World Championship Qualifiers Preview

“He’s beginning to annoy me” is a quip made famous by Jimmy White in the Crucible Theatre in 1994, following his 3rd consecutive world final defeat by Stephen Hendry. It was in fact his 4th final defeat to Hendry and his 6th in total. One of the big talking points this season, has been Hendry’s

2021 Masters preview

Today see’s the commencement of the 47th running of The Masters, most will agree, it is the second most prestigious tournament on the snooker calendar. While nobody is sure who will win the 2021 Masters, one thing we can be sure of, is that love it or hate it, we will hear the term “triple

2020 World Championship Review

Well where to begin? In April, it appeared highly unlikely that we would have a World Championship this year, due to Covid-19. However, thanks to the sheer determination and hard work of Barry Hearn and the WST team, this was indeed the third tournament to be played since lockdown began in March. It’s probably fair

World Championship Final – Preview

Here we are, the culmination of this fantastic seventeen day event. Over the next two days, we will know if it is to be Ronnie O’Sullivan’s sixth world title or Kyren Wilson’s first. The final always brings a tinge of sadness to me. On one hand, there is the excitement of the final over thirty

Semi Final preview…..

The final stages are upon us, we now know that the 2020 World Champion  will be one of Kyren Wilson, Anthony McGill, Mark Selby or Ronnie O’Sullivan. For those who don’t know, the word Crucible means melting pot. Very apt  I think you’ll agree. The Crucible Theatre was obviously destined to host Snooker….. The one

World Championship Quarter Finals

Day 11 sees the start of Quarter Finals day. We are now down to the nitty gritty, the field of thirty two has been whittled down to just eight. This is where the World Championship starts to get serious…. There aren’t too many surprises in the remaining field of eight. In fact, six of the

World Championship 1st Round Review

A few weeks ago, all ticket holders were contacted by WST/Crucible Theatre Box office giving options/intentions re our tickets for this years WC, should a crowd, albeit reduced, be allowed to attend. The government were in the the process of planning several pilots of spectators returning to watch sporting events. The three options were: 1.

Coral Tour Championship Final Preview – Mark Allen v Stephen Maguire

It’s fair to say that not many people would have predicted a Mark Allen v Stephen Maguire final. Although, not a total surprise, because after all, this is only a tournament for the current top eight in the world. Which incidentally, was extended to 9th place (Maguire) due to Ding Junhui’s withdrawal. However, on paper,the

Coral Tour Championship- semi-final preview – Mark Selby v Mark Allen

Mark Selby and Mark Allen face each other in the second semi-final, with the winner going through to face Stephen Maguire for the £150K prize in the final on Friday. In his quarter final against Yan Bingtao, Selby trailed 3-1, before coming back to run out a 9-6 winner. Some may argue, that Mark Selby

Coral Tour Championship Semi-final preview – Judd Trump v Stephen Maguire

Well what a cracker this could be. If Judd Trump arrives in the kind of form that has banked him six titles already this season and Stephen Maguire brings his form from his quarter final against Neil Robertson, where he made no fewer than six centuries, then fasten your seat belts! The head to head