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Just a week after Graeme Dott pulls out of the Australian Goldfields Open starting on Monday citing neck pain, PTC1 champion Ronnie O'Sullivan announces his withdrawal from the event in Bendigo.

Here is the schedule and updated results for the PTT-EGAT Snooker World Cup at the Bangkok Convention Centre, Thailand. This re-imagined event from the 90's features 19 teams from 20 countries around the world.

Mark Selby started his season and the first televised tournament of the year with a bang as his defeated world cup partner Ali Carter 9-7 in the final of the Wuxi Classic in China.

Recently I attended the Brighton leg of the Snooker Legends 2011 tour at the Brighton Centre and I had an amazing time watching the show and I even got to play doubles with Cliff Thorburn and Dennis Taylor! Read on for my report of the night.

Here is the tournament draw and updated results for the 2011 Wuxi Classic at the Wuxi City Sports Park Stadium, China. This invitational event features three world champions including last years winner Shaun Murphy and Chinese stars Ding Junhui and Liang Wenbo.

Recently I had added a new page to maximumsnooker.com, a directory of snooker coaches! Each coach has information about where they are based, history and how to contact them.

Here is the draw for Event 2 of the Players Tour Championship (PTC2) at the South West Snooker Academy, Gloucester which runs from August 6-10. Top ties include Jamie Cope taking on Belgian star Luca Brecel, Ding Junhui v Daniel Wells and a possible 2nd round meeting of Ronnie O'Sullivan and Stephen Hendry.

Just a few months after being accused by Ricky Walden for slow play during the World Championship, Rory McLeod causes more controversy by refusing to shake hands with a female ref under religious grounds after winning his recent Australian Open qualifying match.

The WPBSA released a statement today regarding the first round match between Stephen Maguire and Jamie Burnett during the 2008 UK Championship.

PTC1 champion Ronnie O'Sullivan is eagerly anticipating competing in World Snooker's PTC Event Two at the South West Snooker Academy in Gloucester from 8-10 August 2011. The event will also feature most of the top professionals including John Higgins, Judd Trump and Neil Robertson.