim to win the BetVictor Scottish Open for a third year in a row at the ranking event which runs from December 9-15 at the Meadowbank Sports Centre in Edinburgh. Tickets for the tournament are still available from just £15, for details click here. If you are watching from home or on the move, on television or online, the broadcasters are: Europe (including UK and Ireland) Eurosport discovery+ DMAX...

It is finally here, folks! Our 50th issue of SPM Billiards Magazine! We have come a long way, and we keep going! This issue features Dennis "The Hatchetman" Hatch! Plus, a unique article on Dennis Hatch and Earl Strickland...

Tom Ford won the 9Club Shoot Out in Leicester, beating Liam Graham in the last few seconds of a dramatic final to win his maiden ranking title, 23 years after turning professional. World number 100 Graham, in his second season on the tour, looked set for a fairytale victory when he led by 20 points with little more than a minute remaining in the one-frame knockout event where every match lasts a maximum of ten minutes. But a missed red proved costly for the 20-year-old as it handed...

The World Snooker Federation (WSF), the global amateur arm of the WPBSA, held its 2024 General Assembly online on Friday 6 December 2024. The meeting was opened by WSF President Jason Ferguson, who welcomed delegates and friends from member federations around the globe. The independently audited accounts were presented by Treasurer Mike Peachey and unanimously approved by the members, which once again confirmed...

The World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association (WPBSA) has announced that this season’s WPBSA Q Tour Global Playoff will be held at the Pine Beach Belek Hotel, Antalya, Turkey from 11-13 March 2025. To be contested alongside the European Championships organised by the European Billiards and Snooker Association (EBSA), the Playoff will see three players earn a two-year World Snooker Tour card from the start of the 2025/26 season. Last year’s expanded event saw Welshman...

David Causier defeated Robert Marshall 844-290 to win the 2024 World Billiards British Open at Club 200 in Manchester, England.

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The Englishman, who was playing in his first World Billiards event since securing the World Billiards Championship crown in October, was once again the man to beat as he lifted his ninth and final ranking event title of the year...

Don’t miss a moment of the 9Club Shoot Out from December 4th to 7th, with 127 matches to be televised live over the four days in Leicester. All matches last a maximum of ten minutes in this unique world ranking event. Mark Allen defends the title at the Mattioli Arena and there is still time to book tickets from just £22 – for details click here. If you are watching from home or on the move, the broadcasters are: Europe...

Team Europe delivered a dominant performance on Day Three of the 2024 BetOnline Mosconi Cup, extending their lead and leaving Team USA with a daunting challenge going into the final day at the Caribe Royale Resort in...

Terry Griffiths OBE, a former World Champion who was loved and respected throughout the snooker world, has passed away at the age of 77. His son Wayne wrote on Facebook on Sunday evening: “To our friends and snooker followers in general, we are deeply saddened to share the news of our loss. Terry Griffiths OBE passed away peacefully on 1st December, after a lengthy battle with dementia. He was surrounded by his family in his beloved home-town in South Wales.” Griffiths will be...

Defending champions Team Europe seized an early lead on the opening day of the 2024 BetOnline Mosconi Cup, taking place from 30 November to 3 December at the Caribe Royale Resort in Orlando, Florida. The...

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The 2024 Victorian Plumbing UK Championship gets underway on Saturday at the York Barbican with the final world ranking list at the end of the tournament set to determine the field for January’s Masters.

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As in previous years, the top 16 after the UK...

WST and WPBSA are sorry to announce that Mark Wildman, an outstanding snooker and billiards player and former Chairman of the global governing body, has died at the age of 88. Wildman had been living in Spain in recent years and, after a long battle with illness, passed away on Monday. Born in 1936, Wildman was an exceptional junior billiards player. He won the British under-16 billiards championship in 1951, and the British under-19 title in 1952 and 1953. In 1968, he won the...

Following the outcome of the independent tribunal involving Mark King, WPBSA Players (the players’ association) acknowledge the decision of the independent Disciplinary Commission announced yesterday. The WPBSA Players Board of Directors is extremely saddened by the actions of Mark King, who has been found guilty of such serious breaches of the WPBSA rules. WPBSA Players...

Gary Wilson was hailed alongside Newcastle sporting heroes like Alan Shearer and Bobby Robson by being awarded the Wilkinson Sword for Lifetime Achievement. The Wallsend cueman received the award at a ceremony last night. If came after two years which have seen him go from winning his maiden ranking title at the 2022 Scottish Open, to defending that crown a year later and then adding the Welsh Open to his CV back in February...

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The Independent Disciplinary Committee has delivered its decision on the case of the WPBSA and Mark King. He has been found guilty of one count of match fixing and one count of providing inside information on that match. He has been suspended from the sport for 5 years and to pay £68,299.50 in costs. On 18th March 2023 Mark King was suspended by the WPBSA after suspicious betting was reported on his match with Joe Perry played on 13th February 2023. The WPBSA supported by bet...

Tickets for the 2024 BetOnline Mosconi Cup Press Conference are on sale now, offering fans an exclusive chance to see Team USA and Team Europe come face-to-face for the first time ahead of this year’s competition. Don’t...