Blockbuster quarter-final lineup forming in Players Championship draw

The 2025 Players Championship draw already had a high-quality feel to it, but a special quartet of quarter-final clashes is adding more intrigue to the event. Three out of the four ties in the round of eight are already known, and all three will be battles between two proven world[Read More…] The post Blockbuster quarter-final […]

Mark Williams sets up Kyren Wilson clash

Mark Williams and Kyren Wilson launched the 2025 Players Championship with victories at the Telford International Centre on Monday. Williams overcame Ding Junhui in a low-scoring affair with a 6-2 scoreline, while Wilson ousted reigning champion Mark Allen 6-3. The latter compiled breaks of 87, 74, 72, 66, 61, and[Read More…] The post Mark Williams […]

Iulian Boiko wins European Under-21 Snooker Championship

Iulian Boiko won a dramatic 2025 European Under-21 Snooker Championship final with a 5-4 defeat of Oliver Sykes in Turkiye on Monday. The 19 year-old prevailed from a topsy-turvy encounter that went all the way to the ninth and final frame in Antalya. After the opening two frames of the[Read More…] The post Iulian Boiko […]

Players Championship: 2025 draw, preview, prize money, how to watch

The 2025 Players Championship commences on Monday with the top 16 players from the one-year rankings in the draw in Telford. It’s the second of three tournaments on the Players Series, coming a week after Neil Robertson triumphed at the 32-player World Grand Prix in Hong Kong. Only the 12-player[Read More…] The post Players Championship: […]

Florian Nuessle one of three amateurs to seal promotion to World Snooker Tour

The Q Tour Global Playoffs took place this week in Turkiye with Liam Highfield, Steven Hallworth, and Florian Nuessle emerging with professional cards on the World Snooker Tour. A total of 24 competitors from the Q Tour amateur circuit travelled to Antalya in the hope of achieving their professional status.[Read More…] The post Florian Nuessle […]

Players Championship draw for Telford confirmed

The draw for the 2025 Players Championship is confirmed after the conclusion of last week’s World Grand Prix in Hong Kong. Only the top 16 players from the one-year snooker rankings have qualified to compete at the Telford International Centre. There will be a top prize worth £150,000 up for[Read More…] The post Players Championship […]

Poignant Alex Higgins painting goes on sale

An iconic life-sized painting of 1972 and 1982 world snooker champion Alex Higgins is heading for auction. The eight-foot long painting was the last portrait of the Belfast native before his death due to long-term struggles with health in 2010. Higgins, who was at the forefront of snooker’s boom in[Read More…] The post Poignant Alex […]