Snooker
Selby masters third title
Mark Selby won his third Masters title on Sunday, beating the defending champion Neil Robertson 10-6, in a final that took place at London’s Alexandra Palace. The Englishman didn’t possess the best cue action in the competition until reaching the final, while Robertson [Read More]
Selby triumphs in Munich
World number one, Mark Selby beat Graeme Dott 4-3 to win the European Players Tour Championship Event 6 (also known as Munich Open) and record another smashing victory in less than a month. On December 9th 2012 an overwhelmed Selby was lifting the UK Championship trophy [Read More]
World Snooker deal extended
The BBC will continue to broadcast snooker’s biggest domestic tournaments until at least 2017, extending the current agreement by three years. The BBC will continue as host broadcaster of the World Championship, the UK Championship and the Masters until the end of the [Read More]
Looking back at a very snooker-ish 2012
It must be some kind of tradition to look back at the recently ended year and review what happened and what did not happen, but hopefully will become a reality next year. So it comes as no surprise that The Upcoming has decided to take you back on a very snooker-ish [Read More]
Selby crowned UK snooker champion
Mark Selby became the 36th winner of the UK Championship after beating Shaun Murphy 10-6 in the final held at the Barbican Centre, York. In a thrilling match that kept the audience awake past midnight, the player nicknamed The Jester from Leicester preferred a safe [Read More]
A Rocket-less season of snooker?
Ronnie O’Sullivan has officially announced his withdrawal from the remaining 2012/2013 season. The chances to see the “Rocket” defending his fourth world title are diminishing considerably. It is now a confirmed fact that O’Sullivan will miss the rest of the [Read More]
Trump goes international in China
Judd Trump beat Neil Robertson 10-8 to become the first ever champion of the International Championship in China’s Chengdu this week. After losing 10-9 (although previously being 7-2 up) to John Higgins in the Shanghai Masters final just a few months ago, Trump stood his [Read More]
Stephen Lee suspended for suspicious betting until further notice
The World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association (WPBSA) decided to suspend Stephen Lee from taking part in any professional snooker tournaments until their disciplinary committee can come to a conclusion regarding the recent suspicious betting patterns relating to [Read More]
Back-in-form Higgins wins Shanghai Masters
A genuinely revived John Higgins obtained a terrific 10-9 victory over one of the best cueists of the moment, Judd Trump, to lift the Shanghai Masters trophy after almost a year and a half of lack of silverware. The two players have an interesting history together, having [Read More]
The prodigal son returns to snooker
Last season Ronnie O’Sullivan managed to win no less than two Players Tour Championship tournaments (PTC), retain his Premier League crown for one more year, win the German Masters and finish in great style by conquering his forth world championship title. But after [Read More]
