by admin | Jan 21, 2018 | Finished tournaments, Tournaments 2018/19
The Masters is one of the Triple Crown tournaments of snooker – as such it might be compared to a tennis Grand Slam or a golf Major. It is the only one of the Triple Crown-tournaments that does not give any ranking points. Even so, it is guaranteed to be world...
by admin | Aug 8, 2017 | News
Although the last few weeks have been mostly snooker-free on television, it does not mean that the world of snooker has stood still. Within the last week, two qualifying tournaments have been played, World Games has been decided – and World Snooker has made a...
by admin | Jul 20, 2017 | Reviews of Snooker Tournaments
On the first Friday of 2017, Mr and Mrs Snookertrips went to Ireland to watch the Irish Legends Cup 2017. This was, in a few ways, an unusual snooker trip for us. It was our first tournament in Ireland, our first tournament that was not organised by World Snooker, and...
by admin | Apr 26, 2017 | Finished tournaments, Tournaments 2017/18
The 2018 World Snooker Championship will once again be played in the Snooker capital of the world, Sheffield. This will be the 41st time in a row that the championship will be played in the legendary Crucible Theatre. The 16 top players in the world will play against...
by admin | Mar 25, 2017 | Finished tournaments, Tournaments 2017/18
Champion of Champions 2017 is the exclusive tournament for the winners of the largest tournaments of the previous year. So all participants are guaranteed to be in a fairly good shape for the tournament, and the crowd and atmosphere is usually amazing at the Ricoh...
by admin | Mar 25, 2017 | Finished tournaments, Tournaments 2017/18
The second most prestigious snooker tournament of the year and one of just three Triple Crown tournaments is the UK Championship 2017. It is once again being played in the old Viking capital of York, which is in itself an amazing city to visit in December. It is an...
by admin | Apr 8, 2016 | Finished tournaments, Tournaments 2016/17
The second most prestigious snooker tournament of the year, and one of just three Triple Crown tournaments, is the UK Championship. It is once again being played in the old viking capital of York, which is in itself an amazing city to visit in December. It is an...
by admin | Apr 8, 2016 | Finished tournaments, Tournaments 2016/17
Riga Open is being played for the third time in 2016 and is also the first ranking tournament in the 2016/17 season. Once again it brings world class snooker to Latvia’s beautiful capital Riga, which is easy to reach by air from most European capitals and other...
by admin | Jan 10, 2016 | Finished tournaments, Tournaments 2015/16
The world snooker elite goes to Manchester for the 2016 Players Championship finals. The 32 highest ranking players from the European and the Asian tours compete for a 1st prize of £100,000. Reigning champion is Joe Perry, who in 2015 won his first ranking title when...
by admin | Aug 5, 2015 | Finished tournaments, Tournaments 2015/16
The 25th Welsh Open in Snooker is once again held at the Motorpoint Arena in Cardiff. Defending champion is the four time winner of the World Championship, John Higgins, who defeated Ben Woollaston 9-3 in the 2015 final. This tournament has already been played. Please...
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