The final will take place at 7.30 on December 7. All matches will be televised by Sky.

Ronnie O’Sullivan who has been world number 1 for three spells and a total of four seasons, is very well placed to remain at the apex of the official WPBSA rankings at the conclusion of the 2008/09 campaign.

2008/2009 Main Tour

24-31 August - Northern Ireland Trophy - The Waterfront Hall, Belfast
29 Sept – 5 Oct - Shanghai Masters - Shanghai Grand Stage
11-19 October - Royal London Watches Grand Prix - Venue TBC
13-21 December - Maplin UK Championship - Telford International Centre
11-18 January - Saga Insurance Masters - Venue TBC
16-22 February - Welsh Open - The Newport Centre
March - China Open - Dates and Venue TBC
18 Apr – 4 May - 888.com World Snooker Championship - The Crucible Theatre, Sheffield

Qualifiers

15-17 August - Northern Ireland Trophy - Pontins, Prestatyn
2 – 5 September - Shanghai Masters - Pontins, Prestatyn
22 – 25 September - Royal London Watches Grand Prix - Pontins, Prestatyn
14 – 19 November - Maplin UK Championship - English Institute of Sport, Sheffield
1 – 8 December - Saga Insurance Masters - English Institute of Sport, Sheffield
21 – 24 January - China Open - Pontins, Prestatyn
3 – 6 February - Welsh Open - Pontins, Prestatyn
25 Feb – 5 March - 888.com World Snooker Championship - English Institute of Sport, Sheffield
7 – 10 March - 888.com World Snooker Championship - English Institute of Sport, Sheffield

Band nights at the Qbar are not to be missed!

DIABLOS are a classic rock band specialising in playing classic rock tunes from the the 70..s and 80..s right upto now.

By classic rock tunes they dont just mean Guns N Roses - Sweet Child O Mine or Aerosmith or Chilli Peppers or any of that stuff. They mean classic rock tunes that forged how rock and heavy metal developed through the decades into the rock and metal that we have today.

Band Members
Mike Cass - Vocals & Guitar
Peter Roberts - Drums & Pilates
Graham Toulous - Bass & Vocals
Ian Iredale - Guitar & Vocals

Come along, listen and dance to some great music, in the modern newly refurbished Qbar.

Band starts at 8pm

Qbar is situated 5 mins from Aldridge Town Centre, if you approach from Sutton side, Chester Road, turn left at Shire Oak pub and continue for approx 1mile, opposite Baron’s Court Hotel.

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Stephen Hendry (pictured above) has lost his practise base at the Stirling club, Spencer’s, which also used to house the headquarters of 110 sport.

Spencer’s is to be developed for other purposes by its new owners who acquired the club four years ago.

Hendry is to create new snooker room in the stable area of his home.

Birmingham Billiard have recently manufactured and installed a lovely ‘refectory‘ billiard dining table, developed in solid oak and polish finished to an attractive walnut brown silk. Finished in green championship baize.

This particular billiard dining table was manufactured with a ‘planked’ style thick cut dining table top and the overall finish was superb.

For the first time the World Championship which takes place between June 29 and July 10 at Blackpool’s Imperial Hotel will be sponsored by brewing giants Scottish & Newcastle through their brand name, Foster’s.

Title holder Gareth Potts believes it is great news to have a sponsor as prestigious as Foster’s, and it can only help by increasing the profile of the sport. Potts has won the championship twice, both in 2005 and 2007, will he be able to keep his title this year? We shall see!

Birmingham Billiards manufacture a wide range of pool tables for every occasion and location, whether that be for club or private use. For more information please email us.

Birmingham Billiards is proud to have recently manufactured and installed this beautifully carved ‘Refectory‘ style snooker dining table.

It has been uniquely hand carved to our clients instructions, taking over 3 months to complete with pain staking detail.

This 9ft bespoke Refectory snooker dining table was developed in solid kiln dried mahogany and covered in olive green championship baize. A rich walnut colour was chosen to compliment the extensive detail and we feel that this table is a credit to everyone involved here at the company.

If you would like more information on our bespoke service or to arrange a viewing at our large factory and showrooms in the West Midlands, please email us.

John Higgins believes that snooker bosses should consider moving the World Championship from the Crucible Theatre, its historic home.

Higgins believes if the championship does move to another country they will have paid more money for it which will be good for the sport and mean that the players will earn more.

The world number one thinks that countries such as Russia, Germany, Poland and China are countries which could potentially host the championship.

No move will however take place till after 2010 when the current deal with the Sheffield venue expires.

Sir Rodney Walker, World Snooker chairman, has given the clearest indication that Ronnie O’Sullivan will not be banned for his indiscretions at the Honghe Industrial China Open.

O’Sullivan must face disciplinary action for lewd remarks and actions alleged to have been made in front of the local media after loosing to Marco Fu in his opening match. Sir Rodney blames this on an unfortunate lapse of concentration. Despite this incident China will welcome O’Sullivan back with open arms.

Sir Rodney believes that since the birth of his child O’Sullivan has been much more at peace with the world but we just have to accept that everyone slips up occasionally.

Every sport has its characters and O’Sullivan is that character.