Everything You Need to Know About Ladbrokes Players Championship 2018

The 2018 Ladbrokes Players Championship will be a professional ranking snooker tournament taking place from 19–25 March 2018 in Llandudno, Wales. It will be the eighteenth ranking event of the 2017/2018 season.Judd Trump is the defending champion, having beaten Marco Fu 10–8 in the 2017 final.
The Good news for Ronnie O'Sullivan Fans is that he is back and will be competing against Graeme Dott in the last 16 of the event.
Top Seeds:
Ronnie O'Sullivan is topping the seeds as he has earned more points than anyone else in the current season 2017-2018.List of all seeds is here.

Main Draw:
There will be 16 men competing for the winner prize.Matches will be best of 11 frames untill final which will be best of 19 frames.Here is the Main Draw for the event.

Prize Money:
The breakdown of prize money for this year is shown below:
Total: £380,000
Winner: £125,000
Runner-up: £50,000
Semi-final: £30,000
Quarter-final: £15,000
Last 16: £10,000
Highest break: £5,000
The "rolling 147 prize" for a maximum break stands at £30,00

Ryan Day vs Stuart Bingham FINAL Romanian Masters 2018

The 2018 Romanian Masters is a non-ranking snooker tournament,  held from 14 to 18 March 2018 in Bucharest, Romania. Sanctioned by World Snooker, the tournament was organised by McCann/Thiess Events and McCann Bucharest and was a 16-player invitational event. Here is the full FINAL match between Ryan Day  and Stuart Bingham.

Everything You Need to Know About Gibraltar Open 2018

GIBRALTAR OPEN snooker takes place this week and Daily Snooker and pool brings you all the information you need to make sure you don't miss any of the action.Gibraltar is the next stop on the calendar for snooker players far and wide as they look to win a prestigious title.

The tournament is one of a few remaining which still runs under the Pro-AM guise meaning almost 100 amateurs have a chance to make an impression this week.When is the Gibraltar Open?The 2018 Gibraltar Open will run from March 7 to March 11.Wednesday, March 7 and Thursday, March 8 will be the amateur stages, with the last 128 starting from Friday, March 9.The final is on Sunday.Shaun Murphy will look to retain the title he won by beating Judd Trump last year.Who is playing in the Gibraltar Open?A host of top players have opted out of making the trip down to Gibraltar.With prize money for the winner of just £25,000 the elite stars tend to stay away.
World No.2 Ronnie O'Sullivan will not be one of the players participating but there are still seven of the top 16 in the world competing on the rock.How can I watch the Gibraltar Open?
Gibraltar Open snooker coverage is available to watch on Eurosport 2 throughout the week.Gibraltar Open 2018 prize moneyThere is a total prize pot of £153,000 for the tournament.The winner will receive £25,000 for their efforts over the week.Compare that to last week where John Higgins got £70,000 for winning the Welsh Open and you can see why the top players stay away from the tournament.

Most Disrespectful Snooker Player ?

Snooker is known to be a gentleman sport. It requires technique , passion but most importantly sportsmanship and patience to tackle and handle hard and incredible moments.Snooker has seen some real great legends and gentlemen like Jimmy White, Stephen Hendry ,Steve Davis and many more.But is it really needed to change this way of the game ? Should there be more emotions attached with the game of Snooker ?
The Luca Brecel of Belgium aka Belgian Bullet thinks so and has said it several times that there should be more expression of the passion and emotion in the game of Snooker.Luca Brecel (born 8 March 1995 in Dilsen-Stokkem) is a Belgian professional snooker player. He won the European Under-19 title at the age of 14 and is the youngest player to play at the Crucible after qualifying for the 2012 World Championship aged 17. His first ranking event final came at the 2016 German Masters which he lost to Martin Gould. The following year, he became the first player from mainland Europe to win a ranking event, defeating Shaun Murphy in the final of the 2017 China Championship.
He did shout against Ronnie O'Sullivan after his victory over him in the Quarterfinal of the China Championship 2017 and explained later on that he expressed his emotions and nothing else.
Although Snooker pundits did criticize it and said that it was against the game's spirit to shout like this. Some called it real disrespectful specially against one of the all time greats of the game.
Here is the video:

He didn't stop here and yet again screamed against Ross Muir in the qualifiers of the World Open 2017.Here is the Video

Ronnie O'Sullivan is a fan of which Snooker Pro ?

Ronald Antonio O'Sullivan OBE (born 5 December 1975)is an English professional snooker player.Regarded as one of the greatest snooker players of all time,he is considered by many to be the most naturally talented player in the history of the sport and has been described by many in the sport as a genius.
Nick named Rocket , Ronnie O'Sullivan is five times World Champion , seven times Masters Champion and second on the list of  most rankig titles behind Stephen Hendry.
Apart from all that , he is considered as the outspoken and blunt one in all snooker pros. He has so many controversial interviews where he has in some ways insulted refrees, the newbies in snooker or crowd. Still he is the most famous and most followed one in the whole snooker circuit and loved for his character and style by many while some do hate his off table and post match interviews for being rude and not showing any gentleman's gestures and sportsmanship spirit .
Well this time Rocket Ronnie O'Sullivan has said something of real high praise for his fellow snooker Pro John Higgins.
He is Cardiff , Wales as Pundit for Eurosport along with Jimmy White and while his time off the work and out he admitted his high regard for John Higgins in a video that he uploaded on his official Instagram account. He said "I am going to watch John Higgins with Barry Hawkins. Its really good to see John Higgins in the final. Proper,proper snooker player. I am a John Higgins' fan".Here is the video [ Increase Volume to Full ].

Ronnie O'Sullivan vs John Higgins Welsh Open 2018

The  2018 Welsh open is a professional ranking tournament taking place from 26 February to 4 March 2018 at the Motorpoint Arena in Cardiff,Wales.It is the sixteenth ranking event of the 2017/2018 Season.Its is broadcast by BBC and Eurosport as well in Europe.In first match  Ronnie O'Sullivan got a victory by a walk over  Robin Hull as he dropped out. Rocket defeated Graeme Dott in the second round and David Grace in the Third round. In Last 16 Ronnie O’Sullivan defeated Mike Dunn by 4-0. Here is the Quarterfinal match between Ronnie O’Sullivan and John Higgins.

Ronnie O’Sullivan vs David Grace Welsh Open 2018

The  2018 Welsh open is a professional ranking tournament taking place from 26 February to 4 March 2018 at the Motorpoint Arena in Cardiff,Wales.It is the sixteenth ranking event of the 2017/2018 Season.Its is broadcast by BBC and Eurosport as well in Europe.In first match  Ronnie O'Sullivan got a victory by a walk over  Robin Hull as he dropped out. Rocket defeated Graeme Dott in the second round.Here is the third Round match between Ronnie O’Sullivan and David Grace.

Great News for Rocket Ronnie O'Sullivan Fans

Ronnie O'Sullivan is aging and his fans really wanted to know about his future so here is the answer for all the Rocket fansSnooker legend and five times world champion Ronnie O'Sullivan believes he could keep winning tournaments until he's 50 and is targeting two more world titles in the next eight years.
The Rocket won the 32nd ranking title of his career and fourth one of the season with a resounding 10-3 victory over Ding Junhui although that staggering tally doesn't even include his record seven Masters crowns and countless other non-ranking prizes.
The five-time world champion is still chasing Stephen Hendry's records of seven Crucible crowns and 36 ranking titles but, at the age of 42, even he's raised question marks over whether he'd mentally be able to achieve his primary goal again.
Ray Reardon at 45 years, 203 days was the last player to win the world title in their 40s way back in 1978 so it's asking a lot.
Nevertheless O'Sullivan is currently the man to beat at every tournament he enters and is once again Sky Bet's favourite to win this week's Welsh Open where he's into round three after beating Graeme Dott in round two.
Enjoying his evening off from playing in the Eurosport studio as a pundit, snooker's most popular player was asked how long he'd keep playing for.
He said: "I think I can still win tournaments when I'm 50 - as long as I pace myself well. I'd like to win another two world titles in the next eight years before I get to 50.If he does continue for another eight years, then he'll almost certainly go beyond 1000 career century breaks - he's already on an unprecedented 933 at the time of writing which is 158 more than the retired Hendry.

Asked about how he plans to play snooker for as long as he can, the Rocket said: "I don't enjoy practicing and that's why I don't play so much. I didn't play for a month after the Masters and just went to the Grand Prix to see what happened."I just try to enjoy my life now and to stay in good shape. I'm looking for longevity so I'm trying not to get sucked into every tournament like the other guys do."I look at a lot of them and they look overplayed and burnt out to me. While they're burning themselves out I'm trying to recharge myself."
He was spoke about how he doesn't have the burden of feeling like he needs to win tournaments for the money, unlike other professionals: "I see myself as semi-retired now - a part-timer in many ways.

"About 70% of the tour are under pressure because they don't make any money - and that's a huge pressure to play under. And some of the top players are struggling as well.

"I've kind of felt in that boat because unless you've won tournaments you look back at the end of the year and think 'I haven't really got anything to show for it'."I didn't feel comfortable investing my time in something that could possibly leave me with nothing so I decided to work with Eurosport, do some exhibitions so I feel like I'm OK."So if I don't do well in tournaments, the pressure's not there to win and make money. It's a bonus to me whereas the other players are having to win tournaments or get to the quarter-finals just to pay the bills. I wouldn't want to play the sport if I was feeling like that."Asked about a future modelling career he joked: "I model balaclavas."

Ronnie O'Sullivan vs Graeme Dott Welsh Open 2018

The  2018 Welsh open is a professional ranking tournament taking place from 26 February to 4 March 2018 at the Motorpoint Arena in Cardiff,Wales.It is the sixteenth ranking event of the 2017/2018 Season.Its is broadcast by BBC and Eurosport as well in Europe.In first match  Ronnie O'Sullivan got a victory by a walk over  Robin Hull as he dropped out.Here is the second Round match between Ronnie o'Sullivan and Graeme Dott.

Ronnie O'Sullivan vs Stephen Maguire Semfinal World Grand Prix 2018

The World Grand Prix 2018 is a professional ranking Snooker tournament, taking place from 19 to 25 February 2018 at the Guild Hall in Preston, England. It is the fifteenth ranking event of the Current season 2017/2018.Barry Hawkins was the defending champion, but he did not qualify for this edition of the tournament Ronnie o'Sullivan Played Stephen Maguire of Scotland in the Semifinal of the Event.Here is the full Match.

Cryptocurrency to Sponsor World Seniors Snooker Championship

Jason Francis has announced Asseterum Crypto Currency as the main sponsor for 2018 World Seniors Snooker Championship. The blue riband event of the new World Seniors Tour will be held at The Baths Hall in Scunthorpe between the 20th and the 24th of March in 2018.

Assetereum is a Yorkshire based company who have had huge success in the utilities and online shopping sector through crypto.

Former world snooker champion Joe Johnson is an adviser to the board and they are keen to make their cryptocurrency affordable for anyone.
Anyone can own some of their crypto coins for as little as £10 when it launches on Wednesday.
As well as being the title sponsor, they are awarding 10,000 Assetereum crypto currency coins to the winner and 5,000 to the runner up.
They will also multiply the highest break made at the tournament by 30 and convert that into their cryptocurrency coin.

Francis, creator of the World Seniors Snooker Tour said: “I’m delighted to have Assetereum on board.”

“To my knowledge, this is the first global sporting event that has been sponsored by a cryptocurrency.

“The addition of their coins to the prize fund could see this grow to be the largest snooker prize ever!”

Andy Papaiacovou, CEO of Assetereum, said: “We are delighted to be the sponsors of such a fantastic event and hope this is just the beginning of a long term association with the World Seniors Snooker Tour.”

“I have been an avid snooker fan since childhood and I am looking forward to seeing these great legends of the game battle it out again.

 Seven-time world champion Stephen Hendry said: “I’d like to welcome Assetereum as our title sponsor for the World Seniors Championships in Scunthorpe.”
“It’s the first time a cryptocurrency has been added to the winner’s prize and I wish them all the best with their launch tomorrow.”
The winner of the Asseterum World Seniors title gets £10,000, 5000 crypto coins and a place in the 2018 World Professional Snooker Championship qualifiers – where they will be three match victories away from the Crucible.

Ronnie O'Sullivan is Back !

After Missing out on Couple of Tournaments Ronnie O’Sullivan is back to snooker action  and will face Robert Milkins in the first round of the  Ladbrokes World Grand Prix in Preston next Monday.

The world ranking event runs from February 19 to 25 at the Guild Hall with snooker’s biggest stars battling for a top prize of £100,000. The top 32 players on the have qualified for the tournament.
Five-time World Champion O’Sullivan tops that list and he will face Milkins on the opening evening of the tournament. In the same session, Luca Brecel faces a match against Michael Georgiou, who earned a place with a dramatic victory in the final counting event, the Coral Shoot Out.
Other first round clashes to look out for include John Higgins against Ali Carter (Tuesday afternoon), Judd Trump taking on Michael White (Tuesday evening) and Mark Selby against Jimmy Robertson (Wednesday afternoon).

The Full Draw is

Ronnie O’Sullivan v Robert Milkins, Martin Gould v Yan Bingtao, Mark Allen v Xiao Guodon, John Higgins v Ali Carter, Shaun Murphy v Ricky Walden, Ryan Day v Jack Lisowski,Stephen Maguire v Li Hang, Luca Brecel v Michael Georgiou, Judd Trump v Michael White, Graeme Dott v Joe Perry, Neil Robertson v David Gilbert, Mark Selby v Jimmy Robertson, Ding Junhui v Mark King, Kyren Wilson v Mark Joyce, Anthony McGill v Cao Yupeng, Mark Williams v Stuart Bingham.

Ronnie O'Sullivan Top 10 Shots from Hong Kong Masters 2017

The 2017 Hong Kong Masters was a non-ranking snooker tournament, held from 20 to 23 July 2017 at the Queen Elizabeth Stadium, Wan Chai, Hong Kong.The event was organized by the Hong Kong Billiard Sports Control Council known as HKBSCC, subvented by the Leisure and Cultural Services Department and sanctioned by World Snooker Limited.
Although Neil Robertson won the event beating Ronnie O'Sullivan 6–3 in the final but Rocket did play some real good stuff including his comeback against Judd Trump in the semifinal.
Here are Rocket Ronnie O’Sullivan Top 10 Shots from Hong Kong Masters 2017

Hong Kong's Marco Fu takes break from Snooker after eye surgery

Hong Kong snooker veteran Marco Fu has announced that he will be taking a break from competitions "for the coming months" after being diagnosed with retinal degeneration in his left eye.Writing on his social media accounts followed by tens of thousands of fans, the 40-year-old star -- ranked world number nine -- said his doctor advised him to "rest to avoid retinal detachment" but told them not to worry.

Fu also revealed he had undergone laser eye surgery as he read out his message in a video, where he sported a pair of sunglasses.
The break coincided with a personal milestone, said Fu.

"2018 is an important year for me personally as this is my 20th anniversary as a pro snooker player," he wrote.

Fu did not give further hints as to how long the recovery might take but promised to take questions online "in the near future".
Fans from all over the world flooded his posts with supportive messages.

"Add oil, idol," one wrote, using a common Cantonese motivational phrase.

Fu won the 2007 Grand Prix beating snooker legend Ronnie O'Sullivan.

More than a decade later, O'Sullivan defeated the Hong Kong star 6-0 before suffering a 6-1 thrashing himself by Mark Allen in the Masters quarter-finals earlier this month.