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Young Welsh prospect Jamie Jones recorded the best win of his career yesterday, coming from 3-1 behind to beat world champion John Higgins 4-3 at the Betfair PTC Grand Finals in Galway, Ireland.

Jack Lisowski who was voted last seasons rookie of the year has not had the best run of form recently but he showed yesterday that the rot was over as he beat Barry Hawkins 4-3 in the first round of the Betfair PTC Grand Finals in Galway, Ireland.

Scotland's Michael Leslie has won a place on the World Snooker professional tour for the next two seasons by winning the European Billiards & Snooker Association (EBSA) Under-21 Championship in Sofia, Bulgaria with a 6-2 victory over Shane Castle in the final.

Northern Ireland's Mark Allen won his first ranking title today after emphatically beating Stephen Lee 10-1 in the final of the Haikou World Open 2012 on Hainan Island, China.

Exclusive interview with German EuroSport commentator Rolf Kalb. He is also the master of ceremonies at German snooker events and is widely regarded as the sports biggest fan and supporter in the country.

Tournament draw, results & television schedule for the Haikou World Open 2012 tournament on Hainan island, China. This brand new ranking event sees snooker's top professionals compete for a £75,000 top prize in a stunning location known as 'The Hawaii of China'.

World number one Maria Catalano ended a marathon 13-hour day on the women’s snooker circuit as champion of her “special tournament” for the fourth time. Five days after turning 30, Catalano swept past Hong Kong's Jaique Ip Wan In to claim the Connie Gough Memorial trophy 2012 at Jesters Snooker Hall, Swindon.

England's Martin O'Donnell won the Snookerbacker Classic Finals 2012 yesterday, beating Irishman John Sutton 4-0 in the final at the South West Snooker Academy. Both their rewards for making it to the final include entry to the World Snooker Q School in May.

The line up of the top 16 seeds and the format for snooker's greatest tournament, the Betfred.com World Snooker Championship, is now available. The event taking place once again at the famous Crucible Theatre in Sheffield is held this year from April 21-May 7.

Chinese no.1 Ding Junhui won his first major title in over a year today by beating Mark Selby 9-6 in a high quality final of the snooker 888真人 Welsh Open 2012 at the Newport Centre, Newport.