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Posted by: Mack 20th February 2017, 01:00 PM

A thread to discuss all things snooker related such as tournaments, debates and news and anything to with the world of snooker.

Posted by: Mack 23rd February 2017, 12:33 PM

Anyone at all gonna be watching the Shoot Out during the next 4 days on ITV4?

Posted by: Cabaye 25th February 2017, 09:30 PM

Great viewing and love the format.

Posted by: Mack 25th February 2017, 10:04 PM

As long as just once a year. Crowd obsessed with the yellow.

Posted by: Mack 27th February 2017, 01:02 PM

Controversy over the referee not giving a time foul when the opponent that overran the shot clock:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/snooker/39102022

Posted by: Mack 3rd March 2017, 07:19 PM

I really do wish Clive Everton would retire now after his commentary in the Shootout last week.

Posted by: Mack 6th March 2017, 01:45 PM

Looking forward to watching the Player's Championship on ITV4 this week.

First Round Draw

Stuart Bingham v Anthony Hamilton
Ronnie O'Sullivan v Liang Wenbo
Mark Selby v Ryan Day
Marco Fu v Anthony McGill
Barry Hawkins v Neil Robertson
Judd Trump v Mark King
Ding Junhui v John Higgins
Ali Carter v Shaun Murphy

Posted by: Cabaye 14th March 2017, 11:35 AM

Great win for Judd Trump. Looking a contender for the World Championship.

Posted by: Mack 15th March 2017, 07:35 PM

Interesting story here regarding Stuart Bingham:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/snooker/39284623

Hope it's nothing too serious here.

Posted by: Flatcap 15th March 2017, 09:39 PM

It doesn't sound as serious as the other case highlighted in that article. I am looking forward to watching some of the snooker this year.

Posted by: Mack 15th March 2017, 10:37 PM

Probably hopefully just a warning for Bingham. Hope in-form Anthony Hamilton qualifies for the Worlds this year he won his first ranking title at the age of 45 at the German Masters last month.

Posted by: Flatcap 16th March 2017, 07:18 PM

Also from what Bingham said, perhaps rewriting the rules in clearer language. He understood he couldn't bet on his own matches. Perhaps the governing body might consider that from what I have read of this situation.

Posted by: Mack 30th March 2017, 07:46 AM

Ryan Day sweating over his place for the Top 16. He's safe as along as Mark Williams and Stephen Maguire don't win the China Open.

Posted by: Mack 30th March 2017, 11:38 AM

Judd Trump making a fantastic 147 to beat Tian Pengfei 5-3. He'll be amongst the favourites for the World Championship.

Posted by: Mack 31st March 2017, 12:01 PM

He still is.

As Mark Williams is through to the semi-final and Maguire is playing Selby in the quarter-finals today.

Posted by: Cabaye 31st March 2017, 09:47 PM

Somebody to beat Mark Williams and stop him making the Top 16. He's a sore loser.

Posted by: Mack 1st April 2017, 08:56 PM

No he isn't

He's a two-time world champion and one of the best players I've seen. He's proven that he is by no-means dropped off his game. Big match tomorrow between him and Selby.

What's wrong with him?

Posted by: Cabaye 2nd April 2017, 05:34 PM

No sorry about that mate. A great final between the two Marks. Never write off Williams.

Posted by: Sakho 10th April 2017, 08:29 PM

World snooker qualifying currently happening.

Posted by: Mack 12th April 2017, 12:02 PM

And Gary Wilson is the first qualifier through to the main round by beating Michael White 10-3.

Final round qualifying finishes off today.

Posted by: Mack 13th April 2017, 07:50 AM

Stuart Carrington
Tom Ford
Noppon Saengkham
Stephen Maguire
Xiao Guodong
Zhou Yuelong
Graeme Dott
Fergal O'Brien
David Grace
Luca Brecel
Gary Wilson
Peter Ebdon
Yan Bingtao
Martin Gould


All through to the first round as qualifiers of the World Championship.

Draw happening today.

Posted by: Mack 3rd May 2017, 12:41 PM

Top 16

1. Mark Selby England
2. John Higgins Scotland
3. Judd Trump England
4. Ding Junhui China
5. Barry Hawkins England
6. Marco Fu Hong Kong
7. Neil Robertson Australia
8. Shaun Murphy England
9. Stuart Bingham England
10. Mark Allen Northern Ireland
11. Liang Wenbo China
12. Ali Carter England
13. Kyren Wilson England
14. Ronnie O'Sullivan England
15. Mark Williams Wales
16. Martin Gould England

Posted by: Mack 26th July 2017, 10:37 PM

How stupid are these players ?

Joe Perry has been given a three-month ban - suspended until May 2018 - for breaching rules on betting on matches.

Perry, 42, admitted placing 193 bets between September 2009 and June 2013 worth £2,806.49, making a profit of £832.09.

The WPBSA said that when giving evidence, Perry said he had placed the bets "purely out of boredom or distraction".

Posted by: blackmint 23rd September 2017, 06:43 AM

Can you one shot clean the table?

Posted by: Mack. 23rd September 2017, 02:43 PM

With an snooker trick shot yes, but not possible on a regular game of snooker.

Posted by: Flatcap 28th September 2017, 05:59 PM

Ding Junhui has won the Yushan World Open a few days ago.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/snooker/41385209

Next event is the European Masters starting on the 2nd October.

Posted by: Mack. 29th September 2017, 11:01 AM

Well done Ding a great week and a good week for Kyren surely Ding will win the world title one day. He's too good not too.

Posted by: Mack. 29th September 2017, 02:22 PM

Seems on Twitter that Ronnie O'Sullivan has confirmed that he will come and retain his Masters title in January, no news on any other tournaments that he's going to be playing in.

Posted by: vidcapper 9th October 2017, 09:47 AM

Interesting list of which players have the lowest frames per century rate :

http://cuetracker.net/statistics/centuries/player-frames-per-century-rate/all-time

I love this website - perfect for snooker stats nerds like me.

Posted by: Suedehead2 9th October 2017, 10:14 AM

Oh dear, it looks like I could spend hours playing on that site

Posted by: HeadlessJockey 9th October 2017, 11:57 AM

Most certainly is a great website.

Posted by: vidcapper 10th October 2017, 05:43 AM

I wish I'd discovered it sooner than a few days ago.

Posted by: HeadlessJockey 13th October 2017, 09:40 PM

BBC have dropped Willie Thorne from their UK, Masters and World commentary team after 30 years working with them.

Posted by: Suedehead2 14th October 2017, 10:57 PM

About time too.

Posted by: vidcapper 19th October 2017, 09:04 AM

For what reason?

Posted by: HeadlessJockey 22nd October 2017, 10:01 PM

Like him or loathe him.

Ronnie was unplayable in that final. I doubt there's ever been a pot success rate of 98% before and will probably never be seen again.

Posted by: vidcapper 23rd October 2017, 06:13 AM

Makes you wonder how he ever loses!

Posted by: HeadlessJockey 24th October 2017, 11:59 AM

2015 World Champion Stuart Bingham has been banned for six months for betting breaches.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/snooker/41732548

Posted by: HeadlessJockey 24th October 2017, 10:16 PM

Stupidity from Bingham during when he has had the best five years of his career. Becoming world champion, a top player.

Why the need to bet on his own games?

Posted by: vidcapper 5th November 2017, 07:23 AM

Snooker can be such a confusing sport - a player can perform brilliantly one day, then get pasted the next!

e.g. Yan Bingtau beats Ronnie O'Sullivan 6-1 & John Higgins 6-2, then loses 9-2 to Mark Allen.

Posted by: Mack'sXmasSack 5th November 2017, 11:17 PM

Well done to Mark Selby on beating Mark Allen 10-7 to win the International Championship.

Posted by: Mack'sXmasSack 9th November 2017, 08:44 AM

What a fantastic clearance by Luca Brecel to win the match 6-4!

Great day for Luca, beat Judd Trump 4-0 and Mark Selby in a best of 11 match on the same day.

Posted by: Mack'sXmasSack 9th November 2017, 11:15 PM

It wasn't the greatest of matches between Ronnie and Higgins as Ronnie won 6-0

Pretty average stuff before the interval but Ronnie turned on the style with back to back centuries to close the match out.

Posted by: vidcapper 10th November 2017, 07:22 AM

How many times has JH ever been whitewashed 6-0?

Posted by: Mack'sXmasSack 12th November 2017, 11:37 PM

Well done Shaun! He was the better player over the course of the whole day and deserved to win. Always say he needs to win more events so hopefully beating Ronnie in a big final should give him huge confidence in the future.

Posted by: vidcapper 17th November 2017, 09:50 AM

Just found out that Jack Lizowski is from my home town of Cheltenham.

Posted by: vidcapper 17th November 2017, 03:39 PM

What a great final in prospect for the Shanghai Masters O'Sullivan v Trump!

Just in case you recorded the semis to watch later.

Posted by: Mack'sXmasSack 17th November 2017, 08:20 PM

Should be a great final tomorrow I think Ronnie will win it 10-5 if on top gear.

Posted by: vidcapper 18th November 2017, 06:47 AM

No Jeremy Clarkson to get in the way now.

Posted by: Mack'sXmasSack 21st November 2017, 11:28 PM

Judd not a good loser

As he proved today as he conceded the match 52 behind with 7 reds remaining after missing a pot.

A small fine won’t worry him at all but it’s not nice to see this in the game. Lack of professionalism.

Posted by: vidcapper 24th November 2017, 07:30 AM

But then again, rebels have always attracted the biggest crowds, ever since Alex Higgins...

Posted by: Mack'sXmasSack 24th November 2017, 03:26 PM

I enjoyed watching Alex Higgins as for Judd I just didn't see why he needed to do that, he's no Ronnie O'Sullivan.

Posted by: Mack'sXmasSack 17th December 2017, 10:55 PM

Feel so bad for Cao Yupeng. He won't be forgetting them three missed pots in frame 16 for a while with the black missing by inches and being 8-4 up. Hope he goes on to win a tournament one day because you don't get any closer to winning than that.

Posted by: Mack'sXmasSack 17th December 2017, 11:12 PM

We have a reply from two time world champion Mark Williams in regards to the question I asked:

https://wwww.twitter.com/markwil147/status/942532218639052800