https://www.scmp.com/rss/524433/feed The latest news and updates on Neil Robertson, an Australian professional snooker player, widely regarded as one of the sport’s most successful non-UK competitors. A former world champion and world number one, he is the only non-UK born player to achieve snooker’s Triple Crown, winning the World Championship (2010), Masters (2012, 2022), and UK Championship (2013, 2015, 2020). Known for his exceptional long potting and prolific break-building, Robertson has amassed 25 ranking titles and over 900... en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com Mike Chan Mike Chan Chinese snooker star Zhao Xintong said he was not “thinking too much” about the prospect of retaining his world title in April after winning the Players Championship in England on Sunday. In-form Zhao beat the evergreen John Higgins 10-7 at Telford International Centre to capture his fifth career ranking title. Zhao was also only the 14th player to win back-to-back ranking events on the World Snooker Tour, after his World Grand Prix triumph in Hong Kong a fortnight ago. Aiming to become the... https://www.scmp.com/sport/china/article/3344303/zhao-xintong-attributes-surge-form-mental-prowess-after-winning-players-championship?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/china/article/3344303/zhao-xintong-attributes-surge-form-mental-prowess-after-winning-players-championship?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 23 Feb 2026 05:33:49 +0000 Reuters Reuters Quentin Griffiths, who co-founded British fast-fashion retailer Asos, has died after a fall from a balcony in Thailand, Thai police said on Friday. Police said that Griffiths, 58, had fallen from the 17th floor of a flat block in the seaside resort city of Pattaya on February 9. The police went to the scene and found the body of a British national, whom they identified as Quentin John Griffiths, on the ground directly below the balcony, they said. Police said initial investigations suggested... https://www.scmp.com/news/world/europe/article/3344176/co-founder-british-retailer-asos-dies-after-falling-balcony-thailand?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/world/europe/article/3344176/co-founder-british-retailer-asos-dies-after-falling-balcony-thailand?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 20 Feb 2026 13:51:56 +0000 Paul McNamara Paul McNamara Ronnie O’Sullivan said he was “not a good player anymore”, after the seven-time world champion overcame a slow start, and visible frustrations over his cue tip, to beat Joe O’Connor 5-3 on Wednesday and book a World Grand Prix second-round meeting with Xiao Guodong. Playing just his third match of the year, a subdued and scratchy O’Sullivan trailed his fellow Englishman 2-0 and 3-2, before locating a measure of fluency to win three straight frames and avoid the fate of defending champion Neil... https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3342399/ronnie-osullivan-not-good-player-anymore-wins-first-match-hong-kong?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3342399/ronnie-osullivan-not-good-player-anymore-wins-first-match-hong-kong?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 04 Feb 2026 11:51:01 +0000 Mike Chan Mike Chan Ronnie O’Sullivan will make a rare competitive appearance in Hong Kong this week at the World Grand Prix, but how much more snooker he plays this season entirely depends on whether he feels like it. The Englishman is well-known for his mercurial approach to the game, and having skipped last year’s tournament at Kai Tak Arena, this will be his first official outing in the city since taking up Hong Kong residency in 2024. Fans might even consider themselves lucky, with the seven-time world... https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3342121/ronnie-osullivan-make-rare-hong-kong-appearance-plans-little-snooker-2026?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3342121/ronnie-osullivan-make-rare-hong-kong-appearance-plans-little-snooker-2026?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 02 Feb 2026 11:30:08 +0000 Mike Chan Mike Chan Snooker in Hong Kong will have a home at Kai Tak Arena for the next four years, organisers of the World Grand Prix said on Friday, although whether Ronnie O’Sullivan makes an appearance is still in doubt. The mercurial Englishman skipped last year’s tournament in the city, and although he is on the list of the top 32 players expected to compete at Hong Kong’s newest venue, he has withdrawn from this week’s Masters on medical grounds. Still, the likes of defending champion Neil Robertson,... https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3340170/world-snooker-grand-prix-will-have-kai-tak-home-until-2029-will-osullivan-ever-come?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3340170/world-snooker-grand-prix-will-have-kai-tak-home-until-2029-will-osullivan-ever-come?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 16 Jan 2026 09:32:25 +0000 Paul McNamara Paul McNamara Neil Robertson raised the possibility of moving lock, stock and barrel to Hong Kong, and said he would be “right behind” the idea of the city hosting the World Snooker Championship. As the reigning World Grand Prix champion and winner of the 2017 Hong Kong Masters, Robertson welcomed the thought of snooker’s marquee event coming to the city. The Crucible Theatre’s contract to host the World Championship expires in 2027 – 50 years on from when the tournament was first held at the 980-seat... https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3321044/hong-kong-new-boy-neil-robertson-backs-city-host-world-snooker-championship?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3321044/hong-kong-new-boy-neil-robertson-backs-city-host-world-snooker-championship?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 07 Aug 2025 09:30:08 +0000 Paul McNamara Paul McNamara Superstar duo Judd Trump and Neil Robertson have set themselves the ambitious target of producing Hong Kong’s first world snooker champion. Zhao Xintong finally won mainland China’s maiden World Championship crown this year, but Marco Fu Ka-chun’s 2006 and 2016 semi-final runs have been the best of it for Hong Kong. Fu’s compatriot Ng On-yee won the most recent of her three women’s world titles in 2019. The former world champion pair of Trump and Robertson, who both have Hong Kong residency,... https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3320985/hong-kong-aiming-produce-world-snooker-champion-help-judd-trump-neil-robertson?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3320985/hong-kong-aiming-produce-world-snooker-champion-help-judd-trump-neil-robertson?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 06 Aug 2025 12:30:17 +0000