Snooker

The 2009 World Snooker Championship took place in The Crucible Theatre, Sheffield, between April 18 and May 4. 888.com dropped the sponsorship, and Betfred.com took over. The pre-tournament favourite was undoubtedly Ronnie O'Sullivan. The World Number 1 had secured his status for another season,. . . more

I'd run 5 types of Tour   1 - Regional Tours : - These are events which are played at Snooker Halls, such as Paul Hunter English Open. They are for the lowest amount of Ranking points and any points scored are counted for the Regional Tour and all Tours above it in the structure as. . . more

The most important stroke in the game is the break off. Unlike in pool, you don't smack it as hard as you can in the hope of sinking a ball. There are no limitations on cushions you must hit etc. So, players will break off in such a way as to prevent their opponents not having a chance to pot the. . . more

Recently, people have seen snooker, and either not understood it, or wanted to know more about it. So, I thought that it would be an ideal time to post an Idiot's Guide to the game. I wrote one 696 days ago (apparently), and it seemed in good nick, so I am reposting it here now. Some of the links. . . more

The Final of the 2008 World Snooker Championship takes place today and tomorrow, with Ronnie O'Sullivan going for his third World Championship, four years after his last victory. Allister Carter conversely has been the surprise package of the tournament, and is appearing in his first ranking event. . . more

Captain Alex, Armchair's Snooker/Chess Aficionado 1. How did you learn about ArmchairGM? I was using Myspace, in the Red Wings forum, and Rob (I think) "spammed" the forum with the site. That's how I "discovered" it. 2. Just last week, British soccer star David Beckham scored his first goal for. . . more