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Thorri Jensson defeated Sigurður Kristjánsson 9-6 in the final to win the 2025 Icelandic National Snooker Championship title. Jensson claims Iceland’s blue riband domestic snooker accolade for the fourth time in his career; all these triumphs have arrived since 2020. Last year he narrowly missed out on a three-peat when he was ousted 9-8 by Alan Trigg in the final having been 8-5 up, so reclaiming the crown will be a sweet feeling. Organised by the Billiards Association of Iceland...

Sebas Kan defeated Joris Maas 6-3 in the final at his home club of Westend Snooker in Zaandam to win the 2025 Dutch National Snooker Championship. Organised by the snooker section of the Royal Dutch Billiards Association (KNBB), this was the 37th edition of the Netherlands’ blue riband domestic snooker event. 41-year-old Kan was the last player remaining from an initial field of 132 entries, as he secured the title for the first time in his career. Koog aan de Zaan-based Kan began...

The World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association (WPBSA) has today announced that Ben Woollaston has joined its Governance Board as a non-executive director with immediate effect. Woollaston first turned professional in 2004 and has been an ever-present on the World Snooker Tour since 2009. His best performance to date came at the 2015 Welsh Open when he finished as runner-up to John Higgins and this year he won his first...

Anthony Hamilton has announced his retirement from professional snooker after a 34-year unbroken spell on the World Snooker Tour (WST) between 1991 and 2025. Defeat to Germany’s Umut Dikme in the second event of the 2025 Q School in Leicester last week saw the curtain fall on a memorable career that saw Hamilton reach multiple ranking event finals and earn a place in the world’s elite top 16. Following the defeat, Hamilton reflected in an interview with the...

The second annual World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association (WPBSA) Players Golf Day took place last week at the Forest of Arden Country Club. The event was arranged by WPBSA Players, in conjunction with Great Days Golf, and took place on Thursday 29 May with 17 teams represented from across snooker as well as other sports who competed for bragging rights and a number of prizes...

David Grace, Ian Burns, Connor Benzey and Fergal Quinn successfully negotiated the Q School gauntlet to earn tour cards on the final day of Event Two in Leicester. Grace earned an immediate return to professional status thanks to a 4-0 whitewash win over Scotland’s Jack Borwick. Victory for Grace saw him bounce back from a gut-wrenching 4-3 loss to Alexander Ursenbacher in Event One. The Yorkshireman was relegated from the circuit at the end of last season, after a run which...

David Causier defeated Peter Gilchrist 802-174 to win the 2025 World Billiards Belgian Open in Bruges, Belgium.

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The Englishman added yet another trophy to his growing collection as he came through a field of 40 players at The Trickshot Snooker Club in Bruges. A level 3 world ranking event, the 2025 Belgian Open took place on the weekend of 17-18 May and...

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The world’s finest snooker and pool players will once again converge on Saudi Arabia this summer, as part of a landmark partnership that continues to bring two of cue sports’ most prestigious events to the Kingdom – helping shape the future of billiards across the Middle East. This article first appeared on SPM Billiards Magazine - Click here to...

Aloysius Yapp delivered a breathtaking performance at the 2025 UK Open Pool Championship, cruising to a commanding 13-1 victory over Spain’s Jonas Souto to claim his first-ever Matchroom Major title. This article first appeared on SPM Billiards Magazine - Click here to visit site..

This month, SPM Billiards Magazine Issue 54 focuses on McDermott Cue, who celebrates their 50th Anniversary, with an interview with Jayme Cernicka. We also have pulled together a best of the best from the best, Mark White. Check it out! This article first appeared on SPM Billiards Magazine - Click here to visit site..

World Disability Snooker Day was staged on Wednesday 23 April in Sheffield during the 2025 Halo World Snooker Championship. The annual occasion celebrated the upcoming 10-year anniversary of the formation of the World Disability Billiards & Snooker (WDBS) Tour, with a range of activities taking place on the day to raise awareness of disability snooker and the WDBS’ goal of restoring snooker to the Paralympic Games, as well as marking the incredible achievements of the players at the...

Mark Allen fired in a spectacular 147 during his second round clash with Chris Wakelin at the Halo World Championship. The Northern Irishman was fighting against the tide in the face of a stunning display from Wakelin, which saw him lead 10-2. However, Allen went all out for the perfect break in the 13th frame, depositing several improbable shots to keep the run going. Allen is now in line for a £45,000 payout. There’s a £40,000 bonus for a maximum at the Crucible and he’s now tied...