Jimmy White missed out on a place in the final stages of the Welsh Open when Andrew Higginson beat him 5-2 in the last round of qualifying at Prestatyn today.

Title-holder Ding Junhui came through a tense battle with Ryan Day to reach the last 16 of the Maplin UK Championship in York today.

Stephen Hendry powered his way into the last 16 of the Northern Ireland Trophy in Belfast.

Mark Williams suffered another early exit from a major event in the Malta Cup in Portomaso tonight to leave his coveted top 16 place hanging in the balance.

Mark Williams suffered another early exit from a major event in the Malta Cup in Portomaso tonight to leave his coveted top 16 place hanging in the balance.

Stephen Maguire defeated Joe Swail to get the defence of his Malta Cup title underway in Portsomaso today but admitted he had almost thrown the match away.

Matthew Stevens finally won his first match of the season after suffering four successive opening round defeats to reach the last 16 of the Malta Cup at the Hilton Conference Centre, Portomaso today.

Barry Pinches, the surprise package of the circuit this season, pulled off a last gasp victory over Maltese number one Tony Drago to reach the second round of the Welsh Open at Cardiff today.

Ireland's Ken Doherty trails Stuart Bingham by five frames to four in the first round of the Embassy World Championships at the Crucible.

Ronnie O’Sullivan and Matthew Stevens, two of the leading contenders for the Embassy World Championship, put themselves on course to reach the second round when the tournament began in Sheffield today.

It is hard to determine whether Crucible Theatre rookie Shaun Murphy possesses more talent than confidence.

Teenager Shaun Murphy will face a Crucible legend in the first round of the Embassy World Championship next month.

James Wattana is considering quitting snooker after his humiliating loss to Mike Dunn in the last qualifying match of the Thailand Masters.

Stephen Hendry pulled off a trademark great escape at the Thailand Masters in Bangkok tonight and then denied 18 months without a world ranking title has become a source of growing pressure