LISTEN NOW! | TALES FROM WALES 🏴
The latest episode of the
#WPBSAPod
🎙 has landed and we were delighted to be joined by Wayne Griffiths - son of the legendary Terry Griffiths - and former professional Neil Tomkins to discuss the boom period of Welsh snooker during the…
🏆 CHAMPION | Mark Williams has defeated Gary Wilson 6-4 to win the
#BritishOpen
and take home the £100,000 top prize!
The victory is the 24th of his career and the 40th ranking crown won by a Welsh player 🏴
📰/📸 via
@WeAreWST
A big well done to this year's Crucible final referee
@LeoScullion
who did a fantastic job, not only during the final but across the whole tournament 👏
(📷 by
@SheffieldSport
)
🏆 CHAMPION | Congratulations to Yan Bingtao who has defeated John Higgins 10-8 to win the Betfred Masters for the first time!
The 20-year-old debutant lifted the Paul Hunter Trophy as well as securing the £250,000 top prize.
📰:
📸:
@WeAreWST
🏆 CHAMPION | John Higgins has defeated Ronnie O'Sullivan 10-3 to win the Cazoo Players Championship!
The Scot wins the top prize of £125,000 and his 31st ranking title - his first in three years.
📰:
📸:
@WeAreWST
BRILLIANT BRECEL IS WORLD CHAMPION! 🏆
Luca Brecel has defeated Mark Selby 18-15 to win the
#CazooWorldChampionship
for the first time. He wins the top prize of £500,000 and will climb to number two in the world rankings 📈
🔥 Legend
@SHendry775
is BACK. Really? Really. 🔥
The seven-time world champion will take up an invitational tour card to compete on the World Snooker Tour for at least the next two seasons.
#TheKingReturns
📰 WPBSA STATEMENT | MARTIN GOULD
Martin Gould has been offered a 12-month extension to his
@WeAreWST
place following an application for a medical exemption.
Full story 👇
📰 WPBSA STATEMENT | 6 JUNE 2023 📰
Today the independent WPBSA Disciplinary Commission has delivered its decision on the ten players charged with match fixing offences and have issued two lifetime bans for Liang Wenbo and Li Hang, and lengthy bans for the other players…
MARK ALLEN WINS THE
#CazooUKChampionship
! 🏆
The Northern Irishman came back from 6-1 down to defeat Ding Junhui 10-7 and claim the £250,000 top prize - taking him up to number five in the updated world rankings! 👏
🏆 CHAMPION | Ronnie O'Sullivan has defeated Neil Robertson 10-8 to win the Cazoo World Grand Prix.
The win represents a record-extending 38th ranking event crown and earns him the £100,000 top prize!
📸/📰 via
@WeAreWST
#CazooSeries
📊 RANKINGS | Snooker's world number one ranking could change hands for the first time in over four years this weekend with
@ronnieo147
looking to end Mark Selby's long unbroken run at the top.
Full analysis from
@ProSnookerBlog
at our website 👇
🏆 CHAMPION | Congratulations to
@Stuart__Bingham
who has tonight defeated Ali Carter 10-8 to win the
#DafabetMasters
for the first time in his career!
The success sees Bingham become the oldest ever Masters champion and will see him take home the top prize of £250,000.
HOLT COMPLETES
#QTOUR
HAT-TRICK TO EARN MAIN TOUR RETURN! 🎫🏆
Michael Holt has won the final three frames - with breaks of 140 and 128 - to defeat Alfie Davies 5-4 and win the Q Tour UK/Europe 6 title in Sofia, Bulgaria 🇧🇬
His third title of the season is enough to guarantee…
📰 NEWS | Former world champion
@kendoherty1997
has been elected as the first chairman of the new WPBSA Players body.
He will be supported by Peter Lines as vice chairman, as well as Nigel Bond, Ding Junhui and Mike Dunn.
Full story 👉
#Snooker
🎫 TOUR CARD | Congratulations to Thailand's Dechawat Poomjaeng who has defeated compatriot Narongdat Takantong at Asia-Oceania Q School to secure his return to the World Snooker Tour after a five-year absence!
Congratulations to
@ronnieo147
who has claimed the Betfred World Snooker Championship title for a sixth time following an 18-8 victory against Kyren Wilson! 🏆
#ILoveSnooker
🏆 WORLD CHAMPION | Congratulations to
@judd147t
who has defeated John Higgins 18-9 to win the 2019 Betfred World Snooker Championship!
Judd wins £500,000 to climb to no.2 in the world rankings and becomes the 11th player to win snooker's 'triple crown' of events.
#ilovesnooker
Thepchaiya Un-Nooh has compiled his third career 1⃣4⃣7⃣ break during the second frame of his match with Fan Zhengyi at the BetVictor German Masters qualifiers this morning! 🏎
🏅 OLYMPICS | Billiard sports today officially launched its bid to join the
@Paris2024
Olympic Sports programme at a special ceremony at the Eiffel Tower in Paris!
Read the full story 👉
#Cue4All
🏆 𝗛𝗢𝗟𝗧 𝗜𝗦 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗖𝗛𝗔𝗠𝗣𝗜𝗢𝗡 𝗜𝗡 𝗦𝗧𝗢𝗖𝗞𝗛𝗢𝗟𝗠
Michael Holt has defeated Liam Davies 5-2 in the final to win the 2023/24 UK/Europe Q Tour Event Two here at the Snookerhallen in Stockholm, Sweden!
Presentation photos and full report to come soon...
#QTour
🏆 WORLD CHAMPION | Congratulations to
@markwil147
who has defeated John Higgins 18-16 to win the Betfred World Snooker Championship for the third time following an epic final at the Crucible. Full report 👉
#ilovesnooker
🏆 PAGE TURNS PRO | Welsh starlet
@JacksonPage147
has captured the 2019 European Under-21 Championship today in Israel to secure his promotion to the
@WorldSnooker
Tour from the start of next season.
Full story 👉
🏆 CHAMPION |
@ronnieo147
has defeated Mark Allen 10-6 to win the
@betway
UK Championship for a record seventh time at the York Barbican.
The win is his 34th career ranking title & a record 19th triple crown title, eclipsing the previous record of Stephen Hendry.
#baizeofglory
Good luck to world number nine
@Marcofu18
who has announced that he is to take 'a few months break' from the tour as he recovers from a retinal degeneration in his left eye. We hope to see him back in action soon!
It has today been announced by
@WeAreWST
that world number one
@judd147t
and the late Brandon Parker have been inducted to the Snooker Hall of Fame 🏆
Learn more about the illustrious company that they join at our dedicated page 👇
We can today confirm that we have stepped in to provide support packages for our members affected by the ongoing COVIV-19 outbreak and the subsequent effect that this has had on the World Snooker Tour.
More ➡
🏆 CHAMPION | Neil Robertson (
@nr147
) has defeated Graeme Dott 10-8 to win the Coral World Grand Prix.
The victory is his second ranking title of the season & the 18th of his career to date leaving him sixth on the all-time list!
Report via
@WeAreWST
➡
A huge thank you also to the unsung heroes of any tournament - our hard-working table fitters on the World Snooker Tour - without whom this incredible sporting event would not be possible 👏
#CazooWorldChampionship
📷:
@SheffieldSport
🏆 CHAMPION | Northern Ireland's Jordan Brown (
@jordyb147
) has defeated Ronnie O'Sullivan 9-8 to win the BetVictor Welsh Open.
He becomes the lowest ranked player to win a ranking event in 28 years and claims the £70,000 top prize!
📰:
📷:
@WeAreWST
An Underrated Champion? 🤔🏆
In a special Boxing Day blog,
@ProSnookerBlog
reflects on the recent achievements of world number one Judd Trump (
@judd147t
) and considers whether he has been given the credit he has deserved for his success.
🔗:
Congratulations to
@ryan23day
who barely an hour into the new season has compiled his second career 1⃣4⃣7⃣ maximum break against Rod Lawler at the
@CLSnooker
! 👏
Updated list ➡
🏆 CHAMPION | Joe Perry has defeated Judd Trump 9-5 to win the BetVictor
#WelshOpen
this evening!
The victory earns Perry his second career ranking event title and the top prize of £70,000.
🔗:
All of us at
@WPBSAofficial
are today sending our best wishes to WST Chairman
@BarryHearn
following the news that he was taken to hospital on Sunday after a minor heart attack.
Due back home and in "good spirits" we are sure that he won't be out of action for too long!
Big thank you to
@juddtrump
and
@JackLisowski
who popped by our
#CueZone
a short while ago to share their knowledge with the crowd ahead of this evening's session 👏
Shout out to our two coaches Alan Roll and Mark Peevers too! 🎓
#CazooUKChampionship
🎫 TOUR CARD | Fergal O'Brien is the first qualifier from Q School 2022 following a 4-1 victory against Rory McLeod!
The Irishman will extend a professional stay which dates back to 1991.
We are greatly saddened to learn that our former director and legendary referee Alan Chamberlain has passed away at the age of 78.
Our thoughts are with his family at this time.
𝗖𝗔𝗥𝗧𝗬 𝗜𝗦 𝗕𝗔𝗖𝗞 𝗜𝗡 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗕𝗜𝗚 𝗧𝗜𝗠𝗘
Ashley Carty will return to the World Snooker Tour next season as a professional after he defeated Florian Nuessle 5-2 in the final to win the 2022/23 Q Tour Playoff! 🏆
📰 NEWS | Earlier today at this year's
#WPBSA
AGM both Nigel Bond and Ding Junhui were successfully elected to join the new WPBSA Players Board of Directors.
Full story ➡
🎫 TOUR CARD | 16-year-old Jamie Wilson 🏴 has defeated Haydon Pinhey 4-3 to earn a place on the World Snooker Tour for the first time at Event 3 of
#QSchool
!
1⃣4⃣7⃣ MAXIMUM | Congratulations to Thailand's Noppon Saengkham who has made his first career 147 break against Mark Selby at the
@manbetxofficial
Welsh Open!
@hiendsnooker
Full list 👉
Today we celebrate the wonderful career of Canadian icon Cliff Thorburn 🇨🇦 who has played his final competitive match at the WAYS Facilities Management UK Seniors Championship in Hull this afternoon.
Thank you Cliff! 🙏
#SeniorsSnooker
🏆 CHAMPION | Congratulations to Shaun Murphy who has defeated Kyren Wilson 9-1 to win the ManBetX
#WelshOpen
for the first time!
The victory represents his ninth-career ranking success and the first time that Murphy has won more than one ranking title during the same season.
1⃣4⃣7⃣ | Congratulations to
@ronnieo147
who has made his record 14th maximum break in professional competition this afternoon against Elliot Slessor in Beijing!
#snooker
#maximum
🏆 LIAM DAVIES SECURES WORLD SNOOKER TOUR CARD 🇧🇦
Congratulations to 17-year-old Liam Davies, who has defeated Antoni Kowalski 5-3 to win the EBSA Under-21 European Championship 🥇
The victory means Davies earns a
@WeAreWST
tour card! 🎟️
Extremely sad news today - everyone at the WPBSA is thinking of Willie and his family at this time.
Willie will be sorely missed by all within our sport.
We are deeply saddened to hear that the Great WT himself, Willie Thorne, has passed away at the age of 66. It's a great loss to our sport.
Our thoughts are with his family at this sad time.
RIP Willie
🏆 CHAMPION | Mark Selby has defeated Ronnie O'Sullivan 9-3 to complete the successful defence of his
#ScottishOpen
title this evening!
📰:
📸:
@WeAreWST
#HomeNations
🏆 CHAMPION | Neil Robertson (
@nr147
) has won the
@manbetxofficial
#WelshOpen
following a 9-7 victory against Stuart Bingham this evening in Cardiff.
The win is his 15th career ranking title, putting him level with Mark Selby in a tie for sixth place in the all-time list.
📰 REPORT | Polish teenager Antoni Kowalski secured the biggest title of his career to date as he defeated Rory McLeod 5-3 in the final to win the fourth Q Tour UK/Europe event of the season.
Read all about the 19-year-old's victory at the Landywood Snooker Club here:
🔗…
Happy New Year!
As 2024 begins, I am incredibly excited to share that I am joining the
@WPBSAofficial
in the role of media officer.
The opportunity to work in a sport that I have had a lifelong passion for is an exciting step in my career and I can't wait to get started!
🏴 HENDRY | King of the Crucible
@SHendry775
will return to action on the
@WorldSeniors
Tour this season. Hear from him at our website and via YouTube 👉
#Cue4All
🏆 CHAMPION | Neil Robertson (
@nr147
) has defeated John Higgins 9-8 to win the
@betvictor
#EnglishOpen
title at the
@MarshallArena
in Milton Keynes!
Victory earns him the £70,000 top prize and his 21st ranking event crown.
🗨 "I’m proud of myself because it has been tough not being on the Tour. To do it with one to go, I’m chuffed to bits with that!"
Reaction from
@hitmanholt
after his comeback victory against Alfie Davies secured his return to the
@WeAreWST
! 🎫
📰 REPORT | Stephen Hendry (
@SHendry775
) and Michael Judge are the first two players into the semi-finals of the ROKiT Phones World Seniors Championship.
Read how they did it during this afternoon's session from the Crucible ⬇
#SeniorsSnooker
The maximum by Hawkins was also the 8⃣th to be officiated by
@brendanmoore147
- a new record with Moore who was previously level with Alan Chamberlain and Pete Williamson on seven.
📰 SENIORS TOUR | We are today delighted to announce the formation of the
@WPBSAofficial
World Seniors Tour, to include six events and a bumper total prize fund of £200,000 during the 2018/19 season. Full story 👉
#cue4all
📕 RULEBOOK | We can today confirm that the latest version of the Official Rules of the Games of Snooker & English Billiards is now available to order in print!
Learn more ➡
#Snooker
#EnglishBilliards
🎫 TOUR CARD | Former Crucible quarter-finalist Jamie Jones 🏴 is back on the World Snooker Tour following a 4-0 victory against Michael Georgiou at
#QSchool
2!
He made a break of 132 in the second frame 👌
Today's news that
@BarryHearn
is to step down as the chairman of WST comes exactly 40 years after
@SteveSnooker
, famously lifted his first world title at the Crucible 🏆
@davehendon
reflects on the success of one of snooker's most iconic double acts 👇
BATTLE FOR NUMBER 1⃣ | For the first time this season there is a mathematical chance that Mark Selby could be overtaken at the top of the world snooker rankings following the Betway UK Championship.
Learn more from
@ProSnookerBlog
👇
1⃣4⃣7⃣ | John Higgins has made his 12th career maximum break to make the perfect start to his campaign at the
#BritishOpen
!
Check out the updated list 👇
O'DONNELL WINS
#QTOUR
TO REGAIN MAIN TOUR PLACE! 🏆🎫
@TheMOD147
will return to the World Snooker Tour from the 2023/24 season after he defeated Ross Muir 5-1 to triumph in Leeds and in doing so top the Q Tour Rankings 👏
🏆 Darren Morgan claimed an incredible 13th EBSA European Seniors Snooker Championship with victory against Gary Milne in the final in Bulgaria!
Morgan also qualifies for the 2024 World Seniors Snooker Championship.
📋 Read our full report here:
Congratulations to Muhammad Asif who has become the first qualifier to the World Snooker Tour at the inaugural Asia-Oceania Q School event in Thailand! 👏
ROBERTSON MAKES CRUCIBLE 1⃣4⃣7⃣!
Congratulations to
@nr147
who has compiled the 12th ever maximum break at the Betfred World Championship this evening - his first at the home of snooker!
📸:
@SheffieldSport