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Talking Snooker

Nick Metcalfe and Phil Haigh

Nick Metcalfe and Phil Haigh talk about the game we all love.

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Talking Snooker Episode 171 - Latest News and Your Views

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2024/07/16

Phil and Nick return with a new episode, as we catch up with your correspondence. Topics include John Higgins, venues for tournaments and BBC coverage.There's also a catch up with the early action from the Shanghai Masters, plus a round-up of the rest of the latest snooker news. Keep your thoughts coming to us - tweet us @TalkingSnooker or email talkingsnooker@yahoo.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

52:34

Talking Snooker Episode 170 - Ali Carter wins...

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2024/07/07

Nick and Phil reflect on victory for Ali Carter at the Championship League, as he beat Jackson Page in the final to claim the sixth ranking title of his career.There's also a look ahead to the Shanghai Masters and the rest of the snooker news. Plus Nick tells us about meeting up with a fan of the podcast in Germany. We'll return next week. Please do keep your thoughts coming to us on any snooker matter - tweet us @TalkingSnooker or email talkingsnooker@yahoo.com Learn more about your ad choices

114:21

Talking Snooker Episode 169 - Jak Jones special

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2024/06/24

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,

67:28

Talking Snooker Episode 168 - Season under way + Your...

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2024/06/18

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 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

57:45

Talking Snooker Episode 167 - Happy New Season with...

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2024/06/09

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 Learn

72:40

Talking Snooker Episode 166 - We are back!

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2024/06/06

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 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

80:06

Talking Snooker Episode 165 - Kyren Wilson wins 2024...

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2024/05/13

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

92:06

Talking Snooker Episode 164 - World Championship...

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2024/05/03

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

100:38

Talking Snooker Episode 163 - World Championship 2024...

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2024/04/26

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

99:19

Talking Snooker Episode 162 - World Championship 2024...

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2024/04/18

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

61:40

Talking Snooker Episode 161 - Mark Williams wins Tour...

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2024/04/07

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 Learn

97:42

Talking Snooker Episode 160 - Liam Davies special +...

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2024/04/02

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

75:41

Talking Snooker Episode 159 - Bai Yulu wins Women's...

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2024/03/25

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

71:39

Talking Snooker Episode 158 - Saudi Invitational...

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2024/03/14

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

81:27

Talking Snooker Episode 157 - Latest News & Latest Views

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2024/03/03

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

93:43

Talking Snooker Episode 156 - Tom Ford special + Mark...

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2024/02/26

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

83:14

Talking Snooker Episode 155 - Gary Wilson wins Welsh...

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2024/02/19

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

65:43

Talking Snooker Episode 154 - Welsh Open Preview +...

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2024/02/11

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

62:50

Talking Snooker Episode 153 - Judd Trump wins German...

Talking Snooker ·

2024/02/05

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

64:03

Talking Snooker Episode 152 - Saudi Arabia reaction +...

Talking Snooker ·

2024/01/26

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. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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