That’s where it should have been! As we know, the UK Championship will be at the Marshall Arena in Milton Keynes – like the other tournaments have been. There was hope that the final stages could be played at the Barbican in York, but COVID has put paid to that – and my annual visit.
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With the introduction of the three tier system, there’s still confusion over what you can and can’t do. Local COVID alert levels set out information for local authorities, residents and workers about what to do and how to manage the outbreak in their area. Local COVID alert levels are sometimes called ‘tiers’ or known as
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There will be five amateurs competing at the next WST ranking event The World Snooker Tout (WST) Matchroom.live English Open starts on Monday 12 October and features five amateurs. Connor Benzy and Mark Lloyd feature as the English Partnership for Snooker and Billiards (EPSB) nominations for their achievements on the junior stage. As the English
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The World Snooker Federation (WSF) and Australian Billiards and Snooker Council (ABSC) have jointly announced that the WSF Open and WSF Junior Open tournaments due to be held in January 2021 have been postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The mixed-gender competitions holding World Snooker Tour qualification won this year by Ashley Hugill and Gao Yang respectively
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Following receipt of an email by Jason Pegram, of JP’s Snooker and Pool Club in Harlow, from his MP Robert Halfon, maybe not. The rule about licenced premises shutting at 10pm had been accepted as applying to snooker clubs. But read this: Hi Jason I hope you are well. I have received a response from
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The year 2020 has moved dramatically, mostly through the pandemic. There is absolutely not one person or activity that has not been affected by the events of the year. Sports were no different, with several competitions postponed and subsequent ones are taking place behind closed doors. This inadvertently affected gambling. Gambling activities like snooker betting,
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The year 2020 is one that most people would like to forget in a hurry, but it is also a year that will go down in history and one that will not be easy to brush aside. For snooker enthusiasts, 2020 has not been great in the beginning, as the 2019-2020 season was severely disrupted
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Snooker has come a long way since it was enjoyed by British troops in India back in the 1800s. Today it is regarded as one of the most entertaining sports with huge cash prizes for the winners. Uncover what the best snooker tournaments are right now, what to expect for the 20/21 season and which
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The final of the Northern Ireland Amateur Championships 2020 gets underway this morning at the Antrim Sports Club. This is an all Antrim affair between defending champion Declan Lavery and the man who could possibly be the youngest ever winner Robbie McGuigan. The final starts at 11:00am and you can follow the scoring at https://snookerscores.net/tournament-manager/northern-ireland-amateur-championship-2020/live-scores
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This is not official advice, but it is the way that I see it. As the advice from the Government is pretty general, it is somewhat difficult to apply it directly to snooker. Clubs to close early Clubs will be obliged to close at 10pm in line with the rest of the ‘hospitality industry’ and
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