Shanghai Masters 2010: Davis and Dott edge Deciders
September 07, 2010 (22:31) [ Indexed from Pro Snooker Blog ]
Today saw the top 16 enter the fray in Shanghai and it was an eventful day as Mark Davis and Graeme Dott were amongst those who moved into the second round… Click here to view my updated rankings or carry on reading to read my main thoughts from the day’s results… Today’s results: Ryan Day [...] More...

Shanghai Masters 2010: Mike and Milkins Out, Doherty survives
September 06, 2010 (21:15) [ Indexed from Pro Snooker Blog ]
Click to view the revised rankings… As is often the case, it was a tough day for some of the local wildcards during day one of this year’s Shanghai Masters but there were a couple of exceptions nonetheless… Of all of today’s today’s seeded players involved during the last 16 stage, the man under the [...] More...

Shanghai Masters 2010: Livescores Not Included
September 05, 2010 (16:31) [ Indexed from Pro Snooker Blog ]
Disappointing news for snooker fans today as it has seemingly been confirmed that livescoring will not be available for this weeks Shanghai Masters tournament. Click below for another moan from myself about this and the way that the sport is marketed in general… The news has not yet been publicly announced but judging by a [...] More...

The John Higgins Saga: End in Sight?
September 05, 2010 (14:15) [ Indexed from Pro Snooker Blog ]
Since that surreal evening back in May when word of the John Higgins sting first filtered through there has been a lot of uncertainty as to what the outcome of the whole affair would be. Four months on, this week will see Higgins given the opportunity to put his case forward at a tribunal in [...] More...

Shanghai Masters 2010: Tournament Schedule
September 05, 2010 (10:30) [ Indexed from Pro Snooker Blog ]
So here we are, we might have had the PTC events to keep us going over the summer but tomorrow is where the season really starts as the Shanghai Masters gets underway at last. Click below for the order of play which I shall update as the week progresses… Monday September 6th 2:30pm Jamie Burnett [...] More...

OSullivan confirms Shanghai Withdrawal
September 03, 2010 (20:45) [ Indexed from Pro Snooker Blog ]
Following yesterday’s “will he, won’t he” withdraw saga, defending champion Ronnie O’Sullivan has today confirmed that he will not be returning to China in 2010, although not because of any problems with his back, instead citing personal problems… As stated by O’Sullivan over at World Snooker: “This has been a very difficult decision to make, [...] More...

Partycasino.com Premier League 2010: Night One Round up
September 03, 2010 (00:31) [ Indexed from Pro Snooker Blog ]
Tonight saw the Premier League return to our screen and it was a good night for defending champion Shaun Murphy as he brushed aside Ding Junhui to top the table after night one. Ronnie O’Sullivan and Marco Fu drew 3-3 in the night’s other match… Coming into tonight’s opening match with 12 competitive matches already [...] More...

Late Developers
September 03, 2010 (00:01) [ Indexed from Pro Snooker Blog ]
It is widely accepted that snooker players generally peak during their mid to late twenties and the in the case of some, perhaps even earlier. This is by no means a hard and fast rule however as has been shown by a number of players during the last couple of years who whilst well into [...] More...

OSullivan out of Shanghaipossibly
September 02, 2010 (21:30) [ Indexed from Pro Snooker Blog ]
World Snooker today announced on their website that world number three Ronnie O’Sullivan will not be returning to Shanghai to defend the title that he won twelve months ago due to a problem with his back. Shortly afterwards however, the story was apparently taken down… Long term fans of snooker will not be overly surprised [...] More...

PartyCasino.com Premier League Snooker 2010: Tournament Preview
August 30, 2010 (16:15) [ Indexed from Pro Snooker Blog ]
September is fast approaching and that can only mean one thing, the start of a new Premier League campaign as Ronnie O’Sullivan prepares to def…oh hang on a minute. Yes, for the first time since I started writing this blog it is not the former world number one who comes into this event as the [...] More...

Trump Tops Hamilton to take EPTC Triumph
August 30, 2010 (00:01) [ Indexed from Pro Snooker Blog ]
Congratulations to Judd Trump who has become the latest winner of a PTC event this season by coming back from 3-2 down to defeat Anthony Hamilton 4-3 this evening in Furth… Following a largely difficult 2009/10 season for Judd Trump, the 21-year-old from Bristol has made a strong start to this campaign, winning at least [...] More...

European Players Tour Championship 1: Final Day Updates
August 29, 2010 (13:01) [ Indexed from Pro Snooker Blog ]
The final day of the ongoing EPTC event is underway now in Furth and already defending champion Shaun Murphy is on the march against Andrew Higginson in the round of last 16. Veteran pair Steve Davis and Jimmy White together with young duo Jack Lisowski and Judd Trump may have something to say about that [...] More...

European Players Tour Championship 1: Day Two Updates
August 28, 2010 (13:01) [ Indexed from Pro Snooker Blog ]
Day Two of the first event of the European Players Tour Championship is now underway in Germany as the tournament is played through to the last 16 stage. Click below for brief updates throughout the day, while I will also attempt to post more frequent updates on my Twitter page… Note: Due to time constraints [...] More...

EPTC2: Day Two Updates
August 28, 2010 (11:45) [ Indexed from Pro Snooker Blog ]
Day Two of the EPTC is now underway in Germany as the tournament is played through to the last 16 stage. Click below for brief updates throughout the day, while I will also attempt to post more frequent updates on my Twitter page… More...

EPTC1: Day One Wrap
August 27, 2010 (23:15) [ Indexed from Pro Snooker Blog ]
It has been an eventful day over in Germany on day one of the 2010 Paul Hunter Classic tournament, or as I should call it now, the first event of the new European Players Tour Championship as the likes of Barry Pinches, Tom Ford, Ryan Day and Peter Ebdon have all exited the event early. [...] More...

A Rankings Bonus
August 25, 2010 (23:45) [ Indexed from Pro Snooker Blog ]
In addition to the updated provisional list yesterday, due to popular demand I have also knocked up a one-year rankings table, demonstrating exactly who have been the stars of 2010/11 even at this early stage. This list is to be taken with a pinch of salt really as the top 16 players have not opened [...] More...

Snooker Ranking changes confirmed
August 24, 2010 (23:31) [ Indexed from Pro Snooker Blog ]
Following on from my post yesterday concerning rumoured changes to the World Snooker ranking system, I can now confirm that having seen the letter sent to the players last week by WPBSA Chairman Jason Ferguson, those changes are indeed correct… As is stated within the letter: “Players joining the Tour in 2010/2011 season have to [...] More...

World Open Qualifiers 2010: Stevens and McManus through as Holt continues to struggle
August 24, 2010 (19:45) [ Indexed from Pro Snooker Blog ]
Today saw Matthew Stevens and Alan McManus come through potentially tricky ties against countrymen Darren Morgan and Anthony McGill respectively. For all the scores please click here to visit Global Snooker. I hope to be able to post more information about the matches later tonight but firstly am going to get to work updating my [...] More...

Snooker Rankings Latest: Starter Points Adjusted!
August 24, 2010 (01:01) [ Indexed from Pro Snooker Blog ]
Regular readers may recall that recently I posted that there will soon be a revision to the latest provisional rankings that I have on the site following a letter sent by the WPBSA to the players… While this has not yet been confirmed on the official WSA website, it would appear from the posting of [...] More...

World Open Qualifiers 2010: And then there were 64
August 23, 2010 (22:15) [ Indexed from Pro Snooker Blog ]
Photo courtesy of Janie Watkins Day Three has now reached its end at the EISS and the last 64 players involved in the World Open are now known. As has been the case throughout these qualifiers so far, upsets were few and far between but there were a couple of notable exceptions… It is four [...] More...