Five-Star Joy for Judin in Latvia
Promising youngster Rodion Judin was in a league of his own as he claimed the Latvian National Snooker Championship for a fifth time last weekend. Held at the Hotel A1 in the capital city of Riga, over 40 players took part in the event organised by the Latvian...
Kolpačenko Claims Lithuanian Snooker Championship
Teenager Nikita Kolpačenko won his maiden Lithuanian National Snooker Championship last weekend in Vilnius. Originally due to take place in May, the event was rescheduled because of the COVID-19 Pandemic. With safety measures in place, the tournament was staged across...
Japan – A Snooker Journey
Japan is no stranger to hosting and embracing major sporting events - the FIFA World Cup, the Rugby World Cup and the next Summer Olympic Games. Could snooker also become big in Japan? The island nation already has a proud cuesports heritage with former world...
New Agreement to Promote Global Cue Sports Governance
The World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association (WPBSA) and the Professional Billiards Association (PBA) are today delighted to jointly announce a new Memorandum of Understanding which will see both organisations cooperate in the global governance of cue...
Snooker on the Up in Ukraine
Earlier this year, Ukraine’s Iulian Boiko narrowly missed out on becoming snooker’s youngest ever professional player when he lost in the final of the 2020 World Snooker Federation Open. The 14-year-old – who would have been the first from his country to reach the...
Snooker Success in North Macedonia
Located in Southeast Europe and with a population of just over two million people, North Macedonia is the latest nation to join the expanding global snooker family. This landlocked country successfully completed its first national snooker championships earlier this...
Pagett Wins European Amateur Championship
Andrew Pagett is set to snooker’s top tier after he defeated Heikki Niva in the final of the 2020 EBSA European Amateur Snooker Championship. A former Crucible Theatre qualifier who last featured as a professional in 2015, Pagett becomes the fourth different Welshman...
Champion Hill Records Unique European Double
Aaron Hill completed an unprecedented continental double after defeating Hayden Staniland 5-2 in the final to win the 2020 EBSA European Under-21 Snooker Championship in Portugal. Just days after retaining the European under-18 title at the Salgados Palace Hotel in...
Hill Retains European Under-18 Title
The Republic of Ireland’s Aaron Hill defended the EBSA European Under-18 Snooker Championship after he defeated Sean Maddocks 4-1 in the final in Portugal last night. Featuring 70 players from 24 different countries, Hill was the last cueist remaining following four...
Australia to Host 2021 World Snooker Federation Tournaments
The World Snooker Federation (WSF) and Australian Billiards and Snooker Council (ABSC) are today delighted to jointly announce a new agreement which will see two major amateur tournaments held in Adelaide, South Australia in January 2021. Following the successful...