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Second Round Draw And Schedule
The random draw for the last 64 of the BetVictor Shoot Out has been made. All of these matches will be played on Friday (December 8th). Tickets for Friday and Saturday at Swansea Arena are still available – for details click here. Friday’s schedule: 1pm Dominic Dale v Shaun Murphy Dean Young v Shaun Liu… Read More
Williams Leads Welsh Contingent
The second round of the BetVictor Shoot Out in Swansea will feature 11 Welsh players, with three-time Crucible king Mark Williams among the favourites for the title having beaten Matthew Selt in the opening round. Second round match schedule South Wales is a hot-bed for young snooker talent and Williams himself has mentored several of… Read More
Murphy Scores First Ever Shoot Out 147
Shaun Murphy became the first player to make a 147 in the BetVictor Shoot Out, scoring the sensational maximum in his opening match against Bulcsu Revesz. Tickets still available for the last three days in Swansea, for details click here European Under-18 champion Revesz, age 16, travelled from Hungary to Swansea for this event and played… Read More
Vafaei Replaced By O’Neill
Hossein Vafaei has pulled out of this week’s BetVictor Shoot Out and been replaced in the draw by Jamie O’Neill. Mark Williams, Shaun Murphy, Mark Allen, Kyren Wilson, Ali Carter and defending champion Chris Wakelin are among the star names in the line-up at Swansea Arena this week. All matches last a maximum of ten… Read More
Wilson Determined To Kick-Start Season
Kyren Wilson is down in 44th place on the one-year ranking list but hopes his results will improve rapidly and started the BetVictor Shoot Out with victory over Daniel Wells. Tickets still available for the last three days in Swansea, for details click here Five-time ranking event winner Wilson has had a disappointing start to… Read More
Alfie Davies Looking To Follow In Father’s Footsteps
Alfie Davies was just one year old when his father Anthony reached the last 16 of the 2002 World Championship, beating Alan McManus at the Crucible before losing to Stephen Hendry. By Tomos Wyn Jones Alfie has certainly inherited a talent for snooker and scored his first win in a professional tournament today when he… Read More
Shaun Liu, 13, Sets New Record As Youngest Winner
Teenage sensation Shaun Liu became the youngest ever winner of a televised ranking event match as he beat Ishpreet Singh Chadha in the first round of the BetVictor Shoot Out in Swansea. Hong Kong’s Liu, who turned 13 in July this year, beats the record set by Vladislav Gradinari who was 14 when he won… Read More
Snooker Breaks Off In Nakhon Ratchasima
The opening day of the landmark snooker competition at the 2023 World Abilitysport Games has been successfully completed in Thailand as athletes from across the world battle to qualify for the knockout rounds. View tournament information View match schedule View photos via our Facebook page Held at the Centara Korat in Nakhon Ratchasima, Thailand, snooker… Read More
Huge Increase For Snooker’s UK Championship Viewing Figures On BBC And Eurosport
A peak of 2.6 million people watched the final of the UK Championship on BBC on Sunday night, with outstanding viewing figures for the whole event across BBC and Eurosport. Ronnie O’Sullivan beat Ding Junhui 10-7 in the final in York, the culmination of nine days of drama on the green baize at the first… Read More
How To Watch The BetVictor Shoot Out
Fast and furious snooker returns to your screens this week as the BetVictor Shoot Out is staged at Swansea Arena for the first time. The event with a unique set of rules and non-stop drama runs from December 6th to 9th (Wednesday to Saturday) with Chris Wakelin defending the title in a 128-player field, including… Read More