The Global Snooker Centre

THE HISTORY PAGES

 

 

A Brief History of Billiards & the Tools of the Trade
by Peter Ainsworth - Amateur Billiard Player Magazine

Advances in the game of billiards and the equipment used to play the game occurred very much in parallel. This brief history is intended ....... read the full article here

 

The Turner Files

Mike Young's Collecting Zone

Snooker guru Chris Turner looks back...

 

Past Masters
This series of profiles covers some of the greats of game

 

The Development of the Ranking System
This article details the history and development of the ranking system

 

Tournament History

Chris Turner looks back on some of the great events:

1. The UK Championship

2. The Grand Prix

3. The Benson & Hedges Masters

4. The Regal Scottish Masters

5. The European Open & European Events

6. The British Open

7. ASIAN - Thailand, Hong Kong, China

 

Top snooker memorabilia collector, Michael Young, provides us with a first class insight into the world of snooker memorabilia.

Read his article here

Visit Mike Young's excellent site here

 

 

Also worth a visit...

Frank Sandell's Memorabilia Collection

 

The 147 ClubElusive, magical and awe inspiring.

It is every snooker players ultimate ambition to make a maximum break.

Find out which players are members of a very select club by clicking HERE

 

Around The Auction Rooms
by Peter Ainsworth - Amateur Billiard Player Magazine

Another fascinating article from the pen of Peter Ainsworth and the pages of ABP. Have you ever dreamed of snaffling up the ultimate bargain at auction - read on...

 

RESULTS ARCHIVE

RESULTS ARCHIVE of historic results.

Archive LADIES results

Archive BILLIARDS results

Also go the COUNTRIES pages for more data.

and to EBSA for European Events

The Home Internationals

IBSF Rolls of Honour

 

FOR THE RECORD

At a glance results, records and stats from around the world

 

2004-5 Season

2003-4 Season

2002-3 Season

2001-2 Season

 

SEASON REVIEWS

Chris Turner's series of Reviews of seasons past and present

2003-4

2002-3

2001-2

 

SNOOKER SCENE ARTICLES

A series of articles relating to Snooker on the Internet

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