Latest News
Anthony McGill’s Top Five Albums
Music is McGill’s biggest passion away from snooker, so we asked the two-time ranking event champion to name his five favourite albums… Meat is Murder – The Smiths Released in 1985, the band’s second studio album and their only one which topped the UK Charts. The album was produced by band members Morrissey and Johnny… Read More
Scotland Can Claim World Crown – McGill
Anthony McGill has achieved the first part of his World Cup dream, seeing off stiff opposition to make Scotland’s two-man team, now he has his sights set on the title. World number 17 McGill will join four-time World Champion John Higgins in Wuxi as the Glaswegian duo seek to bring home silverware. In 2015 Higgins… Read More
Marvellous McGill Is Shoot Out King
All pictures by Sportsbeat / Roberto Payne Anthony McGill won his second ranking title of the season by beating Xiao Guodong in the final of the Coral Shoot Out. Glasgow’s 26-year-old McGill once again underlined his talent as he followed up his maiden victory at July’s Indian Open by capturing another piece of major silverware…. Read More
McGill and Maguire Raise Charity Cash
Scottish potters Stephen Maguire and Anthony McGill took part in an exhibition night at the Lucky Break club in Glasgow recently, raising money for two charities. The event generated £1,250 for Glasgow Sick Children’s Hospital and a further £1,000 for Strathcarron Hospice.
McGill Is Fifth Recent Maiden Winner
Anthony McGill’s victory in the Indian Open made him the fifth first time winner of a world ranking event within the past 16 months. McGill joins Michael White (2015 Indian Open), Joe Perry (2015 Players Championship), Kyren Wilson (2015 Shanghai Masters) and Martin Gould (2016 German Masters) in lifting a ranking event trophy for the… Read More
McGill Is Star Of India
Anthony McGill won his first ranking title by beating Kyren Wilson 5-2 in the final of the Indian Open in Hyderabad. Recognised for several seasons as one of snooker’s rising stars, McGill has now captured his first piece of silverware after a series of superb performances, winning seven matches during the tournament to land the… Read More
McGill On Course To Stun Selby
Anthony McGill is just three frames away from knocking defending champion Mark Selby out of the Betfred World Championship, having taken a 10-6 lead after two sessions. Promising 24-year-old potter McGill won three qualifying matches before beating Stephen Maguire on his Crucible debut, and is now on target for the biggest win of his career… Read More
Marvellous McGill Stuns Maguire
Crucible debutant Anthony McGill made a brilliant century in the deciding frame to beat Stephen Maguire 10-9 at the Betfred World Championship. Promising 24-year-year-old McGill looked as if he might have blown his chance of knocking out 16th seed Maguire when his fellow Glaswegian came from 9-5 down to 9-9. But McGill underlined his talent… Read More
Higgins And McGill 6-3 Up
Anthony McGill impressed on his Crucible debut at the Betfred World Championship by going 6-3 ahead of Stephen Maguire. McGill, tipped by many as snooker’s next Great Scot, outplayed his fellow Glaswegian and needs just four more frames to reach the last 16 when they resume on Sunday evening. A break of 92 gave McGill… Read More
Marvellous McGill Knocks Out Higgins
Anthony McGill scored the best result of his career so far by winning a tartan tussle against John Higgins 6-5 to reach the quarter-finals of the Coral UK Championship. PICTURES by Tai Chengzhe By Mark Rawlinson Glasgow’s McGill, regarded as one of the brightest young talents in Scottish snooker, beat the four-time World and three-time… Read More