World Snooker Tour
Snooker’s European Masters heads to Belgium
World Snooker has announced that the Belgian city of Lommel will host the 2017 edition of its European Masters, while the sport’s global governing body has also confirmed that this year’s English Open will take place in the Yorkshire town of Barnsley.
Wales to host Snooker’s Players Championship
Snooker’s Players Championship will take place in Llandudno in North Wales in 2017.
New Chinese host city for World Snooker’s International Championship
World Snooker has confirmed that its International Championship event will move from Chengdu to Daqing, China for its 2015 edition.
World Snooker cues up Gibraltar as new event host
Gibraltar will stage its maiden professional snooker tournament as part of World Snooker’s European Tour.
World Snooker unveils Home Series as part of revamp
World Snooker chairman Barry Hearn has unveiled a ‘Home Series’ of ranking events as part of a new five-year strategic plan for the sport that will take effect from 2016.
Wuxi to host relaunched snooker World Cup
The Chinese city of Wuxi will host snooker’s World Cup this year, with the national team event set to return to the calendar for the first time since 2011.
Snooker bids for Tokyo 2020 Olympics
The World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association (WPBSA) and the World Confederation of Billiard Sports (WCBS) are targeting a place on the programme for the 2020 summer Olympic Games, the World Snooker governing body has announced.
Sheffield retains snooker showpiece
The World Snooker Championship will remain at Sheffield’s Crucible Theatre though 2017, the sport’s global governing body World Snooker has announced.
World Snooker unveils Lisbon Open
World Snooker has added a new event to its schedule in Lisbon to bring professional snooker to Portugal for the first time.
World Snooker withdraws World Open from 2014-15 calendar
Snooker’s global governing body, World Snooker, has announced that its World Open tournament will not take place during the 2014-15 season.
Snooker’s Welsh Open set for Cardiff return
World Snooker has announced that the 2015 edition of the Welsh Open world ranking event is to be staged in Cardiff for the first time since 2005.
New World Snooker event heads for Wales
The World Snooker governing body has awarded the hosting rights for its new World Grand Prix tournament to the Welsh resort of Llandudno.
Snooker on the Move?
With the global interest in snooker growing, how long can ‘Steel City’ Sheffield hold onto the sport’s World Championship? Elisha Chauhan finds out.
Preston steps in to host snooker’s Players Championship Grand Final
Top-level snooker will return to Preston for the first time in nine years after the sport’s global governing body chose to relocate its Players Championship Grand Final to the English city.
Thai unrest leads to Players Championship switch
Snooker’s Players Championship is to be moved from Thailand due to political unrest in the south-east Asian country.
Snooker’s Australian Open to remain in Bendigo
The Victorian state government has signed a two-year extension to its contract with the World Snooker governing body that will see the Australian Goldfields Open world ranking event remain in the city of Bendigo in 2014 and 2015.
Gloucester to host snooker’s China Open qualifiers
World Snooker has revealed that the qualifying rounds of the 2014 China Open will be staged at the Capital Venue in Gloucester on February 17 -18.
ICSS and World Snooker partner after match-fixing bout
International Centre for Sport Security (ICSS) has partnered with World Snooker (WPBSA), following the recent unveiling of match-fixing in the sport.