Peter Lines recalls the moment he regrets most in his 31-year snooker career, in the new episode of the WST Podcast.

The Leeds cueman casts his mind back to the 1999 China Open in Shanghai, when he played Brian Morgan in the quarter-finals. ”At 4-3 up, I had a chance to win, and I tried to fall over the line, instead of doing what top players do and going for the jugular,” Lines remembers. ”I played a shot which I have regretted ever since. I had a simple red to play for the black, and I tried to play for the blue to make the break easier and made a mess of it. I didn’t win the frame (he eventually lost 5-4). Even now, I am absolutely sick, thinking about it. I threw it away.

”If I end my career without winning a ranking event, which is highly likely now, I will be gutted about missing the few chances I have had. I got to the semi-finals of the (2018) Paul Hunter Classic. I had come to terms with the fact that I was never going to win one, but when I lost 4-3 to Kyren Wilson it broke my heart. I don’t usually get emotional, but when I came out of the arena and saw my lad walking towards me, I nearly cried. It took me a long time to get over that. I’d be interested to know how many players think they can win tournaments. Because I’ve never thought I could. I have never been able to see myself standing there holding the trophy, and I don’t know why that is.”

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Germany’s top player Lukas Kleckers looks back on his career so far in the new episode of the WST Podcast.

Kleckers recalls his introduction to snooker in his homeland and reflects on his best moments including wins over Neil Robertson and Yan Bingtao

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Former Crucible king Ken Doherty joins Michael McMullan for the new episode of the WST Podcast.

Looking back on the build up to the 1997 World Championship, Doherty recalls: ”It was just magical. I still get goosebumps when I think about it.”

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Hammad Miah gives an insight into the challenges that players face when they first turn professional, in the new episode of the WST Podcast.

World number 71 Miah first gained his tour card in 2013 when, at the age of 19, he came through Q School. ”There’s a huge misconception about turning pro,” he told Michael McMullan. ”Our dream is to get on to the tour, but that is only five percent of the journey. I was thinking I could have a very good future ahead of me in snooker. You grow up seeing the big names on TV, then all of a sudden you are playing against them. It all happened too fast, I didn’t have time for it to soak in.

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Former European Masters champion Jimmy Robertson is the subject of the new episode of the WST Podcast.

Robertson recalls his first ranking title in Belgium in 2018, which he describes as ”one of the best moments of my life.” He also looks back on a severe slump which almost led to relegation from the tour, and his return to form during an excellent 2021/22 season.

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