Seventh heaven for CLS winner Stephen Maguire
Stephen Maguire snapped a five-year title drought by winning the 2025 Championship League Snooker title on Wednesday in Leicester. The Scot’s triumph at the Mattioli Arena takes his career tally of ranking crowns to seven and comes 21 years after his maiden victory at such a level. Maguire hadn’t lifted[Read More…] The post Seventh heaven […]
Maguire wins 2025 Championship League

Stephen Maguire wins the first ranking event of the season, beating Joe O’Connor 3-1 in the final of the 2025 Championship League in Leicester.
Tom Ford and Ben Mertens complete Stage Three lineup
The last-eight lineup for Championship League Snooker is now known after Tom Ford and Ben Mertens advanced from Stage Two on Tuesday. After more than two weeks of play at the Mattioli Arena in Leicester, the remaining contenders will be split into two final groups of four on Wednesday. The[Read More…] The post Tom Ford […]
Ricky Walden and Matthew Selt edge close groups
Ricky Walden and Matthew Selt both advanced to the last eight of Championship League Snooker by topping tight groups in Stage Two on Monday. Walden was the only contender in Group E at the Mattioli Arena to finish his trio of round-robin fixtures with an undefeated record. The Englishman, who[Read More…] The post Ricky Walden […]
Match-fixers should be banned for life, says suspended King

Banned snooker player Mark King says players found guilty of match-fixing should be banned for life.
Stephen Maguire into last group stage in Championship League Snooker
Stephen Maguire moved a step closer to snapping his five-year ranking event drought by winning Group B of Championship League Snooker on Friday. After almost three weeks of action, Stage Two of the season’s first ranking event finally commenced at the Mattioli Arena in Leicester. Despite the fact there are[Read More…] The post Stephen Maguire […]
Fan Zhengyi compiles snooker season’s first 147 break
Fan Zhengyi knocked in the first 147 break of the fledgling 2025/26 snooker season at Championship League Snooker on Thursday. The former European Masters champion made the perfect break in the second frame of his round-robin contest with Xu Si in Group 29. Fan’s second maximum moment represents the 218th[Read More…] The post Fan Zhengyi […]
Chris Wakelin safely advances to last 32
Chris Wakelin and Joe O’Connor joined the last 32 of Championship League Snooker at the Mattioli Arena on Wednesday. Wakelin – one of only two top-16 members left in this year’s draw – went undefeated in Group 5 in Leicester. The former Shoot Out champion is regarded as one of[Read More…] The post Chris Wakelin […]
Thepchaiya Un-Nooh reaches last 32 in Leicester
Thepchaiya Un-Nooh boasted an undefeated record as he reached the last 32 of Championship League Snooker in Leicester on Tuesday. The Thai competitor began his day in Group 31 at the Mattioli Arena with a 2-2 draw with Gao Yang where he compiled breaks of 71 and 79. Un-Nooh then[Read More…] The post Thepchaiya Un-Nooh […]
Barry Hawkins out of Championship League Snooker
Barry Hawkins was dumped out of a close Group 1 as Championship League Snooker resumed on Monday in Leicester. With so many top names absent from the draw this time, Hawkins was actually the top-ranked contender in the Championship League field. But the world number nine missed out on frame[Read More…] The post Barry Hawkins […]
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