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Judd Trump demolished Shaun Murphy 11-5 to win the Shanghai Masters for the first time in his career. Victory ends a string of heartbreaking final defeats in Shanghai for the Ace in the Pack. He surrendered a 7-3 lead to lose the 2012 final 10-9 against John Higgins. Trump then suffered another 10-9 defeat against Kyren Wilson in 2015 and was beaten 10-3 by Ronnie O’Sullivan in 2017...

Following the extremely sad news earlier today of the passing of six-time world champion Ray Reardon MBE, we spoke to WPBSA Chairman Jason Ferguson and former UK Championship winner John Virgo to reflect upon his unparalled life in our sport.

• Listen to our special edition of the WPBSA Podcast looking back at the career of Ray Reardon...

IPA Tour 3 - Coventry​

26th to 28th July 2024​

IRPT Seniors Tour 2024 Event 3​

20th & 21st July 2024​

All Stars Sports Bar​

Live scoring is available at: IRPT LIVE SCORING​

For more details go to https://ipapool.com/

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SPA Scottish Mixed Doubles Championship​

21/07/2024​

The 2024 Champion of Champions at the Landywood Snooker Club last month brought the 2023/24 World Disability Billiards & Snooker (WDBS) season to a conclusion. The campaign saw history made both on and off the table as well as the continued global growth and success of the WDBS tour. As preparations for the new season begin, we take a look back at some of the main talking points of 2023/24. ...

The qualifying rounds of this season’s seven WPBSA Q Tour Europe events are now available to enter via WPBSA SnookerScores. Open to all amateur players, the events will be held from August 2024 to February 2025. A total of four World Snooker Tour cards will be on offer – with one awarded to the number one player in Q Tour Europe ranking list at the...

On 11th July 2024 Michael White was sentenced to 36 months imprisonment for assault occasioning Actual Bodily Harm on his then partner. The WPBSA does not tolerate such behaviour by a Member and has taken immediate action to remove Michael White as a Member of the WPBSA. The WPBSA had been monitoring the case and upon his sentence convened an emergency board meeting. A resolution was passed to cease Michael White’s Membership of the WPBSA with immediate effect. Therefore, Michael...

The latest 1st4sport WPBSA Level 2 Coaching course saw 13 delegates receive training from expert WPBSA coaches at the Northern Snooker Centre in Leeds. Led by the WPBSA’s Head of Coaching and Training Development Chris Lovell alongside Level 3 Advanced coaches Andrew Highfield and Nigel Bond, the Level 2 course provides participants with the necessary training of how to safely plan, deliver, review, and improve the performance of both novice and intermediate snooker players...

Snooker returns to your TV screens from July 15-21 with the Shanghai Masters, featuring the world’s top 16 players. Ronnie O’Sullivan defends the crown and will be aiming for five consecutive Shanghai Masters titles. The field of 24 players includes all of the top 16 plus the four next-best Chinese players and four amateur wild cards. Click here for the match schedule and...

The new issue of SPM Billiards Magazine is out! I had the honor of interviewing Mike Panozzo, a Billiard Icon and owner of Billiards Digest! Be sure to check out his interview! Mike Panozzo, Shane Van Boening, and Mark Griffin will be inducted into the BCA Hall of Fame at the end of November! Also in this issue are great instructional articles from Anthony...

In this episode of Taom Time, Mark White talks to Nathalie Rohmer, France's number one and 8-ball national champion. We talk lost cues, Taom chalk, her favourite game, her undying passion for the sport, and her comeback after taking a few years off raising a family. You can also go to YouTube to watch...

Three-time world champion Mark Williams and Welsh Open runner-up Martin O’Donnell advanced to Stage 3 at the BetVictor Championship League Ranking edition on Monday night at the Mattioli Arena, Leicester, with two more players set to complete the line-up from Tuesday’s action. The pair will join Long Zehuang, Dave Gilbert, Ali Carter and Scott Donaldson...

The first event of the 2024/25 WPBSA Q Tour Asia-Pacific series gets underway on Friday 28 June at Pot Black Snooker Centre in North Perth, Australia.

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The World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association Group of organisations (WPBSA) has today announced the continued expansion of WPBSA Q Tour Global, the series which provides an elite pathway for talented snooker players around the world to earn their place on the World Snooker Tour.

• View full information about WPBSA Q Tour Global 2024/25

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