FLASH SNOOKER

Something a little different today. Friends of Flash Snooker have been busy building SceneGraft, which they describe as a platform for games, AI experiences and immersive apps across web, mobile, VR, TV and desktop. Its tagline sums it up: Build. Play. Create. The easiest place to start is StoreCraft, SceneGraft's game store, where you can play games instantly in your browser. You buy credit packs through secure Stripe checkout and spend them to unlock games. Some cost a credit or two per play, and others can be rented or owned outright. Your balance works across the whole store, and every game has its own leaderboard to climb. Give it a look between frames, then come back to the lobby. Rack 'em up!

Mark Allen has dropped a fresh hint that his long absence from the tour may be ending. On the pro tour, the Antrim star posted “Is it time?” after sitting out the opening events of the season for personal reasons — and he is still listed to face close friend Jordan Brown in the first round of the Northern Ireland Open on Tuesday 20 October (1pm) at Belfast’s Waterfront Hall. The Home Nations stop runs 18–25 Oct for £100,000 and the Alex Higgins Trophy; Allen has won it twice before (2021 and 2022) and hasn’t played a competitive match since his Crucible semi-final in May. Back in Flash Snooker, this morning’s headline swing came from Stanislav Surgent: rated around 1964, he toppled Manuel Da Silva Crespo (about 2727) for a massive 152 points. nick hedges piled on with a 125-point win over László Szeles, who bounced straight back by taking 124 off NIKOS MICHALIS. On the money tables, edwin Karlsson banked an $18 table against Steve, and Bob claimed a $6 table from Rob Oosterveen. Over the last day or so, ตั้ม ออสติน ออสตั้น also punched through with big wins over Adam Khoury for 140 and 136 points. Check Results anytime for the latest, then grab a seat in the lobby. Have a great week!

The Northern Ireland Open gets underway in Belfast this Sunday (18–25 Oct), with £100,000 and the Alex Higgins Trophy up for grabs at the Waterfront Hall. Local hero Jordan Brown is hoping the home crowd can lift him again after last year's run to the quarter-finals, where he beat Zhao Xintong and Shaun Murphy before losing a Northern Irish derby to Mark Allen. The big question is whether Allen plays at all: he hasn't competed since his Crucible semi-final in May, and his friend Brown says he's doing okay but doesn't know yet if he'll be there. Back in Flash Snooker, Monday got off to a flying start. Mehfooz Mughal, rated around 1630, beat Ger (about 2510) for a massive 153 points, the biggest swing of the morning. Ger hit back with a 129-point win over ตั้ม ออสติน ออสตั้น, and top-rated Dave Walker (3036) took 125 off the same opponent, but ตั้ม ออสติน ออสตั้น had the last laugh with wins over Dey Ryan (3414) and Ger. On the money tables, edwin Karlsson and RU NG had a proper back-and-forth, with RU NG taking a $28 table before edwin won the biggest stake of the morning at $56. Check Results anytime for the latest, then grab a seat in the lobby. Have a great week!

China now holds the top two spots in the world rankings for the first time, with Zhao Xintong at No. 1 and Shenzhen Open champion Wu Yize up to No. 2, so the Northern Ireland Open in Belfast (18–25 Oct) could become a race for top spot. Wu's run has also opened a door for Ronnie O'Sullivan: with Wu already qualified for the Champion of Champions, the Rocket is reportedly in line for an invitation to the event in Leicester from 9–15 November, thanks to his World Seniors title in May. Back in Flash Snooker, the result of the morning came from ตั้ม ซวดลวด: rated around 1640, they beat Mehfooz Mughal (about 2000) for a very fitting 147 points. NIKOS MICHALIS wasn't far behind, beating krystian szyszka for 143. The biggest stake on the board was a $38 table, won by Zeat OZatar against the higher-rated ตั้ม ออสติน ออสตั้น (1826), while Daniel Harrison took a $15 table off Mark Batch and Luqman Ahmad (1245) upset david duke on an $11 table. Juraj Repas pulled off a nice one too, beating Joro Vasilev (2119) by 26. Check Results anytime for the latest, then grab a seat in the lobby. Have a great weekend!

While the main tour takes a breather before the Northern Ireland Open, 20-year-old Stan Moody picked up some silverware on Wednesday night, edging Gary Wilson 5–4 in the final of the latest Snooker 900 Professionals Week in Reading. Wilson made the best break of the week with a 131, but Moody held his nerve in the decider. He didn't qualify for Belfast, so his next main-tour outing should be the International Championship in November. Back in Flash Snooker, the upset of the morning belonged to László Szeles: rated around 1740, he beat greg (about 2515) for a huge 152 points. greg had a busy morning, also losing to Adam Khoury (1774) and going down to Ger (2649) by 138 points, though he bounced back with wins of his own. The money tables belonged to Tuco Pacifico, who won four bet tables this morning, including $8 against Cup McCup, $5 against Stanislav Surgent (1893) and the biggest stake on the board, a $31 table against Zeat OZatar. Elsewhere, Adam Khoury put 135 points on Dan Ni Lian, and Manuel Da Silva Crespo (2562) beat Daniel Harrison by 127. Check Results anytime for the latest, then hop into the lobby. Rack 'em up!

The pro tour gets a short breather after Wu Yize's Shenzhen Open win, and next up is the Northern Ireland Open at Belfast's Waterfront Hall from 18 to 25 October. It's the seventh ranking event of the season and the second stop in the Home Nations Series. Jack Lisowski defends the title he won by edging Judd Trump 9–8 in last year's final, and Wu arrives as the new world No. 2, within striking distance of No. 1 Zhao Xintong. Back in Flash Snooker, this morning's main event was a heavyweight duel at the top of the ratings: Dave Walker and Andrzej Czuba, both rated around 2500, met three times and Walker took all three, winning by 140, 141 and 140 points. Czuba bounced back with a 127-point win over zwiebelamstiel, who had already pulled off the upset of the morning by beating Walker himself. Mark Batch's hot streak rolls on too: he's now rated near 1700, up from about 1500 at the start of the week, and beat Daniel Harrison on a $10 table. Elsewhere, Juraj Repas (1451) and Iordan Babachev (1403) both took down Adam Khoury (around 1840), Benjamin Kenneth Huxley (1238) beat Vlado Barber (1596), and Zeat OZatar won a string of money tables, including one worth $7. Check Results anytime for the latest, then hop into the lobby. Rack 'em up!

Wu Yize is the first-ever Shenzhen Open champion! On the pro tour, the reigning world champion beat fellow Chinese star Yuan Sijun 10–5 in Sunday’s all-Chinese final at the Bao’an Sports Centre, opening with a 117 break and taking seven of the last eight frames to collect the £177,000 top prize. Per BBC Sport, the win lifts 22-year-old Wu to a career-high second in the world rankings behind Zhao Xintong — the first time Chinese players have held the top two spots. Wu got there by crushing Judd Trump 6–1 in Saturday’s semis, while Yuan, playing in his first ranking final, edged Jimmy Robertson 6–5 in a thriller after beating Michael Holt 5–2 in the quarters. Back in Flash Snooker, Monday morning opened with a monster upset: Mark Batch (1501) toppled greg (around 2190) for a massive 152 points. greg hit straight back, banking 135 against Adam Khoury and 125 against Nagesh Shiggaon. edwin Karlsson (1605) also punched up past Руслан Жахин (nearly 1800), Le Das (1469) took down ตั้ม ซวดลวด (1647) on a $4 table, and Neil claimed a $13 table from Gary Wharrier. Check Results anytime for the latest, then hop into the lobby. Rack ’em up!

The Shenzhen Open quarter-finals are underway — and Flash Snooker tables kept swinging hard this morning. On the pro tour, Judd Trump finished the evening last-16 with a 5–2 win over Si Jiahui, then produced a statement 5–0 whitewash of Mark Selby in Friday’s first quarter-final (breaks including 79 and 77). Jimmy Robertson also shocked Chris Wakelin 5–3 in the other morning last-eight tie — Wakelin’s century 120 not enough to stop him. Per BBC Sport / WST coverage, Thursday night also saw Wu Yize beat Ricky Walden 5–3, Shaun Murphy ease past Elliot Slessor 5–1, and Yuan Sijun defeat Zak Surety 5–2; Murphy–Wu and Yuan–Holt were still the later Friday quarter-finals. Semis land Saturday, with the event running through 4 Oct at Bao’an Sports Center (£850,000 / £177,000 for the champion). Back in Flash Snooker, Daniel Harrison (1704) produced a monster swing — toppling Manuel Da Silva Crespo (north of 2200) for 150 points. Mark Batch banked a huge 140-point win, Riky Bains (1234) punched up past Bojan Antonijević (around 2000) for 29, and Batch also climbed past Manuel again for 27. A few chunkier stakes mixed in too — match2518’s $40 and $50-plus tables. Check Results anytime for the latest, then hop into the lobby. Rack ’em up!

The Shenzhen Open last 16 keeps serving shocks — and Flash Snooker tables matched the chaos this morning. On the pro tour, Michael Holt stunned former world champion Kyren Wilson 5–2 (breaks including 126) to reach his first ranking quarter-final in nearly two years. Chris Wakelin then saw off Neil Robertson 5–2, Jimmy Robertson whitewashed Scott Donaldson 5–0 with a century along the way, and Mark Selby ground out a 5–3 win over Stephen Maguire to book his last-eight spot. Per WST coverage, the remaining last-16 ties (Trump–Si Jiahui, Yuan Sijun–Surety, Murphy–Slessor, Walden–Wu Yize) were still due in the evening session; quarter-finals land Friday, with the event running through 4 Oct at Bao’an Sports Center (£850,000 / £177,000 for the champion). Back in Flash Snooker, Dey Ryan (2528) produced a monster swing — toppling Snooker Break Builder (north of 3600) for 154 points. Dejan Justin (867) punched up past match2518 (around 2000) for 29 on a chunky $43 table, while Gabi Olar (633) climbed past ตั้ม ซวดลวด (1547) for 28 and Bob (1427) dumped Dave Walker (2074) for 25. Check Results anytime for the latest, then hop into the lobby. Rack ’em up!

The Shenzhen Open has rolled into the last 16 — and Flash Snooker tables kept the giant-kill energy going this morning. On the pro tour, Mark Selby blitzed Jackson Page 5–1 with centuries of 132, 135 and 138, and next faces Stephen Maguire. Shaun Murphy saw off Hossein Vafaei 5–1, Kyren Wilson beat David Gilbert 5–2, Neil Robertson eased past Lei Peifan 5–1, and Judd Trump advanced after Anthony McGill withdrew. Home favourite Si Jiahui came from behind to beat Gary Wilson 5–3 and sets up a date with Trump, while Zak Surety ended Jiang Jun’s giant-killing run 5–3. Chris Wakelin and Michael Holt both posted 5–0 wins too. Per WST, the new ranking event still runs through 4 Oct at Bao’an Sports Center (£850,000 / £177,000 for the champion). Back in Flash Snooker, Nagesh Shiggaon (1011) produced a monster swing — toppling Mark Batch (1487) for 149 points. László Szeles punched up past Ger (around 2200) and also banked a big 140-point win, while Dey Ryan (2383) climbed past Snooker Break Builder (north of 3500) for 29. Check Results anytime for the latest, then hop into the lobby. Rack ’em up!