Snooker’s 2014 World Championship reached an astonishing audience of over 330 million viewers worldwide. Figures from the sport’s key global markets show that 331,144,000 people watched the tournament, which concluded on May 5 when Mark Selby beat Ronnie O’Sullivan in the final in Sheffield. This is the highest ever […]
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I am very excited about the up and coming things for snooker in Canada. There are a lot of new and exciting events in the pipeline including. 1. The inaugural Toronto International Snooker Festival 2. The inter-university Snooker Championships 3. The 2015 Richler Cup A few more surprise announcements… Don’t […]
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It is with regret that World Snooker announces that world number 13 Ali Carter has been diagnosed with a form of lung cancer. Over the next few months Carter will be facing an intensive course of chemotherapy. The 34-year-old from Chelmsford battled testicular cancer last year. Carter, a […]
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We are pleased to announced that the popularity of snooker is rising steadily in Canada these days. As a result of the inaugural Montreal International Snooker Festival, over one million people have heard or read about our sport this year. The Globe and Mail http://www.theglobeandmail.com/life/relationships/on-mordecai-richler-and-his-beloved-game/article18066711/?page=all There has also […]
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Here’s a transcript of World Snooker Chairman Barry Hearn’s press conference today. “Further steps to strengthen our tour by moving closer to a completely level playing field with a 128-player flat draw are always on my mind. I want a system in snooker that’s totally open, totally transparent and […]
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The reason I have emphasized the importance of the cue grip, the bridge, the stance and the alignment is a means to an end, and that end is, the cue action and the eventual delivery of the cue tip to the exact spot on the cue ball for the successful […]
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Hopefully, you are now ready to strike the cue ball with the right cue action and the correct delivery of the cue to the Cue Ball. This is the most difficult of all the fundamentals to master, and is probably, the most important one of them all. In striking the […]
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World Champion Alex Pagulayan was currently in England competing in Q School and trying to become the first Canadian professional snooker player in quite some time. This is a very exciting time right now and is sure to give Canada the a big boost in the interest of snooker. Alex […]
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I would like to write a note to all of the snooker players and fans that have emailed and called with your positive feedback. This motivates us to do even more for the game because this is proof that the passion is still here in Canada and the interest is […]
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Mark Selby conquered the Crucible for the first time by beating Ronnie O’Sullivan 18-14 in the final of the Dafabet World Championship. PICTURES by Tai Chengzhe Selby produced an astonishing fight-back to win 13 of the last 17 frames and inflict O’Sullivan’s first world final defeat on the […]
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