The eight snooker graduates from Q School in Leicester
The 2025 edition of Q School concluded on Sunday with the final spots on the World Snooker Tour from the series being awarded in Leicester. A frenetic couple of weeks at the Mattioli Arena saw two tournaments take place and eight competitors secure promotions to the professional circuit. The octet[Read More…] The post The eight […]
Bai Yulu fights back to defend World Women’s Snooker Championship
Bai Yulu successfully defended the World Women’s Snooker Championship after beating Mink Nutcharut 6-4 in Tuesday’s final. In a repeat of last year’s title-deciding affair, Bai overturned a 4-2 deficit to edge the women’s world number one in a tight tussle. The 2025 final at the Changping Gymnasium in Dongguan[Read More…] The post Bai Yulu […]
Q School Asia & Oceania produces four snooker graduates
Four players have emerged from the Asia and Oceania leg of Q School with two-year cards to compete on the World Snooker Tour. A hectic couple of weeks of action in Bangkok saw two tournaments take place at the Kiatthada Billiards Snooker Club. Dozens of hopefuls from the Asia and[Read More…] The post Q School […]
Mark King loses match fixing snooker appeal
Disgraced former snooker professional Mark King had his appeal for a match fixing ban dismissed, it was announced by the WPBSA on Wednesday. The World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association released a short statement outlining that a final decision was made on Tuesday. “On 7th November 2024 the Independent Disciplinary[Read More…] The post Mark King […]
King loses appeal against snooker match-fixing ban

Former Northern Ireland Open winner Mark King loses his appeal against a five-year ban from snooker for match-fixing.
Hopeful players go to Q School for World Snooker Tour promotion
After the conclusion of the 2024/25 snooker season, scores of players will be heading to Q School in attempt to join the professional tour for the upcoming campaign. Zhao Xintong capped off a memorable month in Sheffield by becoming the first Chinese winner of the World Snooker Championship at the[Read More…] The post Hopeful players […]
Alfie Burden claims World Seniors Snooker Championship crown
Alfie Burden won the 2025 World Seniors Snooker Championship title on Sunday with an 8-4 victory over Aaron Canavan in the final. Both players were contesting the title-deciding affair at the World Seniors Snooker Tour’s most prestigious event for the second time. Canavan was attempting to add a second world[Read More…] The post Alfie Burden […]
Judd Trump wins top World Snooker Tour award
Judd Trump capped a strong 2024/25 season by collecting the World Snooker Tour Player of the Year award. The Englishman was given the accolade for the fourth time in his career on the back of a campaign where he earned a record sum of prize money. Trump banked a whopping[Read More…] The post Judd Trump […]
Matthew Selt removed from WPBSA role
Matthew Selt has been removed from his role on the WPBSA Players board, it was announced earlier this week. In a short statement released on its website, the World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association revealed that Selt would be removed with “immediate effect”. “On 6 May 2025 The World Professional[Read More…] The post Matthew Selt […]
World Snooker Championship breaks streaming record

The World Snooker Championship was streamed a record-breaking 29 million times across BBC iPlayer, the BBC Sport website, and the BBC Sport app.