The All African Snooker Championships 2024 will run from 12-21 August at the Wanderers Snooker Club in Johannesburg, South Africa and there is less than [...] The post All African Snooker Championships 2024 | Enter Now! appeared first on WPBSA ..read more

Fans in Europe (including the UK and Ireland) can watch this week’s Xi’an Grand Prix qualifiers LIVE AND FREE on WST’s Facebook. Enjoy table one [...] The post How To Watch The Qualifiers appeared first on WPBSA ..read more

The World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association (WPBSA) and the Pan American Billiards and Snooker Association (PABSA) are excited to announce the expansion of the WPBSA Q [...] The post WPBSA Q Tour Americas Expansion Announced for 2024/25 appeared first on WPBSA ..read more

Adam Lilley defeated Ian Muir 6-0 in the final of the 2024 New Zealand National Snooker Championship to win the title for the first time [...] The post Adam Lilley Wins New Zealand National Snooker Championship appeared first on WPBSA ..read more

Iran’s Ali Gharahgozlou defeated fellow countryman Amin Sanjael 4-1 in the final of the second WPBSA Q Tour Middle East event in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. Results Updated Ranking List Victory sees the Iranian cueist move up to second in the Q Tour Middle East ranking list, behind only event one winner Habib Subah Humood, with one event remaining. The top two ranked players at the conclusion of the third and final event in Saudi Arabia will earn a place at the Q Tour Global play-offs, where they will be hoping to follow in the footsteps of last season’s qualifiers Mohamed Shehab and A ..read more

Judd Trump demolished Shaun Murphy 11-5 to win the Shanghai Masters for the first time in his career. Victory ends a string of heartbreaking final defeats in Shanghai for the Ace in the Pack. He surrendered a 7-3 lead to lose the 2012 final 10-9 against John Higgins. Trump then suffered another 10-9 defeat against Kyren Wilson in 2015 and was beaten 10-3 by Ronnie O’Sullivan in 2017. Trump had his revenge on the Rocket in the semi-finals this year, bringing to end an incredible winning run. O’Sullivan had won 21 consecutive matches and four straight titles in the event until running into Trum ..read more

Following the extremely sad news earlier today of the passing of six-time world champion Ray Reardon MBE, we spoke to WPBSA Chairman Jason Ferguson and former UK Championship winner John Virgo to reflect upon his unparalled life in our sport. Listen to our special edition of the WPBSA Podcast looking back at the career of Ray Reardon Ferguson, who was himself a professional snooker player from 1990-2004, was one of many to have himself been inspired by Reardon as a young snooker player. “Ray was a great hero of mine,” said Ferguson. “He was always a jolly personality on and off the table, a ..read more

One of snooker’s all-time greats Ray Reardon MBE has sadly passed away at the age of 91 and today we bring you a very special edition of the WPBSA Snooker Podcast to reflect upon his incredible life in our sport. Host Michael McMullan is joined by a bumper cast including Jimmy White and Neal Foulds – both of whom enjoyed competing with Reardon at the height of their own careers – as well as leading broadcasters David Hendon and Phil Yates to pay tribute. Among a wide range of topics discussed are Reardon’s life before snooker, his coaching relationship with Ronnie O’Sullivan, whether he could ..read more

Following the recent announcement of the WPBSA Q Tour Europe 2024/25 calendar, it has today been announced that there will be a change of date to the second event of the season in Bulgaria. The event will now take place from 20-22 September 2024, one week later than originally scheduled. This change is due to a clashing event at the Vasil Levski Stadium during the previous weekend. Updated Calendar The updated provisional Q Tour Europe dates are: Q Tour 1 – 16-18 August 2024 – Northern Snooker Centre, UK Q Tour 2 – 20-22 September 2024 – Bulgarian Snooker Academy, BULGARIA Q Tour 3 – 4-6 Octo ..read more

The second event of the 2024/25 WPBSA Q Tour Middle East series takes place on 19-21 July at the Emirates Snooker Academy in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. Draw Schedule Results Player List Ranking List Bahrain’s Habib Subah Humood took an early lead in the series ranking list by defeating Ismail Türker in the final of the opening event at the Bahrain Snooker Academy in Manama, Bahrain. The 2024/25 season has seen an expansion of the WPBSA Q Tour Middle East series with events to be held in Bahrain, United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia. The top two ranked players after the third and fina ..read more