SNOOKER SCENE BLOG

There I am relaxing after the China Open and I'm asked for help with an intriguing query regarding the world ranking list. Or more speci...

What a match, what a frame and what an extraordinary shot from yellow to green by Stephen Maguire to win it. He and Shaun Murphy served up t...

Stephen Maguire and Shaun Murphy are never going to be best friends. This undoubtedly sharpens their on table rivalry and, for snooker, this...

Stephen Maguire has just become the first player to make a 147 in a ranking event in China. Maguire, who at the 2000 Scottish Open became th...

They say that those who the gods adore, first they make mad. If this is the case then the gods must really have the hots for Ronnie O’Sulliv...

A reminder for those who don't know, you can watch live coverage of the China Open on the Eurosport website. You can also ask the commen...

I’ve always been a supporter of local wildcards in ranking events such as the China Open but I wonder if the time has come to get rid of the...

Yes, it's a rubbish pun but the fact remains that there is a wealth of great archive stuff on Youtube. Various folk have been recording ...

Graeme Dott and Michael Holt used to argue about who was the worst player when the snooker circuit travelled to China. It was an argument Do...

Snooker in China has long been popular but there’s no doubt that Ding Junhui’s remarkable capture of the 2005 China Open sparked a boom. The...

Andy Hicks, the world no.41 from Tavistock, is one of the snooker circuit's most experienced professionals. In my opinion, he's one ...

Ali Carter wore a rueful smile after losing a third successive final in a deciding frame last night in the Championship League at Crondon Pa...

The 888.com World Championship trophy will be presented to the winner on May 5 by a member of the public. The sponsors have been given the g...

Down here in rural Essex at the Championship League we've been debating how many frames Liu Chuang will win against Ronnie O'Sulliva...

What an interesting first round draw for the 888.com World Championship. Firstly, well done to the sponsors and World Snooker for doing such...

Anthony Hamilton was unusually outspoken this evening after beating Scott MacKenzie 10-2 in the final qualifying round of the 888.com World ...

What an interesting first day of final qualifying it was for the 888.com World Championship here at the English Institute of Sport yesterday...

In the history of snooker, three players stand out as the great crowd pleasers. Controversial but blessed with genius, they have helped to b...

The fourth event of John Higgins's new World Series will be staged in Amsterdam. The other three are confirmed for Moscow, Warsaw and Je...

Further to yesterday's post about the Northern Ireland Trophy in Belfast cutting across the Paul Hunter Classic in Furth, comes hopeful ...