Two WPBSA Level 1 coaching courses have been staged remotely during the Cazoo World Snooker Championship for 30 new coaches in Australia and the Americas. Led by Head of Coaching Chris Lovell and qualified Level 3 advanced coaches Andrew Highfield and Nigel Bond, the sessions were staged online and at Ding Junhui’s Snooker Academy in Sheffield with participants from the Australian Billiards & Snooker Council (ABSC) and Pan American Billiards and Snooker Association (PABSA) calling in remotely to  attend  the course and question the experts. WPBSA Chairman Jason Ferguson attended ..read more

The World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association (WPBSA) hosted one of its first ‘sensory snooker’ sessions this week in support of the charity Sense. First announced back in March, the sessions aim to reinvent and create simpler versions of popular sports, including snooker, for people with complex disabilities. One of the pilot ‘sensory snooker’ sessions was held on Monday at Leeds’ Northern Snooker Centre and hosted by qualified WPBSA coaches Andrew Highfield and Mark Peevers. BBC journalist Tom Ingle and his team were also in attendance at the session to cover the scheme for regi ..read more

Former World champion Dennis Taylor and renowned snooker coach Chris Henry were headline speakers at the World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association’s (WPBSA) annual coaching seminar held on Friday evening. Hosted at the Leonardo Hotel in Sheffield during the Cazoo World Snooker Championship, the seminar was attended by WPBSA coaches who have qualified across the three levels of the WPBSA Coaching Programme. The evening began with an introduction from the WPBSA’s Head of Coaching and Training Development Manager Chris Lovell, who highlighted the importance of both the Parkinson’s UK ..read more

This week sees the annual World Women’s Snooker Day staged at the Crucible Theatre and in the latest episode of the WPBSA Snooker Podcast we are joined by cuesports royalty as Allison Fisher MBE recounts the tale of her seventh and final world snooker title. Host Michael McMullan is joined by Fisher and also compatriot Tessa Davidson, who Fisher bested in the semi-finals of the event and 30 years on remains a force at the top of the women’s game. The pair recall the staging of the spectacular event at the Meridian Hotel and their semi-final showdown, as well as the overall era of women’s snoo ..read more

‘Complex Disabilities in Sport’ workshop launched to provide more active opportunities for people like Hazel, living with complex disabilities. Hazel, who is blind and living with complex disabilities, absolutely loves skiing and the feeling of a “sensory explosion”. With the right support, Sense Active and Disability Snowsports UK have provided an opportunity for Hazel to build confidence in her own abilities and connect with people. The joy on Hazel’s face, the giggles on the last run, it proves that snow sports can be accessible for all. Tracey, who supports Hazel at Sense, said: “Just beca ..read more

UK Coaching is praising the commitment of the volunteer and paid coaching workforce who deliver sport and physical activity across the UK for taking a holistic, people first approach to coaching Celebrating ahead of schedule, UK Coaching Week kicks off early in 2024, with anticipation building for an exciting year of sport, particularly Paris 2024. This week (29 April – 5 May), we are asking people to come together to say ‘thank you’ to those fantastic coaches who continue to make a profound positive difference to the lives of individuals and their local communities. For this year’s celebratio ..read more

Frank Dewens, President of Asia Pacific Billiards and Snooker Federation, has announced his retirement after being involved in snooker for more than 60 years. Frank’s time in snooker has seen him become a leading figure of the sport in the Asia Pacific region and help arrange major events including the World Snooker Federation Championship and World Billiards Championship. Boasting a high break of 139, which he proudly shares started incredibly directly from the break off shot, Frank first started playing at the age of 15 in 1959 and took up the game competitively three years later, playing at ..read more

In the latest episode of the WPBSA Snooker Podcast we recall the story of the 1982 World Snooker Championship – among the best remembered editions of the tournament in its rich and storied history. Host Michael McMullan is joined by former world number two Tony Knowles – who so memorably dethroned the defending champion Steve Davis 10-1 in the opening round – and John Skilbeck, author of Goody Two Shoes, a fantastic new book which chronicles the story of the event in unparalled detail. The duo of course revisit that famous first round win for Knowles, one of a number of first round shocks whi ..read more

David Causier defeated Sourav Kothari 8-2 to win the 2024 Macau Casino World Matchplay in Carlow, Ireland. Results The title is Causier’s fourth ranking event crown of the year and completed a Carlow double as the 50-year-old Englishman, who compiled 17 century breaks during the event, followed up on his success in last week’s Sammin Engineering Irish Open. Held at the SBI Academy in Carlow, Ireland as part of the annual double-header alongside the aforementioned Irish Open, a total of 45 cueists from eight nations took part in World Billiards’ second-most prestigious event behind only the W ..read more

Up to eight players are still in the hunt to finish the 2023/24 season as snooker’s world number one following 17 days of action at the 2024 Cazoo World Snooker Championship in Sheffield. View the Provisional End of Season Rankings View our Rankings FAQ Ronnie O’Sullivan has headed the list since the 2022 Tour Championship but is far from guaranteed to remain there at the end of the season as he will be defending the maximum £500,000 from his record-equalling seventh Crucible victory two years ago. This means that he is provisionally on course to finish the campaign in fifth position, but of ..read more