The famous Tempodrom in the heart of Berlin once again hosts the BetVictor German Masters in 2024, and the draw and format have now been confirmed, following the completion of the qualifying round. CLICK HERE FOR THE DRAW CLICK HERE FOR THE FORMAT The tournament will run from January 29 to February 4  and tickets are on sale now – for details CLICK HERE There’s a new format this season, as matches involving the top eight seeds have been held over to the final stages in Berlin. They are: Defending champion Ali Carter v Michael White – Monday January 29th, 3pm Shaun Murphy v Xu Si – Mo ..read more

Michael Holt is gearing up for an attempt to clinch his place on the World Snooker Tour next season, when he heads to Sofia this weekend for Q Tour UK/Europe Event Six. The Hitman scored a second win of the campaign before Christmas at event five in Brighton, beating Daniel Womersley in the final. That followed up a victory in Stockholm earlier this season where he defeated Liam Davies, who currently sits in second position on the rankings. If Holt can capture the title this weekend it would ensure he has an unassailable lead at the top of the rankings and earn him a return to professional sta ..read more

Ryan Day booked his spot in the Group One play-offs after an impressive four-win streak to open day one of the 2024 BetVictor Championship League Invitational at the Morningside Arena in Leicester, live on Matchroom.Live in the UK and Ireland, DAZN in the United States, Viaplay in Scandinavia and the Baltics as well as other broadcasters worldwide. SCORES / TABLE Welshman Day beat Gary Wilson 3-2, Stuart Bingham 3-1, Kyren Wilson 3-1 and Chris Wakelin 3-2 to top the group with a perfect record so far. Kyren Wilson finished the day with two wins out of three, while Wakelin has two wins from fou ..read more

Snooker’s greatest invitation event runs from January 7-14 at Alexandra Palace, with the world’s top 16 players competing for the Paul Hunter Trophy. A very limited number of VIP packages are still available – for details click here. Wherever you are in the world you can watch on TV or online – these are the broadcasters: UK BBC, BBC iPlayer and Red Button Europe (including UK and Ireland) Eurosport and discovery+ China CCTV5 (including Macau China) Migu Huya.com USA and Brazil DAZN Hong Kong China Now TV Malaysia and Brunei Astro SuperSport Thailand True Vision Taiwan Sportcast Philippin ..read more

Mark Watson, who presents our Snooker Club podcast alongside Stephen Hendry, has loved snooker since his childhood in Bristol. We asked him all about his passion for the sport… Mark, how much was snooker a part of your childhood?I’m slightly too young to have clear memories of Taylor-Davis in 85, but I do remember my dad telling me next day that Taylor won – “the one with the funny glasses.” I had this idea that sport was a late-night thing, even on a school night, it was a massive loophole. In my teenage years, I had a basement bedroom with a tiny telly, which I plugged my Commodore Amiga int ..read more

The 2024 BetVictor Championship League invitational event gets underway on Tuesday January 2nd, with a strong line-up for the tournament which runs until March. The Morningside Arena in Leicester hosts the event, won last season by John Higgins. Group One runs on Tuesday and Wednesday, contested by Kyren Wilson, Robert Milkins, Ryan Day, Gary Wilson, Chris Wakelin, Stuart Bingham and Noppon Saengkham. Then it’s Group Two on Thursday and Friday as Mark Selby, Ali Carter and Zhang Anda join the fray. Later in the season, the likes of Judd Trump, Neil Robertson, Ronnie O’Sullivan and Higgins will ..read more

Hazel Irvine, who has presented snooker on the BBC for more than 20 years, has been made an MBE in the New Year Honours list for 2024 for services to sport and to charity. Hazel started her career in sports broadcasting on Radio Clyde, and first presented on television in 1987. In 2001 she joined the BBC’s snooker team, and remains the main presenter for the World Championship, Masters and UK Championship. She has also worked on many other global events including golf’s majors and the Olympic Games. She is is Honorary President of Enable Scotland, a charity dedicated to helping children a ..read more

Fail to prepare, prepare to fail? Every player has his own methods and habits during the few hours before he enters the gladiator’s arena. We asked a few of them how they get ready for that moment when they are introduced into the arena. What’s your routine before a match? Judd Trump: Usually I’ll arrive at the venue an hour before the match and then I’ll practise for nearly all of that time, to feel as sharp as possible. I will never go out there unless I have practised for 30 to 45 minutes. I need that to warm up, that’s really important for me. Then I’ll usually just chat to my brother unti ..read more

The New Year will start in style with the MrQ Masters at Alexandra Palace, snooker’s greatest invitation event. By Tomos Wyn Jones Judd Trump is the defending champion at the tournament which runs from January 7 to 14. Ally Pally, to the north of England’s capital city, has become renowned as one of snooker’s best venues. But if you’re in London for the week, needless to say there’s plenty more to do… Getting there It’s easy to get to the venue by rail as it has its own train station called Alexandra Palace Station. It is located at the Wood Green entrance to the park. A regular train service ..read more

This month’s BetVictor Scottish Open achieved outstanding viewing figures on UK Eurosport, with the average audience for the event up 64% compared to 2022. The tournament in Edinburgh was won by Gary Wilson for the second year in a row as he beat Noppon Saengkham 9-5 in the final. The peak audience for the final was up 28% compared to last year. Fans also welcomed the chance to watch the event on DMAX, with the average audience across the event up 19% when compared with figures on QUEST from 2022. The overall cumulative audience across the event on UK Eurosport and DMAX jumped by 76% when comp ..read more