Latest News
Inside The Crucible – Alan McManus
This year’s Betfred World Championship is being played in extraordinary circumstances, having been forced behind closed doors after just one day. Only a select group of staff and broadcasters, along with the players, have been allowed inside the doors of Sheffield’s hallowed Crucible Theatre for this year’s event. Alan McManus has fallen into both categories,… Read More
Swiss Bliss – Alex Earns Crucible Debut
Alexander Ursenbacher became the first player from Switzerland to reach the Crucible as he beat Andrew Higginson 10-8 in the final qualifying round of the Betfred World Championship. World number 86 Ursenbacher saw a 6-2 lead cut to 9-8 but got over the line by taking the 18th frame on a respotted black. The 24-year-old… Read More
Desert Island Discs – Alan McManus
With music providing comfort to millions of people during these difficult times, we have decided to find out the favourite tracks of some of snooker’s top players, with a series of features inspired by BBC radio’s Desert Island Discs. This week we have caught up with 1994 Masters champion Alan McManus to hear his top… Read More
Alan McManus On Playing and Punditry
Alan McManus has built a reputation as one of snooker’s finest analysts. However, the 1994 Masters champion is also still going strong on the World Snooker Tour and is now embarking on his 30th season as a professional. The Scot has enjoyed a perfect opening to the 2019/20 campaign, scoring victories to qualify for the… Read More
Enthusiasm Intact For Buoyant McManus
Alan McManus is eager to repeat his Crucible success as he looks ahead to the 2016/17 season. McManus enjoyed a brilliant run to the semi-finals of the Betfred World Championship, knocking out six players including Stephen Maguire, Ali Carter and John Higgins. At 45, the Glaswegian was the oldest player to reach the last four… Read More
O’Sullivan Falls To McManus
Ronnie O’Sullivan’s first ranking event match of 2014/15 ended in a 5-3 defeat against Alan McManus at the Bank of Communications OTO Shanghai Masters. Five-time World Champion O’Sullivan skipped the first two ranking events of the campaign – in Wuxi and Australia – and his stay at the third was short-lived as he failed to… Read More