𝗕𝗥𝗘𝗔𝗞𝗜𝗡𝗚 𝗡𝗘𝗪𝗦: Ronnie O'Sullivan has withdrawn from the upcoming 2026 Masters due to medical reasons, the World Snooker Tour has announced this evening. O'Sullivan will be replaced by Chris Wakelin, who was first in line to receive to a call-up. #WeLoveSnooker

Matthew Selt (Eng) beats Neil Robertson (Aus) 3-1 to win Group 4 in the #ChampionshipLeague. He joins Ford, Slessor and Si Jiahui in the Winners' group. N Robertson, K Wilson, Xiao Guodong and Zhao Xintong move on to Group 4 but G Wilson and Woollaston are out. snooker.org/event/2371 #snooker

If you would like to predict the match winners in the 2026 Masters there are plenty of options out there: event-prediction.com/registration... www.kicktipp.com/crucible/sch... live.snooker.org (soon) www.prediction-game.com/en/snooker-m... www.wst.tv/news/2026/ja... #snooker #SnookerMasters

A day in the life of Wu Yize (video): weibo.com/5718804188/Q... #snooker #WeLoveSnooker

The Welsh Open qualifiers (9-10 Jan) starts now. 96 players are shooting for 32 available spots at the main event. The top 32 in the rankings are pre-qualified. snooker.org/event/2348 Mark Selby (England) is the defending champion. How to watch: www.wst.tv/news/2026/ja... #snooker #WelshOpen

Watch Matthew Selt's 147 from yesterday: www.youtube.com/watch?v=e5IV... #snooker #WeLoveSnooker #ChampionshipLeague

UPDATE: Here is an overview of frames per maximum for the last few seasons on the Main Tour. So far this season there have been 18 maximums in 10,272 frames. That's one maximum per 571 frames. At this pace there will be appr 29 maximums this season. #snooker #WeLoveSnooker

Matthew Selt (Eng) made a 147 break in the fourth frame of his match against Xiao Guodong in the Championship League today. snooker.org/event/2371 It’s his first maximum and the 235th in pro snooker. It’s the second of 2026 and the record-extending 18th this season. #snooker #ChampionshipLeague

Group Four in the Championship League (8-9 Jan) is well under way: snooker.org/event/2371 #snooker #ChampionshipLeague

Si Jiahui (Chn) beats Joe O’Connor (Eng) 3-2 to win Group 3 in the Championship League. He joins Tom Ford & Elliot Slessor in the Winners' group. O'Connor, Xiao Guodong, Yuan Sijun & G Wilson move on to Group 4 but Wakelin & Kowalski are out. snooker.org/event/2370 #snooker #ChampionshipLeague

Welcome to the 2026 World Grand Prix Prediction Contest: www.event-prediction.com/registration... Entries must be submitted before Tuesday 3 February, 06:00 CET. More info on our Facebook Page: www.facebook.com/eventpredict... #snooker #WorldGrandPrix

Thanks to Eddie Jones the draw for the World Grand Prix (3-8 Feb) is available: snooker.org/event/2349 #snooker #WorldGrandPrix

Elliot Slessor (Eng) beats Gary Wilson (Eng) 3-1 to win Group 2 in the Championship League. He joins Tom Ford in the Winners' group. Wilson, Noppon Saengkham, Joe O'Connor & Chris Wakelin move on to Group 3 while Gilbert & Page are out. snooker.org/event/2369 #snooker #ChampionshipLeague

The German Masters qualifiers (5-8 Jan) is well under way. The matches of the top 16 seeds will be held over to the main arena. So there will be 48 players there. snooker.org/event/2347 Kyren Wilson (Eng) is the defending champ. How to watch: www.wst.tv/news/2026/ja... #snooker #GermanMasters

First man to finish with a 147 to win the World Championship? youtube.com/shorts/0ZCOx...

Coverage of Group Two in the Championship League (4-5 Jan) starts shortly: snooker.org/event/2369 #snooker #ChampionshipLeague

Tom Ford (Eng) beats Jackson Page (Wal) 3-1 to win Group 1 in the Championship League. He is the first qualifier for the Winners' group. Page, Joe O’Connor, Chris Wakelin & Elliot Slessor move on to Group 2 while Pang Junxu & Vafaei are out. snooker.org/event/2368 #snooker #ChampionshipLeague

Watch Chris Wakelin’s 147 break from today. youtu.be/E0mytuqVSds It’s his first maximum and the 234th in pro snooker. It’s the first of 2026 and the record-extending 17th this season.

Coverage of Group One in the Championship League (2-3 Jan) has started: snooker.org/event/2368 #snooker #ChampionshipLeague

Happy New Year to all our followers, visitors, contributors and partners! instagram.com/reel/DS7eC-GAde0 #snooker

Here's my review of the snooker year for Sporting Life: www.sportinglife.com/snooker/news... Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to all my readers. Even if you don't read me, I wish you a nice Christmas too. #SportingLife #Snooker

Thanks to Marko Pietari, @lulawitzescher.bsky.social, Farah Karaman and @moniquelimbos.bsky.social for updating the scores from the British Seniors Open! #snooker #BritishSeniorsOpen #TheBestTeamInTheWorld

Joe Perry (Eng) defeated Jimmy White (Eng) 7-5 to win the British Seniors Open: snooker.org/event/2468 #snooker #BritishSeniorsOpen

Thanks to Eddie Jones the draw for the Welsh Open qualifiers (23 Feb - 1 Mar) is available: snooker.org/event/2205 #snooker #WelshOpen

The JenningsBet British Seniors Open (26-28 Dec) is well under way. www.snooker.org/event/2468 How to watch: seniorssnooker.com/how-to-watch... #snooker #BritishSeniorsOpen

I've just recorded my final Radio Snooker broadcast of the year, and here it is. Memories of the year here, from me and you. Some philosophy too. podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/c... Many thanks for listening to Radio Snooker throughout this year. It's been great to have you for company.

QUIZ! The annual end-of-year review on SnookerHQ begins in a familiar way. Can you remember them all? Play here 👇 snookerhq.com/2025/12/23/q...

Watch our picks for the top ten snooker shots of 2025, from Ronnie O'Sullivan to John Higgins https://www.tntsports.co.uk/snooker/from-ronnie-osullivan-to-john-higgins-the-top-10-snooker-shots-of-2025_vid60043484/video.shtml

Thanks to Eddie Jones the draw for the German Masters qualifiers (5-7 Jan) is available: snooker.org/event/2347 #snooker #GermanMasters

Conny Andersson (Swe) won the 2025 Scottish Open Prediction Contest with 68 of 188 pts. event-prediction.com/ranking.asp?... More on our Facebook Page: www.facebook.com/eventpredict... Thanks to @northwoodsbeacon.bsky.social for updating the brackets throughout the event! #snooker #ScotishOpen

Scottish Open winner Chris Wakelin (Eng) advances three places from 17th to 14th in the new rankings. Runner-up Chang Bingyu (Chn) jumps eight spots from No.70 to No.62. No changes in the top 13 with Trump on top followed by K Wilson and N Robertson. rankings.snooker.org #snooker #ScottishOpen

Updated the Women's World Rankings after the Irish Women's Open: snooker.org/res/index.asp?template=61 #snooker #WomensSnooker

Thanks to @moniquelimbos.bsky.social, Andrea Wadman, Farah Karaman, @eselfreund.bsky.social, Eddie Jones, @lespuzz.bsky.social, @lulawitzescher.bsky.social, Marko Pietari and Nan Zhu for updating the scores throughout the Scottish Open! #snooker #ScottishOpen #TheBestTeamInTheWorld

Chris Wakelin (England) beats Chang Bingyu (China) 9-2 to win the BetVictor Scottish Open for the first time. It's his second ranking win and first of the season. snooker.org/event/2215 First prize is £ 100,000. #snooker #ScottishOpen

With Selt losing to Wakelin the 32-player field for the World Grand Prix is now known: www.snooker.org/res/index.as... #snooker #WorldGrandPrix

Chang Bingyu is into his maiden ranking event final! The 23-year-old from China defeated Mark Allen 6-1 with breaks of 134, 108, 67, 68 and 57 to set up a showdown with Chris Wakelin in Sunday's Scottish Open title match. 📷: World Snooker Tour

Surely a candidate for Shot of the Season.

Updated #RookieReport 14-year-old Michal Szubarczyk (Pol) has had the best season so far of the 13 rookies and is up to 97th in the provisional end-of-season rankings. He is followed by Lan Yuhao (Chn), Yao Pengcheng (Chn) and Mateusz Baranowski (Pol). maintourplayers.snooker.org #snooker

Mark Selby is on an 11-match winning streak. He's into the last 16 in Edinburgh. Champ of Champs 4-0 v Maguire 6-5 v M. Williams 6-2 v N. Robertson 10-5 v Trump UK C'ship 6-2 v Lei 6-2 v Zhou 6-2 v Hawkins 6-3 v Murphy 10-8 v Trump Scottish Open 4-1 v McGuigan 4-0 v Vafaei #WeLoveSnooker

This event is the last event counting towards the World Grand Prix rankings. Top 32 get in and a number of the remaining players are currently below the cut line. Noppon Saengkham and Zak Surety just need one more win to sneak over the line. www.snooker.org/res/index.as... #snooker #ScottishOpen

#147alert Zhang Anda on 80

The BetVictor Scottish Open (15-21 Dec) has started. It's the 11th of 18 ranking events this season. www.snooker.org/event/2215 Lei Peifan (China) is the defending champion. How to watch: www.wst.tv/news/2025/de... #snooker #ScottishOpen

Shoot Out winner Alfie Burden (Eng) leads the list of those trying to earn a Tour card from the one-year list: www.snooker.org/res/index.as... Runner-up Stuart Bingham (Eng) improves one spot from 19th to 18th in the updated rankings. rankings.snooker.org #snooker #SnookerShootOut

Tom Rikkers (Net) won the 2025 UK Championship Prediction Contest with 73 of 80 points: event-prediction.com/ranking.asp?... More info on Facebook: www.facebook.com/eventpredict... Thanks to @northwoodsbeacon.bsky.social for updating the bracket throughout the contest! #snooker #UKChampionship

Alfie Burden, the ultimate super sub who wasn't even in the draw on the opening day of the event. First turned pro in 1994, now holding his maiden ranking trophy and pocketing by far the biggest payday of his career, £50k - just minutes before his 49th birthday. 📷: WST #WeLoveSnooker

Thanks to Eddie Jones, @moniquelimbos.bsky.social, Andrea Wadman, @eselfreund.bsky.social, Marko Pietari, @lulawitzescher.bsky.social, Farah Karaman and @lespuzz.bsky.social for updating the scores throughout the Shoot Out! #snooker #SnookerShootOut #TheBestTeamInTheWorld

Amateur Alfie Burden (England) beats Stuart Bingham (England) 63-8 to win the 9Club Shoot Out for his first ranking title. snooker.org/event/2310 First prize is £ 50,000. #snooker #SnookerShootOut

Here’s my special piece for Sporting Life on Ronnie O’Sullivan as the seven times world champion turns 50. www.sportinglife.com/snooker/news... #Snooker

The 9Club Shoot Out (10-13 Dec) starts now. It's the 10th of 18 ranking events this season. snooker.org/event/2310 Tom Ford (England) is the defending champion. How to watch: www.wst.tv/news/2025/de... #snooker #SnookerShootOut

Welcome to the 2026 Masters Prediction Contest: www.event-prediction.com/registration... Entries must be submitted before Sunday 11 January, 14:00 CET. More info on our Facebook Page: www.facebook.com/eventpredict... #snooker #SnookerMasters