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Barry Hearn, President of Matchroom Sport Group, was at Windsor Castle today to receive the OBE for his services to sport. Hearn was awarded the OBE in the 2020 New Year’s Honours, as recognition of his achievements in sports promotion over more than 40 years. The 72-year-old Londoner has been involved in snooker since the… Read More

Many of snooker’s top players and referees have paid tribute to Alan Chamberlain, who sadly passed away this week. Chamberlain was a leading referee on the main tour for nearly 30 years and also spent time as a director of the WPBSA. Comments on social media from his colleagues in snooker include: Brendan Moore Absolutely… Read More

The WPBSA and WST have today jointly announced the provisional tour card structure for the 2022/23 World Snooker Tour. Once again, the top 64 players on the official world ranking list following the 2022 Betfred World Championship will retain their professional status. They will be joined by players who are currently on the first year… Read More

A ceremony was held in Chengdu in China last week to announce Chengdu’s World Sports City Construction Strategy Outline. The event was organised by Chengdu Municipal Government and Chengdu City Sports Bureau, in order to describe the blueprint for the future development of the sports industry, welcome more international sports properties and encourage events to… Read More

Last weekend, Xing Pai held an Opening Ceremony for the International Billiards Academy in Yushan, China. Attendees at the ceremony included the Deputy Director of the Youth Department of the National Sports Administration, the Deputy Mayor of Shangrao City, the Secretary of Yushan County Party Committee, the Local Sports Bureau, the Vice Chairman of the… Read More

World Snooker Tour has a vacancy for a Marketing And Event Assistant, for more details visit our LinkedIn page. The WST event team are recruiting for an individual to assist with the marketing, deployment and management of our major UK snooker tournaments. The World Snooker Tour is a circuit of professional snooker tournaments that travel… Read More

The English Partnership for Snooker and Billiards (EPSB) is today delighted to announce the launch of the new EPSB Open Series which is set to boost competitive snooker across the country. Backed by several established stars including reigning world champion Mark Selby and four-time ranking event winner Kyren Wilson, as well as snooker’s world governing… Read More

The latest version of the provisional 2021/22 World Snooker Tour calendar is now available. Click here for the latest calendar The qualifying dates and venues for certain events have been updated. Tickets for 11 tournaments in the UK are on sale now, starting with the British Open in Leicester which runs from August 16-22. For… Read More

BetVictor Extends Involvement with World Snooker Tour by Adding Home Nations Series to the BetVictor European Series BetVictor, a leading global gambling company, will be title sponsor of all four of snooker’s Home Nations events during the 2021/22 season, plus all four events in the European Series. In all, BetVictor will sponsor eight tournaments on… Read More

Deadline for applications is Friday: June 25th. World Snooker Tour, which runs the sport’s global professional circuit, has a vacancy for a digital media officer to join its growing team. The role will be based in Brentwood, Essex but will include working at snooker’s biggest tournaments in the UK and overseas. Snooker is one of… Read More