Players Under the Spotlight

UK Snooker Championship Betting: Is Ali Carter the Monty of the green baize?

Ralph Ellis / 18 December 2008 / Leave a comment

Ralph Ellis outlines the case to oppose 'Captain' Carter as the UK Championships reach the business end....Read more »

Scottish Snooker Trio: Hendry, Higgins and Maguire represent the past, present and future of snooker

Alsy / 17 December 2008 / Leave a comment

Alister Morgan looks at why a country with a population as small as Scotland continues to consistently produce top-class snooker players, none more so than Stephen Hendry and quarter-final oppponents in the UK Championship: John Higgins and Stephen Maguire....Read more »

UK Snooker Championship Betting: Robertson can cause upset against distracted Maguire

Ralph Ellis / 16 December 2008 / Leave a comment

The furore surrounding his 9-3 first round win over Jamie Burnett will have affected Stephen Maguire's focus and that could make him laying material for his encounter with Neil Robertson, writes Ralph Ellis....Read more »

The Big Interview: "I just don't want the pressure of snooker any more" says Tony Drago

Editor / 11 December 2008 / Leave a comment

He was the supremely-talented yet erratic great entertainer of snooker but these days he's the linchpin of Europe's Mosconi Cup bid. Betting.betfair.com caught up with Tony Drago....Read more »

Betfair Big Interview: Seven-time snooker World Champion Stephen Hendry

Ralph Ellis / 04 December 2008 / Leave a comment

We caught up with the snooker master ahead of his Premier League semi-final with Mark Selby....Read more »