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Stan Moody beats Gary Wilson to win Snooker 900 title

Stan Moody claimed the Snooker 900 Professionals Week title after edging out Gary Wilson 5-4 in a closely fought final at the Crucible Sports and Social Club in Reading. The 20-year-old from Halifax came through a six-player round-robin featuring several established names from the professional circu…

Race to the UK Championship: The battle for the top 16 in York heats up

The race for the 16 automatic places in the 2026 UK Championship is beginning to take shape, with just two counting events remaining before the ranking cut-off. Following Wu Yize’s victory at the Shenzhen Open, the Northern Ireland Open and International Championship are the only opportunities left…

What ‘composed’ Wu Yize said after winning the 2026 Shenzhen Open

Wu Yize explained that he felt “more composed” as he captured a third career ranking title at the 2026 Shenzhen Open on Sunday. The 22 year-old, who has risen to a career-high of number two in the world rankings, beat friend and fellow Chinese competitor Yuan Sijun 10-5 in the [Read More...] The pos…

Wu Yize moves to second in snooker rankings after Shenzhen Open

Wu Yize has risen to a career-high position of number two after the official world rankings were updated following the recent Shenzhen Open. The 22 year-old secured his third ranking triumph with a 10-5 victory over Yuan Sijun in Sunday’s final in Shenzhen. It means that, for the first time [Read Mo…

Ronnie O’Sullivan to receive 2026 Champion of Champions invitation

Ronnie O’Sullivan will be invited to compete at the 2026 Champion of Champions after Wu Yize was confirmed as the Shenzhen Open champion. Wu beat fellow Chinese cueist Yuan Sijun 10-5 to claim his third career ranking title on Sunday. As the 22 year-old had already qualified for the Champion [Read M…

World champion Wu Yize captures Shenzhen Open crown

Wu Yize landed his first victory since the World Championship with success at the 2026 Shenzhen Open on Sunday. The reigning Crucible champion defeated Yuan Sijun 10-5 to capture a third career ranking title, all of which have come in the last 12-month period. By taking home the £177,000 top [Read M…

2026 Shenzhen Open final: Wu Yize vs Yuan Sijun

The 2026 Shenzhen Open final will be contested between Wu Yize and Yuan Sijun on Sunday, with a huge champion’s cheque worth £177,000 up for grabs. The pair set up an all-Chinese title-deciding affair with contrasting semi-final victories at the Bao’an Sports Centre on Saturday. Wu produced one of h…

Judd Trump – ‘That’s when you really feel alive’

Judd Trump reached a 77th career ranking event semi-final on Friday with a resounding 5-0 victory over Mark Selby at the Shenzhen Open. The showdown between the two Englishmen had been rightly billed as a heavyweight clash between two of the season’s most in-form players. But the Shanghai Masters ch…

How the last 16 looks in the 2026 Shenzhen Open draw

The field in the 2026 Shenzhen Open draw is quickly getting whittled down with 16 to become eight on Thursday in China. There is an interesting mix of top seeds, lower-ranked players, experienced competitors, and young pretenders still vying for the £177,000 top prize. Seven members from the current…

Shaun Murphy – ‘I’ve been playing well for two or three seasons’

Shaun Murphy reached the last 16 of the 2026 Shenzhen Open with a comprehensive 5-1 defeat of Hossein Vafaei on Wednesday. The Magician lost the opening frame to a break of 70 from his opponent but then reeled off breaks of 132, 76, 64, 78, and 112 to power his [Read More...] The post Shaun Murphy –…

Former world champion Graeme Dott sentenced to seven years in prison

Former world snooker champion Graeme Dott has been sentenced to seven years in prison after being found guilty of child sexual abuse. The 49-year-old was sentenced at the High Court in Edinburgh on Tuesday, September 29, following a five-day trial at the High Court in Glasgow last month. Dott was [R…