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The snooker season will soon be fully awake after a few months in which it’s opened its eyes only to close them again. The British Open, which gets underway later this month, is only the third event since the new campaign began in June.
Ronnie O'Sullivan will face local icon and three-time women's world champion Ng On Yee in his opening match at the invitational Hong Kong Masters at 7pm (12pm BST) on Friday 7 October. The winner of that quarter-final at the Hong Kong Coliseum will meet Masters holder Neil Robertson or UK champion Zhao Xintong in the last four on Saturday 8 October at 7pm local time. Ad Four-time world champion Mark Selby meets former Scottish Open winner Marco Fu in the tournament opener on Thursday 6 October at 1.30pm (6.30am BST).
A number of snooker's most celebrated figures have been honoured by Queen Elizabeth II for their services to the sport during her historic 70-year reign, including Ronnie O'Sullivan, Stephen Hendry and Steve Davis, arguably the three greatest players of all time. 2019 world champion Judd Trump and four-time Crucible winner Mark Selby were both awarded MBEs in the Queen’s 2022 Birthday Honours List for services to the sport and their charity commitments off the table. Ad Buckingham Palace confirmed in a statement on Thursday, September 8 2022 that Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II died at the age of 96.
Mark Selby is no stranger to working his way around a snooker table, with one of his nicknames being Sat-Nav Selby, it’s no surprise that he’s arguably the hardest player to tie up on the 6×12 table, with the Jester from Leicester almost always having an option.
Mark Allen used the break in the snooker calendar to show off his cue sports skills at the Ultimate Pool Players Championship with some dazzling breaks. The Northern Ireland Open champion is not due to return to competitive action on the snooker table until the opening round of the British Open on Monday 26 September against Stuart Carrington in Milton Keynes. Ad Allen lost 2-0 to three-time champion Mick Hill in Sunday's final of Group 5, being edged out 9-8 and 9-3 by the 8-ball specialist in Newcastle-under-Lyme, but admits the experience has inspired him to try the smaller baize in future.
World champion Ronnie O’Sullivan will be among the big names on action on day one aiming to take the Northern Ireland Open crown from Mark Allen when a star-studded line-up takes to the tables in Belfast next month. The top 16 players in the world will feature in a 70-player field at the Waterfront Hall in the Northern Irish capital from October 16 to 23, in the first of the season’s Home Nations Series. Ad Belfast native Allen claimed the Alex Higgins Trophy on home turf last year, defeating John Higgins 9-8 in a close final.
Four-time world champion Mark Selby hopes he is on the mend as he receives ongoing physio treatment for a neck problem. Selby compiled a 137 break in a 5-2 defeat to Yuan Sijun in the opening round of the European Masters earlier this month, but struggled with the discomfort of a bulging disc at the top of his spine. Ad “The MRI scan came back Thursday evening, showing protruding disc C5 C6.
Women's world champion Mink Nutcharut completed a 4-2 qualifying win over Mitchell Mann to reach the last 64 of the Northern Ireland Open on Tuesday. Nutcharut finished with a run of 47 to seal the win in Wigan after world No.