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BilliardsOne Name, Six Rulebooks: Where Professional Cue Sports Actually Crack2026-10-19Leicester, the fourth day of Q School. More than two hundred amateurs have pa...
BilliardsJudd Trump thrashes Zhao Xintong 5-1 at the British Open: A deposed champion hits back2026-09-21Judd Trump produced a clinical 5-1 win over Zhao Xintong at the British Open,...
BilliardsZhao Xintong and the “billiards” column: when five rulebooks collapse into one data cell2026-09-17On 5 May 2026, at the Crucible Theatre in Sheffield, Zhao Xintong beat Mark...
BilliardsMark Allen Withdraws from the Shenzhen Open: Eight Absences and the Gap the Rankings Cannot Measure2026-09-17Ben Mertens walks into the last 32 of the Shenzhen Open without playing a...
BilliardsMark Allen and Eight Withdrawals: The Blank Space Costlier Than Any Defeat2026-09-17Eight withdrawals in a single season. For a cueist who once held the world...
BilliardsEuropean Disability Snooker Championship 2026: 45 Entries, Eight Ranking Brackets and a Challenge Cup in Sofia2026-09-15On my desk in Liverpool, the WPBSA release for the European Disability Snooke...
Wilson Reigns Supreme In Belfast: World Champion's Class Shines At Northern Ireland OpenOn a memorable Sunday evening at the Waterfront Hall in Belfast, the world of...
Wilson in Belfast: The Real Weight of a Home Nations TitleSunday, 25 October 2026, Waterfront Hall, Belfast. The World Snooker Tour...
Three 10-Ball Golds in Gandia and the Invisible Clause Called Race-to-7Silvia Lopez Fibla leaned over the cue. The 10-ball sat tight against the far...
Mark Allen Returns in Belfast After Ten Weeks of Treatment: The Real Test Lies in the Long PotOf everything said about Mark Allen's return, one phrase has been overlooked...
One Name, Six Rulebooks: Where Professional Cue Sports Actually CrackLeicester, the fourth day of Q School. More than two hundred amateurs have pa...
Bayou Bash and the Handicap Paradox: When Short Formats Swallow ClassOn a September evening in New Orleans, Mike Saleh scored without letting his...
Judd Trump thrashes Zhao Xintong 5-1 at the British Open: A deposed champion hits backJudd Trump produced a clinical 5-1 win over Zhao Xintong at the British Open,...
World Billiards: One Name, Six Sports, One Data GapLast March, a colleague in London sent me a link to a final held in China wit...
World 10-Ball Championship: VND 2 Billion, The Call-Shot Rule and Duong Quoc Hoang's Historical EquationWhen the 10-ball rests on the final table, when the stage lights of Phu Tho...
Two Falls in Leicester: When Snooker Reveals the Young Geological LayerLeone Crowley stood still. In his hand was the cue, in front of him the black...
2026 International Championship Qualifiers: The Held-Over Slots in Leicester and the Fairness Equation in NanjingAt 10 a.m. on 17 September 2026, table one at the Mattioli Arena in Leicester...
2026 International Championship Qualifiers: Three Extra Slots, Two Missing Stars, and a Power Map Shifting ColourIn the draw for the 2026 International Championship qualifiers, there is one...
Zhao Xintong and the “billiards” column: when five rulebooks collapse into one data cellOn 5 May 2026, at the Crucible Theatre in Sheffield, Zhao Xintong beat Mark...
Mark Allen Withdraws from the Shenzhen Open: Eight Absences and the Gap the Rankings Cannot MeasureBen Mertens walks into the last 32 of the Shenzhen Open without playing a...
Mark Allen and Eight Withdrawals: The Blank Space Costlier Than Any DefeatEight withdrawals in a single season. For a cueist who once held the world...
Wilson in Belfast: The Real Weight of a Home Nations TitleSunday, 25 October 2026, Waterfront Hall, Belfast. The World Snooker Tour...
Three 10-Ball Golds in Gandia and the Invisible Clause Called Race-to-7Silvia Lopez Fibla leaned over the cue. The 10-ball sat tight against the far...
Mark Allen Returns in Belfast After Ten Weeks of Treatment: The Real Test Lies in the Long PotOf everything said about Mark Allen's return, one phrase has been overlooked...
One Name, Six Rulebooks: Where Professional Cue Sports Actually CrackLeicester, the fourth day of Q School. More than two hundred amateurs have pa...
Bayou Bash and the Handicap Paradox: When Short Formats Swallow ClassOn a September evening in New Orleans, Mike Saleh scored without letting his...
Judd Trump thrashes Zhao Xintong 5-1 at the British Open: A deposed champion hits backJudd Trump produced a clinical 5-1 win over Zhao Xintong at the British Open,...
World Billiards: One Name, Six Sports, One Data GapLast March, a colleague in London sent me a link to a final held in China wit...
World 10-Ball Championship: VND 2 Billion, The Call-Shot Rule and Duong Quoc Hoang's Historical EquationWhen the 10-ball rests on the final table, when the stage lights of Phu Tho...
Two Falls in Leicester: When Snooker Reveals the Young Geological LayerLeone Crowley stood still. In his hand was the cue, in front of him the black...
2026 International Championship Qualifiers: The Held-Over Slots in Leicester and the Fairness Equation in NanjingAt 10 a.m. on 17 September 2026, table one at the Mattioli Arena in Leicester...
2026 International Championship Qualifiers: Three Extra Slots, Two Missing Stars, and a Power Map Shifting ColourIn the draw for the 2026 International Championship qualifiers, there is one...
Zhao Xintong and the “billiards” column: when five rulebooks collapse into one data cellOn 5 May 2026, at the Crucible Theatre in Sheffield, Zhao Xintong beat Mark...
Mark Allen Withdraws from the Shenzhen Open: Eight Absences and the Gap the Rankings Cannot MeasureBen Mertens walks into the last 32 of the Shenzhen Open without playing a...
Mark Allen and Eight Withdrawals: The Blank Space Costlier Than Any DefeatEight withdrawals in a single season. For a cueist who once held the world...