Feed for Popular Snooker Articles on Bettorhttp://blogs.bettor.com/Snooker-c387http://blogs.bettor.com/Joe-Johnson-happy-to-see-Australia-hosting-major-event-of-Australian-Goldfields-Open-a173761http://blogs.bettor.com/Joe-Johnson-happy-to-see-Australia-hosting-major-event-of-Australian-Goldfields-Open-a173761Joe Johnson happy to see Australia hosting major event of Australian Goldfields Open Snooker lovers of Australia witnessed some tremendous snooker competition at the Bendigo Stadium arena in Victoria and supported their favourite potters during their run in the 2012 Australian Goldfields Open snooker tournament. However, this year’s Australian Goldfields Open missed some big guns of snooker like the four-time World Snooker Championship winners, the Rocket Ronnie O’Sullivan and the Wizard of...Wed, 22 Aug 2012 00:00:00 GMThttp://blogs.bettor.com/Indias-Aditya-Mehta-looking-for-tremendous-run-in-new-snooker-season-Snooker-Update-a173925http://blogs.bettor.com/Indias-Aditya-Mehta-looking-for-tremendous-run-in-new-snooker-season-Snooker-Update-a173925India’s Aditya Mehta looking for tremendous run in new snooker season – Snooker Update One of the emerging snooker talents from India, former Asian Snooker Championship winner, Aditya Mehta performed convincingly in the previous snooker season and made some noticeable performances during the proceedings. However, despite his hard tries, he was unable to win any major or minor ranking snooker tournaments. Still, the performance he showed in the last season did give him a lot of confidence whi...Wed, 22 Aug 2012 00:00:00 GMThttp://blogs.bettor.com/Scott-Donaldson-hails-Stephen-Hendry-for-his-contribution-to-snooker-Snooker-Update-a174293http://blogs.bettor.com/Scott-Donaldson-hails-Stephen-Hendry-for-his-contribution-to-snooker-Snooker-Update-a174293Scott Donaldson hails Stephen Hendry for his contribution to snooker – Snooker Update During the quarter-final stage proceedings of the 2012 World Snooker Championship at the Crucible Theatre in Sheffield, the former seven-time World Snooker Championship winner from Scotland, Stephen Hendry was up against compatriot Stephen Maguire where he lost to him by the score line of 2-13. After the match up, the Scotsman announced his retirement from the game and said that he was going to China for c...Wed, 22 Aug 2012 00:00:00 GMThttp://blogs.bettor.com/Players-to-watch-in-2012-Shanghai-Masters-snooker-event-Part-1-a176159http://blogs.bettor.com/Players-to-watch-in-2012-Shanghai-Masters-snooker-event-Part-1-a176159Players to watch in 2012 Shanghai Masters snooker event – Part 1 The new snooker season started in June after a successful finish of the 2011-12 Snooker Season with the end of the 2012 World Snooker Championship. The rookies of the game started the new season with the hope to grab some major ranking titles to improve their rankings. This season’s events also featured the 2012 World Snooker Qualifying School (Q School) entrants who earned a two-year pro tour place after performing tremendous...Wed, 22 Aug 2012 00:00:00 GMThttp://blogs.bettor.com/Players-to-watch-in-2012-Shanghai-Masters-snooker-event-Part-2-a176164http://blogs.bettor.com/Players-to-watch-in-2012-Shanghai-Masters-snooker-event-Part-2-a176164Players to watch in 2012 Shanghai Masters snooker event – Part 2 Third important event of the 2012-13 Snooker Season was the 2012 Australian Goldfields Open snooker tournament. The 2012 edition of the contest was overall second episode of the Aussie major ranking event. The first edition was dominated by the Englishman Stuart Bingham as he performed up to the mark to claim the title. However, the Englishman failed to make it to the finals of the event and crashed out of the first round mat...Wed, 22 Aug 2012 00:00:00 GMThttp://blogs.bettor.com/Players-to-watch-in-2012-Shanghai-Masters-snooker-event-Part-3-a176262http://blogs.bettor.com/Players-to-watch-in-2012-Shanghai-Masters-snooker-event-Part-3-a176262Players to watch in 2012 Shanghai Masters snooker event – Part 3 Right now, the proceedings of the new snooker season are at pause, as far as the major ranking events are concerned. They will resume in the month of September when the 2012 Shanghai Masters will commence with full swing at the Shanghai Grand Stage in Shanghai, China baize. There will definitely be some fireworks in the event because the potters from around the world are all set to test their luck and skills. The cuemen who a...Wed, 22 Aug 2012 00:00:00 GMThttp://blogs.bettor.com/Players-to-watch-in-2012-Shanghai-Masters-snooker-event-Part-4-a176540http://blogs.bettor.com/Players-to-watch-in-2012-Shanghai-Masters-snooker-event-Part-4-a176540Players to watch in 2012 Shanghai Masters snooker event – Part 4 New snooker season is proceeding successfully and two of the major events, the 2012 Wuxi Classic snooker event and the 2012 Australian Goldfields Open snooker tournament, have finished at their respective venues. So far, none of the top guns of the game including the World Number one Mark Selby, former World Snooker Championship runner up Judd Trump and the former two-time World Snooker Championship winner, Mark Williams have w...Wed, 22 Aug 2012 00:00:00 GMThttp://blogs.bettor.com/Players-to-watch-in-2012-Shanghai-Masters-snooker-event-Part-5-a176581http://blogs.bettor.com/Players-to-watch-in-2012-Shanghai-Masters-snooker-event-Part-5-a176581Players to watch in 2012 Shanghai Masters snooker event – Part 5 Proceedings of the major ranking snooker events have paused for now because some minor ranking snooker tournaments are underway. The proceedings will resume in September with the commencement of the 2012 Shanghai Masters snooker tournament where all leading potters will test their luck once again in order to grab a strong position in the World Snooker Rankings. The competition is definitely going to be one of the tremendous sn...Wed, 22 Aug 2012 00:00:00 GMThttp://blogs.bettor.com/Players-to-watch-in-2012-Shanghai-Masters-snooker-event-Part-6-a177121http://blogs.bettor.com/Players-to-watch-in-2012-Shanghai-Masters-snooker-event-Part-6-a177121Players to watch in 2012 Shanghai Masters snooker event – Part 6 However, this tremendous run in the Chinese event gave a terrific boost to Maguire’s confidence and he was all set to face challenges of 2012 World Snooker Championship because the event was expected to be the toughest of the season. The 2012 World Snooker Championship produced some tremendous snooker competition at the Crucible Theatre arena in Sheffield. Maguire started his World Championship campaign with his first round m...Wed, 22 Aug 2012 00:00:00 GMThttp://blogs.bettor.com/Joe-Johnson-believes-2012-Six-Red-World-Championship-win-will-boost-confidence-of-Mark-Davis-a173757http://blogs.bettor.com/Joe-Johnson-believes-2012-Six-Red-World-Championship-win-will-boost-confidence-of-Mark-Davis-a173757Joe Johnson believes 2012 Six-Red World Championship win will boost confidence of Mark Davis Despite the fact that England’s Mark Davis performed tremendously in the 2012 Wuxi Classic snooker tournament at the beginning of the new snooker season, he was unable to claim the title and crashed out of the semi-final stage of the event. However, the Englishman did not lose his heart and continued his good form in the next snooker event, the 2012 Six-Red World Championship. Davis performed tremen...Tue, 21 Aug 2012 00:00:01 GMThttp://blogs.bettor.com/David-Grace-launches-his-website-for-snooker-reviews-Snooker-News-a173901http://blogs.bettor.com/David-Grace-launches-his-website-for-snooker-reviews-Snooker-News-a173901David Grace launches his website for snooker reviews – Snooker News World Number 91, England’s David Grace has recently launched his official website where he will be updating his reviews about the snooker’s proceedings in the recent snooker season. He launched the site, www.davidgracesnooker.co.uk, after building it from the scratch. Before making this website, the Englishman was a content provider at Northern Snooker Centre website which helped him build the new site and he believes that h...Tue, 21 Aug 2012 00:00:01 GMThttp://blogs.bettor.com/Scotlands-Scott-Donaldson-eyes-winning-World-Snooker-Championship-a174198http://blogs.bettor.com/Scotlands-Scott-Donaldson-eyes-winning-World-Snooker-Championship-a174198Scotland’s Scott Donaldson eyes winning World Snooker Championship Winner of the 2012 European Snooker Championship, Scottish potter, Scott Donaldson is playing in the pro tour this year with the aim to make a place in the World Snooker Championship. Donaldson performed brilliantly in domestic snooker tournaments and proved his class. Now the Scotsman has only one goal in mind, and that is to claim the World Championship. While speaking to World Snooker, Donaldson said, “I was two frames aw...Tue, 21 Aug 2012 00:00:01 GMThttp://blogs.bettor.com/Betfair-sponsors-2013-Snooker-Shootout-event-at-Tower-Circus-Arena-in-Blackpool-a174473http://blogs.bettor.com/Betfair-sponsors-2013-Snooker-Shootout-event-at-Tower-Circus-Arena-in-Blackpool-a174473Betfair sponsors 2013 Snooker Shootout event at Tower Circus Arena in Blackpool Snooker governing body, World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association (WPBSA) has taken some drastic measures to promote the game of snooker across the globe. Due to these initiatives, the game has hit many new regions so far which has brought many sponsors that have supported the game in their respective countries. Continuing the objectives, one of the major sponsors of World Snooker, Betfair, has decide...Tue, 21 Aug 2012 00:00:01 GMThttp://blogs.bettor.com/Joe-Johnson-shares-his-views-on-new-snooker-season-Snooker-Update-a173634http://blogs.bettor.com/Joe-Johnson-shares-his-views-on-new-snooker-season-Snooker-Update-a173634Joe Johnson shares his views on new snooker season – Snooker Update Previous snooker season finished successfully with the end of the 2012 World Snooker Championship where the Rocket, Ronnie O’Sullivan was victorious after beating the Captain Ali Carter by the score line of 18-11. The new snooker season has started with some tremendous fireworks at the venues of 2012 Wuxi Classic snooker event and the 2012 Australian Goldfields Open event. The former World Snooker Championship winner, Joe J...Mon, 20 Aug 2012 00:00:00 GMThttp://blogs.bettor.com/Michael-Leslie-aiming-to-bring-back-his-good-form-during-new-season-Snooker-Update-a173899http://blogs.bettor.com/Michael-Leslie-aiming-to-bring-back-his-good-form-during-new-season-Snooker-Update-a173899Michael Leslie aiming to bring back his good form during new season – Snooker Update Previous snooker season did not bring any good news for the Scottish potter, Michael Leslie as he was unable to book his place in the professional circuit and participated only in 2011-12 Players Tour Championship (PTC) Series. In all those events, Leslie was unable to win any of the tournaments and tumbled down in the standings. The Scotsman was not down at all due to his lower performance in the previous...Mon, 20 Aug 2012 00:00:00 GMThttp://blogs.bettor.com/Aditya-Mehta-believes-he-has-improved-his-game-during-recent-snooker-season-run-a173964http://blogs.bettor.com/Aditya-Mehta-believes-he-has-improved-his-game-during-recent-snooker-season-run-a173964Aditya Mehta believes he has improved his game during recent snooker season run In the last few weeks of 2011-12 Snooker Season, the snooker supervising body across the globe, World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association (WPBSA) announced that there will be more snooker tournaments in the 2012-13 Snooker Season. Along with that, the association also said that in the new snooker season, 128 players will be given a chance to take part in the professional circuit. With this amendment,...Mon, 20 Aug 2012 00:00:00 GMThttp://blogs.bettor.com/Englands-Shaun-Murphy-looking-to-grab-Masters-snooker-event-title-Snooker-Update-a176216http://blogs.bettor.com/Englands-Shaun-Murphy-looking-to-grab-Masters-snooker-event-title-Snooker-Update-a176216England’s Shaun Murphy looking to grab Masters snooker event title – Snooker Update Finish of the 2011-12 Snooker Season was not so convincing for the former World Snooker Championship winner, England’s Shaun Murphy as he could not clinch any noticeable victory after winning the 2011 Brazil Masters snooker tournament where he defeated the former World Championship winner, Scotland’s Graeme Dott by the score line of 5-0 in the final match. However, after that he did reach the final encounte...Mon, 20 Aug 2012 00:00:00 GMThttp://blogs.bettor.com/WPBSA-having-massive-ticket-sales-for-2013-World-Snooker-Championship-Snooker-News-a173607http://blogs.bettor.com/WPBSA-having-massive-ticket-sales-for-2013-World-Snooker-Championship-Snooker-News-a173607WPBSA having massive ticket sales for 2013 World Snooker Championship – Snooker News With each passing day, the game of snooker is reaching new horizons across the globe and is becoming one of the most watched sports around the world. Every year, thousands of snooker fans flock to the snooker venues in different regions to support the events and the professional players. The Crucible Theatre in Sheffield is the biggest venue for the sport where the World Snooker Championship is organised ev...Sun, 19 Aug 2012 00:00:00 GMThttp://blogs.bettor.com/World-Snooker-heads-to-Poland-for-Gdynia-Open-Players-Tour-Championship-PTC-a173814http://blogs.bettor.com/World-Snooker-heads-to-Poland-for-Gdynia-Open-Players-Tour-Championship-PTC-a173814World Snooker heads to Poland for Gdynia Open: Players Tour Championship (PTC) Snooker governing body, World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association (WPBSA) is keen to promote the game throughout the world and is working hard regarding their objective. So far, with the efforts of the association, the game has reached many new borders around the globe and has become one of the most watched sports. At the end of the previous snooker season, the World Snooker Chairman Barry Hearn annou...Sun, 19 Aug 2012 00:00:00 GMThttp://blogs.bettor.com/David-Grace-looking-to-maintain-his-ranking-position-Snooker-Update-a173895http://blogs.bettor.com/David-Grace-looking-to-maintain-his-ranking-position-Snooker-Update-a173895David Grace looking to maintain his ranking position – Snooker Update During the last stages of the 2012 World Snooker Championship, the World Snooker Chairman, Barry Hearn announced that the snooker governing body, World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association (WPBSA) has added some new snooker tournaments in the new season which include three Asian Players Tour Championship (APTC) events and the International Snooker Championship. One of the emerging snooker players of the world,...Sun, 19 Aug 2012 00:00:00 GMThttp://blogs.bettor.com/Scott-Donaldson-all-set-and-excited-to-play-in-new-snooker-season-Snooker-Update-a174254http://blogs.bettor.com/Scott-Donaldson-all-set-and-excited-to-play-in-new-snooker-season-Snooker-Update-a174254Scott Donaldson all set and excited to play in new snooker season – Snooker Update After putting up an excellent snooker display at Latvia, during the proceedings of the 2012 European Snooker Championship, Scotland’s Scott Donaldson was able to claim the European title. He was up against Brendan O'Donoghue in the final encounter and easily defeated him by the score line of 7-3. Winning the European title booked a place for Donaldson in the pro circuit tour of the new snooker season. Donalds...Sun, 19 Aug 2012 00:00:00 GMThttp://blogs.bettor.com/Neil-Robertson-disappointed-over-his-performance-in-2012-Australian-Goldfields-Open-a180944http://blogs.bettor.com/Neil-Robertson-disappointed-over-his-performance-in-2012-Australian-Goldfields-Open-a180944Neil Robertson disappointed over his performance in 2012 Australian Goldfields Open Previous snooker season was a convincing finish for the former World Snooker Championship winner from Australia, Neil Robertson as he was able to claim some important events during his run. This included the 2012 Masters snooker tournament and a couple of events in the Players Tour Championship (PTC), Premier League Snooker (PLS) and the Championship League Snooker (CLS). The Aussie potter, however, was una...Thu, 16 Aug 2012 11:41:27 GMThttp://blogs.bettor.com/Australias-Neil-Robertson-aims-to-claim-PTC-event-in-Gdynia-Snooker-Update-a180906http://blogs.bettor.com/Australias-Neil-Robertson-aims-to-claim-PTC-event-in-Gdynia-Snooker-Update-a180906Australia’s Neil Robertson aims to claim PTC event in Gdynia – Snooker Update Former World Snooker Championship winner, Australia’s Neil Robertson performed consistently in the previous snooker season and was able to claim one of the Triple Crown of snooker, the 2012 Masters snooker tournament after beating the former World Snooker Championship winner, Shaun Murphy by the score line of 10-6. The Aussie was impressive at the baize against the veteran Murphy and did not let him take any chan...Thu, 16 Aug 2012 11:02:30 GMThttp://blogs.bettor.com/Pankaj-Advani-looking-forward-to-2012-World-Billiards-Championship-a180853http://blogs.bettor.com/Pankaj-Advani-looking-forward-to-2012-World-Billiards-Championship-a180853Pankaj Advani looking forward to 2012 World Billiards Championship With impressive performance in the Asian Confederation of Billiards Sports (ACBS) Asian Snooker Championship, India’s Pankaj Advani was able to earn his place in the professional circuit of the World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association (WPBSA). The Indian potter failed to claim the Asian title but his opponent, Aditya Mehta was already in the pro circuit tour which automatically made him eligible for a place in...Thu, 16 Aug 2012 09:38:45 GMThttp://blogs.bettor.com/WPBSA-launches-a-new-induction-programme-for-new-World-Snooker-Tour-entrants-a181082http://blogs.bettor.com/WPBSA-launches-a-new-induction-programme-for-new-World-Snooker-Tour-entrants-a181082WPBSA launches a new induction programme for new World Snooker Tour entrants New snooker season has begun with the launch of the Asian Players Tour Championship (APTC) followed by the first major ranking snooker tournament of the 2012 Wuxi Classic snooker event. This year, the snooker governing body across the globe, the World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association (WPBSA) has provided an opportunity to 128 new professionals who will be taking part in the new World Snooker Tour. Re...Thu, 16 Aug 2012 00:00:00 GMThttp://blogs.bettor.com/There-is-a-massive-danger-of-burn-out-for-all-players%2c-says-Rod-Lawler-Snooker-Update-a180721http://blogs.bettor.com/There-is-a-massive-danger-of-burn-out-for-all-players%2c-says-Rod-Lawler-Snooker-Update-a180721There is a massive danger of burn out for all players, says Rod Lawler – Snooker Update During the final proceedings of the 2012 World Snooker Championship, the snooker governing body, World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association (WPBSA) made some announcement about the 2012-13 Snooker Season campaign. The association added some more snooker events in the new season calendar. With the addition of these new events, there will be more than 30 snooker tournaments in the new calendar....Wed, 15 Aug 2012 00:00:00 GMThttp://blogs.bettor.com/Pankaj-Advani-believes-new-season-is-the-right-time-for-him-to-shine-Snooker-Update-a180726http://blogs.bettor.com/Pankaj-Advani-believes-new-season-is-the-right-time-for-him-to-shine-Snooker-Update-a180726Pankaj Advani believes new season is the right time for him to shine – Snooker Update One of the emerging snooker talents of India, Pankaj Advani performed impressively in the domestic and international events of the Asian Confederation of Billiard Sports (ACBS) and the International Billiards and Snooker Federation (IBSF). This effectively booked him a place in the professional circuit of the World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association (WPBSA). With his classy form in the ACBS As...Wed, 15 Aug 2012 00:00:00 GMThttp://blogs.bettor.com/Pankaj-Advani-aiming-high-in-his-2012-13-Snooker-Season-campaign-a180727http://blogs.bettor.com/Pankaj-Advani-aiming-high-in-his-2012-13-Snooker-Season-campaign-a180727Pankaj Advani aiming high in his 2012-13 Snooker Season campaign Young snooker talent from India, Pankaj Advani did not take part in the 2011-12 Snooker Season and participated only in local or Asian snooker events. He performed credibly in International Billiards and Snooker Federation (IBSF) snooker events and the Asian Confederation of Billiards Sports (ACBS) Asian Snooker Championship to grab a two-year pro tour ticket. Advani has been a consistent performer in the regional circuit but...Wed, 15 Aug 2012 00:00:00 GMThttp://blogs.bettor.com/Convincing-run-for-Indias-Pankaj-Advani-in-2012-13-Snooker-Season-a180747http://blogs.bettor.com/Convincing-run-for-Indias-Pankaj-Advani-in-2012-13-Snooker-Season-a180747Convincing run for India’s Pankaj Advani in 2012-13 Snooker Season After a successful finish to the previous snooker season, the 2012-13 Snooker Season started with the first Asian Players Tour Championship (APTC) event where potters from around the world participated. The APTC was recently added by the snooker governing body, World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association (WPBSA) and received a lot of appreciation and support from the snooker fans. After that, the first major ranking...Wed, 15 Aug 2012 00:00:00 GMThttp://blogs.bettor.com/Shaun-Murphy-hails-Jamie-Jones-for-his-good-form-in-2012-World-Snooker-Championship-a180375http://blogs.bettor.com/Shaun-Murphy-hails-Jamie-Jones-for-his-good-form-in-2012-World-Snooker-Championship-a180375Shaun Murphy hails Jamie Jones for his good form in 2012 World Snooker Championship Start of previous snooker season was outstanding for the former World Snooker Championship winner, England’s Shaun Murphy. He was able to reach the semi-final stage of the 2011 Australian Goldfields Open snooker tournament where he lost to eventual winner, compatriot Stuart Bingham by the score line of 6-2. A superb start in the 2011-12 Snooker Season boosted his confidence during his run in the circuit. Th...Tue, 14 Aug 2012 00:00:00 GMThttp://blogs.bettor.com/Shaun-Murphy-happy-with-snookers-progress-in-recent-years-Snooker-Update-a180384http://blogs.bettor.com/Shaun-Murphy-happy-with-snookers-progress-in-recent-years-Snooker-Update-a180384Shaun Murphy happy with snooker’s progress in recent years – Snooker Update World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association (WPBSA) have been working really hard to promote the game across the globe and they have been successful so far in reaching other nations as well. Players from around the world are taking part in many snooker events which has made the game a global sport. Leading potters of the game are quite happy with the way snooker is hitting other borders of the world. The f...Tue, 14 Aug 2012 00:00:00 GMThttp://blogs.bettor.com/Martin-Gould-aims-for-big-title-wins-ahead-in-new-season-2012-UKPTC-Event-2-a180406http://blogs.bettor.com/Martin-Gould-aims-for-big-title-wins-ahead-in-new-season-2012-UKPTC-Event-2-a180406Martin Gould aims for big title wins ahead in new season: 2012 UKPTC Event 2 England’s Martin Gould performed tremendously in the 2012 UK Players Tour Championship (UKPTC) Event 2 and was able to claim the event title after putting an end to Stephen Maguire’s run in the final by the score line of 4-3. The clash was quite tussling and both potters played up to the best of their snooker skills. Gould has grabbed first title of his new snooker season campaign and is aiming to make an appearance...Tue, 14 Aug 2012 00:00:00 GMThttp://blogs.bettor.com/Peter-Ebdon-is-very-positive-player%2c-says-Rod-Lawler-Snooker-Update-a180413http://blogs.bettor.com/Peter-Ebdon-is-very-positive-player%2c-says-Rod-Lawler-Snooker-Update-a180413Peter Ebdon is very positive player, says Rod Lawler – Snooker Update In order to remove ‘boring’ and ‘slow’ tags from the game, the snooker governing body, World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association (WPBSA) made some drastic changes in the playing format of some existing snooker events. Besides, they also introduced some new snooker events with faster playing formats so that the players as well as the viewers can enjoy the game more. These new snooker tournaments with faster for...Tue, 14 Aug 2012 00:00:00 GMThttp://blogs.bettor.com/Rod-Lawler-appreciates-John-Higgins-for-his-performance-in-1996-World-Snooker-Championship-a180425http://blogs.bettor.com/Rod-Lawler-appreciates-John-Higgins-for-his-performance-in-1996-World-Snooker-Championship-a180425Rod Lawler appreciates John Higgins for his performance in 1996 World Snooker Championship England’s Rod Lawler started his career in 1990 and played convincingly in the snooker events of 1990-1991 Snooker Season. The Englishman emerged as an average snooker player but he evolved into a brilliant talent with the passage of time. He gave many memorable performances during mid and late 90s and grabbed some noticeable performances. However, he still was unable to win any major ranking snooker...Tue, 14 Aug 2012 00:00:00 GMThttp://blogs.bettor.com/Rod-Lawler-says-he-has-no-specific-targets-in-new-snooker-season-Snooker-Update-a180435http://blogs.bettor.com/Rod-Lawler-says-he-has-no-specific-targets-in-new-snooker-season-Snooker-Update-a180435Rod Lawler says he has no specific targets in new snooker season – Snooker Update England’s Rod Lawler started his new snooker season with impressive performance in the 2012 Wuxi Classic snooker tournament and hit the second stage where he lost to the former World Snooker Championship winner, Graeme Dott by 5-4. However, he has a lot to come in the new snooker season as he will be heading for the 2012 World Snooker European Tour. As far as his aims for the new snooker seasons are concerned,...Tue, 14 Aug 2012 00:00:00 GMThttp://blogs.bettor.com/Rod-Lawler-enjoys-playing-in-PTC-snooker-events-2012-13-Snooker-Season-a180442http://blogs.bettor.com/Rod-Lawler-enjoys-playing-in-PTC-snooker-events-2012-13-Snooker-Season-a180442Rod Lawler enjoys playing in PTC snooker events: 2012-13 Snooker Season England’s Rod Lawler had an average run in the previous snooker season but in the new season he is giving the best of his skills to make it up to the expectations of his snooker fans. The Englishman likes to play in the Players Tour Championship (PTC) events and enjoys his ride. Speaking to Pro Snooker Blog in a recent interview, Lawler said, “I think that I played Mark Selby twice first game, Robertson twice, people l...Tue, 14 Aug 2012 00:00:00 GMThttp://blogs.bettor.com/I-wouldnt-consider-myself-a-slow-player%2c-says-Shaun-Murphy-Snooker-Update-a180451http://blogs.bettor.com/I-wouldnt-consider-myself-a-slow-player%2c-says-Shaun-Murphy-Snooker-Update-a180451I wouldn’t consider myself a slow player, says Shaun Murphy – Snooker Update Former World Snooker Championship winner, England’s Shaun Murphy is all set to face challenges of the new snooker season. He had a tremendous snooker season finish last year as he reached the advance stages of many snooker events. He has an average playing style but many critics consider him a slow player. However, he thinks the otherwise because he believes he has performed convincingly in the fast formatted tour...Tue, 14 Aug 2012 00:00:00 GMThttp://blogs.bettor.com/Sourav-Kothari-beats-Laxman-Rawat-to-claim-2012-All-India-Open-Invitation-Snooker-Tournament-title-a180154http://blogs.bettor.com/Sourav-Kothari-beats-Laxman-Rawat-to-claim-2012-All-India-Open-Invitation-Snooker-Tournament-title-a180154Sourav Kothari beats Laxman Rawat to claim 2012 All India Open Invitation Snooker Tournament title After putting up an excellent snooker display at the Khar Gymkhana baize, the in-form Sourav Kothari was able to defeat the Indian National Junior number one, Laxman Rawat by the score line of 6-2 in an easy final encounter of the 2012 Shyam Shroff Memorial All India Open Invitation Snooker Tournament sponsored by the United Phosphorus. The clash was expected to be a tussling game because bot...Mon, 13 Aug 2012 11:48:27 GMThttp://blogs.bettor.com/Shaun-Murphy-helps-raising-funds-for-Royal-Manchester-Childrens-Hospital-Charity-a180082http://blogs.bettor.com/Shaun-Murphy-helps-raising-funds-for-Royal-Manchester-Childrens-Hospital-Charity-a180082Shaun Murphy helps raising funds for Royal Manchester Children’s Hospital Charity Snooker governing body, World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association (WPBSA) and many prominent players are always in the fore front of raising funds for different charity organisations. World Snooker officially supports the Haven House Children Hospital charity organisation while some other players have their own priorities for that purpose. Former World Snooker Championship winner from England, Shaun...Mon, 13 Aug 2012 10:21:46 GMThttp://blogs.bettor.com/Snooker-is-becoming-my-top-priority%2c-says-Shaun-Murphy-2012-13-Snooker-Season-a180045http://blogs.bettor.com/Snooker-is-becoming-my-top-priority%2c-says-Shaun-Murphy-2012-13-Snooker-Season-a180045Snooker is becoming my top priority, says Shaun Murphy: 2012-13 Snooker Season Snooker supervising body across the globe, World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association (WPBSA) is doing their best to promote the game of snooker and the world is now familiar with the game. Snooker is now one of the most watched games across the world and World Snooker is expecting that the game will prosper more in the upcoming years. Many snooker players are getting serious about the game and taking...Mon, 13 Aug 2012 09:35:53 GMThttp://blogs.bettor.com/Shaun-Murphy-satisfied-with-his-career-to-date-Snooker-Update-a179982http://blogs.bettor.com/Shaun-Murphy-satisfied-with-his-career-to-date-Snooker-Update-a179982Shaun Murphy satisfied with his career to date – Snooker Update Former World Snooker Championship winner from England, Shaun Murphy is one of the leading potters and has grabbed all major ranking titles in his career that started from 1998. The Englishman performed tremendously throughout his career and managed to claim some important snooker event titles. The player is now on his new season campaign and is aiming to make an appearance in the circuit. The English potter started his career w...Mon, 13 Aug 2012 08:08:12 GMThttp://blogs.bettor.com/Martin-Gould-trashes-Stephen-Maguire-to-claim-2012-UKPTC-Event-2-a180355http://blogs.bettor.com/Martin-Gould-trashes-Stephen-Maguire-to-claim-2012-UKPTC-Event-2-a180355Martin Gould trashes Stephen Maguire to claim 2012 UKPTC Event 2 After a successful finish to the first event of the UK Players Tour Championship (UKPTC), the potters from around the world gathered at the South West Snooker Academy in Gloucester in England to take part in the 2012 UKPTC Event 2. The potters produced some outstanding snooker clashes during the tournament proceedings. With outstanding performance in the initial stages of the event, England’s Martin Gould and winner of the fi...Mon, 13 Aug 2012 00:00:00 GMThttp://blogs.bettor.com/Englands-Shaun-Murphy-relives-Crucible-memories-2005-World-Snooker-Championship-a180357http://blogs.bettor.com/Englands-Shaun-Murphy-relives-Crucible-memories-2005-World-Snooker-Championship-a180357England’s Shaun Murphy relives Crucible memories: 2005 World Snooker Championship Former World Snooker Championship winner, England’s Shaun Murphy is one of the leading cuemen right now and holds a string position in every major and minor ranking snooker event. The Englishman has performed tremendously from the beginning of his career and was able to grab almost all major titles in his career including the 2005 World Snooker Championship and the 2008 UK Championship. The 2005 World Snooker...Mon, 13 Aug 2012 00:00:00 GMThttp://blogs.bettor.com/Shaun-Murphy-feels-honoured-to-win-Premier-League-Snooker-2012-13-Snooker-Season-a180360http://blogs.bettor.com/Shaun-Murphy-feels-honoured-to-win-Premier-League-Snooker-2012-13-Snooker-Season-a180360Shaun Murphy feels honoured to win Premier League Snooker: 2012-13 Snooker Season Previous snooker season was a convincing finish for the former World Snooker Championship winner, England’s Shaun Murphy as he was able to claim some noticeable event victories during his season run. He did manage to reach the advance stages of the major ranking snooker but was unable to win any of them. However, he was outstanding in the minor and non ranking snooker tournaments and claimed a couple of title...Mon, 13 Aug 2012 00:00:00 GMThttp://blogs.bettor.com/Michael-Leslie-determined-for-new-season-run-ahead-Snooker-Update-a179725http://blogs.bettor.com/Michael-Leslie-determined-for-new-season-run-ahead-Snooker-Update-a179725Michael Leslie determined for new season run ahead – Snooker Update Last snooker season did not bring any good news from the Scottish professional snooker players, Michael Leslie as he was unable to clinch any noticeable win in his season campaign. He participated only in the 2011-12 Players Tour Championship (PTC) series where he failed to show any progress and faced early exits in all PTC events. However, the Scot bounced back in the 2012 European Under-21 Snooker Championship and claime...Sat, 11 Aug 2012 11:57:18 GMThttp://blogs.bettor.com/Michael-Leslie-looks-forward-to-his-PTC-clash-against-Joe-Perry-Snooker-Update-a179706http://blogs.bettor.com/Michael-Leslie-looks-forward-to-his-PTC-clash-against-Joe-Perry-Snooker-Update-a179706Michael Leslie looks forward to his PTC clash against Joe Perry – Snooker Update Scotland’s Michael Leslie will be facing England’s Joe Perry in the opening round of the UKPTC Event 2. The Scot is looking forward for a tussling game against him, as he has never played Perry before. Leslie has not won a single match in the new season and is aiming to add one in his account. While speaking to the local media about his match, Leslie said, “I am not expected to win and hopefully that helps me...Sat, 11 Aug 2012 11:42:26 GMThttp://blogs.bettor.com/Matthew-Selt-supportive-of-PTC-events-2012-13-Snooker-Season-Snooker-Update-a179660http://blogs.bettor.com/Matthew-Selt-supportive-of-PTC-events-2012-13-Snooker-Season-Snooker-Update-a179660Matthew Selt supportive of PTC events: 2012-13 Snooker Season – Snooker Update Last year, the snooker governing body, World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association (WPBSA) announced the addition of three more events in the pre-existing Players Tour Championship (PTC) series at the start of the 2012-13 snooker season. These new events will be entitled as Asian PTC events and will be played in China. The addition of new PTC events will be important for those potters who are lower in ran...Sat, 11 Aug 2012 10:31:51 GMThttp://blogs.bettor.com/Matthew-Selt-looking-to-get-back-in-business-during-new-season-campaign-a179613http://blogs.bettor.com/Matthew-Selt-looking-to-get-back-in-business-during-new-season-campaign-a179613Matthew Selt looking to get back in business during new season campaign Start of the new snooker season did not bring any good news to the English potter, Matthew Selt as he crashed out of the qualifying session of the 2012 Wuxi Classic snooker event in the final round. He was up against the former World Snooker Championship winner, compatriot Peter Ebdon and lost to him by 4-5 in the fourth round qualifier. Missing the first major ranking snooker event was indeed a major blow to Selt’s ca...Sat, 11 Aug 2012 09:01:24 GMThttp://blogs.bettor.com/Matthew-Selt-relives-memories-of-2012-Australian-Goldfields-Open-snooker-tournament-a179580http://blogs.bettor.com/Matthew-Selt-relives-memories-of-2012-Australian-Goldfields-Open-snooker-tournament-a179580Matthew Selt relives memories of 2012 Australian Goldfields Open snooker tournament Previous snooker season was a convincing finish for the English potter, Matthew Selt as he was able to produce some noticeable snooker performances in some important events. He played impressively in the Players Tour Championship (PTC) series but still did not manage to win any of the events. However, his form in the previous season gave him a lot of confidence and he entered the new snooker season with rene...Sat, 11 Aug 2012 07:57:49 GMThttp://blogs.bettor.com/Shaun-Murphy-hopeful-of-good-run-in-new-snooker-season-Snooker-Update-a179891http://blogs.bettor.com/Shaun-Murphy-hopeful-of-good-run-in-new-snooker-season-Snooker-Update-a179891Shaun Murphy hopeful of good run in new snooker season – Snooker Update New snooker season was a convincing finish for the former World Snooker Championship winner, England’s Shaun Murphy as he was able to claim some noticeable wins to remain in the top ranks. However, after facing a slow start in the new snooker season, the English potter is now hoping for a positive run ahead in the new snooker season. While speaking to Pro Snooker Blog in an interview, Murphy said, “I had a decent seaso...Sat, 11 Aug 2012 00:00:00 GMThttp://blogs.bettor.com/Shaun-Murphy-believes-that-less-practice-cost-him-2012-Wuxi-Classic-match-Snooker-Update-a179898http://blogs.bettor.com/Shaun-Murphy-believes-that-less-practice-cost-him-2012-Wuxi-Classic-match-Snooker-Update-a179898Shaun Murphy believes that less practice cost him 2012 Wuxi Classic match – Snooker Update Previous snooker season brought a positive overcome for the former World Snooker Championship winner, England’s Shaun Murphy as he was able to claim some noticeable major ranking titles as well as some minor ones to enable himself to stay in the top potters. However, at the end of the last season, Murphy was unable to perform up to the mark and tumbled down in the 2012 China Open and the 2012 World Sno...Sat, 11 Aug 2012 00:00:00 GMThttp://blogs.bettor.com/Shaun-Murphy-believes-he-performed-well-in-the-2011-12-Snooker-Season-Snooker-Update-a179900http://blogs.bettor.com/Shaun-Murphy-believes-he-performed-well-in-the-2011-12-Snooker-Season-Snooker-Update-a179900Shaun Murphy believes he performed well in the 2011-12 Snooker Season – Snooker Update Former World Snooker Championship winner from England, Shaun Murphy had a mixed season campaign in the 2011-12 Snooker Season. He was able to claim a couple of important tournament wins during his run but overall his performance was convincing but not up to the mark. The critics believed that the English potter did not play up to his standards while Murphy reckoned that he was fine in the previous season...Sat, 11 Aug 2012 00:00:00 GMThttp://blogs.bettor.com/Rod-Lawler-satisfied-with-his-current-performance-in-new-snooker-season-a179433http://blogs.bettor.com/Rod-Lawler-satisfied-with-his-current-performance-in-new-snooker-season-a179433Rod Lawler satisfied with his current performance in new snooker season New snooker season had a tremendous start with the launch of 2012 Wuxi Classic snooker tournament as a major ranking snooker tournament and first event of 2012 Asian Players Tour Championship (APTC). Top 16 players from around the world were challenged by the rookies who managed to make their way into the professional tour. These rookies included 12 faces who qualified through the 2012 World Snooker Qualifying School (...Fri, 10 Aug 2012 13:17:36 GMThttp://blogs.bettor.com/Rod-Lawler-supports-World-Snooker-Q-School-2012-13-Snooker-Season-a179431http://blogs.bettor.com/Rod-Lawler-supports-World-Snooker-Q-School-2012-13-Snooker-Season-a179431Rod Lawler supports World Snooker Q School: 2012-13 Snooker Season Snooker governing body across the globe, the World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association (WPBSA) launched a new event of World Snooker Qualifying School (Q School) for the rookies to earn a place in the professional circuit. The tournament received a lot of appreciation from the critics as well as the players from around the world. So far, the event has completed two events in the previous two seasons and has featu...Fri, 10 Aug 2012 13:14:27 GMThttp://blogs.bettor.com/Englands-Rod-Lawler-happy-with-new-season-start-Snooker-Update-a179286http://blogs.bettor.com/Englands-Rod-Lawler-happy-with-new-season-start-Snooker-Update-a179286England’s Rod Lawler happy with new season start – Snooker Update New snooker season has been a superb for the English potter, veteran Rod Lawler who was able to make it to the advance stages of the major ranking snooker tournaments. Lawler put in a decent effort in the previous season but unfortunately he was unable to make it past the qualifying sessions of some of the major snooker tournaments. The new snooker season was a superb start for the Englishman as he started brilliantly in the...Fri, 10 Aug 2012 09:53:15 GMThttp://blogs.bettor.com/Scott-Donaldson-relieved-to-be-in-new-snooker-season-Snooker-News-a179513http://blogs.bettor.com/Scott-Donaldson-relieved-to-be-in-new-snooker-season-Snooker-News-a179513Scott Donaldson relieved to be in new snooker season – Snooker News Start of the new snooker season was not so superb for the reigning European Snooker Champion, Scotland’s Scott Donaldson as he missed the first two major ranking snooker tournaments of the 2012-13 Snooker Season, the 2012 Wuxi Classic snooker event and the 2012 Australian Goldfields Open tournament. Missing these two events did affect his ranking points but the Scottish potter is still satisfied being a part of the new sea...Fri, 10 Aug 2012 00:00:00 GMThttp://blogs.bettor.com/Scotlands-Scott-Donaldson-happy-with-two-year-pro-tour-Snooker-Update-a179530http://blogs.bettor.com/Scotlands-Scott-Donaldson-happy-with-two-year-pro-tour-Snooker-Update-a179530Scotland’s Scott Donaldson happy with two-year pro tour – Snooker Update During the 2011-12 Snooker Season campaign, the snooker governing body, World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association (WPBSA) announced that the new season selection of new players for the professional tour will be for two years rather than one year. It means that any player who earns a place in the pro tour will remain in the tour for the next two seasons. The news was indeed a plus for those cuemen who never...Fri, 10 Aug 2012 00:00:00 GMThttp://blogs.bettor.com/Scott-Donaldson-looks-up-to-Stephen-Hendry-and-John-Higgins-Snooker-Update-a179536http://blogs.bettor.com/Scott-Donaldson-looks-up-to-Stephen-Hendry-and-John-Higgins-Snooker-Update-a179536Scott Donaldson looks up to Stephen Hendry and John Higgins – Snooker Update The new snooker season is featuring many new names that came through different platforms to try their luck in the professional circuit. Some of these new faces had a hard struggle in the 2012 World Snooker Qualifying School (Q School) while the rest were chosen by the snooker governing body, World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association on the basis of their tremendous performance in the regional championshi...Fri, 10 Aug 2012 00:00:00 GMThttp://blogs.bettor.com/Scott-Donaldson-disappointed-over-missing-two-major-events-of-2012-13-Snooker-Season-a179543http://blogs.bettor.com/Scott-Donaldson-disappointed-over-missing-two-major-events-of-2012-13-Snooker-Season-a179543Scott Donaldson disappointed over missing two major events of 2012-13 Snooker Season After a successful finish to the 2011-12 Snooker Season and the end of the 2012 World Snooker Championship, the 2012-13 Snooker Season began with the first event of the 2012 Asian Players Tour Championship (APTC) where potters from around the world participated. The first major ranking event of the season, the 2012 Wuxi Classic snooker event, started featuring Top 16 against the qualifiers. The event finishe...Fri, 10 Aug 2012 00:00:00 GMThttp://blogs.bettor.com/Rod-Lawler-appreciates-new-snooker-calendar-devised-by-WPBSA-Snooker-News-a179557http://blogs.bettor.com/Rod-Lawler-appreciates-new-snooker-calendar-devised-by-WPBSA-Snooker-News-a179557Rod Lawler appreciates new snooker calendar devised by WPBSA – Snooker News Veteran potter from England, Rod Lawler, booked his place in the professional circuit after putting up an excellent snooker display in the 2012 World Snooker Qualifying School (Q School). He is now on the pro tour and is happy that he will not have to play many qualifiers because World Snooker added many new events in the recent calendar. In his recent interview with the Pro Snooker Blog, Lawler said, “We had block...Fri, 10 Aug 2012 00:00:00 GMThttp://blogs.bettor.com/Barry-Hearn-happy-with-Ronnie-OSullivan-return-to-snooker-Snooker-Update-a178746http://blogs.bettor.com/Barry-Hearn-happy-with-Ronnie-OSullivan-return-to-snooker-Snooker-Update-a178746Barry Hearn happy with Ronnie O’Sullivan return to snooker – Snooker Update After a six-month brawl with the snooker governing body, World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association (WPBSA) the four-time Word Snooker Championship winner from England, Ronnie O’Sullivan has announced his return to the game. The Englishman has signed the new season contract with the World Snooker and will be taking part in the 2012 International Snooker Championship followed by the 2012 UK Championship. Wo...Wed, 08 Aug 2012 11:53:48 GMThttp://blogs.bettor.com/Ronnie-OSullivan-is-back-in-business-2012-UK-Championship-Snooker-Update-a178712http://blogs.bettor.com/Ronnie-OSullivan-is-back-in-business-2012-UK-Championship-Snooker-Update-a178712Ronnie O’Sullivan is back in business: 2012 UK Championship – Snooker Update After a long period of waiting, the reigning World Snooker Champion, England’s Ronnie O’Sullivan has finally decided to get back to business and take part in the new season events. In his recent remarks, the Rocket has confirmed about his return into the professional circuit. The legendary potter deliberately stayed away from the game for six months and did not sign the World Snooker contract for the new snooker sea...Wed, 08 Aug 2012 11:18:16 GMThttp://blogs.bettor.com/Ronnie-OSullivan-and-Jimmy-White-battle-in-five-2012-Snooker-Legends-clashes-a178695http://blogs.bettor.com/Ronnie-OSullivan-and-Jimmy-White-battle-in-five-2012-Snooker-Legends-clashes-a178695Ronnie O’Sullivan and Jimmy White battle in five 2012 Snooker Legends clashes Reigning World Snooker Champion, England’s Ronnie O’Sullivan performed superbly in the previous snooker season and was able to claim the 2012 World Snooker Championship title beating Ali Carter by the score line of 18-11. The Englishman showed his top notch skills to oust his opponent. However, after that he disappeared from the scene because he refused to sign the new season contract with World Snooker and decided...Wed, 08 Aug 2012 11:02:12 GMThttp://blogs.bettor.com/John-Higgins-all-set-to-start-his-season-campaign-Snooker-Update-a178642http://blogs.bettor.com/John-Higgins-all-set-to-start-his-season-campaign-Snooker-Update-a178642John Higgins all set to start his season campaign – Snooker Update During the proceedings of the 2012 World Snooker Championship, the snooker governing body, World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association (WPBSA) added more snooker events in the new season which made some of the top potters angry because they did not want to play all the year. Former four-time World Snooker Championship winner from Scotland, John Higgins was one of them who opposed the decision. The Scotsman believe...Wed, 08 Aug 2012 10:13:18 GMThttp://blogs.bettor.com/International-snooker-returns-to-Scotland-with-World-Snooker-European-Tour-a178603http://blogs.bettor.com/International-snooker-returns-to-Scotland-with-World-Snooker-European-Tour-a178603International snooker returns to Scotland with World Snooker European Tour Snooker fans across the world witnessed a tremendous finish to the previous snooker season right after the end of the 2012 World Snooker Championship where the Rocket, Ronnie O’Sullivan was the eventual winner. The new snooker season started with tremendous clashes in the Asian Players Tour Championship (APTC) followed by the first major ranking snooker event of 2012 Wuxi Classic snooker event. The snooker governing...Wed, 08 Aug 2012 09:01:52 GMThttp://blogs.bettor.com/Marcus-Campbell-all-set-for-World-Snooker-European-Tour-Snooker-Update-a178019http://blogs.bettor.com/Marcus-Campbell-all-set-for-World-Snooker-European-Tour-Snooker-Update-a178019Marcus Campbell all set for World Snooker European Tour – Snooker Update Scotland’s Marcus Campbell displayed some outstanding snooker genius in the final encounters of the previous snooker season and finished the season on World Number 22 position. He started off his new season campaign with a superb start as he made his way to the semi-final stage of the first major ranking event, the 2012 Wuxi Classic snooker tournament at the Wuxi Sports Center arena in Wuxi, China. He faced some of th...Mon, 06 Aug 2012 11:53:12 GMThttp://blogs.bettor.com/Marcus-Campbell-targeting-Top-16-in-new-snooker-season-Snooker-Update-a178013http://blogs.bettor.com/Marcus-Campbell-targeting-Top-16-in-new-snooker-season-Snooker-Update-a178013Marcus Campbell targeting Top 16 in new snooker season – Snooker Update Recent snooker season has produced some outstanding snooker competitions at the baize featuring new names as champions. The season will be a greater opportunity for those potters who were not in the fore front of the game. Players like Ricky Walden, Stuart Bingham, Marcus Campbell, Barry Hawkins, Stephen Maguire and Matthew Selt are in the spotlight right now because of their impressive performance in the new snooker sea...Mon, 06 Aug 2012 11:45:21 GMThttp://blogs.bettor.com/No-action-taken-by-WPBSA-against-Jimmy-White-on-suspicious-betting-Snooker-Update-a177817http://blogs.bettor.com/No-action-taken-by-WPBSA-against-Jimmy-White-on-suspicious-betting-Snooker-Update-a177817No action taken by WPBSA against Jimmy White on suspicious betting – Snooker Update Snooker governing body, the World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association (WPBSA) has completed a couple of probes in the recent snooker season which were conducted regarding some issues in the past snooker season. Several international potters were fined, warned or suspended from the professional circuit which showed a strong eye of the association. In the recent couple of investigations, the WPBSA...Mon, 06 Aug 2012 07:11:01 GMThttp://blogs.bettor.com/Mixed-start-for-Craig-Steadman-in-new-snooker-season-Snooker-Update-a176423http://blogs.bettor.com/Mixed-start-for-Craig-Steadman-in-new-snooker-season-Snooker-Update-a176423Mixed start for Craig Steadman in new snooker season – Snooker Update Previous snooker season did not bring any luck to the English cueman, Craig Steadman because he was unable to perform according to the standards during his season campaign. The Englishman was unable to clinch any noticeable major ranking tournament win but he performed convincingly in the Players Tour Championship (PTC) and reached the advance stages in some of these events. Booking a place in the new snooker season was i...Wed, 01 Aug 2012 07:33:13 GMThttp://blogs.bettor.com/WPBSA-fines-Mark-Allen-again-for-no-show-in-five-tournament-publicity-events-a176702http://blogs.bettor.com/WPBSA-fines-Mark-Allen-again-for-no-show-in-five-tournament-publicity-events-a176702WPBSA fines Mark Allen again for no show in five tournament publicity events Snooker governing body across the globe, the World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association (WPBSA) launches many promotional or invitational events either to raise funds for a charity organisation or to promote the game across the world. The association invites the leading cuemen from around the world to take part in the event in order to fulfil their purpose. Participating in all those events is compulsory...Wed, 01 Aug 2012 00:00:00 GMThttp://blogs.bettor.com/Betfair-becomes-official-sponsor-of-World-Snooker-European-Tour-this-season-a176258http://blogs.bettor.com/Betfair-becomes-official-sponsor-of-World-Snooker-European-Tour-this-season-a176258Betfair becomes official sponsor of World Snooker European Tour this season Snooker governing body, the World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association (WPBSA) announced the addition of new snooker events in the 2012-13 Snooker Season calendar which was a good initiative as far as the popularity of the game is concerned. The snooker fans across the globe appreciated and welcomed the decision of adding more snooker events in the calendar so that they can have more snooker fun all year....Tue, 31 Jul 2012 11:59:42 GMThttp://blogs.bettor.com/Craig-Steadman-believes-he-still-has-a-lot-more-up-his-sleeves-this-season-a176251http://blogs.bettor.com/Craig-Steadman-believes-he-still-has-a-lot-more-up-his-sleeves-this-season-a176251Craig Steadman believes he still has a lot more up his sleeves this season Previous snooker season featured many new faces on the surface of the game that performed tremendously in the whole season improving their rankings in the international snooker standings. These players gave their best to place themselves in the leading group of potters and are now considered as strong opponents in the line-up. Continuing the legacy, the new snooker season gave chance to the emerging talent to prove...Tue, 31 Jul 2012 11:53:32 GMThttp://blogs.bettor.com/Craig-Steadman-believes-he-has-plenty-of-time-to-improve-his-rankings-Snooker-Update-a176351http://blogs.bettor.com/Craig-Steadman-believes-he-has-plenty-of-time-to-improve-his-rankings-Snooker-Update-a176351Craig Steadman believes he has plenty of time to improve his rankings – Snooker Update World Number 83, England’s Craig Steadman finished the last snooker season performing convincingly in the minor ranking tournaments while in the major ranking snooker events, the Englishman was unable to perform according to the standards and crashed out of the events mostly in the qualifying sessions. Despite his low performance in major events, the English potter still managed to book his place in the n...Tue, 31 Jul 2012 00:00:00 GMThttp://blogs.bettor.com/Playing-in-2011-World-Snooker-Q-School-was-tough%2c-says-Craig-Steadman-Snooker-Update-a176354http://blogs.bettor.com/Playing-in-2011-World-Snooker-Q-School-was-tough%2c-says-Craig-Steadman-Snooker-Update-a176354Playing in 2011 World Snooker Q School was tough, says Craig Steadman – Snooker Update England’s Craig Steadman has earned his place in the professional circuit of the 2012-13 Snooker Season after he performed tremendously in the 2011-12 Players Tour Championship (PTC) series. The Englishman did try his luck in the 2011 World Snooker Qualifying School (Q School) but he failed to improvise accordingly and crashed out of all three events. He was quite disheartened but he continued his good f...Tue, 31 Jul 2012 00:00:00 GMThttp://blogs.bettor.com/Mark-Davis%2c-Steve-Davis-and-Peter-Ebdon-book-2012-Shanghai-Masters-place-Snooker-Update-a175551http://blogs.bettor.com/Mark-Davis%2c-Steve-Davis-and-Peter-Ebdon-book-2012-Shanghai-Masters-place-Snooker-Update-a175551Mark Davis, Steve Davis and Peter Ebdon book 2012 Shanghai Masters place – Snooker Update Final round matches of 2012 Shanghai Masters snooker event qualifying session finished successfully at the World Snooker Academy in Sheffield featuring 16 qualifiers who will take on the Top 16 potters in the initial round of the tournament. The potters gave their best in the qualifying session and booked their place in the opening round. Former six-time World Snooker Championship winner, England’s St...Sat, 28 Jul 2012 00:00:00 GMThttp://blogs.bettor.com/Mick-Holmes-and-Jamie-Holms-leading-J-97-class-of-2012-J-Cup-Regatta-Sailing-Update-a175598http://blogs.bettor.com/Mick-Holmes-and-Jamie-Holms-leading-J-97-class-of-2012-J-Cup-Regatta-Sailing-Update-a175598Mick Holmes and Jamie Holms leading J/97 class of 2012 J-Cup Regatta – Sailing Update After putting up an excellent sailing display on the Hamble waters, Great Britain’s Mick and Jamie Holmes were able to grab the leading podium position of the J97 class fleet. The pair had a tremendous sailing experience on the racing area and claimed the leading position by six points. The British pair on their boat Jika Jika cruised into four bullet finishes along with a second and a third podium finish...Sat, 28 Jul 2012 00:00:00 GMThttp://blogs.bettor.com/Greg-Wilcox-of-New-Zealand-retains-overall-lead-in-2012-OK-Dinghy-World-Championship-a175624http://blogs.bettor.com/Greg-Wilcox-of-New-Zealand-retains-overall-lead-in-2012-OK-Dinghy-World-Championship-a175624Greg Wilcox of New Zealand retains overall lead in 2012 OK Dinghy World Championship New Zealand’s Greg Wilcox was outstanding on the fourth day of the 2012 OK Dinghy World Championship and grabbed the leading podium place. He displayed superb sailing skills during his campaign in the advance stages of the event and was able to hit the leading position of the regatta with 20 points after taking part in three races. The Kiwi sailor continued his tremendous sailing on the penultimate day of t...Sat, 28 Jul 2012 00:00:00 GMThttp://blogs.bettor.com/Joe-Jogia-speaks-up-against-WPBSA-ban-Snooker-Update-a175205http://blogs.bettor.com/Joe-Jogia-speaks-up-against-WPBSA-ban-Snooker-Update-a175205Joe Jogia speaks up against WPBSA ban – Snooker Update Following a probe on the suspicious betting patterns between the 2012 Snooker Shootout match between the World Number 47, Joe Jogia and Matthew Selt the snooker governing organisation around the globe, World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association (WPBSA) has banned the Englishman, Jogia until the finish of 2013-14 Snooker Season and he will not be able to play any snooker event. The investigation found out that the reported lar...Fri, 27 Jul 2012 11:49:21 GMThttp://blogs.bettor.com/Jason-Ferguson-believes-Joe-Jogias-ban-shows-how-WPBSA-deals-with-corruption-a175190http://blogs.bettor.com/Jason-Ferguson-believes-Joe-Jogias-ban-shows-how-WPBSA-deals-with-corruption-a175190Jason Ferguson believes Joe Jogia’s ban shows how WPBSA deals with corruption Recently, the WPBSA disciplinary committee launched a probe on the basis of reports about suspicious betting patterns in the 2012 Snooker Shootout match between England’s Joe Jogia and Matthew Selt. The World Number 47, England’s Joe Jogia was suspended from World Snooker at the time of inquiry because the reports said that the bets were placed on Jogia’s defeat and the English potter did not play the match and pul...Fri, 27 Jul 2012 11:32:56 GMThttp://blogs.bettor.com/Lack-of-explanation-gives-Joe-Jogia-a-two-year-ban-from-World-Snooker-Snooker-News-a175139http://blogs.bettor.com/Lack-of-explanation-gives-Joe-Jogia-a-two-year-ban-from-World-Snooker-Snooker-News-a175139Lack of explanation gives Joe Jogia a two-year ban from World Snooker – Snooker News In a recent investigation which found the suspicious betting patterns before the 2012 Snooker Shootout match between the World Number 47, England’s Joe Jogia and Matthew Selt. The inquiry committee of the snooker governing body, World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association (WPBSA) found the proof that before the match commenced, a large number of small bets were placed against Jogia’s defeat which pu...Fri, 27 Jul 2012 10:30:16 GMThttp://blogs.bettor.com/World-Snooker-bans-Joe-Jogia-following-suspicious-betting-probe-Snooker-News-a175103http://blogs.bettor.com/World-Snooker-bans-Joe-Jogia-following-suspicious-betting-probe-Snooker-News-a175103World Snooker bans Joe Jogia following suspicious betting probe – Snooker News Following the investigation of the suspicious betting on the match between Joe Jogia and Matthew Selt, World Snooker has banned Jogia for two years. After the end of the hearing, World Snooker found out that the doubtful betting was made against Jogia’s defeat. According to the investigation, 14 bets were placed that valued £4,830. Jogia was unable to provide any explanation on the accusations as World Snooker b...Fri, 27 Jul 2012 08:53:41 GMThttp://blogs.bettor.com/I-was-not-expecting-a-ban-at-all-says-Joe-Jogia-as-he-lashes-about-WPBSA-Snooker-News-a175540http://blogs.bettor.com/I-was-not-expecting-a-ban-at-all-says-Joe-Jogia-as-he-lashes-about-WPBSA-Snooker-News-a175540I was not expecting a ban at all – says Joe Jogia as he lashes about WPBSA – Snooker News World Number 47, England’s Joe Jogia did not know that his pulling out of the 2012 Snooker Shootout game against Matthew Selt will cost him his career. He was injured during practice so he decided not to take part in the tournament. Unfortunate for him, a large number of bets were stacked on his defeat at the hands of Selt. The snooker governing body, the World Professional Billiards and Snooker Assoc...Fri, 27 Jul 2012 00:00:00 GMThttp://blogs.bettor.com/Nigel-Mawer-believes-Joe-Jogia-was-found-breaching-WPBSA-rules-Snooker-Update-a175548http://blogs.bettor.com/Nigel-Mawer-believes-Joe-Jogia-was-found-breaching-WPBSA-rules-Snooker-Update-a175548Nigel Mawer believes Joe Jogia was found breaching WPBSA rules – Snooker Update Snooker governing body, World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association (WPBSA) completed its investigation on the suspicious betting patterns before the 2012 Snooker Shootout match between the World Number 47 Joe Jogia and Matthew Selt at Blackpool arena. After the finish of the hearing proceedings, the WPBSA disciplinary committee banned Jogia until the end of the 2014 World Snooker Championship. The co...Fri, 27 Jul 2012 00:00:00 GMThttp://blogs.bettor.com/Lu-Haotian-trounces-Zhu-Yinghui-to-claim-2012-World-Under-21-Snooker-Championship-a174552http://blogs.bettor.com/Lu-Haotian-trounces-Zhu-Yinghui-to-claim-2012-World-Under-21-Snooker-Championship-a174552Lu Haotian trounces Zhu Yinghui to claim 2012 World Under-21 Snooker Championship World Under-21 Snooker Championship 2012 finished successfully at the Huaxia Material Port mall in Wuxi featuring the young Chinese potter Lu Haotian as the new champion. The youngster played outstandingly throughout the tournament and showed some great snooker skills which helped him reach the final encounter of the clash where he was up against compatriot Zhu Yinghui, defeating him by the score line of 9-6....Wed, 25 Jul 2012 12:12:57 GMThttp://blogs.bettor.com/Aditya-Mehta-beats-Paul-Davison-in-first-qualifying-round-of-2012-Shanghai-Masters-Snooker-Update-a174476http://blogs.bettor.com/Aditya-Mehta-beats-Paul-Davison-in-first-qualifying-round-of-2012-Shanghai-Masters-Snooker-Update-a174476Aditya Mehta beats Paul Davison in first qualifying round of 2012 Shanghai Masters – Snooker Update Winner of the 2012 Asian Snooker Championship from India, Aditya Mehta grabbed his place in the professional circuit tour of new snooker season on the basis of his tremendous performance in the mentioned event. The Indian potter was quite happy to earn his place in the pro circuit and entered the new snooker season with hopes to make an appearance in the events. In his recent quest at the Wo...Wed, 25 Jul 2012 10:40:15 GMThttp://blogs.bettor.com/Stephen-Maguire-ecstatic-after-beating-Jack-Lisowski-in-2012-UKPTC-Snooker-Update-a174329http://blogs.bettor.com/Stephen-Maguire-ecstatic-after-beating-Jack-Lisowski-in-2012-UKPTC-Snooker-Update-a174329Stephen Maguire ecstatic after beating Jack Lisowski in 2012 UKPTC – Snooker Update Final encounter of the 2012 UK Players Tour Championship (UKPTC) was one of the most tussling games of the contest where Scotland’s Stephen Maguire and England’s Jack Lisowski were up against each other. The clash finished in a decisive frame where Maguire showed his class to beat the young Englishman by the score of 4-3. The English potter had no chance against Maguire during the final frame despite the fact...Wed, 25 Jul 2012 07:21:20 GMThttp://blogs.bettor.com/Michael-Wasley-targets-TV-appearance-in-news-snooker-season-Snooker-Update-a174159http://blogs.bettor.com/Michael-Wasley-targets-TV-appearance-in-news-snooker-season-Snooker-Update-a174159Michael Wasley targets TV appearance in news snooker season – Snooker Update Despite hard tries during the first two major ranking events of the new snooker season, the 2012 World Snooker Qualifying School (Q School) entrant, England’s Michael Wasley was unable to book his place in the initial stages of the 2012 Wuxi Classic snooker tournament and the 2012 Australian Goldfields Open event. Wasley was unable to produce any fireworks at the World Snooker Academy in Sheffield during the quali...Tue, 24 Jul 2012 11:05:39 GMThttp://blogs.bettor.com/Michael-Wasley-hails-Paul-Mount-for-his-help-2012-UK-Players-Tour-Championship-Event-1-a174154http://blogs.bettor.com/Michael-Wasley-hails-Paul-Mount-for-his-help-2012-UK-Players-Tour-Championship-Event-1-a174154Michael Wasley hails Paul Mount for his help: 2012 UK Players Tour Championship Event 1 With impressive performance in the 2012 World Snooker Qualifying School (Q School), England’s Michael Wasley was able to book his place in the pro circuit tour. He participated in the first two events of the new snooker season but was unable to make it to the initial stages of those events. He dropped out of the 2012 Wuxi Classic snooker event after he lost in the second round while in the 2012 Australi...Tue, 24 Jul 2012 10:56:53 GMThttp://blogs.bettor.com/Michael-Wasley-all-set-to-face-James-Wattana-in-UKPTC-Snooker-Update-a174123http://blogs.bettor.com/Michael-Wasley-all-set-to-face-James-Wattana-in-UKPTC-Snooker-Update-a174123Michael Wasley all set to face James Wattana in UKPTC – Snooker Update England’s Michael Wasley performed tremendously in the 2012 World Snooker Qualifying School (Q School) events at the start of the new snooker season and booked his place in the pro circuit tour. The Englishman was quite excited and all set to launch his run in the new season. Wasley was very hopeful of making an appearance in the new season with a fresh start to his run. He started his new season campaign with participa...Tue, 24 Jul 2012 10:22:13 GMThttp://blogs.bettor.com/Stephen-Maguire-clinches-UKPTC1-title-beating-Jack-Lisowski-Snooker-Update-a174297http://blogs.bettor.com/Stephen-Maguire-clinches-UKPTC1-title-beating-Jack-Lisowski-Snooker-Update-a174297Stephen Maguire clinches UKPTC1 title beating Jack Lisowski – Snooker Update First event of the 2012 UK Players Tour Championship (UKPTC) finished successfully at the South West Snooker Academy in Gloucester. In the final encounter of the event, Scotland’s Stephen Maguire, who is considered one of the toughest opponents, was up against the young and talented Jack Lisowski of England. After a tremendous game play at the SWSA baize, Maguire was able to defeat his opponent by the score line of...Tue, 24 Jul 2012 00:00:00 GMThttp://blogs.bettor.com/Barry-Hawkins-claims-2012-Australian-Goldfields-Open-title-beating-Peter-Ebdon-in-final-a173343http://blogs.bettor.com/Barry-Hawkins-claims-2012-Australian-Goldfields-Open-title-beating-Peter-Ebdon-in-final-a173343Barry Hawkins claims 2012 Australian Goldfields Open title beating Peter Ebdon in final New snooker season start just got better for the 2012 Snooker Shootout winner, Barry Hawkins of England as he cruised into his first major ranking snooker event title after winning the 2012 Australian Goldfields Open snooker tournament. The Englishman was up against the former World Snooker Championship winner and the 2012 China Open winner, compatriot Peter Ebdon and was able to defeat him by the score l...Sat, 21 Jul 2012 11:58:04 GMThttp://blogs.bettor.com/Peter-Ebdon-ambitious-to-beat-Jimmy-Whites-record-2012-Australian-Goldfields-Open-a173278http://blogs.bettor.com/Peter-Ebdon-ambitious-to-beat-Jimmy-Whites-record-2012-Australian-Goldfields-Open-a173278Peter Ebdon ambitious to beat Jimmy White’s record: 2012 Australian Goldfields Open In the last weeks of previous snooker season brought good news for the former World Snooker Championship winner, England’s Peter Ebdon when he claimed the title of the 2012 China Open snooker tournament after beating the Scotsman by the score line of 10-9. He started his new snooker season with some tremendous performance in the 2012 Wuxi Classic snooker event but was unable to win the title. However, the En...Sat, 21 Jul 2012 10:01:54 GMThttp://blogs.bettor.com/Mark-Davis-happy-for-Barry-Hawkins-to-be-in-final-of-2012-Australian-Goldfields-Open-a173217http://blogs.bettor.com/Mark-Davis-happy-for-Barry-Hawkins-to-be-in-final-of-2012-Australian-Goldfields-Open-a173217Mark Davis happy for Barry Hawkins to be in final of 2012 Australian Goldfields Open England’s Mark Davis continued his tremendous form in the 2012 Australian Goldfields Open snooker event and beating major players of the professional circuit, he made his way into the semi-final encounter of the event. He was up against the winner of the 2012 Snooker Shootout event, compatriot Barry Hawkins in the semi-final encounter of the tournament. The clash was expected to be a thrilling and it turned...Sat, 21 Jul 2012 08:00:42 GMThttp://blogs.bettor.com/Mark-Davis-disheartened-with-semi-final-loss-against-Barry-Hawkins-2012-Australian-Goldfields-Open-a173202http://blogs.bettor.com/Mark-Davis-disheartened-with-semi-final-loss-against-Barry-Hawkins-2012-Australian-Goldfields-Open-a173202Mark Davis disheartened with semi-final loss against Barry Hawkins: 2012 Australian Goldfields Open Winner of the 2012 Six-Red World Championship, Mark Davis performed brilliantly in the 2012 Australian Goldfields Open snooker tournament and was able to make his way into the semi-final encounter of the event where he faced the winner of the 2012 Snooker Shootout event, England’s Barry Hawkins. Despite his hard struggle against Hawkins, Davis was unable to win the clash and tumbled down by...Sat, 21 Jul 2012 07:34:27 GMThttp://blogs.bettor.com/Barry-Hawkins-overjoyed-with-2012-Australian-Goldfields-Open-title-victory-Snooker-Update-a173524http://blogs.bettor.com/Barry-Hawkins-overjoyed-with-2012-Australian-Goldfields-Open-title-victory-Snooker-Update-a173524Barry Hawkins overjoyed with 2012 Australian Goldfields Open title victory – Snooker Update Spectators present at the Bendigo Stadium arena in Australia witnessed some tremendous snooker skills from the winner of the 2012 Snooker Shootout, England’s Barry Hawkins in the final encounter of the 2012 Australian Goldfields Open snooker tournament. The Englishman was up against the former World Snooker Championship winner, compatriot Peter Ebdon and defeated him by the score line of 9-3 to claim...Sat, 21 Jul 2012 00:00:00 GMThttp://blogs.bettor.com/Barry-Hawkins-aiming-for-another-major-title-2012-Australian-Goldfields-Open-Snooker-Update-a173527http://blogs.bettor.com/Barry-Hawkins-aiming-for-another-major-title-2012-Australian-Goldfields-Open-Snooker-Update-a173527Barry Hawkins aiming for another major title: 2012 Australian Goldfields Open – Snooker Update Final encounter of the 2012 Australian Goldfield Open snooker event was another easy win for the 2012 Snooker Shootout champion, England’s Barry Hawkins as he cruised into the ultimate title win in no time. He had a tough opponent like the former World Snooker Championship winner and the 2012 China Open winner, Peter Ebdon at the Bendigo Stadium arena baize in Victoria but still he managed to make...Sat, 21 Jul 2012 00:00:00 GMThttp://blogs.bettor.com/Peter-Ebdon-unhappy-with-defeat-against-Barry-Hawkins-in-2012-Australian-Goldfields-Open-a173531http://blogs.bettor.com/Peter-Ebdon-unhappy-with-defeat-against-Barry-Hawkins-in-2012-Australian-Goldfields-Open-a173531Peter Ebdon unhappy with defeat against Barry Hawkins in 2012 Australian Goldfields Open Former World Snooker Championship winner and triumphant in the 2012 China Open snooker competition, England’s Peter Ebdon showed great determination during his campaign in the 2012 Australian Goldfields Open at the Bendigo Stadium arena in Victoria. With some terrific wins in the initial round of the contest, he made his way straight to the final encounter of the event where he faced the winner of the 20...Sat, 21 Jul 2012 00:00:00 GMThttp://blogs.bettor.com/Marco-Fu-aiming-to-get-back-into-Top-16-2012-Australian-Goldfields-Open-a173066http://blogs.bettor.com/Marco-Fu-aiming-to-get-back-into-Top-16-2012-Australian-Goldfields-Open-a173066Marco Fu aiming to get back into Top 16: 2012 Australian Goldfields Open Hong Kong’s Marco Fu started his 2012 Australian Goldfields Open snooker tournament campaign with a tremendous victory over England’s Joe Perry by the score line of 5-1 when he showed his great game in the opening round at the Bendigo Stadium arena in Victoria. After that the Taipei potter continued his good game and made his way straight to the semi-final encounter of the event where he faced the former World Snooker C...Fri, 20 Jul 2012 13:46:58 GMThttp://blogs.bettor.com/Marco-Fu-hails-Peter-Ebdon-for-his-superb-game-in-semis-of-2012-Australian-Goldfields-Open-a173057http://blogs.bettor.com/Marco-Fu-hails-Peter-Ebdon-for-his-superb-game-in-semis-of-2012-Australian-Goldfields-Open-a173057Marco Fu hails Peter Ebdon for his superb game in semis of 2012 Australian Goldfields Open A tremendous game-play from the former World Snooker Championship winner and the 2012 China Open winner, Peter Ebdon of England, brought him into the final encounter of the 2012 Australian goldfields Open snooker tournament. Ebdon was up against Hong Kong’s Marco Fu in the semi-final encounter of the event at the Bendigo Stadium arena in Victoria where he showed great determination to beat his opponent...Fri, 20 Jul 2012 13:35:12 GMThttp://blogs.bettor.com/Marco-Fu-feels-disappointed-after-losing-to-Peter-Ebdon-in-2012-Australian-Goldfields-Open-a173054http://blogs.bettor.com/Marco-Fu-feels-disappointed-after-losing-to-Peter-Ebdon-in-2012-Australian-Goldfields-Open-a173054Marco Fu feels disappointed after losing to Peter Ebdon in 2012 Australian Goldfields Open Proceedings of the penultimate stage of the 2012 Australian Goldfields Open snooker tournament finished at the Bendigo Stadium arena in Victoria featuring two potters who will face each other in the final encounter of the tournament. In one of the semi-final clashes, former World Snooker Championship winner, England’s Peter Ebdon was able to surge into the final encounter of the event after beating Hon...Fri, 20 Jul 2012 13:26:39 GMT