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snooker.org @snookerorg.bsky.social · 9h

Australian Women's Open winner Ploychompoo Laokiatphong (Tha) jumps 78 spots to 12th in the Women's Rankings.

Runner-up Narucha Phoemphul (Tha) improves two places to No.7.

Semifinalist Joey Tohme (Aus) jumps 32 spots to 18th.

Mink Nutcharut still leads.

www.snooker.org/res/index.as...

#snooker

# ± Name Nationality Total ±
1. Mink Nutcharut (f) Thailand 70 375
2. Ng On Yee (f) Hong Kong 61 125 -7 500
3. Bai Yulu (f) China 47 375
4. Reanne Evans (f) England 34 625
5. Rebecca Kenna (af) England 31 500
6. Anupama Ramachandran (af) India 17 875
7. +2 Narucha Phoemphul (af) Thailand 17 425 +4 875
8. -1 Tessa Davidson (af) England 14 250
9. -1 Mary Talbot (af) England 13 250
10. Baipat Siripaporn (af) Thailand 11 750
11. +1 Narantuya Bayarsaikhan (af) Mongolia 8 975
12. +78 P Laokiatphong (af) Thailand 8 000 +7 500
13. So Man Yan (af) Hong Kong 6 975
14. Cheung Yee Ting (af) Hong Kong 6 750
15. -4 Amee Kamani (af) India 5 725 -4 875
16. Jamie Hunter (af) England 4 875

snooker.org @snookerorg.bsky.social · 10h

Mark J Williams (Wal) moves up one spot to 4th in the rankings after winning the Xi'an Grand Prix.

Runner-up Shaun Murphy (Eng) improves 3 spots to No.9.

Quarterfinalist Liam Pullen (Eng) jumps 21 spots to 82nd.

Judd Trump (Eng) still tops the list.

rankings.snooker.org

#snooker #XianGrandPrix

# ± Name Nationality Total ±
1. Judd Trump England 1 755 550 -134 650
2. Kyren Wilson England 1 353 800 +14 000
3. Neil Robertson Australia 1 064 850 +4 900
4. +1 Mark J Williams Wales 993 500 +172 500
5. -1 Ronnie O'Sullivan England 938 850 +6 350
6. John Higgins Scotland 774 750 -4 500
7. +1 Ding Junhui China 648 350 +17 850
8. -1 Mark Allen N.Ireland 637 750 -10 650
9. +3 Shaun Murphy England 615 400 +76 000
10. Mark Selby England 576 350 +850
11. -2 Xiao Guodong China 575 900 -12 000
12. -1 Zhao Xintong China 564 750 +5 350
13. Barry Hawkins England 531 050 +2 000
14. Zhang Anda China 476 950 -12 000
15. +2 Gary Wilson England 471 300 +34 500
16. -1 Chris Wakelin England 470 300 -4 500

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Event Prediction @eventprediction.bsky.social · 10h

Paul Dempsey (Ireland) won the 2025 Xi'an Grand Prix Prediction Contest with 131 of 189 points.

event-prediction.com/ranking.asp?...

More info on Facebook:

www.facebook.com/eventpredict...

Thanks to @northwoodsbeacon.bsky.social for updating throughout the event!

#snooker #XianGrandPrix

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snooker.org @snookerorg.bsky.social · 18h

youtu.be/iLJTZ_ArXvA?...

#snooker #WeLoveSnooker

NEW! Funny side of serious snooker (Part 13)

YouTube video by GTKomissaR

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snooker.org @snookerorg.bsky.social · 23h

The World Billiards Championship is being played 13-16 October in Landywood Snooker Club, Great Wyrley, England.

They have now reached the quarter-final stage.

Results so far:

wbeventsonline.com?page_id=508&...

Watch live on YouTube:

www.youtube.com/@WorldBillia...

#EnglishBilliards #Billiards

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snooker.org @snookerorg.bsky.social · 1d

The BetVictor Scottish Open qualifiers (14-17 Oct) has started.

96 players are fighting for the 32 available spots in the main event.

www.snooker.org/event/2345

Lei Peifan (China) is the defending champion.

How to watch:

www.wst.tv/news/2025/oc...

#snooker #ScottishOpen

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snooker.org @snookerorg.bsky.social · 1d

The last six ranking events have been won by players from six different countries.

The last nine have been won by different players.

www.snooker.org/res/index.as...

#snooker

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snooker.org @snookerorg.bsky.social · 2d

Thanks to @lespuzz.bsky.social , Eddie Jones, Gábor Tóth, @moniquelimbos.bsky.social , Nan Zhu, @eselfreund.bsky.social , Marko Pietari and @lulawitzescher.bsky.social for updating the scores throughout the Xi'an Grand Prix!

#snooker #XianGrandPrix #TheBestTeamInTheWorld

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snooker.org @snookerorg.bsky.social · 2d

Mark J Williams (Wal) beats Shaun Murphy (Eng) 10-3 to win the Du Xiaoman Xi'an Grand Prix for the first time. It's his 27th ranking win and first of the season.

The 50-year-old is the oldest to ever win a ranking title.

snooker.org/event/2338

First prize was £ 177,000.

#snooker #XianGrandPrix

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snooker.org @snookerorg.bsky.social · 3d

Englishman Simon Blackwell's win in event 3 on Q Tour Europe takes him from 41st to third in the Q Tour rankings.

Runner-up Mark Joyce (Eng) jumps from 52nd to seventh.

Peter Lines (Eng) still leads, and Hammad Miah (Eng) stays in second place.

www.snooker.org/res/index.as...

#snooker #QTour

± = Change from previous ranking
Pos ± Name Nationality 1 2 3 Total
1. Peter Lines (a) England 4900 10000 2400 17 300
2. Hammad Miah (a) England 10000 0 4900 14 900
3. +38 Simon Blackwell (a) England 2400 0 10000 12 400
4. +1 Oliver Sykes (a) England 3430 3430 4900 11 760
5. -2 Patrick Whelan (a) England 7000 1680 1680 10 360
6. -2 Peter Devlin (a) England 0 7000 2400 9 400
7. +45 Mark Joyce (a) England 1680 7000 8 680
8. +2 Jamie Clarke (a) Wales 1680 3430 3430 8 540
9. +2 George Pragnell (a) England 0 4900 3430 8 330
10. -3 Alfie Davies (a) Wales 2400 3430 2400 8 230
11. +6 Ryan Thomerson (a) Australia 2400 1175 3430 7 005
12. +8 Stuart Carrington (a) England 1680 1680 3430 6 790
13. -7 Mykhailo Larkov (a) Ukraine 4900 1680 0 6 580
14. -6 Barry Pinches (a) England 3430 2400 0 5 830
14. -6 Craig Steadman (a) England 3430 2400 0 5 830
16. +4 Riley Parsons (a) England 1680 1680 2400 5 760
17. -4 Sean O'Sullivan (a) England 1680 2400 1680 5 760

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snooker.org @snookerorg.bsky.social · 3d

Thanks to Marko Pietari, Gábor Tóth, @lespuzz.bsky.social, @eselfreund.bsky.social, Andrea Wadman, @moniquelimbos.bsky.social, @lulawitzescher.bsky.social, Nan Zhu, Eddie Jones & Daniela Daniel for updating scores from Asia Pacific Q Tour #4 & Europe Q Tour #3!
#snooker #QTour #TheBestTeamInTheWorld

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snooker.org @snookerorg.bsky.social · 3d

Simon Blackwell (England) beats Mark Joyce (England) 4-3 to win Event 3 on the Europe Q Tour. It's his first win on this Tour.

snooker.org/event/2426

#snooker #QTour

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snooker.org @snookerorg.bsky.social · 3d

Vinnie Calabrese (Aus) beats Hassan Kerde (Aus) 6-4 to win Event Four on the Asia Pacific Q Tour (Bob Hawke Australian Open). It's his eighth win on the Asia Pacific Q Tour and second of the season.

He has actually won 48 of his 49 matches on the Tour!

snooker.org/event/2457

#snooker #QTour

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Totally Snookered - Snooker news and fan community @totallysnookered.bsky.social · 5d

Mark Williams could become snooker's oldest-ever ranking event champion in the coming days.

The 50-year-old bookended his 5-4 victory over Barry Hawkins with breaks of 104 and 125.

He's through to the last 8 of the Xi'an Grand Prix.

#WeLoveSnooker

Mark Williams plays a shot on a snooker table.

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snooker.org @snookerorg.bsky.social · 5d

CORRECTION: 533 points to 6!

#careless

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Viking's Snooker Elo Ratings @vser147.bsky.social · 5d

I think it's not an exaggeration: this is the best performance of a player I have ever seen. I can't believe it...
533 points without an answer, no missed pots before the frame ball, Murphy was simply perfect today!
#snooker #XianGP

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snooker.org @snookerorg.bsky.social · 5d

Thanks! I counted breaks!

#careless

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snooker.org @snookerorg.bsky.social · 5d

Amazing match by Shaun Murphy in the Xi’an Grand Prix.

516 points to 6!

snooker.org/event/2338

#snooker

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snooker.org @snookerorg.bsky.social · 6d

Event 4 of the Asia Pacific Q Tour and Event 3 of the Europe Q Tour started today. Both run until Sunday 12 October

snooker.org/event/2457

snooker.org/event/2426

#snooker #QTour

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snooker.org @snookerorg.bsky.social · 7d

There are 13 rookies on the Main Tour.

So far the two youngest players have earnt the most ranking points and are both in the top 100 of the provisional end-of-season rankings:

99. Michal Szubarczyk (Pol, 14 yrs)
100. Lan Yuhao (Chn, 17 yrs)

www.snooker.org/res/index.as...

#snooker #RookieWatch

*Name* *Nationality* *Born* *First turned pro (# seasons ago)* *Ranking wins* *Maximums* *R* *PEOSR* *W%*

Michal Szubarczyk Poland 12.01.2011 (14) 2025 (0) 110 99 30.77
Lan Yuhao China 26.08.2008 (17) 2025 (0) 101 100 42.86
Zhao Hanyang China 20.10.1999 (25) 2025 (0) 100 103 28.57
Mateusz Baranowski Poland 19.07.1997 (28) 2025 (0) 127 106 38.46
Yao Pengcheng China 03.01.1997 (28) 2025 (0) 118 107 31.25
Liu Wenwei China 08.12.2003 (21) 2025 (0) 123 108 23.08
Xu Yichen China 21.11.1986 (38) 2025 (0) 124 111 16.67
Leone Crowley Ireland 02.06.2006 (19) 2025 (0) 108 112 23.08
Chatchapong Nasa Thailand 13.01.1998 (27) 2025 (0) 111 116 22.22
Fergal Quinn Northern Ireland 11.03.2000 (25) 2025 (0) 120 122 16.67
Connor Benzey England 13.02.2002 (23) 2025 (0) 120 124 9.09
Sahil Nayyar Canada 29.09.1993 (32) 2025 (0) 120 124 9.09
Florian Nüßle Austria 18.12.2001 (23) 2025 (0) 128 127 10.00

R = World Ranking; PEOSR = Provisional end-of-season ranking; W% = Win percentage (ranking events); WR = Women's Ranking

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Målin @eselfreund.bsky.social · 7d

The final of the EBSA Women's European Snooker Championships is underway. Defending champion Rebecca Kenna takes on 2023 champion Anna Prisjažņuka in a rematch of last year's final.

Live on Youtube:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=PsLK...

D5S2 Women Snooker Championship Final

YouTube video by Dariusz Goral

www.youtube.com

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Totally Snookered - Snooker news and fan community @totallysnookered.bsky.social · 7d

Several big names exited the Xi'an Grand Prix on Wednesday!

❌ Judd Trump (to Matthew Stevens)
❌ Zhao Xintong (to Robert Milkins)
❌ Mark Allen (to Oli Lines)
❌ Mark Selby (to Mark Davis)

📷: World Snooker Tour

#WeLoveSnooker

Oli Lines plays a shot on a snooker table.

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snooker.org @snookerorg.bsky.social · 7d

That could well be true. What was your question please?

snooker.org @snookerorg.bsky.social · 7d

Watch Aaron Hill's 147 from yesterday:

youtube.com/watch?v=enjh...

#snooker #WeLoveSnooker

HE'S DONE IT AGAIN! Aaron Hill Hits Second 147 In A Month vs Huang Jiahao | Xi'an Grand Prix 2025

YouTube video by WST

youtube.com

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snooker.org @snookerorg.bsky.social · 7d

Would it be possible to have a Fargo rating in snooker?

forums.azbilliards.com/threads/snoo...

#snooker #WeLoveSnooker