In snooker, scoring is measured not only by frames and matches, but by how effectively a player scores during each visit to the table. Breaks are used to describe and compare these scoring visits, and ...

In snooker, the phrase snookers required is used when a player is so far behind on points that potting all remaining balls on the table is not enough to win the frame. In this situation, the trailing ...

Stephen Maguire and Ali Carter each progressed to the next phase of Championship League Snooker after topping their groups in Leicester on Saturday. Maguire won his seventh career ranking title last ...

Dean Young topped Group 8 – knocking out Thepchaiya Un-Nooh in the process – as Championship League Snooker continued on Saturday in Leicester. Scotland’s Young dropped off the main tour at the end of ...

The World Snooker Tour has announced the introduction of the Shenzhen Open, a new world ranking event that will replace the Xi’an Grand Prix on the calendar. The tournament will retain the same slot ...

Mike Hallett turned professional in 1980 and gradually established himself as a regular presence on the professional circuit during a highly competitive era of snooker. He reached his peak during the ...

Elliot Slessor and Jimmy Robertson became the latest pair to emerge from Stage One of Championship League Snooker on Tuesday. The English duo won their respective groups at the Mattioli Arena in ...

Former champion David Gilbert booked his place in Stage Two of Championship League Snooker after progressing unbeaten from Group 21 on Thursday. The 2021 winner has endured an indifferent spell over ...

Gary Wilson and He Guoqiang safely progressed to Stage Two as Championship League Snooker continued on Friday in Leicester. Both players went undefeated to finish top of their respective round-robin ...

Chris Wakelin recovered from a shock opening defeat to secure his place in Stage Two of Championship League Snooker on Wednesday. The Englishman is one of only four top-16 players competing in this ...

Hossein Vafaei and Noppon Saengkham emerged from two dramatic groups to reach Stage Two of Championship League Snooker on Monday. Vafaei made an unbeaten start to the tournament in Leicester, topping ...

Jackson Page joined Zhang Anda in Stage Two of Championship League Snooker after emerging from a closely contested Group 25 on Wednesday. The Welshman reached the final of the Championship League in ...