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Ding Junhui will drop out of the top 16 when the official world rankings are revised on Sunday, sending him into the qualifiers for the 2026 UK Championship. The three-time UK champion knew that he had to reach at least the final of this week’s International Championship to have any[Read More...]
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Eight players are left fighting it out in the 2026 International Championship draw, with three wins separating them from the £175,000 top prize. A compelling lineup in Nanjing includes four players from mainland China and one each from Hong Kong, Iran, England, and Scotland. All eight players still in the[Read More...]
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The 2026 Champion of Champions draw has been confirmed, with 16 players set to compete for the invitational title in Leicester this November. Defending champion Mark Selby will begin his campaign against Alfie Burden, while a repeat of the 2017 final between Shaun Murphy and Ronnie O’Sullivan is among the[Read More...]
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Neil Robertson has launched a scathing attack on sporting conduct in professional snooker, claiming that the integrity of the sport has fallen dramatically over the last 20 years. The former world champion was responding to the recent controversy involving Kyren Wilson, who attracted widespread attention after aggressively launching his cue[Read More...]
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Kyren Wilson defended his “fiery character” following an incident that went viral at this week’s International Championship in Nanjing. After losing the eighth frame to go 5-3 down to Liam Highfield in the last 64, Wilson aggressively launched his cue on the table before storming out of the arena. At[Read More...]
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