Wednesday 22 Apr 2015 01:21PM The third annual Ladies Day will take place in Sheffield tomorrow (Thursday) during the Betfred World Championship. World Snooker and WPBSA introduced the initiative two years ago with the intention to get more women involved in snooker, as players, fans and officials. At Cue Zone […]

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Tuesday 11 Aug 2015 03:14PM Sheffield will host the UK Junior Disability Championship in October. The event at the Green Room on October 24 is now open for entries for entrants aged 8 to 18. For details contact Stephen Harrison on 07864 046826 or stephen@snookerskills.com

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Tuesday 4 Aug 2015 04:28PM New partnership forged to increase grass roots participation in Snooker and Billiards in England Representatives of the English Association of Snooker and Billiards (“EASB”), The World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association Limited (“WPBSA”), World Billiards Limited (“WBL”) and two newly formed subsidiaries of The WPBSA, […]

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Thursday 30 Jul 2015 09:11AM Snooker professionals Peter Lines and Igor Figueiredo, former pro John Astley and former billiards champion Ian Williamson recently graduated as WPBSA World Snooker Coaches, with 16 other delegates from countries such as Austria, Sri Lanka, Brazil and Holland. The two-day course was held at the […]

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Thursday 23 Jul 2015 04:41PM A relaxing summer break has left Barry Hawkins ready to regain his best form in the new season. World number eight Hawkins elected to miss the Australian Goldfields Open in order to give him a full two months to recharge his batteries, and he’s now […]

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Friday 17 Jul 2015 12:02PM Coaches from as far away as Israel and Spain were at the Northern Snooker Centre in Leeds recently to take part in the WPBSA World Snooker Community Coach Certificate Course, to achieve the Level One Certificate. Chris Lovell said: “It was a great day with […]

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Friday 10 Jul 2015 08:23AM How much do you remember about the 2014/15 season? It’s Friday so time for a bit of snooker fun. Try these 20 questions…answers at the bottom of the page. 1. “He has taught me so much about the game and been such a great influence […]

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Sunday 5 Jul 2015 01:53PM John Higgins won the 27th ranking title of his career by beating Martin Gould 9-8 in an exciting final at the Australian Goldfields Open in Bendigo. Gould, who had been seeking his first ranking title, fought back from 7-5 and 8-7 down to 8-8, but […]

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Wednesday 1 Jul 2015 10:13AM As part of the World Confederation of Billiards Sports General Assembly last week, the newly appointed board and delegates were given a brief presentation by the IWGA organising committee for the Wroclaw 2017 World Games. This was followed by a visit to the Congress Centre […]

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Monday 29 Jun 2015 12:57PM Stuart Bingham’s first ranking event match as World Champion ended in a 5-4 defeat to Fergal O’Brien at the Australian Goldfields Open in Bendigo. Bingham claimed the world title for the first time last month, but has made a slow start to the new season. […]

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