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	World Snooker Championship - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		The World Snooker Championship is the climax of snooker's annual calendar and the most important snooker event of the year in terms of prestige, prize money and world ranking points.
		Snooker then went into a period of decline, and no tournament was held between 1958 and 1963.
		This was about the time snooker started attracting very large television audiences, and for most fans The Crucible is synonymous with snooker.
	www.bexley.us /project/wikipedia/index.php/World_Snooker_Championship (833 words)

	Strachan Open (snooker) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Strachan Open was a professional snooker tournament.
		The tournament was held once, in 1992, and was a ranking tournament.
		These earned only one tenth of the ranking points of most other ranking tournaments, and were designed to encourage the large number of new snooker professionals.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Strachan_Open_(snooker) (132 words)

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	www.brainyencyclopedia.com /topics/open.html (3344 words)

	SnookerUSA.com - World Of Snooker: 2002 China Open Preview (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Snooker players are given super-star status in China these days, and the greeting and status afforded onto the players who assemble at the Shanghai International Gymnastic Centre for the 2002 China Open will be amazing in a nation which is becoming crazy in their enthusiasm for the sport.
		The millions of snooker fans in China will be able to watch the event this year live throughout the nation on Shanghai Oriental TV, and it is an ideal platform for the sport as it pushes for inclusion in the Beijing Olympics of 2008.
		O’Sullivan will be seriously challenged for his China Open crown from a number of players, and especially from Paul Hunter whose superb current form has helped him to win back-to-back events at the Regal Welsh and this month's Benson and Hedges Masters.
	www.snookerusa.com /menu/worldofsnooker/01-02wsmaintour/02chinaopen (299 words)

	China Open (snooker) -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		The China Open is a professional (A form of pool played with 15 red balls and six balls of other colors and a cue ball) snooker tournament.
		The event was revived for the 2004/05 season due to the increasing popularily of snooker in (A communist nation that covers a vast territory in eastern Asia; the most populous country in the world) China.
		The China Open was also a ranking tournament between 1995/96 and 2001/02, with a one season hiatus in 1997/98, played under the names of China International, Asian Classic and Thailand Classic.
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/c/ch/china_open_(snooker).htm (402 words)

	Snooker: O'sullivan Misses China Open
		O'Sullivan informed the organisers on Friday that he would not be on the plane because he was ill. However, he may face a fine for refusing to play after stating as far back as November that he did not want to make the journey to the far east.
		At the Welsh Open in January the world champion revealed he would be seeking financial incentives to go from the WPBSA, the sport's governing body.
		Snooker: White to Join O'sullivan in 8-ball Quest
	www.buzzle.com /editorials/3-27-2005-67699.asp (339 words)

	RTÉ.ie Sport - Snooker: O'Sullivan claims China Open victory
		Not even a 9-3 victory over world champion Mark Williams at the China Open could make Ronnie O'Sullivan smile today.
		Earlier this week, O'Sullivan revealed that he was no longer enjoying the game of snooker and was simply going through the motions as he cruised his way to victory at the Mission Hills Resort in Shenzhen.
		For a while everything was going fine but I've been playing so much snooker lately I've been pulled away from that.
	www.rte.ie /sport/2000/1217/snooker.html (454 words)

	Welcome to Malaysian Snooker & Billiards Federation
		China's Jin Long has recorded a laudable 6-4 victory over compatriot Cai Jianzhong in the final of the 2005 SangSom Asian Snooker Championship at the Alexander Hotel in Bangkok, Thailand.
		The Malaysian Snooker and Billiards Federation (MSBF) had entered into a sponsorship agreement with XZ Sports Sdn Bhd for a total 38 championships to be held nationwide, with 10 tour events each for snooker and 8 and 9 ball pool for men and another 4 events each for women in 8 and 9 ball pool.
		He was the most impressive performer in the tournament with the highest break of 115 on the opening day and also a 104 and a 93 in his quarter-final win over fellow National trainee Benjamin Lee earlier.
	www.geocities.com /raylim9/latestnews.html (4237 words)

	World snooker rankings (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		For Davis and the snooker world, it was the most shocking result ever since...1 in the rankings in the early Eighties.
		The LG Cup is the first world ranking snooker event of the 2002/03 season.It will be staged at the Guild Hall in Preston, from Saturday, October 5 and...
		The LG Cup is the first world ranking snooker event of the 2002/3 season and willbe staged at the Guild Hall in Preston, from Saturday, October 5.
	www.sureparking.com /world+snooker+rankings.html (976 words)

	Match-fixing claim stuns snooker boss (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		SCOTS snooker boss Ian Doyle said last night that Quinten Hann should be kicked out of the game if the Australian is found guilty of being involved in an illegal betting coup.
		Snookerâs governing body has announced it is to investigate after The Sun newspaper claimed Hann had made the deal with one of its undercover reporters, who was posing as a frontman for an illegal betting syndicate.
		The World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association (WPBSA), which is also known as World Snooker, said it had procedures in place to address the claims.
	www.tblog.com /templates/index.php?bid=sports&static=466147 (518 words)

	Snooker: Hendry Backs O'sullivan Chinese Stay-away
		Ronnie O'Sullivan's decision not to compete in the China Open has drawn criticism from many quarters but the absent world champion yesterday found an ally in his arch rival Stephen Hendry.
		Hunter obtained a snooker in winning the sixth frame on a re-spotted fl and crucially fluked a pink during the break of 35 which brought him victory in the decider.
		For all the stars on show none is as popular in China as Ding Jun Hui, a 17-year-old from Shanghai, who enhanced his growing reputation by defeating Peter Ebdon, the 2002 world champion, 5-0.
	www.buzzle.com /editorials/3-30-2005-67827.asp (459 words)

	European Open (snooker) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		The European Open is a professional snooker tournament.
		The tournament then lost ranking status, and was discontinued after 1996/97.
		The German Open, Irish Open and Malta Grand Prix were the ranking tournaments in Europe for the next few years, before the European Open was revived for 2001/02.
	www.bucyrus.us /project/wikipedia/index.php/European_Open_(snooker) (170 words)

	ibsf.org - IBSF Profiles » Ding Junhui (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Ding began playing snooker at the age of eight, introduced to the sport by his father, a former vender who then moved into the snooker club business after his son's early successes.
		He is now one of the most exciting young prospects in the sport of snooker today who first made his mark in the world of international snooker when at the tender age of 15 he won the 2002 Asian Under-21 Snooker Championship.
		The agency accommodates Ding in a snooker academy in the Northampton area and if he ends the season in the top-half of the 128 player Main Tour, a formal contract will be offered to him.
	www.ibsf.org /profiles/dingjunhui.php (629 words)

	Welcome to The Snooker Academy... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Based in the UK, The Snooker Academy is a unique facility which offers International Snooker Associations the opportunity to send their best young talent from around the world to be coached by elite coaching staff and have the opportunity to play with some of the top snooker professionals in the world.
		The Snooker Academy is also open to individuals who are wishing to improve their game and/or prepare for a tournament.
		Training will be available for both young snooker players, and also the more experienced player who may need to have their technique redeveloped, i.e.
	www.snookeracademy.co.uk (245 words)

	SnookerUSA.com - World Of Snooker: 2002 China Open - Final (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		WORLD number one Mark J. Williams hit back from 8-5 behind to defeat Anthony Hamilton 9-8 to win the 2002 China Open in Shanghai, and claim his first ranking event title since he won the Grand Prix in October 2000.
		They went into the mid-session interval all-square at 2-2, but it was Hamilton who took the early initiative once they returned by compiling a break of 40 after the 2000 Embassy World Champion from Cwm in Wales missed a red only to leave it over a baulk corner pocket.
		This event provided an extraordinary turnaround in the snooker fortunes of Hamilton, whose career had been going downhill having won just two matches in previous ranking tournaments this season and had slipped to 28 in the latest provisional world ranking list from a career high of 10.
	www.snookerusa.com /menu/worldofsnooker/01-02wsmaintour/02chinaopen/final.html (1307 words)

	Asia Times Online :: China News, China Business News, Taiwan and Hong Kong News and Business. (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		NEW YORK - as China prepares for the 2008 Olympics, Emma Ticket has reinforced its claim to be China's premier ticketing service by securing exclusive ticketing rights for the upcoming and highly anticipated Manchester United vs. Beijing football match, to be held at the 2008 Olympics venue Workers' Stadium on July 26.
		China sports experts predict sold-out crowds of 60,000 for the event.
		With the recent success of Emma Ticket events including the China Tennis Open and the China Snooker Open, Emma remains the industry leader in ticketing services in China.
	www.atimes.com /atimes/China/GF09Ad05.html (482 words)

	Global Snooker Centre News
		China's Liu Song made the most of his concessionary ticket into the draw (due to Dave Finbow not entering), by beating Holland's champion Stefan Mazrocis 5-4 to book a round two meeting with Andy Hicks.
		Morgan opened with 76 and added 40 and 113 to lead 3-2.
		But he didn't get a look in as Davies opened with a run of 24 and then made a mid frame 46 to close Morgan out of the match.
	www.globalsnookercentre.co.uk /files/News/News_Archive/news-snk-bo1-031104.htm (541 words)

	Guardian Unlimited Sport \| Snooker
		Quinten Hann will be "invited to comment" on an allegation he agreed to lose 5-0 to Ken Doherty in the China Open for a £50,000 bribe.
		China Open: Local 18-year-old Ding Jun Hui beat Stephen Hendry 9-5 to win the title, but he did not receive any prize money.
		British Open: John Higgins finally won his 16th world-ranking title by beating Stephen Maguire in the British Open final.
	sport.guardian.co.uk /snooker (357 words)

	Pool Table Information - Paul Hunter Snooker Player
		Global Snooker Centre is receiving its highest ever visitor numbers.
		Paul Hunter, if you haven't been watching The World Embassy Snooker Championships, is one of the newer players on the professional front.
		He was the 1985 Snooker World.....August 22, 1957) is an...
	www.pooltableinformation.com /paul-hunter-snooker-player.html (681 words)

	RTÉ.ie Sport - Snooker: Davis qualifies for China Open
		Steve Davis, exiled from snooker's top 16 for the first time in two decades, provided evidence he is far from past his sell-by date at Newport today.
		The six-time world champion, relegated from the game's elite group at the end of last season, opened the new campaign by whitewashing Leicester teenager Mark Selby 5-0 in the final qualifying round of the China Open.
		Davis, 43, powered past his 17-year-old opponent to comfortably secure a spot in the 32-man final phase of the event in December.
	www.rte.ie /sport/2000/0911/snooker1.html (194 words)

	Wheels in Motion (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Paul Hunter will be flying home from China in the company of team mate Matthew Stevens as both Wheels in Motion players departed the £311,080 2000 China Open at the quarter-final stage.
		Young Welshman Matthew Stevens was full of praise for opponent Drew Henry as he bowed out of the 2000 China Open after a 5-0 defeat at the hands of the much improved Scot.
		Matthew Stevens joined Wheels in Motion team mate Paul Hunter in the quarter-finals of the £311,080 China Open with a 5-3 victory over John Parrott at the Mission Hills Resort Hotel and Country Club.
	www.wheelsinmotion.net /tournaments/2000_01/china (222 words)

	1895 - Open Encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		April 17 - The Treaty of Maguan (also as ?Treaty of Shimonoseki?) was signed between China and Japan.
		This marks the end of the first Sino-Japanese War, and the defeated Qing Empire is forced to renounce its claims on Korea and to concede the southern portion of the Fengtien province, Taiwan and the Pescadores Islands to Japan.
		April 15 - Clark McConachy, snooker and billiards player (d.
	open-encyclopedia.com /1895 (854 words)

	Snooker: Williams Keeps Up Winning Ways
		Mark Williams demonstrated signs of a return to form by completing a 5-0 victory over Liang Wen Bo in the second round of the China Open.
		Mark Williams, whose place in the game's top 16 was under threat earlier this month, demonstrated further signs of a return to form by completing a 5-0 victory over the Chinese teenager Liang Wen Bo in the second round of the China Open here yesterday.
		Williams, the 2002 champion, won only one match in the season's first six tournaments but was a semi-finalist at the Irish Masters three weeks ago and compiled breaks of 101, 117 and 70 in easily dismissing 17-year-old Liang's challenge.
	www.buzzle.com /editorials/3-29-2005-67790.asp (435 words)

	BreakingNews.ie: Williams beats off home challenge in China (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		White, 42, won the fifth frame on a re-spotted fl with the aid of a snooker and won the eighth on the yellow after Pinches had threatened a recovery.
		A regular in tournaments and exhibitions in China and Hong Kong since the mid 1980s, White was again roared on by a huge army of fans.
		In the opening frame the Dubliner potted 15 reds and 14 fls but, only seven shots short of his first maximum in tournament play — and a 30,000 bonus — he failed to sink a straightforward fl off its spot.
	www.breakingnews.ie /story.asp?j=2935695&p=z9357yx&n=2935787&x=&fs=3 (657 words)

	Herald Sun: Snooker scandal erupts [12may05] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		SNOOKER star Quinten Hann - facing charges he agreed to rig matches for big-money bribes - allegedly tried to recruit another top-flight Aussie player, it emerged last night.
		The offer was allegedly made moments after Hann was photographed by undercover reporters from Britain's Sun newspaper agreeing to throw a match at last month's China Open for $120,000.
		The game's governing body launched an investigation as leading figures in the game called for Hann, 27, to be thrown out of the game forever if the charges were proved.
	www.heraldsun.news.com.au /common/story_page/0,5478,15260112^2863,00.html (437 words)

	Snooker world rankings (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		The snooker world rankings are a system of ranking professional snooker players.
		Over the next few years, results from the Jameson International, the Professional Players tournament (later known as the LG Cup, now the totesport Grand Prix), the Lada Classic, the UK Championship and the British Open were added to the ranking formula.
		The current rankings for the 2005/06 season were compiled from the results of eight tournaments: the totesport Grand Prix, British Open, UK Championship, Welsh Open, Malta Cup, Irish Masters, China Open and World Championship.
	www.worldhistory.com /wiki/S/Snooker-world-rankings.htm (440 words)

	China hosts world ranking event (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		World Snooker, the sport's governing body, have confirmed that Beijing will host a world ranking event this year.
		The China Open will take place at the Chaoyang Stadium in Beijing from 27 March to 3 April, the last tournament before the World Championships.
		World Snooker has staged tournaments in China before, the first ranking event was in Guangzhou in 1990 and there were four more in Shanghai and Shenzen from 1999 to 2002.
	www.marketing.org.uk /news/Sport_42/China-hosts-world-ranking-event_20090.html (146 words)

	Japan Stadium
		US Open golf champion Michael Campbell, Britain's Colin Montgomerie and American Jim Furyk will join Tiger Woods at next month's Dunlop Phoenix t...
		Liu Xiang, China's trump card, will show again he is unrivalled at the 4th East...
		Liu Xiang, China's trump card, will show again he is unrival
	www.japanstadium.com (558 words)

	BBC Sport \| Sport Homepage \| Other Sport \| Snooker \| China Open set for wildcard round
		The China Open will have an initial wildcard round following a request from the host federation.
		China's Ding Junhui, Jin Long and Liu Song, who all currently play on the main tour, have been given three of the 16 wildcard entries for the new event.
		The winners from the final Prestatyn round of qualifying will compete in the Beijing extra stage and, if victorious, will face a player from the top 16.
	news.bbc.co.uk /solpda/ukfs_sport/hi/newsid_4216000/4216209.stm (146 words)

	Robby Foldvari - Australasian Cuesport Academy - Billiards - Snooker
		Robby Foldvari is three times World Champion for Australia and has spent the majority of his time overseas for the past 16 years competing with the world's best at snooker and billiards.
		In late 1996, Foldvari was Captain of the Australian World Cup Snooker Team winning the most amount of frames in the round robin section for his country, which was played in Thailand for $1million Prize money.
		Robby is an official coach of the World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association which led him coaching in China.
	www.cuesport.com.au (424 words)

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