‘I feel like Rocky Balboa’ – O’Sullivan’s hectic summer tour has been survival of the fittest

“Ronnie Ou0027Sullivan has compared himself to Hollywood boxing icon Rocky Balboa as he keeps fit to keep up with the demands of his lucrative summer exhibition tour of Europe and Asia. Having spent almost three weeks touring China, the globe-trotting snooker GOAT has returned to Europe with a visit to Finland this week and Bulgaria […]
Five players to look out for during the 2024/25 snooker season
The 2024/25 snooker season is just around the corner with Championship League Snooker set to launch the new campaign next week. The ranking event version of the Matchroom-promoted tournament will be open to all professional players on the main tour to enter. There will be more details on that competition,[Read More…] The post Five players […]
‘Such a great crowd’ – O’Sullivan praises fans during first trip to Finland

“Eurosportu0027s extensive coverage of snooker has helped to boost the popularity of the sport in Finland with seven-time world champion Ronnie Ou0027Sullivan and Scottish and Welsh Open champion Gary Wilson playing to a sell-out crowd in Tampere on Monday night. 6,000 tickets have been sold for three exhibition matches with an extra night added to […]
List of World Snooker Tour players for the 2024/25 season
The 2024/25 season commences next week and most of the players who will compete on the World Snooker Tour this term are now known. The annual set of Q School competitions concluded on Sunday, marking one of the last opportunities to seal a potentially lucrative spot on the pro circuit.[Read More…] The post List of […]
O’Sullivan set to hit Finland and Bulgaria ahead of new season

“Ronnie Ou0027Sullivan has been busy playing a series of exhibition matches in China and Hong Kong during the snooker close season, but will this week return to Europe to visit Finland and Bulgaria with Gary Wilson and John Higgins lined up as opponents. Meanwhile, the new snooker season is due to break off at the […]
Mann wins back World Snooker Tour place

Midlander Mitchell Mann wins back his place on the World Snooker Tour after coming through Q-School.
Q School: 12 players graduate to World Snooker Tour
After two weeks of tension-charged action, Q School ended on Sunday with 12 players in total emerging as graduates to the World Snooker Tour. Four qualifying events took place, with eight players coming through the two tournaments staged in Leicester and a further four from competitions held in Bangkok. Half[Read More…] The post Q School: […]
Snooker season ends at Q School in Bangkok with 12 players earning place on main tour

“Q School in Asia and Oceania concluded in Bangkok on Sunday to complete the final qualifying list for the new season. Eight tour cards were handed out in England with four on the table in Thailand. Mitchell Mann, Farakh Ajaib, Antoni Kowalski and Chris Totten were successful in Leicester on Saturday, with Haris Tahir and […]
Famous Crucible figures advance at Q School in bid to claim place on main tour

“The second qualifying event at Q School in Leicester will produce four new tour cards for the next two seasons, with a number of figures battling to earn their place among the sportu0027s elite when this yearu0027s competition concludes on Saturday. Former Crucible qualifiers Rory McLeod, James Cahill and Mark Joyce have all advanced to […]
Vintage Knowles enjoys winning start in bid to create history at Q School

“Tony Knowles turned back the clock as the former world No. 2 completed a 4-3 win over Jack Borwick in the opening match of qualifying event two at Q School on Monday. At the age of 68, the Bolton player is bidding to become the oldest player in history to return to the main tour […]
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