Snooker

Neil Robertson, snooker’s greatest ever non-British player, has been awarded the Medal of the Order of Australia (OAM) in the General Division. Similar to the MBE, the OAM is the highest civilian honor that can be bestowed by the Australian government. Robertson was named today (Sunday) on the Australia Day 2025 Honours List, receiving the award for services to snooker. Originally from Melbourne, Robertson moved to the UK and first turned pro in 1998. In 2003 he became World...

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David Gilbert made the third maximum break of his career during his match against Zhou Yuelong in Group Seven of BetVictor Championship League Snooker Invitational. Gilbert becomes the 27th player to make three or more official 147s, and all three of his perfect breaks have come in the Championship League – the first in 215 and second in 2019. The maximum came in the second frame to make the score 1-1, and Gilbert went on to win 3-1 with further breaks of 88 and 124. It’s the 211th...

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Thailand’s Mink Nutcharut hit back from 1-3 down to defeat world champion Bai Yulu 4-3 in a thrilling finale at the WSF Women’s Championship in Saïdia, Morocco.

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Leone Crowley defeated Kaylan Patel 5-0 in the final of the 2025 WSF Junior Championship to earn the title and a two-year World Snooker Tour (WST) tour card.

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Crowley, from Cork, came through an international field of 57 cueists from 22 countries to win the biggest title of his career to date. The 18-year-old makes history as the first ever player from the...

The fifth and final event of the 2024/25 WPBSA Q Tour Asia-Pacific series begins on 24 January at the Redcliffe Snooker Club in Redcliffe, Australia.

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Shaun Murphy won his first Triple Crown title for a decade with a tremendous 10-7 victory over Kyren Wilson in the final of the Johnstone’s Paint Masters at Alexandra Palace. Tickets for 2026 on sale now – BOOK FAST! Wilson threatened a fight-back when he came from 8-4 down to 8-7, but Murphy retained his composure and took the last two frames with a brace of excellent breaks. Across the match he made four...

The world’s top 16 players will be at Alexandra Palace in North London from January 12th to 19th for the Johnstone’s Paint Masters, snooker’s greatest invitation event. The opening day and final are sold out but tickets for certain sessions are still available from just £32 – for details click here. For the match schedule click here. Or...

World Women’s Snooker (WWS), the Chinese Billiards and Snooker Association (CBSA) and Cantonese Snooker (Changping) are delighted to jointly announce that the World Women’s Snooker Championship will return to Dongguan Changping, China from 20 May 2025. The announcement follows the landmark first staging of the event in Changping last year which saw home star Bai Yulu become world champion following a thrilling final and...

WST PLAY, the official streaming platform of the professional circuit, is now available for fans around the world. The service provides snooker fans the chance to watch the entire season either live or on-demand, as well as a host of additional content and benefits. The platform replaces the service previously available on Matchroom Live. Fans in territories where snooker is not otherwise broadcast will be able to watch the action live from every event on the WST calendar.*...

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The World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association (WPBSA) and World Snooker Tour have today announced the qualification criteria for the 16 amateur places at the 2025 World Snooker Championship in Sheffield in April. The qualifying rounds will take place at the English Institute of Sport in Sheffield from 7-16 April to determine who will join the world’s elite top 16 ranked players at the Crucible Theatre. Alongside all professionals...

The 2025 BetVictor Championship League Snooker Invitational is set to welcome 25 of the world’s best players, including defending champion Mark Selby, reigning World Champion Kyren Wilson, and fan favourites Ronnie O’Sullivan and Judd Trump. Returning to the Mattioli Arena in Leicester, the tournament runs from January 3 to February 4, 2025. Players will compete across seven intense group stages, with the winners progressing to the Winners’ Group, where the ultimate champion will be...

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Ken Doherty defeated Tony Drago in a dramatic blue ball shootout to win the Mr Vegas World Seniors Snooker 900 title at Epsom Downs Racecourse. The victory means Doherty becomes the first player to win multiple titles under the World Seniors Snooker 900 format following his emotional success at Goffs earlier in the year. Six players embarked on Epsom for the fourth edition of the unique and exciting event with...

Silvino Francisco, a former world number ten and the only African player to win a ranking event, sadly passed away this month at the age of 78. Born in South Africa in 1946, Francisco hailed from a cue sports family as his brother Manny was a leading billiards player, while his nephew Peter later followed him in climbing into snooker’s top 16. Having moved to England to pursue a career on the baize, just as the sport was taking off in the UK, Francisco turned professional in 1981...