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 […]

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 […]

Preview: How the quarter-finals look at the World Snooker Championship

The quarter-finals of the 2025 World Snooker Championship will be played on Tuesday and Wednesday at the Crucible Theatre in Sheffield. Arguably the most enjoyable round of the entire tournament, a frenetic two days of action will pack in six sessions of snooker on either side of the partition and[Read More…] The post Preview: How […]

Luca Brecel wants to win but ‘snooker is just a hobby’

Luca Brecel is one of eight players who could still win the 2025 World Snooker Championship at the Crucible Theatre in Sheffield. The Belgian Bullet coasted through to the quarter-finals with a dominant 13-4 defeat of Ding Junhui in the last 16. Most of the heavy lifting was done during[Read More…] The post Luca Brecel […]

Snooker to review transgender policy

Snooker’s governing body will review its transgender inclusion policy after the UK Supreme Court ruling that the legal definition of a woman is based on biological sex.

Judd Trump wins huge century of century breaks bonus

Judd Trump is £100,000 richer after compiling his 100th century break of the season at the 2025 World Snooker Championship on Sunday. The world number one made a break of 132 in the 15th frame of his second-round clash with Shaun Murphy at the Crucible Theatre. For the first time[Read More…] The post Judd Trump […]