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Totally Snookered - Snooker news and fan community @totallysnookered.bsky.social · 8h

📰 NEWS: Tony Drago won the first tournament ever to be held on the newly-launched Pluto Snooker 900 TV channel as he became the inaugural 'Legends League 900' champion.

Patsy Fagan claimed the first Wednesday night knockout, denying Drago a double in the final 👇

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Tony Drago wins Legends League as Pluto Snooker 900 channel launches in style

Tony Drago won the first tournament ever to be held on the newly-launched Pluto Snooker 900 TV channel as he became the inaugural 'Legends League 900' champion.

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Totally Snookered - Snooker news and fan community @totallysnookered.bsky.social · 12h

🗣️ "I've got a long way to go to be the Luke Littler of snooker, but I'm on my way”

Stan Moody defeated Ali Carter for the second time inside a fortnight as he progressed to the last 32 of the ongoing Xi'an Grand Prix.

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Snooker whizz-kid Stan Moody reveals upcoming targets after latest big win in China

English teenager Stan Moody moved into the last 32 of the 2025 Xi'an Grand Prix following a 5-3 win over Ali Carter on Wednesday at the Qujiang Athletic Center in China.

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Totally Snookered - Snooker news and fan community @totallysnookered.bsky.social · 14h

📰 World Champion Zhao Xintong and world number one Judd Trump continue to struggle for results on this season's World Snooker Tour:

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Zhao and Trump continue results struggle after suffering early Xi'an Grand Prix exits

World champion Zhao Xintong and world number one Judd Trump continue to struggle for results on this season's World Snooker Tour after both were eliminated from the £850,000 Xi'an Grand Prix on Wednes...

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Totally Snookered - Snooker news and fan community @totallysnookered.bsky.social · 14h

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

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Totally Snookered - Snooker news and fan community @totallysnookered.bsky.social · 16h

📰 Last week, we reported on how two-time ranking event winner Milkins could be relegated from the World Snooker Tour at the end of this season. This latest win will help things, though:

Multiple-time ranking event winner Robert Milkins facing pro tour relegation battle

Former Welsh Open champion and top 16 star Robert Milkins faces a big battle to avoid relegation from the World Snooker Tour at the end of this 2025/26 season.

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Totally Snookered - Snooker news and fan community @totallysnookered.bsky.social · 16h

🥛 THE MILKMAN DELIVERS IN XI'AN

A morale-boosting win for Robert Milkins - who is battling to keep his pro tour card - as he defeats reigning world champion Zhao Xintong 5-2 to reach the last 32 of the Xi'an Grand Prix.

It's another early exit for Crucible conqueror Zhao.

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Totally Snookered - Snooker news and fan community @totallysnookered.bsky.social · 16h

Ronnie O'Sullivan cruises through to the last 32 of the Xi'an Grand Prix after a 5-1 win over rookie professional Yao Pengcheng.

'The Rocket' - who has only lost one frame this week so far - top scored with a break of 128.

🍿 It's O'Sullivan v Stephen Maguire on Thursday.

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Totally Snookered - Snooker news and fan community @totallysnookered.bsky.social · 20h

What a win for former UK & Masters champ Matthew Stevens, who eliminates world number one Judd Trump from the Xi'an Grand Prix with a 5-4 victory.

Trump got snookers on the blue and pink in frame eight before winning it on a re-spot, but Stevens regrouped in the deciding frame to get the job done.

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Totally Snookered - Snooker news and fan community @totallysnookered.bsky.social · 21h

Si Jiahui ousts Fan Zhengyi 5-4 in a brilliant contest that featured century breaks in four consecutive frames (105, 127, 128, 141).

World number 16 Si had to win the final three frames to go through to the last 32, where he will meet Shaun Murphy.

📷: George Wood/Getty Images

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Totally Snookered - Snooker news and fan community @totallysnookered.bsky.social · 1d

Congratulations to recent British Open champion Shaun Murphy who has been named as the WPBSA Players’ Player of the Month for September 2025.

The top three in the voting went:
🥇 Shaun Murphy (44% share)
🥈 Mark Allen (28%)
🥉 Stan Moody (22%)

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Totally Snookered - Snooker news and fan community @totallysnookered.bsky.social · 1d

The 5️⃣ times in pro snooker history that multiple 147s have been made on the same day:

15 Dec 2011 (Matthew Stevens, Ding Junhui)
8 Dec 2016 (Ali Carter, Ross Muir)
24 Aug 2018 (Michael Georgiou, Jamie Jones)
15 Aug 2025 (Ronnie O'Sullivan x2)
7 Oct 2025 (Judd Trump, Aaron Hill)

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Totally Snookered - Snooker news and fan community @totallysnookered.bsky.social · 1d

A 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗼𝘁𝗶𝗰 opening day in China for the 2025 Xi'an Grand Prix!

Two 147s were made and several big names advanced.

📰 Our round-up of the action is here:

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Extraordinary opening in Xi'an as star names win and two 147 maximum breaks are made

It’s fair to say that the main venue, televised stages of the 2025 Xi’an Grand Prix got off to a very memorable start as several top ranked cueists advanced, and two maximum 147 breaks were made in th...

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Totally Snookered - Snooker news and fan community @totallysnookered.bsky.social · 1d

Ronnie O'Sullivan gets his Xi'an Grand Prix campaign underway with a 5-0 win against Iulian Boiko.

O'Sullivan made two century breaks.

He'll play again on Wednesday, in the last 64.

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Totally Snookered - Snooker news and fan community @totallysnookered.bsky.social · 1d

The record for the most 147s in a calendar year was 14 (in 2024).

2025 has smashed that record with 21 already!

🗣 World number one Judd Trump is surprised by the exceptional flurry in recent months, but believes this is snooker's "new normal" 👇

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Totally Snookered - Snooker news and fan community @totallysnookered.bsky.social · 1d

⏭️ Neil Robertson, Judd Trump and Zhao Xintong all advance to the round of 64 at the Xi'an Grand Prix.

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Totally Snookered - Snooker news and fan community @totallysnookered.bsky.social · 1d

147 FOR JUDD TRUMP!!

WOW. The 12th maximum break of the season. What on earth is going on?!

Trump strikes perfection during his Xi'an Grand Prix opening round match against Ng On Yee.

The ninth of Judd's professional career and the 229th in top flight snooker history.

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Totally Snookered - Snooker news and fan community @totallysnookered.bsky.social · 1d

👑 Kyren Wilson got his Xi'an Grand Prix title defence off to a very solid start as he made breaks of 52, 60, 103 and 76 in a 5-1 win over Haris Tahir.

Wilson receives a bye through to the last 32 due to Marco Fu's elbow injury.

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Totally Snookered - Snooker news and fan community @totallysnookered.bsky.social · 2d

✅️ Jimmy White defeats Tony Drago 6-1 in the evening session of launch day for the Pluto Snooker 900 channel.

Drago returns on Tuesday where he will be joined by John Parrott, Joe Johnson and Tony Knowles for the 'Legends League'.

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Totally Snookered - Snooker news and fan community @totallysnookered.bsky.social · 2d

🖥 Fans in the UK and several other countries can watch for free by downloading the Pluto TV app on to your smart TV or mobile device.

Further details on the new 900 Series here:

New snooker channel to boost amateur scene with live coverage and big prize money

The amateur snooker scene is set to be reinvigorated with the launch of the ‘world’s first’ dedicated snooker channel that will show live coverage of a fast-paced tournament carrying £600,000 in prize...

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Totally Snookered - Snooker news and fan community @totallysnookered.bsky.social · 2d

✅️ Ken Doherty defeats fellow legend Jimmy White 6-1 in the maiden match on the newly-launched Pluto TV Snooker 900 channel.

White returns this evening to face Tony Drago from 19:00BST in another seven-frame contest.

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Totally Snookered - Snooker news and fan community @totallysnookered.bsky.social · 2d

💯 The top century break-makers this season, so far:

▪️ Zhao Xintong: 22

▪️ Mark Selby, Judd Trump: 19

▪️ Neil Robertson, Xiao Guodong: 18

📷: Oli Scarff/Getty Images

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A smiling Zhao Xintong with his snooker cue walking through an audience.

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Totally Snookered - Snooker news and fan community @totallysnookered.bsky.social · 3d

🗓️ The latest edition of the Riyadh Season Snooker Championship will take place in Saudi Arabia between November 19-21.

Reigning champion Mark Allen, and Ronnie O'Sullivan are in the field for the event.

💰 Again, there is a $1 million bonus prize for a 167 'super-maximum' 👇

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Gold ball snooker event to return with $1 million jackpot prize for 167 super-maximum

The third edition of the invitational Riyadh Season Snooker Championship will take place in Saudi Arabia between November 19-21.

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Totally Snookered - Snooker news and fan community @totallysnookered.bsky.social · 3d

🗣️ During the latest episode of the Snooker Club Podcast, Stephen Hendry was asked to grade Judd Trump's season, so far.

The seven-time world champion marked him an 'E', saying "this season he’s fallen from grace a little bit".

📷: George Wood/Getty Images

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"He's fallen from grace a little" Stephen Hendry issues brutal verdict on top star

Stephen Hendry believes that Judd Trump has “fallen from grace a little bit” when rating the world number one’s trophyless start to the professional snooker season.

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Totally Snookered - Snooker news and fan community @totallysnookered.bsky.social · 4d

On Saturday, at the latest CBSA Superstar Invitational Tournament exhibition, Kyren Wilson and Neil Robertson both made 147s.

Wilson completed perfection against Mark Williams in the afternoon, Robertson did likewise against Mark Selby in the evening 👇

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Kyren Wilson and Neil Robertson make 147s on the same day at Chinese exhibition event

The next stop on the World Snooker Tour is upon us with the televised stages of the 2025 Xi'an Grand Prix starting on Tuesday, but several of the sport's biggest stars have already been on the baize i...

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Totally Snookered - Snooker news and fan community @totallysnookered.bsky.social · 4d

📰 ARTICLE:

Multiple-time ranking event winner Robert Milkins facing pro tour relegation battle

Former Welsh Open champion and top 16 star Robert Milkins faces a big battle to avoid relegation from the World Snooker Tour at the end of this 2025/26 season.

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