Carter withdraws from World Open

ALI CARTER has become the second top 16 ranked player to pull out of next week’s Haikou World Open. Carter has withdrawn on medical grounds and his announcement comes just days after Ronnie O’Sullivan confirmed he would not be taking part for similar reasons. The ranking event begins on Monday (February 27) and the world number 13 was due to…

Premier League Snooker to return with new format

WORLD Snooker has announced a new format for the 2012 partypoker.com Premier League Snooker competition. The annual tournament featuring the sport’s top names is to make its return in August. This year’s tournament will see ten of the world’s top players be drawn into two groups of five. The five players in each group play each other once with…