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Clock ticking on Crucible future as boss says: "I wouldn't like to be drawn on that" Time is running out for the sport’s authorities to strike up a new deal for the Crucible Theatre to continue hosting the World Snooker Championship beyond 2027.

🗣️ “𝗜 𝘄𝗼𝘂𝗹𝗱𝗻’𝘁 𝗹𝗶𝗸𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗯𝗲 𝗱𝗿𝗮𝘄𝗻 𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁”

The clock is ticking on the Crucible Theatre hosting the World Snooker Championship beyond 2027, but no clues were provided by WST Chairman Steve Dawson in a recent interview:

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Rory McLeod scoops top prize at first Amateur League 900 week on Pluto Snooker TV Rory McLeod put himself into the record books as the first Amateur League 900 weekly title winner on the newly-launched Pluto Snooker TV channel.

📰 NEWS: Rory McLeod put himself into the record books as the first Amateur League 900 weekly title winner on the newly-launched Pluto Snooker TV channel:

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Hendry will be proved wrong. Judd will be back!

What Stephen Hendry said about struggling world no.1 Judd Trump - SnookerHQ.com Stephen Hendry thinks Judd Trump might be worried amid a poor start to the season where the world no.1 has lost early in most events.

"If I was him, I'd be worried."

Read here 👇
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A photo of Mark Williams raising a clenched fist in celebratory fashion in front on an audience with overlaid text that says: MARK WILLIAMS 2025 XI'AN GRAND PRIX CHAMPION. Original photo: George Wood/Getty Images.

🏆 𝗚𝗥𝗔𝗡𝗗𝗠𝗔𝗦𝗧𝗘𝗥 𝗪𝗜𝗟𝗟𝗜𝗔𝗠𝗦 𝗜𝗦 𝗫𝗜'𝗔𝗡 𝗖𝗛𝗔𝗠𝗣

Mark Williams is on the top step of the podium after defeating Shaun Murphy 10-3 in the final to win the 2025 Xi'an Grand Prix!

His 27th title overall, 50-year-old Williams becomes the oldest-ever winner of a ranking event crown.

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A smiling Mark Williams with the Xi'an Grand Prix trophy. He is by the snooker table with confetti around and the audience in the background. This is a screenshot from TNT Sports 1 - their logo is in the top-right corner.

🗓️ 1982: Ray Reardon wins the Professional Players Tournament aged 50 years and 14 days.

🗓️ 2025: Mark Williams wins the Xi'an Grand Prix aged 50 years and 206 days.

We have a new record for the oldest-ever ranking event champion, but it stays in Wales 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

𝐌𝐚𝐫𝐤 𝐖𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐚𝐦𝐬, 𝐡𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐲-𝐦𝐚𝐤𝐞𝐫

Mark Williams plays a shot on a snooker table

📋 Calendar years that Mark Williams has won a ranking event title:

1996 🏆🏆
1997 🏆
1998 🏆
1999 🏆🏆🏆
2000 🏆🏆🏆
2002 🏆🏆🏆
2003 🏆🏆
2006 🏆
2010 🏆
2011 🏆
2017 🏆
2018 🏆🏆🏆
2021 🏆🏆
2023 🏆
2024 🏆
2025 🏆 (so far)

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Williams offers advice to fellow players after his record-breaking Xi'an title glory Mark Williams is celebrating one of the most significant title wins of his fabled career after comprehensively dispatching Shaun Murphy 10-3 in the final of the 2025 Xi'an Grand Prix in China.

🗣️ "I think if a lot more players took that attitude they might see a little bit of improvement"

Mark Williams offers advice to players after his Xi'an Grand Prix triumph 👇

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Race to Riyadh complete as Mark Selby misses out on shot at $1 million jackpot The professional player line-up for the 2025 Riyadh Season Snooker Championship is now known as the race for qualification places ended at the Xi’an Grand Prix.

📰 Full story and further details:

Shaun Murphy plays a shot on a snooker table.

🔒 Following the end of the Xi'an Grand Prix, the ten professionals who have qualified for next month's Riyadh Season Snooker Championship are:

▪️ Mark Allen
▪️ Zhao Xintong
▪️ Judd Trump
▪️ Kyren Wilson
▪️ Neil Robertson
▪️ Mark Williams
▪️ Ronnie O'Sullivan
▪️ John Higgins
▪️ Ding Junhui
▪️ Shaun Murphy

A smiling Neil Robertson holds the Saudi Arabia Masters trophy with a medal around his neck.

Seven events so far this professional season, and seven different winners:

🏆 Championship League: Maguire
🏆 Shanghai Masters: K. Wilson
🏆 Saudi Arabia Masters: N. Robertson
🏆 Wuhan Open: Xiao
🏆 English Open: Allen
🏆 British Open: Murphy
🏆 Xi'an Grand Prix: M. Williams

📷: World Snooker Tour

Scottish Open qualifiers: the 2025 draw and how to watch - SnookerHQ.com Details for the 2025 Scottish Open qualifiers which take place this week in Wigan, including the draw and how to watch.

Next up it's the qualifiers for the Scottish Open.

More info here 👇
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2025 Scottish Open snooker qualifiers: Who is playing and how does the draw work? The qualifying rounds for the 2025 Scottish Open take place at the Robin Park Leisure Centre in Wigan across four days between October 14-17.

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Next up on the World Snooker Tour are four days of qualifying action for the Scottish Open.

Play takes place in Wigan between Tuesday to Friday.

Information on the draw, format, schedule and how to watch here 👇

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A screenshot of a video from the World Snooker Tour of a smiling Mark Williams lifting the Welsh Open trophy in front of an audience.

Mark Williams won his maiden ranking title on home soil at the 1996 Welsh Open. His highest break that week in Newport was just 74.

Fast forward nearly 30 years and throughout his pro career Williams has:

🏆 27 ranking titles
💯 Nearly 700 centuries
⚫ 3 maximum 147 breaks

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Stephen Lee slates the WPBSA in rare interview: 'They don't help players' - SnookerHQ.com Stephen Lee has said that he won't be returning to the professional game despite his 12-year ban having ended in 2024.

"WPBSA never did anything for me as an association."

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World snooker rankings update after the 2025 Xi'an Grand Prix Mark Williams has moved up into the world’s top four rankings following his record-breaking title triumph at the 2025 Xi’an Grand Prix in China on Monday.

📊 A look at the updated world rankings following the Xi'an Grand Prix as Mark Williams goes top of the 'Class of 92' 👇

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Judd will be back.

📰 FULL STORY:

A photo of Stephen Hendry's face with overlaid text that says: Stephen Hendry says these are "worrying times" for world number one Judd Trump. Link to the full story in the comments below.

😮 Judd Trump is currently ranked outside the top 32 on the one-year list, and has work to do to qualify for the Players Series events later this season.

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Shaun Murphy plays a shot on a snooker table.

💯 The top five century break makers of the season, so far:

1️⃣ Shaun Murphy: 26

2️⃣ Gary Wilson: 25

=3️⃣ Zhao Xintong, Neil Robertson: 22

5️⃣ Judd Trump: 21

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Mark Williams is within one victory of breaking 43 year-old snooker record - SnookerHQ.com Mark Williams will become the oldest ranking event winner in snooker if he can win the Xi'an Grand Prix final on Monday in China.

Mark Williams has another chance to become snooker's oldest ranking champion.

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Mark Williams chalks his snooker cue by a snooker table with an audience in the background.

𝗪𝗜𝗟𝗟𝗜𝗔𝗠𝗦 𝗜𝗡𝗧𝗢 𝟰𝟰𝗧𝗛 𝗥𝗔𝗡𝗞𝗜𝗡𝗚 𝗙𝗜𝗡𝗔𝗟

Mark Williams is through to the 2025 Xi'an Grand Prix final after a 6-3 victory over fellow Welshman Daniel Wells.

The 50-year-old is one more win away from becoming professional snooker's oldest-ever ranking event champion.

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Mark Williams closing in on breaking record after reaching Xi'an Grand Prix final Mark Williams moved into his 44th ranking event final as he came from behind to defeat fellow Welshman Daniel Wells 6-3 and reach Monday's 2025 Xi'an Grand Prix title match.

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Mark Williams playing a shot on a snooker table with overlaid text that says: "Being the oldest at something, it's not really a record is it? If I did manage to win it, probably Ronnie (O'Sullivan) or John Higgins would beat it in a few months time anyway. No, it's just nice to be in the final, and if I can win a tournament it'll be great" Mark Williams speaking to the World Snooker Tour on potentially becoming the oldest-ever ranking event winner

😆 Mark Williams doesn't seem too bothered about breaking the record.

Come on Mark, it would be a great achievement! 💪

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Shaun Murphy: 'Peter Ebdon has helped made me dangerous again' Shaun Murphy hailed the impact his coach Peter Ebdon has made to his game after he won the 2025 British Open

Shaun Murphy is on fire at the moment. He's one win away from back-to-back ranking titles.

He's spoken recently on how his coach and former world champion Peter Ebdon has transformed his game and made him a "dangerous" player. #snooker

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The Xi’an Grand Prix title will be tomorrow an affair between two legends of the snooker circuit, Shaun Murphy and Mark Williams. It will be their 33rd meeting in all competitions: interestingly, the h2h between the two players could not be more balanced, as it says 16-16! #147sf #snooker

Shaun Murphy on course for back-to-back titles after reaching Xi'an Grand Prix final The most in-form player in world snooker right now, Shaun Murphy booked his place in the 2025 Xi’an Grand Prix final following a 6-4 comeback victory over Gary Wilson in the last four on Sunday.

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