https://maximumsnooker.com/?offset=15&output=RSS en Mon, 12 Feb 2018 23:49:23 +0000 https://maximumsnooker.com/is_ding_the_most_talented_player_without_a_world_title.htm https://maximumsnooker.com/is_ding_the_most_talented_player_without_a_world_title.htm Chinese snooker sensation Ding Junhui is one of the sport's most decorated players but he has yet to lift the biggest prize yet in his career, the World Championship. Fri, 09 Feb 2018 11:53:38 +0000 https://maximumsnooker.com/ronnie_the_rocket_o_sullivan_s_greatest_achievements.htm https://maximumsnooker.com/ronnie_the_rocket_o_sullivan_s_greatest_achievements.htm Ronnie “The Rocket” O’Sullivan is quite simply the greatest player to ever pick up a cue. This is obviously high praise for anyone but you’ll be hard pressed to find anyone in the entire world who disagrees with you, and if they do, they are wrong. Thu, 08 Feb 2018 01:08:14 +0000 https://maximumsnooker.com/mark_pistol_allen_targeting_crucible_glory.htm https://maximumsnooker.com/mark_pistol_allen_targeting_crucible_glory.htm Mark Allen has set his sights on a famous victory at the upcoming World Championship after beating Kyren Wilson to claim The Masters. He became only the third Northern Irishman in history to win The Masters, following in the footsteps of Alex Higgins and Dennis Taylor.  Wed, 07 Feb 2018 01:20:34 +0000 https://maximumsnooker.com/three_changes_to_make_the_crucible_less_boring_after_osullivan_slam.htm https://maximumsnooker.com/three_changes_to_make_the_crucible_less_boring_after_osullivan_slam.htm The World Snooker Championship at Sheffield’s Crucible Theatre remains the green baize sport’s showpiece event, but has the format grown a little stale? Five-time winner Ronnie O’Sullivan certainly thinks so after blasting the tournament as “boring”. The Rocket recently indicated on social media he could miss the end-of-season event to film a pool TV show, Hustle, in Australia. Fri, 26 Jan 2018 11:06:51 +0000 https://maximumsnooker.com/will_ronnie_osullivan_ever_be_surpassed_as_one_of_the_greatest_snooker_players.htm https://maximumsnooker.com/will_ronnie_osullivan_ever_be_surpassed_as_one_of_the_greatest_snooker_players.htm Ronnie O'Sullivan continues to entertain sports fans and despite recently crashing out of the 2018 Masters to eventual champion Mark Allen, he is still playing top-class snooker 25 years after first bursting onto the scene.  Read on for the full article... Wed, 17 Jan 2018 21:52:19 +0000 https://maximumsnooker.com/mark_williams_on_cue_at_the_masters_2018.htm https://maximumsnooker.com/mark_williams_on_cue_at_the_masters_2018.htm Welshman Mark Williams has trounced world number one Mark Selby with a win of 6-5 at the first round of The Masters 2018.  Alexandra Palace was the venue for the epic opener in front of the packed crowd. Sun, 14 Jan 2018 00:20:46 +0000 https://maximumsnooker.com/most_shocking_moments_in_snooker.htm https://maximumsnooker.com/most_shocking_moments_in_snooker.htm Scrutinise these shocking snooker-related events and see if you agree! These moments threatened to upend the gentlemanly reputation the game enjoys. Thu, 30 Nov 2017 22:37:31 +0000 https://maximumsnooker.com/crazy_snooker_2_the_revenge_of_the_cue_ball.htm https://maximumsnooker.com/crazy_snooker_2_the_revenge_of_the_cue_ball.htm The Betway UK Championship is once again underway and Crazy Snooker returns even crazier than ever before with Neil Robertson, Kyren Wilson battling it out against John Parrott and Dennis Taylor in an EPIC doubles match! Wed, 25 Oct 2017 16:52:04 +0100 https://maximumsnooker.com/ronnie_sweeps_wilson_aside_with_some_audience_participation.htm https://maximumsnooker.com/ronnie_sweeps_wilson_aside_with_some_audience_participation.htm Ronnie O’Sullivan got the season into full swing with a comprehensive win over Kyren Wilson in the English Open, and from the way he played, you would not bet against this being the first of several this season.  Fri, 15 Sep 2017 21:14:08 +0100 https://maximumsnooker.com/news_from_the_4th_indian_open_in_vishakhapatnam.htm https://maximumsnooker.com/news_from_the_4th_indian_open_in_vishakhapatnam.htm John Higgins faced off against Zhao Xintong, with a final score of 4–3 in an exciting encounter, and so booked his place in the Indian Open’s last 32.