Once upon a time, making a 147 break in snooker was as rare as the proverbial hen’s teeth. Complete perfection is hard to achieve in any sport, but particularly so in snooker when the gods of fate – and the balls – often conspire to make matters as difficult as possible. But the 2020 UK […]
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Is Snooker Becoming an Old Man’s Sport?
If you weren’t a sports enthusiast, and you tuned in to the photocall at the start of the first session of the World Snooker Championship between Ronnie O’Sullivan and Kyren Wilson in August, you might have assumed it was a father and son on a day out. Wilson, 28, was delighted to even be in […]
Ronnie O’Sullivan’s Best Interviews and Most Controversial Quotes
Modern sportsmen and women are taught, by and large, to be respectful of your fellow pros and the profession itself at all times. But Ronnie O’Sullivan skipped that day on his ‘introduction to being the perfect pro’ training course, and so nearly 30 years after turning professional he remains snooker’s most controversial and outspoken character. […]
RIP Willie Thorne: A Sad Goodbye to Snooker’s ‘Mr Maximum’
It was with great sadness that it was announced in June that Willie Thorne had passed away aged 66. Thorne has been a ubiquitous presence in the world of snooker since the 1980s, when he made his breakthrough on the green baize. After picking up a number of ranking event titles, his deadpan delivery became […]