The World Women’s Snooker Championship is underway in Dongguan, Changping with 74 players battling it out to be crowned world ...

In addition, despite the snooker table being so much larger than a pool table, the pockets are smaller, and they also open at ...

Zhao Xintong could become the 'richest player of all time' after winning the World Snooker Championship for the first time. The Chinese sensation, 28, beat three-time champion Mark Williams 18-12 ...

Snooker chiefs are plotting a move that would see the sport added to the Olympic Games, as Zhao Xintong’s recent World Championship win helps usher in a new wave of popularity. The Chinese ...

Zhao Xintong celebrates with the trophy after claiming the title by defeating Mark Williams of Wales in the final at World Snooker Championship 2025 in Sheffield, Britain, May 5, 2025.

In 2024, Kyren Wilson scooped up the £500,000 grand prize by winning the World Snooker Championship. Wilson, 33, overcame Welshman Jak Jones 18-14 in a tense and nerve-wracking encounter that ...

TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Once considered a saloon or rec-room past-time by many, snooker has long been serious ... 10 Chinese players qualified for the main draw and six made it into the final ...

The World Snooker Championship has reached its climax at the Crucible Theatre in Sheffield with the 2025 final the only match left to be played at the iconic venue.Veteran Welshman Mark Williams has ...

Zhao Xintong moved seven frames away from becoming the first Chinese player to win the World Snooker Championship by building an 11-6 lead over veteran Mark Williams on Sunday’s opening day of ...

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Snooker - World Snooker Championship - The Crucible Theatre, Sheffield, Britain - May 3, 2025 Wales' Mark Williams and England's Judd Trump during their semi final match Action Images via Reuters ...

Mark Williams produced a vintage performance to beat world number one Judd Trump and book his place in the final of the World Snooker Championship in Sheffield. Williams, 50, who is bidding to win ...