There were victories for Mike Gillespie and Lewis Knowles at the Hull Open as World Disability Billiards and Snooker (WDBS) held its first tournament for deaf and visually impaired players since March 2020 at the Tradewell Snooker Club. The fifth staging of the competition saw players from across the country take part in a two-day
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World Disability Billiards and Snooker (WDBS) has today announced the dates and venues for its first scheduled events since the onset of the coronavirus pandemic. The news follows a period of careful review in line with the latest government guidance and restrictions, which has included extensive consultation with the WDBS Return to Sport Committee formed
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World Disability Billiards and Snooker (WDBS) will support Group 8 player David Grant at the 2022 British Transplant Games. The WDBS said: Set to be held in Leeds next summer, the Games have been held for over 40 years and include over 25 sports including snooker. The Games have previously been supported by four-time world champion John
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WDBS Events Update The WDBS have announced a further update with regards to the planned return to play later this year. As previously announced, it was intended that the Return to Sport Committee would meet again in early July following the 21 June easing of Covid-19 restrictions in England to review the next steps. Because
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This year’s final World Disability Billiards and Snooker (WDBS) event was completed last weekend as our latest champions were celebrated at the Hull Open, sponsored by the Humber Fish Co. Returning to the popular Tradewell Snooker Club for its fourth staging, the event saw competitions held for deaf and partially sighted players across the weekend, with 26 players
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Entries are now open for this event Entries are now being accepted for the WDBS Hull Open 2019 which returns to the Tradewell Snooker Club for its fourth staging from 15-17 November. As in 2018, the event will be sponsored by Humber Fish Co. The popular local restaurant provides relaxed informal dining specialising in locally sourced seafood and crustacea, having
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The World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association (WPBSA) is pleased to announce a new partnership with DSActive which will see both organisations work together to provide opportunities for people with Down’s syndrome to participate in snooker. Administered by the Down’s Syndrome Association (DSA), the programme aims to provide people with as many opportunities as possible
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World Disability Billiards and Snooker (WDBS) have announced that the first event of 2019 will be the Northern Classic which will be held for the first time at Hazel Grove Snooker Club in Stockport. Hazel Grove is a Gold Member of the 147 Club, the official club affiliation scheme of the English Partnership for Snooker
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World Disability Billiards and Snooker (WDBS) successfully staged its first-ever event outside of the UK last weekend in Belgium. Held at The Trickshot in Bruges, the competition saw a mix of established WDBS players and local challengers come together for an event which represented another significant milestone for disability snooker globally. There was a home
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The first WDBS event to be staged outside of the UK is taking place this weekend. The main two-day tournament will be open to players with physical disabilities including ambulant and wheelchair users (WDBS Classification Groups 1-5). To follow the scoring see https://www.mysnookerstats.com/wdbs/
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