Is snooker ‘dying’ in Scotland? Or is it just ‘different’?

Will there be another John Higgins or Stephen Hendry? Or has Scotland has its day dominating on the green baize?
Preview: 2025 World Snooker Championship semi-finals
A tournament that began with 144 players has been whittled down to just four with the 2025 World Snooker Championship semi-finals next on the agenda in Sheffield. It has already been a memorable event with records broken, 147 breaks compiled, and classic encounters galore at both the English Institute of[Read More…] The post Preview: 2025 […]
Luca Brecel to plummet down snooker rankings after Crucible loss
Luca Brecel will begin next season way down the rankings list after bowing out of the 2025 World Snooker Championship in Sheffield on Wednesday. Brecel rediscovered some of his best form in the blue-riband event but suffered a 13-8 defeat to Judd Trump at the quarter-final stage. The result will[Read More…] The post Luca Brecel […]
Brilliant Brecel level with Trump in quarter-final

Luca Brecel produces a sensational potting display to draw level at 8-8 with world number one Judd Trump heading into the final session of their World Championship quarter-final on Wednesday evening.
Mark Williams – ‘I was just telling myself to enjoy it’
Mark Williams said it was “incredible” to become the oldest World Snooker Championship semi-finalist in 40 years. The Welshman edged old rival John Higgins 13-12 in a Crucible classic on Wednesday that ended on the final black in the deciding frame. Resuming their match for the third session with the[Read More…] The post Mark Williams […]
Williams beats Higgins in final-frame thriller

Three-time winner Mark Williams holds off a John Higgins fightback to win a World Championship classic 13-12 on the final black and reach the semi-finals.
Williams into semis after beating Higgins in final-frame decider

Mark Williams holds his nerve to beat John Higgins 13-12 in the quarter-finals of the World Snooker Championships at the Crucible Theatre.
Zhao Xintong set to trigger rare snooker rankings rule
Zhao moved one frame away from a maiden semi-final berth at the 2025 World Championship, a feat that will trigger an unusual rule in the snooker rankings. The Chinese cueist orchestrated a 12-4 quarter-final lead over Chris Wakelin on Tuesday and requires just one more frame on Wednesday to reach[Read More…] The post Zhao Xintong […]
Higgins holds quarter-final lead over Williams

John Higgins takes advantage of some mistakes from Mark Williams to move into a 5-3 lead in the first session of their World Championship quarter-final.
Ken Doherty on the ‘romance’ of John Higgins vs Mark Williams
Ken Doherty is one of many who will be relishing the occasion when John Higgins and Mark Williams meet in the quarter-finals of the 2025 World Snooker Championship. In a blockbuster quarter-final lineup in Sheffield, the Irishman thinks that the showdown between the two Class of 1992 members represents the[Read More…] The post Ken Doherty […]