JOE JOGIA WITHDRAWS FROM SHOOT-OUT

Joe Jogia has withdrawn from his Snooker Shoot-Out match against Matthew Selt in Blackpool on Saturday with a leg injury. The match is the subject of an investigation by the sport's governing body the World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association (WPBSA) after a bookmaker reported it had been the subject of unusual betting patterns. It is understood an unusually...

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Hawkins seals Shoot-Out win

Left-hander sees off former world champ Dott in Blackpool final Barry Hawkins clinched the 2012 Snooker Shoot-Out crown after overcoming former world champion Graeme Dott in Sunday's final. The 32-year-old from Kent received a cheque for £32,000 for coming out on top in the 10-minute battle, with his opening break of 46 enough to give him a lead he would not surrender. Hawkins...

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baller 12Bet: Big names crash in Blackpool

baller 12Bet: Big names crash in Blackpool: Higgins, Selby, Williams all defeated in Shootout Several big names lost on day two of the PartyPoker.com Snooker Shootout in Blackpool...

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Big names crash in Blackpool

Higgins, Selby, Williams all defeated in Shootout Several big names lost on day two of the PartyPoker.com Snooker Shootout in Blackpool on Saturday.  World champion John Higgins was among those missing out, falling to Mark Allen in the final match of the night. The quickfire matches whittled the competition down to just 16 by the end of the day, with Higgins going...

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baller 12Bet: Leg injury rules out Jogia

baller 12Bet: Leg injury rules out Jogia: Player pulls out of match subject to investigation Joe Jogia has withdrawn from his Snooker Shoot-out match against Matthew Selt in Blac...

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Leg injury rules out Jogia

Player pulls out of match subject to investigation Joe Jogia has withdrawn from his Snooker Shoot-out match against Matthew Selt in Blackpool on Saturday. The match is the subject of an investigation by the sport's governing body the World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association (WPBSA) after a bookmaker reported it had been the subject of unusual betting patterns. It...

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baller 12Bet: Selby makes strong start

baller 12Bet: Selby makes strong start: Mark Selby enjoyed an unbeaten day in Championship League Group 4 event at Crondon Park. The Leicester potter beat Matthew Stevens 3-2 befor...

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Selby makes strong start

Mark Selby enjoyed an unbeaten day in Championship League Group 4 event at Crondon Park.The Leicester potter beat Matthew Stevens 3-2 before whitewashing Peter Ebdon and Mark Davis. The top four in the seven-man group reach Thursday’s semi-finals with the winner reaching March’s Winners Group where a place in the Premier League is on offer. Davis is also well placed for...

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baller 12Bet: WORLD SNOOKER SHOOT-OUT DRAW

baller 12Bet: WORLD SNOOKER SHOOT-OUT DRAW: The World Snooker Shoot-out takes place at Blackpool's Tower Circus from January 27-29. Each match in the knockout tournament consists of ...

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WORLD SNOOKER SHOOT-OUT DRAW

The World Snooker Shoot-out takes place at Blackpool's Tower Circus from January 27-29. Each match in the knockout tournament consists of a single frame which lasts a maximum of 10 minutes. There's a 20-second shot clock for the first five minutes, reduced to 15 seconds for the last five. Players must hit a cushion or pot a ball with every shot, and any foul results in ball-in-hand...

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baller 12Bet: SNOOKER news update 1/24: NEIL ROBERTSON TRUMPS CRITICS NEIL ROBERTSON believes he has had the last laugh on Judd Trump, who criticised him for being “boring” and “...

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SNOOKER news update 1/24

NEIL ROBERTSON TRUMPS CRITICS  NEIL ROBERTSON believes he has had the last laugh on Judd Trump, who criticised him for being “boring” and “slow” last week. Australian Robertson sealed a first Masters title with a 10-6 win over Shaun Murphy, his seventh win in as many major finals. And a cheque for £150,000 at Alexandra Palace was the perfect answer to 22-year-old UK...

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baller 12Bet: SNOOKER news update 1/23: No let-up for Robertson Masters champion has no time to celebrate win New BGC Masters champion Neil Robertson will be straight back into...

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SNOOKER news update 1/23

No let-up for Robertson Masters champion has no time to celebrate win New BGC Masters champion Neil Robertson will be straight back into action on Monday - just hours after winning the second most prestigious title of his career. The 2010 world champion celebrated saw off Shaun Murphy 10-6 in Sunday's Masters final at Alexandra Palace. However the Australian must now compete...

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baller 12Bet: SNOOKER news 1/22: Robertson to face Murphy Aussie inspired by boorish crowd behaviour Neil Robertson put his frustrations with the crowd to one side as he be...

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SNOOKER news 1/22

Robertson to face MurphyAussie inspired by boorish crowd behaviour Neil Robertson put his frustrations with the crowd to one side as he beat Judd Trump 6-3 to reach the final of the BGC Masters. The Australian, who will face Shaun Murphy in Sunday's title decider, was annoyed by cheers from fans when Trump fluked shots but said afterwards that the incidents simply acted...

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baller 12Bet: SNOOKER news 12BET update 1/20: Trump brings down Rocket Young pretender hammers former world champion in north London Judd Trump booked his place in the semi-finals of t...

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SNOOKER news 12BET update 1/20

Trump brings down RocketYoung pretender hammers former world champion in north London Judd Trump booked his place in the semi-finals of the BGC Masters with a 6-2 victory over Ronnie O'Sullivan at Alexandra Palace. The game's rising star surged into a 4-0 interval lead and although O'Sullivan reeled off a tournament best 141 after the break Trump remained on top. O'Sullivan...

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SNOOKER news 12BET update 1/19

Higgins into last eight World champion more at home at new venue, Robertson also throughJohn Higgins eased into the quarter-finals of the Masters with a 6-2 victory over Matthew Stevens. The world champion won the event twice at Wembley but Alexandra Palace is hosting the event after 32 years at the former venue. And Higgins admitted he was more at home at 'Ally Pally' after...

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baller 12Bet: SNOOKER news 12BET update 1/17: Murphy marches through Former world champion hits top break so far in Masters win Shaun Murphy found some of his best form to breeze past ma...

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SNOOKER news 12BET update 1/18

Trump sets up O'Sullivan showdownLeft-hander rolled in two centuries on way to victory over BinghamJudd Trump set up a Masters quarter-final with Ronnie O'Sullivan after a scrappy 6-3 victory over Stuart Bingham in the first round at Alexandra Palace.The 22-year-old from Bristol managed two centuries in the best-of-11-frame contest but his quickfire style all too often gave...

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baller 12Bet: SNOOKER news 12BET update 1/17: Murphy marches through Former world champion hits top break so far in Masters win Shaun Murphy found some of his best form to breeze past ma...

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SNOOKER news 12BET update 1/17

Murphy marches throughFormer world champion hits top break so far in Masters winShaun Murphy found some of his best form to breeze past martin Gould 6-2 at the Masters and move into the quarter-finals.The Englishman joined Judd Trump as a winner on Monday as he hit two centuries at the Alexandra Palace and laid a marker down for the highest tournament break prize this week.The...

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baller 12Bet: SNOOKER news 12BET update 1/16: O'Sullivan sees off Ding Sizzling century seals victory for the Rocket Defending champion Ding Junhui fell at the first hurdle in the BGC Ma...

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SNOOKER news 12BET update 1/16

O'Sullivan sees off DingSizzling century seals victory for the RocketDefending champion Ding Junhui fell at the first hurdle in the BGC Masters at Alexandra Palace, losing 6-4 to four-time former champion Ronnie O'Sullivan.O'Sullivan thrilled a packed crowd in the first match played at the tournament's new home after its move from Wembley, claiming the final two frames to...

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baller 12Bet: SNOOKER news 12BET update 1/15: Trump to stay on the attack In-form left-hander eyeing more success at the Masters Trump admits he "lacked that killer edge" in front of th...

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SNOOKER news 12BET update 1/15

Trump to stay on the attack In-form left-hander eyeing more success at the MastersTrump admits he "lacked that killer edge" in front of the television cameras during the early years of his career, which delayed his transition from bright prospect to the champion he was always expected to become. He has made only one prior appearance at the Masters, which moves from its...

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baller 12Bet: SNOOKER news 12BET update 1/13: Ali Carter considering retirement after World Snooker Championship Ali Carter has said he is considering retiring from the sport after the W...

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SNOOKER news 12BET update 1/13

Ali Carter considering retirement after World Snooker ChampionshipAli Carter has said he is considering retiring from the sport after the World Snooker Championship.The former world number two last won a ranking tournament at theShanghai Masters in September 2010.The 32-year-old says his lack of form and battle with Crohn's disease, an inflammatory bowel condition, means that...

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baller 12Bet: 12BET Snooker News 1/12

baller 12Bet: 12BET Snooker News 1/12: Selby records three wins Mark Selby is on course to reach the play-off stages of Championship League Snooker after recording three Gr...

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12BET Snooker News 1/12

 Selby records three winsMark Selby is on course to reach the play-off stages of Championship League Snooker after recording three Group Two wins at Crondon Park Golf Club.  World number one Selby made breaks of 68 and 70 on his way to beating Shaun Murphy 3-1 before downing Mark Davis 3-1. He rounded off a worthwhile day with a 3-2 win over Matthew...

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baller 12Bet: SNOOKER news 12BET update 1/11: HEARN TALKS ROUND ALLEN World Snooker chairman Barry Hearn believes he has won over Mark Allen after a "frank and friendly" discussion with ...

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SNOOKER news 12BET update 1/11

HEARN TALKS ROUND ALLENWorld Snooker chairman Barry Hearn believes he has won over Mark Allen after a "frank and friendly" discussion with the UK Championship runner-up.Allen has been unhappy to see the format of tournaments changed since Hearn took charge of the professional game two years ago, and expressed his fear that the World Championship would be the next to have an...

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baller 12Bet: SNOOKER news 12BET update 1/10

baller 12Bet: SNOOKER news 12BET update 1/10: Haikou to host World Open Snooker's World Open will be staged in the city of Haikou on Hainan Island in China for the next five years. T...

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SNOOKER news 12BET update 1/10

Haikou to host World Open Snooker's World Open will be staged in the city of Haikou on Hainan Island in China for the next five years. The world ranking tournament will now be known as the Haikou World Open and take place from February 27 to March 4. The world's top 16 players are automatically seeded into the event - with a further 16 players coming through the qualifying...

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baller 12Bet: SNOOKER news 12BET update 1/09

baller 12Bet: SNOOKER news 12BET update 1/09: Maguire ends trophy drought Scot has Christmas off and returns with an overdue victory Stephen Maguire won a ranking event for the first tim...

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SNOOKER news 12BET update 1/09

Maguire ends trophy droughtScot has Christmas off and returns with an overdue victoryStephen Maguire won a ranking event for the first time in nearly four years by beating Joe Perry 4-2 in the final of Players Tour Championship event 12 in Munich.The world No 9 went 2-0 up with breaks of 105 and 77, before Perry pulled one back with a 63.Maguire fired in a 93 to lead 3-1,...

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SNOOKER news 12BET update 1/08

The official programme for the 2012 Masters is now on sale. The Masters runs from January 15-22 at Alexandra Palace in London, and this is your indispensable guide to snooker's greatest invitation tournament. Priced at just £5, it's outstanding value for money. The 68-page programme includes: - Profiles and stats on all 16 players - In depth features on Mark Selby, Martin...

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