Please note that this is NOT an official website. At this point in time Ronnie O’ Sullivan does not have an official website, nor does he wish to have one.
The 2026 Women Snooker World Championship has concluded earlier this week and its unexpected outcome has serious implications for the women representation in the main tour.
Thailand’s Panchaya Channoi has defeated Reanne Evans 6-2 to win the World Women’s Snooker Championship title for the first time in her career at the Snooker Sports Arena in Dongguan Changping, China and earn a two-year professional World Snooker Tour card from the start of the 2026/27 season.
Victory for the 18-year-old represents her first ranking event title on the World Women’s Snooker Tour and sees her become only the 16th player to have lifted the Mandy Fisher Trophy since 1976.
Known as ‘Mind’ Panchaya, she becomes the youngest world champion since Ann-Marie Farren earned the crown in 1987 and the fourth first-time champion from the past five years, joining compatriots Mink Wongharuthai and Siripaporn Nuanthakhamjan, as well as China’s Bai Yulu in lifting the trophy since 2022.
Channoi made her Tour debut at the World Championship in 2019 aged just 11, winning the world under-21 title for the first time in 2025 and last year losing 4-2 to eventual champion Bai Yulu at the last 16 stage of the main competition. It was not until this season that Channoi began to compete outside of Asia for the first time, as she notably reached the semi-finals of the WSF Women’s Championship back in January.
A prodigious talent, Channoi brilliantly claimed the scalps of Bai, Mink and finally Reanne Evans this week to reach the summit of women’s snooker and also emulated the achievement of Bai Yulu in 2024 by completing the main and Under-21 world title double during the same year.
Channoi also scored the highest break of the Championship with a run of 107 in the title match and became only the second woman to compile two century breaks in the title match, emulating the feat of Evans in 2013.
The success will see her climb eight places to a career-high position of number seven in the latest WWS world rankings.
For Evans, who was appearing in her first world final since her record 12th victory in 2019, the defeat is her first final loss of her career at the blue riband event and sees her wait for an unprecedented 13th title go on.
The first ever meeting between the pair got off to an explosive start as Channoi claimed the opening frame with a milestone break of 100 which was her first ever century on the WWS Tour, becoming only the 19th player to have achieved the feat.
Channoi, however, was able to respond in impressive fashion as she compiled her second century break of the match with a tournament-high run of 107 to restore her two frame advantage.
From here, she was to add further breaks of 43 and ultimately a nerveless 59 to cross the winning line and achieve a lifelong dream of becoming world champion for the first time in her career.
New world champion Panchaya Channoi and world number two Bai Yulu will be nominated to join the professional World Snooker Tour from the start of the 2026/27 season following the conclusion of this year’s World Women’s Snooker Championship.
Thailand’s Channoi will turn professional for the first time in her career after the 18-year-old stormed to a maiden world title success which included victories against defending champion Bai, 2022 winner Mink Nutcharut and ultimately record 12-time champion Reanne Evans in the final.
Having first competed on the women’s tour at the 2019 World Championship, Channoi has competed more regularly since 2025 and will now follow in the footsteps of fellow Thais Nutcharut and 2023 world champion Siripaporn Nuanthakhamjan in competing on the WST.
She will be joined by China’s Bai Yulu, who earns a professional place for the second time, having completed an initial stint on the Tour from 2024-26.
The 22-year-old won a number of matches during her first spell, most notably reaching the final qualifying round of the 2024 UK Championship, as well as having compiled a stunning break of 145 at the 2025 International Championship, the highest-ever by a female player at a WST event to date.
The pair will join OnYee Ng and Reanne Evans, who each have one year remaining on their current tour cards.
Ronnie beat Luca Brecel by 10-5 yesterday evening to win the first “Global Championship”.
Congratulations Ronnie!
Once again l’ll share here the piece written by the always excellent David Caulfield:
Global champion Ronnie O’Sullivan says Snooker 900 has ‘hit the sweet spot’ for snooker
David Caulfield
Ronnie O’Sullivan believes that the rapidly growing Snooker 900 format could have a long-term future in the sport after capturing the inaugural Snooker 900 Global Championship title on Sunday.
The Rocket beat Luca Brecel 10-5 in the final to pocket the £25,000 top prize from the tournament’s overall £100,000 purse.
O’Sullivan produced another sparkling scoring display in victory, compiling five century breaks in the showpiece contest.
He also made the same number of tons during his recent triumph over Joe Perry in the final of the World Seniors Championship.
The 50 year-old has now won three consecutive titles outside of the main World Snooker Tour circuit, having also captured the John Virgo Trophy that was contested under the same Snooker 900 rules in April.
Yet while O’Sullivan’s latest success added another trophy to his glittering collection, much of the post-match discussion surrounded the format itself and whether it could become a more permanent fixture in professional snooker.
“I think if you asked 128 players, I reckon 70% of them would say we would rather play under this format,” O’Sullivan said.
“Because we’ve played a lot of snooker today, but we’re not sitting here until 1 o’clock in the morning – we’re not playing sessions thinking: ‘what time will we get something to eat?’”
“We know where we are, we just love playing. But at some point you’ve just got to know when you’re clocking on and off.
“Jason [Francis] has come up with an amazing format, and I just think he has hit the sweet spot with snooker really.
“If he can get some sort of tour going and get some backing, I’m sure this will be here to stay forever.”
Runner-up Brecel echoed those sentiments despite ending up on the losing side in the final on this occasion.
“I really like this, and I would love there to be more of them,” the Belgian Bullet said. “I think many players would love to be involved in these kinds of tournaments.”
“You also can see that it’s not like a World Championship – it’s not the prize money or the ranking points. But you can see all the players are really, really focused all the way through.
“The intensity with Ronnie and me was the same as in a UK Championship final, for example. So that just shows you how special this is.”
Brecel certainly contributed to a high-quality final despite ultimately falling short in his bid to secure a first individual title since winning the 2023 World Championship.
O’Sullivan established a 6-3 advantage after the opening session and didn’t relinquish control thereafter, with his heavy scoring proving decisive.
The Englishman’s victory continued an excellent recent record against Brecel, having now beaten the former Crucible king in each of their last three meetings in finals.
O’Sullivan survived an epic quarter-final clash with Billy Castle – beating the amateur in a deciding frame – before outlasting Kyren Wilson 6-4 in the semi-finals.
For Snooker 900 as a concept, though, the bigger picture may prove even more significant than the result itself.
The format appears to be growing rapidly and is increasingly being embraced by both players and fans alike.
While traditionalists will always prefer the longer tactical battles that have defined snooker for decades, Snooker 900 has arguably found a modern niche that feels commercially and practically appealing.
Frames move quickly, matches are completed within predictable time slots, and audiences can plan around broadcasts far more easily than they often can with conventional snooker tournaments.
That scheduling aspect may sound minor on the surface, but it is an important factor in an era where entertainment is competing harder than ever for viewers’ attention spans.
The format also seems to suit television requirements more naturally, with broadcasters able to work around tighter and more reliable schedules.
Importantly, the standard of play has not suffered.
O’Sullivan’s five centuries in the final alone demonstrated that quick-fire snooker does not necessarily mean lower-quality snooker, albeit it should be noted again that, like in last week’s World Seniors Championship, the pockets did appear to be on the generous side.
Yet even without ranking points on offer, the players appeared fully invested throughout the week.
Interest surrounding the format also seemed to be increasing online, with traffic on SnookerHQ.com high during both this tournament and the earlier John Virgo Trophy.
Whether that momentum eventually translates into a permanent place within the professional calendar remains uncertain.
Snooker 900 would arguably make an entertaining addition to the main tour, either as a standalone ranking/invitational event or as part of a broader series.
However, the well-documented fracture between Jason Francis and the World Snooker Tour hierarchy makes that scenario unlikely in the immediate future.
Still, if the objective is to attract new viewers while simultaneously creating a more player-friendly environment, Snooker 900 currently looks like one of the most interesting ideas the sport has produced in years.
Earlier this week, Csilla expressed her dislike for the format and in particular for the fact that frames are played over a limited time frame. While I understand her point of view, I also see the practical advantages of the said format. So many times in the past, when I was watching snooker on television, especially on the BBC, I was unable to watch the conclusion of the matches because they hadn’t finished in the allocated time frame and BBC had to switch to the next program … typically “Only fools and horses”. We were told to watch it on the red button … which wasn’t, still isn’t , available to us in Belgium. And there was no option to watch it later either. That was extremely frustrating.
Wilson, the 2024 world champion, levelled and took a 4-3 lead before O’Sullivan surged to victory.
Luca Brecel will face O’Sullivan in the final after the Belgian beat Joe Perry 6-3 in the other semi-final.
Snooker 900 events involve playing frames to a 15-minute (900 seconds) time limit, a 20-second shot clock and a ball in hand rule when a foul is conceded.
I can’t comment on the match because I saw none of it. I find it weird though that the caption on the picture supposed to illustrate this piece is about Ronnie’s defeat to John Higgins nearly three weeks ago … which is completely irrelevant in the context of the event in object.
The Snooker 900 Global Championship is the “youngest” of Jason Francis snooker’s brainchild. Ronnie is competing in it, and the event is already at thee semi-finals stage.
Here is the piece written by the always extremely knowledgeable David Caulfield, explaining everything you may need to know about this new concept.
How the semi-finals look at Snooker 900 Global Championship
Ronnie O’Sullivan is one of four players who are still in the hunt for glory at the semi-finals stage of the 2026 Snooker 900 Global Championship.
The Rocket is bidding to claim silverware in consecutive weeks following his triumph at the World Seniors Championship last Sunday.
In the inaugural staging of the Snooker 900 Global Championship in Reading, O’Sullivan edged Billy Castle in a dramatic 5-4 tussle in the last of Friday’s quarter-finals.
The 50 year-old, who is one of the backers behind the emerging Snooker 900 format, was pushed all the way by the amateur competitor but eventually got over the winning line with a break of 79 in the deciding frame.
O’Sullivan will face Kyren Wilson in the last four after the 2024 world champion also survived a scare before coming through as a 5-4 winner against Pankaj Advani.
India’s Advani, who was a professional on the main tour from 2012 until 2014, led 4-3 but miscued when in with an opportunity to seal victory.
Wilson pounced to take the game to a deciding frame, which he duly won to book his spot in the semi-finals.
The other semi-final encounter on Saturday will be between Luca Brecel and Joe Perry, who each also came through close fixtures in the last eight.
Brecel beat Florian Nuessle in another deciding-frame belter while Perry orchestrated a 5-3 triumph over Shaun Murphy.
Murphy was playing in his first competitive match since losing the World Snooker Championship final to Wu Yize at the start of the month.
But it was Perry who extended his good run of form having reached the final of last week’s World Seniors Championship where he was beaten 10-4 by O’Sullivan.
A second title-deciding bout in as many weeks between the pair could be on the cards, but they must first overcome their respective hurdles in the penultimate round of the competition.
The Snooker 900 Global Championship, with a total prize fund of £100,000, is using the new variation of rules that has gained popularity over the course of the last few years.
Frames are played over just 15 minutes – or 900 seconds – with a shot clock in operation and the ball-in-hand rule enabled when there are fouls.
It has proven to be entertaining to watch, although a bit like last week’s World Seniors Championship, some have questioned the generosity of the pockets.
The semi-finals both take place on Saturday over 11 frames, with the O’Sullivan-Wilson clash at 12:00 BST and the Brecel-Perry tie at 18:00 BST.
The best-of-19 frames final is then scheduled for Sunday, with live coverage available in the UK and selected regions on Pluto TV.
Yesterday evening, after returning from Athens where I went for medical tests, that yielded reassuring results, I was able to watch and enjoy, the Wilson v Advani game. It was a good entertaining match. I always liked Pankaj, as a person and as a player. He was however terribly homesick when on the tour. Living in the UK didn’t suit him at all.
Ronnie beat Joe Perry in the Final of the 2026 World Seniors Snooker Championship at the Crucible theatre in Sheffield to become the 2026 World Seniors Snooker Champion. This is actually his first Seniors title.
Ronnie O’Sullivan wins first World Seniors championship title | ‘I’d like to finish my career on a strong note’
Snooker Championship final, beating Joe Perry 10-4, a fifth century of the match provided a fitting end; O’Sullivan revealed: “My confidence is quite low. But if I can get some confidence going then I’d like to finish my career on a strong note”
Seven-time world champion Ronnie O’Sullivan added a first World Seniors Snooker Championship title to his trophy haul with a convincing 10-4 victory over Joe Perry.
O’Sullivan never looked back after breaks of 110, 131 and 113 saw him go 3-1 up at the mid-session interval before an 81 put him three frames ahead at the Crucible.
Perry won the next two frames but missed the chance to level things up after fluffing two simple pots as O’Sullivan took a 5-3 lead into the evening session.
The deficit was reduced on the resumption with the aid of a 51 break but it was the last frame Perry would win as O’Sullivan closed out victory in clinical style, which included a 129-clearance before his fifth century of the match provided a fitting end.
“This has been a tough tournament to win, every match I played felt hard. I know it might not have looked it but these guys are experienced competitors,,” O’Sullivan told Channel 5.
“I just wanted to enjoy the game, I didn’t want to get bogged down. I thought I’m just going to come and attack the balls. There’s always a risk with that that you lose some easy opportunities. [In the last session] I thought I’ve got to try and dig deep tonight so I came out and I just tried to play match snooker, use my brain.
“I’ve not been playing great for three years so my confidence is quite low and when I get into little situations, I was missing a few and I’m just thinking I never used to miss them balls.
“But if I can get some confidence going then I’d like to finish my career on a strong note. That’s my ambition.”
World Seniors Snooker Championship: Ronnie O’Sullivan reaches Crucible final on debut after victory over Robert Milkins
Ronnie O’Sullivan is making his debut at the World Seniors Championship; O’Sullivan came back from 5-4 down to beat Robert Milkins and reach Sunday’s final against Joe Perry at the Crucible Theatre in Sheffield.
Ronnie O’Sullivan is through to his maiden World Seniors Championship final after closing out a 7-5 victory over Robert Milkins in Sheffield.
The seven-time world champion, making his tournament debut at the Crucible Theatre, had to come from behind on three occasions before winning three successive frames to close out victory.
O’Sullivan had already beaten Ken Doherty (4-1) and Peter Lines (4-2) on Friday to reach the last four, where Milkins provided a tough test during a topsy-turvy contest.
Milkins – the former Welsh Open winner – built leads of 3-2, 4-3 and 5-4 to threaten a famous upset against O’Sullivan, who responded with a brilliant 75 break during the 10th frame to level the contest.
O’Sullivan then won the next two frames to complete his victory against ‘The Milkman’, booking a meeting against Joe Perry in Sunday’s best-of-19 final.
“Conditions were really tough,” O’Sullivan said. “None of the players are making excuses.
“I thought we were cueing well, but it is just sometimes you can fall out of position and keep chasing the balls.
”It is hard, especially under pressure in front of a big crowd. So I think we’ve done really well considering the conditions.
“I’m messing about with different types of cue actions so it was a good experience to play under pressure, lose it and get it back. It is all new for me, so I’m enjoying that process..”
Milkins, who defeated Jimmy White in a black-ball decider in the last 16 before beating Igor Figueiredo 4-1 in the quarter-finals, said: “I’m not quite sharp, my match sharpness. I’ve disrespected the game for too long. I was struggling to get back into it. There are signs of playing well, but I just missed too many easy balls.”
The World Seniors Snooker Championship is underway at the Crucible theatre in Sheffield, with an extended field featuring a number of senior players who are still competing at the highest level on the main tour. Ironically, this has been made possible by the failure of the negotiations between WST and Jason Francis 🙂.
Amongst the big three of 92, Ronnie and Willo entered the event. Willo however withdrew. But Ronnie is competing. The results can be found on snookerscores.net. There are however no actual live-scores on that site. These can be found on flashscores although there were not always up-to-date earlier this week.
The event is shown on Channel Five and on Pluto TV but even with my vpn I was unable to watch anything. 😞 …it used to work on my MacBook but I can get it working on the iPad even with the vpn.
Anyway… here are the reports shard on the WSS site so far:
WHITE STORMS INTO ROUND TWO AND DOHERTY SETS UP MEETING WITH O’SULLIVAN
7th May 2026
Home » White Storms Into Round Two and Doherty Sets Up Meeting with O’Sullivan
Jimmy White kept his hopes of a record-extending fifth JenningsBet World Seniors Snooker Championship title alive with a 4-1 opening round victory over Daniel Ward on Thursday afternoon.
‘The Whirlwind’ capitalised on a nervy start from the Crucible Theatre debutant, who won the Golden Ticket qualifier to reach this stage, to race into a 3-0 lead before getting over the line in the fifth to set up a second round meeting with Robert Milkins on Thursday evening.
There was black ball shootout drama in the same session as Ken Doherty overcame Gerard Greene to set up a first ever Crucible contest against Ronnie O’Sullivan.
Doherty had trailed 3-2 to Gerard Greene, but fired in a break of 88 to force a shootout decider before potting the final black to advance.
Also on Thursday afternoon, an impressive display from Dominic Dale saw him sweep aside Wayne Townsend 4-0 with a top break of 92 while Peter Lines held off a comeback from ‘The Sheriff of Pottingham’ Anthony Hamilton to win 4-2.
The action began on Wednesday evening as Craig Steadman, Roger Farebrother and former World Seniors champions Igor Figueiredo and Aaron Canavan each advanced in a session that concluded after midnight.
The biggest story of the opening day came from Crucible Theatre debutant Farebrother, who stunned two-time World Seniors Championship semi-finalist Tony Drago by defeating ‘The Tornado’ 4-2.
The second round action begins at 7pm BST on Thursday evening.
O’SULLIVAN DOWNS DOHERTY ON WORLD SENIORS SNOOKER DEBUT
8th May 2026
Home » O’Sullivan Downs Doherty On World Seniors Snooker Debut
Ronnie O’Sullivan made a dominant start to his JenningsBet World Seniors Snooker Championship debut by defeating Ken Doherty 4-1 at the Crucible Theatre.
‘The Rocket’ claimed not to have picked up a cue since his dramatic World Championship defeat to John Higgins last month, but rarely looked threatened by the 1997 world champion as he overcame ‘The Darling of Dublin’ to secure a quarter-final berth.
Next up for the seven-times world champion is former professional Peter Lines, who shocked the 2015 Crucible king Stuart Bingham 4-2 to earn a dream Crucible meeting with snooker’s greatest ever player.
Elsewhere on Friday afternoon, there was more black ball drama as Craig Steadman came from 3-2 behind to defeat 1995 world finalist Nigel Bond – Bond agonisingly losing on the final ball as the result of a time foul. There was also a 4-2 victory for reigning British Seniors Open champion Joe Perry against Jersey’s Aaron Canavan.
The second round began on an eventful Thursday evening session that saw the exit of four-time World Seniors champion Jimmy White, who battled back from 2-0 behind against Rob Milkins before losing out in a black ball shootout decider.
Ali Carter, another World Seniors Championship debutant, was unexpectedly forced to work hard against Australian debutant Roger Farebrother but a break of 94 in frame six ultimately secured ‘The Captain’ a 4-2 success.
fault with table two resulted in an unfortunate situation which saw Matthew Stevens and Dominic Dale forced to conclude their contest on table one after midnight, with Stevens coming through a 4-2 victor, while Igor Figueiredo whitewashed Alfie Burden in a match contested in a private area of the practice room due to time constraints.
The quarter-finals get underway at 7pm BST live on Channel 5 and Pluto TV. How to watch.
Ronnie O’Sullivan was presented with five new Guinness World Record titles at the Crucible Theatre during the JenningsBet World Seniors Snooker Championship.
A presentation took place with Guiness World Record representatives after ‘The Rocket’ had defeated Ken Doherty 4-1 in his World Seniors Championship debut on Friday afternoon.
The records include O’Sullivan’s recent record break of 153, set during the World Open in Yushan, China in March, as well as the fastest competitive 147 break – famously fired in at the 1997 World Championship in just 5 minutes and 8 seconds.
The five new records bring O’Sullivan’s total to 19, the full list of which can be viewed below:
RECORDS:
Youngest winner of snooker’s UK Championship – aged 17 years 358 days, achieved on 28 November 1993
Most wins of snooker’s UK Championship – 8, achieved in 1993, 1997, 2001, 2007, 2014, 2017, 2018 and 2023
Most wins of the Masters snooker – 8, achieved in 1995, 2005, 2007, 2009, 2014, 2016–17 and 2024
Fastest 147 break in snooker – 5 minutes 8 seconds, achieved on 21 April 1997
Most competitive 147 breaks in snooker – 17, achieved between 21 April 1997 and 15 August 2025
Most 147 breaks made in Snooker World Championships – 3, jointly achieved with Stephen Hendry. Ronnie O’Sullivan achieved the record in 1997, 2003 and 2008; Stephen Hendry achieved the record in 1995, 2009 and 2012
Most Premier League Snooker titles – 10, achieved between 1997 and 2011
Most World Snooker Championship wins (modern era) – 7, jointly achieved with Stephen Hendry between 1990 and 2022
First snooker player to make 1,000 competitive centuries – achieved between 20 June 1992 and 10 March 2019
Most points scored in a snooker match without reply – 556, achieved on 17 January 2014
Oldest winner of snooker’s UK Championship – aged 47 years 363 days, achieved on 3 December 2023
Most wins of snooker’s “Triple Crown” tournaments – 23, achieved between 1993 and 2024
Most career ranking titles won in snooker – 41, achieved between 28 November 1993 and 21 January 2024
Fastest time to win a match at the World Snooker Championships – 1 hr 48 min, achieved on 3 August 2020
Most World Snooker Championship appearances – 34, between 1979 and 2026
Most century breaks at the World Snooker Championship – 219, achieved between 1993 and 2026
Oldest snooker player to record a maximum 147 break in professional competition – aged 49 years 253 days, achieved on 15 August 2025
Highest break in snooker – 153, achieved on 20 March 2026
Most century breaks in a snooker career – 1,330, achieved between 20 June 1992 and 26 April 2026
