On Tuesday 19th April I was back at the Crucible Theatre for Day 4 of the World Snooker Championship to watch 2002 World Champion Peter Ebdon play Stuart Bingham.
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2011 World Snooker Championship – Day 2
After missing the opening day for the football, I made my first trip to the 2011 World Championship at the Crucible Theatre on Sunday 17th April.
Click below to read my full report and pictures.
2011 World Snooker Championship – The Preparations
Its that time of year again! Snooker biggest event is less than 24 hours away and here are some pictures from the past weeks build up at the Crucible Theatre in Sheffield. I will be keeping a diary of the tournament here on the site, and I hope you enjoy the next 17 days.
Click below to see pictures from Monday 11th April, Wednesday 13th April and Friday 15th April.
Andrew Pagett Interview
Crucible debutant Andrew Pagett is the latest top snooker player to give an interview here on ryan147.com
Currently ranked 71st in the provisional rankings, Pagett defeated Zhang Anda, Bjorn Haneveer, Nigel Bond and Andrew Higginson to book his place at the Crucible for the first time in his career. The Welshman will now face Jamie Cope in his first ever match at the final stages of a ranking event.
Click below to find out his thoughts on playing at the Crucible, playing in front of the cameras, the new ranking system and more…
WIN! Legends VIP Tickets and Cue and Case package!
This is your chance to win some great prizes here on ryan147.com. First prize is two VIP tickets to a Snooker Legends event of your choice, courtesy of www.snookerlegends.co.uk, and the runners up prize is a brilliant cue and case package from www.snooker-store.com
Click below to find how to enter and give yourself a chance to win one of these magnificent prizes.
Snooker Legends at the Crucible Theatre 2011
On the 9th April 2011 I was the Crucible Theatre to witness the second Snooker Legends event to be held at the venue. This years Snooker Legends featured many greats of the game including Cliff Thorburn, Jimmy White, John Parrott and Dennis Taylor with a special guest appearence from Kirk Stevens.
2011 World Snooker Championship Qualifiers
On Saturday 12th March 2011, I was at the English Institute of Sport to watch the Final Qualifying Round for this years World Snooker Championship.
Mark Davis Q&A
The reigning 6 reds world champion Mark Davis is the latest snooker star to be interviewed on ryan147.com
Mark Davis turned professional at the start of the 1991/92 season. At 37 years of age he seems to have been playing some of the best snooker of his career over the past couple of seasons.
Last season Davis won the first ever 6 reds World Championship, beating Mark Williams 6-3 in the final, in probably the victory of his career. Other tournament wins have been the 2007 German Open and the 2003 B&H Championship, but Mark is yet to have won a ranking event.
Currently 2010 is one of the best years for Mark as he is currently ranked 18th in the World which is his highest ever ranking and in China in March he recorded his highest ever tournament break a 143.
Away from the Snooker table he also got married this year.
Read his Q&A below…
Shanghai Masters Qualifiers
On Tuesday 3rd August 2010 I went to the World Snooker Academy in Sheffield for the Shanghai Masters qualifying. I met some new players in my attempt to meet all 96 professional players.
EASB Snooker Finals Weekend
On Saturday and Sunday the 23rd and 24th of May I was invited to the World Snooker Academy in Sheffield as Media Officer for the EASB (English Association of Snooker and Billiards) finals weekend.
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