Nick and Phil reflect on the first round of the Masters, including a dramatic victory for Judd Trump over Ryan Day, and victories for a number of the biggest names including Ronnie O'Sullivan and Mark Williams. There's also a look ahead to the World Grand Prix and a round-up of the latest snooker news.

*1 minute - Masters first round review

*39 minutes - Masters quarter-finals preview

*53 minutes - Correspondence

*One hour, 15 minutes - World Grand Prix review

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Nick and Phil kick off 2023 in style with a look ahead to one of the sport's most treasured events, the Masters, with a very special guest in 1997 world champion Ken Doherty. There's a preview of every first round match to come at Alexandra Palace, while Nick, Phil and Ken all pick their tournament winner.

Ken also reflects on his wonderful life and career in snooker, including Crucible glory a quarter of a century ago, that infamous missed black in the Masters final and his good friend Alex Higgins.

This episode is the third this season to be brought to you by Sporting Life, one of the UK’s leading sports betting and content websites. Please visit sportinglife.com/snooker for some fantastic content, including Richard Mann's betting previews ahead of the Masters, the latest column from Neal Foulds and Nick's forthcoming exclusive interview with John Higgins.

*4 minutes - Latest on match fixing scandal, including the suspension of Zhao Xintong

*18 minutes - Masters first round preview + prediction of tournament winner

*49 minutes - Reflections on Doherty's life in snooker, including Crucible glory a quarter of a century ago

*One hour, two minutes - Stunning Alex Higgins impression from Ken

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Nick and Phil reflect on another memorable year of snooker, from that sparkling Masters to a stunning tournament win for Fan Zhengyi, record seventh world title for Ronnie O'Sullivan, Belfast glory for Mark Allen again and so much more. There's also your correspondence, which includes thoughts on Sports Personality.

Sincere thanks for your company throughout 2022 - it really means a lot to have you listening, and for so many of you to tell us how much you enjoy the podcast. Happy New Year everyone.

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Nick and Phil once again join forces with David Hendon and the Snooker Scene podcast at Christmas, very much in the spirit of Val Doonican. There's an awful lot here in this THREE HOUR extravaganza. There's Mark Selby's emotional victory at the English Open, thoughts on snooker in 2022, hopes for the year to come, your correspondence and some recommendations away from the game. And plenty more besides. Merry Christmas to all our listeners.

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Nick and Phil reflect on 100 episodes of the Talking Snooker podcast, remembering some of the special guests and moments over the past two years. There's also a far more serious matter to report, with a number of players suspended from the tour while a match fixing investigation is taking place. Plus early news from the English Open.

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Nick and Phil reflect on a first ranking event victory for Gary Wilson with success at the Scottish Open. There's also your views on attending the event in Edinburgh. Plus there's a look ahead to the final big ranking tournament of the year, the English Open.

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Nick and Phil look ahead to the second Home Nations event of the season, the Scottish Open in Edinburgh. There's also chat about a number of shock results in German Masters qualifying, plus the rest of the latest snooker news and your correspondence.

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Nick and Phil reflect on a superb UK Championship, with victory for Mark Allen over Ding Junhui in the final. Among the topics discussed are the new format, the Cue Zone at the Barbican, BBC coverage and Shaun Murphy's comments on Ronnie O'Sullivan. We also round up the rest of the snooker news, including the Masters draw.

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Nick and Phil are joined by Eurosport commentator Philip Studd, to look ahead to the UK Championship in York, in a special episode brought to you by Sporting Life. There's plenty of reflection on Jimmy White qualifying for the event at the age of 60 and a guide to all the last 32 matches to come.

We are delighted to be partnering with SportingLife.com, the UK’s leading sports betting and content website, for a number of key episodes this season. You can visit sportinglife.com/snooker for betting previews and analysis ahead of all the big ranking events, plus big name interviews, results, news, and of course a brilliant fortnightly column from friend of the podcast Neal Foulds. Our next episode in this new partnership will come in January when we preview the Masters.

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Nick and Phil reflect on a fourth Champion of Champions title for Ronnie O'Sullivan, with victory over Judd Trump in the final. There's talk of Trump's maximum in the final and the week overall in Bolton. Plus the latest from the UK Championship qualifiers in Sheffield and the rest of the snooker news.

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