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Snooker 19, the first official snooker game in a generation, cues up a Nintendo Switch release on August 23rd Pre-orders on the eShop available now for the most authentic depiction of the sport ever created Ripstone Games, in collaboration with Lab42 and World Snooker, today announced that Snooker 19 will launch on the eShop for… Read More

John Dee’s funeral will take place on Friday August 9th at 1.30pm at Gornal Crematorium. Everyone is welcome to come and celebrate John’s life. One of snooker’s longest-serving journalists, John died at the age of 82 last Sunday. John covered snooker for the Telegraph newspaper for many years and was a familiar face on the… Read More

Who said snooker has to be played indoors? Tables and official coaches form part of the Sport Is Great outdoor exhibition in Beijing. World Snooker and the WPBSA are working with our partner Star to bring the sport to more fans and give them the chance to learn to play. The snooker exhibition is within… Read More

The calendar for the 2019-20 season has now been updated. Click here for the calendar Please note that the Potential Ranking Event for October has been removed from the calendar. And there are amendments to the dates for the Yushan World Open qualifiers and China Open qualifiers.

Overall prize money for the World Snooker Tour’s 2019-20 season has increased to £14,431,000. This could climb to £16,431,000 if two potential £1 million bonuses are triggered. The new season will feature 19 ranking events plus six invitation events. The circuit will visit 11 different territories across the globe. Prize money for the Betfred World… Read More

Here’s your chance to save 30% on our official video game Snooker 19 in the Steam Summer Sale! The game costs just £20.99 in this promotion, which runs until July 9th. For all the details CLICK HERE Snooker 19, the definitive virtual depiction of the sport, was released in April. For more details click here…. Read More

The Matchroom Sport Charitable Foundation has now awarded over £1,000,000 in donations in the three years since it was founded. The Matchroom Sport Charitable Foundation was created to centralise the benevolent efforts of Matchroom Sport, the global sports promotion company headed by Barry Hearn, and its subsidiaries – the Professional Darts Corporation, World Snooker and… Read More

Here’s the provisional list of where you can watch all World Snooker Tour events during the 2019-20 season, on television and online.

Please click the links below for key information for the coming season, including prize money schedules, seeding cut off points and tour qualification criteria. Click here for the prize money rankings schedule Click here for the full prize money schedule Click here for the calendar with cut off points Click here for the schedule for… Read More

There are 20 different countries represented by 127 players on the World Snooker Tour this season. Here’s the breakdown…. England: 59 Ronnie O’Sullivan Judd Trump Mark Selby Kyren Wilson Barry Hawkins Jack Lisowski David Gilbert Stuart Bingham Shaun Murphy Ali Carter Joe Perry Gary Wilson Jimmy Robertson Tom Ford Mark King Ricky Walden Martin Gould… Read More