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The title was won by India's Laxman Rawat in the last edition. Continuing his tremendous form that he showed on Monday during the semi-final match, Shrikrishna mesmerized the audience with his characteristic blistering attack from the word go.
The Hong Kong Masters will return for the first time in five years this month, with Ronnie O’Sullivan preparing to face local icon and three-time women's world champion Ng On Yee in his opening match. The tournament, which hasn’t been staged since 2017, will be held at the Hong Kong Coliseum venue over four days, beginning on Thursday, October 6, with eight players competing for the £100,000 first prize. Ad The non-ranking event is organised by Hong Kong Billiard Sports Control Council and is set to be the first major sports event staged by the Asian city since the pandemic in 2020.
JD Wetherspoon has made the "commercial decision" to put 32 pubs up for sale. The pub company ha previously warned that it could face loses of £30 million due to rising staff wages and repairs.
Pankaj Advani, Sourav Kothari and Dhruv Sitwala have been granted direct entry into the IBSF World Billiards Championship to be held in Kuala Lumpur from October 4 to 8. The other Indians who will take part in the championship are Dhvaj Haria, Loukic Pathare, S Srikrishna and Rohan Jambusaria The world's top players from Myanmar, Singapore, India, Vietnam, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Malaysia and other nations shall be vying for top honours in the championship which is being held after a gap of two years due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
The British Open Trophy will be titled the Clive Everton Trophy in honour of the respected snooker journalist. Everton recently retired as editor of Snooker Scene magazine at the age of 85.
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.
Neil Robertson admits snooker players earning a guaranteed £20,000 during the UK cost-of-living crisis is vital to keep the sport afloat this season. With China's continued absence from the sport in hosting several events due to the pandemic – including the Shanghai Masters, China Championship, China Open, World Open and International Open – snooker has been deprived of millions in annual prize money. Ad World Snooker and the WPBSA [World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association] announced on Wednesday they will trial the roll-out of their own bailout strategy that will guarantee all 130 players on the professional circuit a guaranteed minimum of £20,000 in earnings.
All 130 professional snooker players on the World Snooker Tour will be guaranteed minimum earnings of £20,000 for the 2022/23 season in a major £2.6m cash boost. An initial payment of £10,000 will be doled out this month with another £10,000 paid to the tour member in January.