SHEFFIELD, England, April 27 (Xinhua) -- The newly launched World Snooker International Championship will be staged for the first time later this year, with the biggest top prize ever and top competitive level for a snooker event in Asia. The world r...
HAIKOU, China, March 1 (Xinhua) --- Chinese Jin Long lost to Robert Henry Milkins 5-2 on Thursday as the English player made it to the quarter-finals of the World Snooker Haikou Open. Jin Long made a break of 48 points to win the first frame 68-21 be...
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SHEFFIELD, May 2 (Xinhua) -- John Higgins from Scotland defeated England rising star Judd Trump 18-15 to clinch his fourth title at the Snooker World Championship on Monday. The 35-year-old world No. 1 Higgins trailed behind 10-7 after the first two...
LONDON, Jan. 9 (Xinhua) -- Mark King knocked out defending champion(卫冕冠军) Mark Selby in the opening match at the Masters on Sunday, advancing into the quarterfinals of the most prestigious snooker invitation event. Selby, 27, started the...
Ding Jinhui and Liang Wenbo Millions of TV viewers were gripped by an epic battle yesterday. The arena: the snooker World Championship in Sheffield, England. The combatants : Chinese players Ding Junhui and Liang Wenbo. Ding began the session well, c...
Snooker is a big sport in China Snooker is a big sport in China. Sources suggest there are 300 million snooker players there, which is more than the rest of the world put together . So it's no surprise that some of the world's best players come fro...
The World Snooker Championship takes place in Sheffield every year Snooker aficionados in the UK have descended upon Sheffield, a city in the north of England, for the 2006 Snooker World Championship. From April the 15th until the final on May the 1...
Ding Junhui celebrates winning the UK Championship If 2005 was the year that Ding Junhui exploded onto the international snooker scene, then 2006 could be the year he becomes a legend. Ding fulfilled his potential in a nail-biting confrontation with...
A standard set of balls for the snooker table consists of 15 reds, 6 colours and 1 white / cue ball. Historically, snooker balls were made exclusively from heavy ivory. Thankfully, these quickly becam...