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Nick Metcalfe and Phil Haigh talk about the game we all love.
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Nick and Phil are joined by World Championship runner-up Jak Jones in a marathon new episode of the podcast.
Jak talks us through his memorable run to the final at the Crucible. There's chat about his memorable victories over a number of top players, and just coming up short against Kyren Wilson in the final. He also has his say again on comments made by Judd Trump and Stuart Bingham about his style of play during the tournament.
Jak then reflects on his life and career in snooker so far, including the unlikely events that led to him being discovered, his difficult early days on tour and the sport being played behind closed doors.
We also put your correspondence to Jak and reflect on the latest play in the Championship League. We hope you enjoy listening as much as we enjoyed recording.
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Phil and Nick return to reflect on the first week of the 24-25 season. There's eight days of Championship League action to catch up on.
Plus there's Your Views and a round up of the rest of the snooker news. Keep your thoughts coming to us please - tweet us @TalkingSnooker or email talkingsnooker@yahoo.com
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Nick and Phil are joined by a special guest presenter Kevin Garside, the chief sports correspondent of the i Newspaper.
There's more reflection on the recent World Championship, including those quarter-final exits for Ronnie O'Sullivan and Judd Trump. Plus we talk snooker in the media and Kevin's take on the sport's presence in newspapers.
We'll catch up with all your correspondence in our next episode. Please do keep it coming. Tweet us @TalkingSnooker or email talkingsnooker@yahoo.com
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Phil and Nick return with a brand new episode for a brand new snooker season. We catch up with events at Q School and look ahead to the first event of the 24-25 season, the Championship League.
We also pay tribute to Dene O'Kane, who has sadly died at the age of 61. Please keep your correspondence coming to us on any snooker matter - tweet @TalkingSnooker or email talkingsnooker@yahoo.com
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Nick and Phil return with our final episode of the season, reflecting on World Championship glory for Kyren Wilson at the Crucible.
We talk about his victory in the final over Jak Jones, as well as the semi-finals. We also chat about the tournament as a whole, including the television coverage, and catch up with your Sheffield correspondence.
There's a look back at the World Seniors and a review of the 23/24 season, including news of the WST Awards.
We'll now be away for a few weeks and will return in June for the start of the 24/25 season. Keep your thoughts coming to us in the meantime - tweet @TalkingSnooker or email talkingsnooker@yahoo.com
Thank you so much for all your company during the season, it's very much appreciated. The listeners really help to make this podcast what it is and we love having you there. See you soon for more of the same.
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Nick and Phil are back with a special episode live from Sheffield, and they're joined by two brilliant guests in father and son, Mark and Ryan Watterson.
There's plenty of chat about all the best of 25 matches played in the World Championship at the Crucible over the last week, from the second round and quarter-final stages, plus the latest news from the semi-finals.
There's also plenty from Mark and Ryan too, including Mark's great love of this championship since he first came to the Crucible since 1977 and Ryan's new role as a media officer with the WPBSA.
We also talk about the massive contribution made by another member of the Watterson family, Mark's late uncle Mike. He was first and foremost a promoter in snooker, being instrumental in the tournament moving to Sheffield. Alongside that, he was a fine player and commentator. We reflect on that and also talk about some of Mike's roles in a number of other sports, including football, darts and bowls.
Keep your thoughts coming to us and we''ll catch up with all your correspondence in our final episode of the season next week. Tweet us @TalkingSnooker or email talkingsnooker@yahoo.com
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Nick and Phil return with the latest news from the World Championship at the Crucible. On the table, there's a review of the first round stage and a look ahead at best of 25 matches in the coming days.
Off the table, there's loads to talk about including the future of the Crucible and this week's media appearances from Barry Hearn. Plus the threat of a breakaway tour, which reportedly could attract some big name players from next season. And following the strong words about Hossein Vafaei's Crucible comments this week, we ask whether pundits are too easy on the biggest players in the game like Ronnie O'Sullivan.
Keep your thoughts coming - tweet us or email talkingsnooker@yahoo.com - and we look forward to your company for our special live episode from Sheffield next week.
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Nick and Phil look ahead to the biggest tournament in the sport, the World Championship in Sheffield.
Before they get stuck into the 17 days to come, there's a review of qualifying, including another couple of highly dramatic Judgement Days, with the biggest story seeing the exit of Neil Robertson.
We then bring you the World Championship draw and preview every first round match to come.
There's also the latest on the topic that's been dominating the build-up, the future of the Crucible as the venue for the event.
Enjoy the World Championship everyone. We'll be back after the first round stage. Keep your thoughts coming to us throughout the tournament - tweet us @TalkingSnooker or email talkingsnooker@yahoo.com
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Phil and Nick are back with a Sunday night post final episode, reflecting on glory for Mark Williams at the Tour Championship. There's plenty of chat about a brilliant run to the title for Williams, which culminated in him beating Ronnie O'Sullivan in the world final.
There's also talk about world qualifying, the return of the tiered system for a number of tournaments next season and your correspondence. Keep your thoughts coming - tweet us @TalkingSnooker or email talkingsnooker@yahoo.com
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Nick and Phil return with their first episode of April and it's a bit of a monster affair. The main part of the episode sees special guest Liam Davies join us. We chat to the 17-year-old about winning a two year tour card. There's also talk about his time growing up and association with various stars of the game, including Mark Williams. Liam recounts his memories of become the youngest player to ever win a World Championship match and also talks about his hopes for the future.
There's plenty more besides, including reaction to the World Mixed Doubles and glory for Luca Brecel and Reanne Evans. We have our say on the potential for a new format. And there's your correspondence on the tournament too. Plus there's the latest from the Tour Championship, including the controversial new format and 'retirement talk' from both John Higgins and Mark Selby.
*1-40 minutes - Special guest Liam Davies
*40-65 minutes - World Mixed Doubles
*65-93 minutes - Tour Championship latest + rest of snooker news
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Phil and Nick return with a new episode and there's so much snooker to catch up on.
We lead by reflecting on a wonderful new world champion in this sport. There's plenty of chat about victory for Bai Yulu at the Women's World Championship, as well as your correspondence on the tournament.
There's also a full review of the World Open, with Judd Trump claiming his fifth ranking title of the season. And there are previews of the Manchester double to come, the World Mixed Doubles and Tour Championship.
We'll be back next week with a special guest in teenager Liam Davies, who has just won a two year tour card. If you have any questions for Liam, drop us a line - tweet us @TalkingSnooker or email talkingsnooker@yahoo.com
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Phil and Nick return to reflect on the Saudi Invitational, including your views. There's also a look ahead to next week's World Open. Plus there's talk about victory for Mark Selby at the Championship League and the latest from the Women's World Championship, plus the Q Tour global play-offs.
We'll return after the World Open to review that tournament, plus look ahead to a cracking Manchester double of World Mixed Doubles and Tour Championship. Keep your thoughts coming to us - tweet @TalkingSnooker or email talkingsnooker@yahoo.com
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Nick and Phil return with a new episode of the podcast, catching up on all the latest snooker news and your correspondence.
We report on the latest developments at the Championship League, including the 200th maximum break made in professional snooker. There's also the Seniors 900 at Goffs, the Saudi invitational event and the Women's World Championship in China.
Your views include snooker's foray into Saudi Arabia, Mark Allen's chances of Crucible glory and the return to Goffs. We'll return after the climax of the Championship League to review the end of that event and look ahead to the World Open. Keep your thoughts coming to us. Tweet us @TalkingSnooker or email talkingsnooker@yahoo.com
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Phil and Nick have welcomed a brilliant guest to the podcast in Tom Ford. Listen to Tom speak about his early days, including memories of Malcolm Thorne, and some of his memorable career moments including a maximum break against Steve Davis just hours after discharging himself from hospital. He also talks very movingly about some of his struggles during the pandemic lockdowns, answers your questions and tells us about his hopes for the future. We hope you enjoy listening as much as we enjoyed recording.
There's also a review of the Players Championship in Telford, with another tournament success for serial winner Mark Allen and another impressive run from one of the players of the season, Zhang Anda. Plus news from the Championship League, Saudi Invitational and World Mixed Doubles. We'll catch up on your views next week - keep your correspondence coming to talkingsnooker@yahoo.com
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Phil and Nick reflect on the Welsh Open in Llandudno and a third ranking tournament victory in 15 months for Gary Wilson. There's a review of the week, including thoughts on Martin O'Donnell's unlikely run to the final, Wilson's semi-final maximum and a return to form for world champion Luca Brecel.
There's also a look ahead to the Players Championship in Telford and a round-up of the rest of the snooker news. We'll be joined by Tom Ford next week. Keep your thoughts coming to us - tweet @TalkingSnooker or email talkingsnooker@yahoo.com
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Nick and Phil preview one of the sport's best loved tournaments, the Welsh Open. There's a look ahead to some of the early highlights in Llandudno and chat about the event's magic moments of recent years.
There's also a round-up of the rest of the latest snooker action, including two maximum breaks at the Championship League. Plus we read out your correspondence, with topics including the controversial event to come in Saudi Arabia, Hungary's new teenage professional and Judd Trump's outstanding season.
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Phil and Nick return with a review of the German Masters in Berlin, where Judd Trump claimed his fourth ranking tournament win of the season and his 27th overall. There's chat about Si Jiahui reaching the final, Sam Craigie making the last four and some striking quotes from an improved Neil Robertson.
There's also a look back at other recent events in the snooker world, including teenager Bulcsu Revesz winning a two-year tour card with victory at the WSF Junior Championship and success for the prolific On Yee at the Albanian Women's Open.
Plus you have your say following our reaction to the controversial news that a tournament will be held in Saudi Arabia. Keep your thoughts coming on this or any snooker matter - tweet us @TalkingSnooker or email talkingsnooker@yahoo.com
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Nick and Phil return with a new episode to react to news that a snooker tournament will be held in Saudi Arabia in March. Your views on the issue would be welcomed. Tweet us @TalkingSnooker or email talkingsnooker@yahoo.com
There's also a look ahead to the German Masters in Berlin, always one of the highlights of the season, plus more action from this week's qualifiers for the World Open and Welsh Open.
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Nick and Phil are back and joined by a special guest, referee Paul Collier. There's plenty of chat about Paul's time growing up and three decades in the game, including his three world finals, dealing with the Ronnie O'Sullivan v Ali Carter 'Barge-gate' incident and his years working as tournament director.
There's also a review of the World Grand Prix and another tournament success the great Ronnie O'Sullivan. Plus the Belgian Women's Open and latest from the World Open qualifiers in Barnsley. We'll return later this week, when we'll give our reaction to news of a first snooker event in Saudi Arabia.
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Nick and Phil reflect on another memorable edition of the Masters, with Ronnie O'Sullivan beating Ali Carter in the final to claim the title for an eighth time. There's a mountain of topics discussed here, including two maximum breaks, O'Sullivan's controversial comments on Alexandra Palace, the crowd during the final, players doubling up as pundits and tighter pockets.
We'll be joined by top referee Paul Collier on the podcast next week. If you'd like to ask Paul a question, drop us a line. Tweet us @TalkingSnooker or email talkingsnooker@yahoo.com
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