Snooker has seen its prize money soar in recent years, thanks to television and sponsorship deals, as well as lucrative events in China and Saudi Arabia bolstering the pot even further.

THE Welsh Open is closing in on a thrilling finale in Llandudno. Today, Mark Selby takes on John Higgins in a crunch ...

THE Welsh Open is closing in on a thrilling finale in Llandudno – with two crunch semi-finals TODAY! Former world champion ...

Magician Shaun Murphy has been left reeling after a shock second round defeat at the Welsh Open. Murphy returned to form at the start of the year with a string of stunning performances at the ...

Masters champion Shaun Murphy isn't the first snooker player to complain about toilet breaks during matches. Murphy, 42, recently lambasted what he described as an "epidemic" of tactical breaks in ...

Shaun Murphy has sparked new fears that the World Snooker Championship may move away from the iconic Crucible Theatre in Sheffield. The high point of the snooker season has continuously been under ...

Clarke has received a bye into the second round, where he could meet the likes of Shaun Murphy, world champion Kyren Wilson and Luca Brecel who are all in action today. The likes of Mark Selby ...

Shaun Murphy was left ‘absolutely sick’ after his opening match at the Welsh Open, losing 4-3 to world number 75 Ma Hailong. The recent Masters champion fell 2-0 behind to the Chinese ...

Murphy started the year in style with victory in the Masters but has now suffered surprise defeats in his last two outings ...

Masters champion Shaun Murphy has been knocked out of the Welsh Open after losing 4-3 to China's Ma Hailong in the first round. Murphy made breaks of 127, 100 and 82 to lead 3-2 but 21-year-old Ma ...

Ma Hailong beat Masters champion Shaun Murphy 4-3 in the first round of the Welsh Open. The 21-year-old took the match to a decider and dumped the world number six out on Tuesday. Ronnie O ...