A mixed bag for the top 10 this year.
Snooker
Ng On-yee makes highest-ever break by a professional women's snooker player (137)
Ng On-yee made a record-breaking 137 break against Liam Highfield in the English Open on Thursday, 33 years after Allison Fisher’s 133 against Joe Swail in the 1992 Dubai Classic qualifiers. The Hongkonger took her time as she made history to draw the match level at 1–1.
Crosspost with Distant Arcade: 2025 World Snooker Championship semi-finalist Zhao Xintong has a Pokémon named Chimchar on his bowtie. Those pocket monsters get everywhere!
JSTOR Daily on the linguistic and cultural influence of cue sports
When’s the last time you went snooker loopy?
Jimmy White has played professional snooker matches against both Stan Moody who was born in 2006, and Fred Davis who was born in 1913.
Richard Osman on Twitter
It’s Nice That spoke to Middle East Archive’s founder Romaisa Baddar about the archive’s new photography book, Football: Each image paints a vivid portrait of different expressions of the sport and its shared love in so many different spaces
Ronnie O'Sullivan makes dramatic comeback to beat Judd Trump and win the World Grand Prix
Started from the bottom now we’re here!
Useless snooker fact of the day: Matthew Stevens has only ever lost in the first round of the Masters or won it. His first round appearances were in 1996, 2001–2007, and 2012–2013 and his sole victory was in 2000.
Ronnie O’Sullivan wins his 8th Masters title
1995, 2005, 2007, 2009, 2014, 2016, 2017, and 2024.
Ronnie O'Sullivan making something out of nothing
When he’s on it, theres no stopping the Rocket.
Ronnie O'Sullivan reaches his 7th World Championship final
We gave a quote-heavy breakdown of Ronnie O’Sullivan’s run to the 2020 World Snooker Championship final.