The Snookerbacker Blog

The more observant amongst you may have noticed that there is a new box at the top of the sidebar on the right hand side of the blog. It takes you here and tells you all you need to know about the forthcoming Snookerbacker Classic, how to enter and all the terms and conditions.

You will notice underneath this box that there is also a drop down menu with the venues listed and a ‘Pay Now’ button to forward entrance fees directly to me. As the entries in each event are restricted in number, if you are going to enter I would make sure you do so as early as you can, to avoid disappointment. You can of course enter more than one event if you wish.

So why should you enter? Well rather than me telling you this I thought I’d let a couple of other more qualified people tell you why. Beginning with none other than Neal Foulds who says:

The Snookerbacker Classic looks a really good idea and a great opportunity for a budding star to realise their dreams without the pressure of a hefty entrance fee.

I’m sure that this event will see inexperienced but talented local players locking horns with some semi-professionals who may be willing to play in as many of the four events as is necessary to make the finals.

The invaluable match practice to be gained is one thing, but ultimately two places in the next Q-School are up for grabs. The bonus being that these places have been earned by results rather than merely stumping up a large entry fee, which in itself is a psychological advantage in the scramble for a place on the main circuit.

I’m pleased to say that one of the first names to pitch his hat in the ring is none other than The Assassin, Allan Taylor who says:

This is a great opportunity for anyone that aspires to making it as a professional. It’s pretty simple, you win 4 matches, you get your entry fee refunded, you win another 2 and you’re in the Q-School, you win another and you get 4 PTC’s and a big shiny trophy on top!

Having worked with SB over the past year I can also say that you will not go short of support should you be the lucky runner-up (behind me!!). The blog also gives a great platform to raise your profile in the game and that is worth it’s weight in gold. Entering this event is a must for anyone wanting to progress in the sport.  I’m really looking forward to it, great venues too.

So there you have it. If anyone has any questions about the event please contact me at snookerbacker@hotmail.co.uk or my new email snookerbacker@ymail.com (I’ve had a few problems with hotmail)

Dennis, Alex, Some other bloke and Eugene Hughes with the State Express Trophy

Good Morning Everyone. Below you will find the first batch of PTC results from last night. Match 9 saw a comfortable win for The Albino Assassin.

Mystery and intrigue surrounds the outcome of the Chen Zhe/James Silverwood clash but there were also comfortable wins for friends of the blog Martin O’Donnell and Gareth Allen.

Arguably the tie of the first round produced a 4-3 win for Kyren Wilson over Jak Jones whilst the well thought of Ben Harrison, who made a 147 the other day in a one frame match against a local reporter came through 4-3 in his match.

Nostalgists (is that a word?) will be disappointed to see Dessie Sheehan the other end of a 4-0 scoreline. I remember him from the State Express World Team Challenge on ITV in the 1980′s playing alongside the legend that is Eugene Hughes, who once gave a starstruck young snookerbacker his autograph at Pontins whilst saying I had ‘a good Irish name’.

1. Hammad Miah 2 – 4 Oliver Lines
2. Ian Stark 4 - 0 Sachin Plaha
3. Jak Jones 3 - 4 Kyren Wilson
4. Stephen Ellis 1 - 4 Kishan Hirani
5. Joel Walker 4 - 0 Dessie Sheehan
6. Brian Cox 3 - 4 Ben Harrison
7. Alex Taubman 4 - 0 Martin Ball
8. George Marter 1 - 4 Martin O’Donnell
9. Jonathan Friel 0 - 4 Allan Taylor
10. Shahram Changezi 4 - 2 Bash Maqsood
11. Declan Bristow 2 - 4 Darren Bond
12. James Murdoch 4 - 1 Callum Lloyd
13. Gareth Allen 4 - 0 Sydney Wilson
14. Chen Zhe ? James Silverwood
15. Shaun Wilkes 4 - 1 Lee Richardson
16. Grzegorz Biernadski 3 - 4 Lewis Frampton
17. Lee Page 4 - 0 Terry Buchan
18. Lasse Munstermann w/d v w/o Steve Judd
19. John Sutton 4 - 1 Phil O’Kane
20. James Hill 0 - 4 Mitchell Mann
21. Sam Harvey 4 - 3 Saqib Nasir
22. Leo Fernandez 3 - 4 Nick Jennings