Talking Snooker

Nick and Phil reflect on another madcap and enjoyable edition of the Shoot Out, which ended in a tenth ranking event success for Mark Allen. There's chat about Shaun Murphy's maximum break, victory for a 13-year-old and Dominic Dale's songbook. There's also look ahead to the final ranking tournament of the year, the Scottish Open in Edinburgh. Plus an announcement about our Christmas Special next week.

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Nick and Phil return to reflect on yet another famous triumph for Ronnie O'Sullivan, who has become the oldest winner of the UK Championship thirty years on from being the youngest winner. There's a lot of talk on a brilliant week overall in York, which included a run to the final for Ding Junhui and the most points ever scored in any professional frame. We also discuss the prospect of a move away from York for the event, comments from Neil Robertson over pocket sizes and television coverage of the tournament. Plus news of the draw for January's Masters and a look ahead to the Shoot Out in Swansea.

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Phil and Nick are joined by the journalist Matt Bishop to look ahead to one of the highlights of the season, the UK Championship in York. They preview all the last 32 matches to come, including defending champion Mark Allen taking on Ding Junhui. We look back too at the excitement of Judgement Day.

Plus Matt talks to us about what gave him his love of snooker, his long relationship with motorsport and being a founder of Racing Pride, a movement launched to promote LGBTQ+ inclusivity in the motorsport industry.

We'll return after the UK to reflect on all the action in York. If you're heading to the tournament, or would like to have your say on any of the action, please do tweet us @TalkingSnooker or email [email protected]

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Nick and Phil reflect on victory for Mark Allen at the Champion of Champions and an enjoyable week overall in Bolton. There's also reaction to the furore over Stephen Hendry's admission on television that he had never seen the women's world champion Baipat Siripaporn play before, including your views.

In a really busy episode, there's also the latest from UK Championship qualifying and all the details from victory for Mary Talbot-Deegan at the Women's Masters. And our first reviews of the new Ronnie O'Sullivan documentary, The Edge of Everything.

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Nick and Phil are back to reflect on a first ranking event title for Zhang Anda, who beat Tom Ford to claim the International Championship in China. There's plenty of talk on the tournament overall, including an end to Judd Trump's amazing run of success, an impressive run to the last four for Jordan Brown and defeat in the semi-finals for Ronnie O'Sullivan.

We also look ahead to one of the most anticipated tournaments of the season, the Champion of Champions in Bolton. Plus Q Tour news, your correspondence and Nick singing.

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Nick and Phil are joined by one of the most exciting young prospects in the game, 17-year-old Stan Moody. He talks about first discovering the game, his success as an amateur in his teenage years and his first few months on tour. Among the topics we discuss are his relationship with Shaun Murphy, struggles with the yips, playing in the Shoot Out at 15 and his hopes for the future.

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Phil and Nick reflect on yet another success for Judd Trump, an amazing third ranking event title in a row with victory at the Northern Ireland Open. There's plenty of talk about the week overall in Belfast, including Chris Wakelin's memorable run all the way to the final, the two sides of Jack Lisowski and standout victories for Andres Petrov and Stan Moody.

There's plenty more besides in this new episode too, including a look ahead to the International Championship in China, your correspondence and chat about our colleague Hector Nunns stepping back from covering snooker after two decades.

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Phil and Nick reflect on a second successive tournament victory, and a 25th ranking event success overall, for Judd Trump at the Wuhan Open. There's plenty of talk on the tournament as a whole, which included a run to the semi-finals for Wu Yize. There's also discussion on the so-called 'Macau Five' and the WST reaction to their decision to play in an exhibition event during the Northern Ireland Open. Plus there's a look ahead to all the action in Belfast, which starts this weekend.

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Nick and Phil are back with a marathon new episode. They are joined by the snooker commentator David Burney to discuss a host of topics. There's a review of the English Open in Brentwood, where Judd Trump claimed his 24th ranking event title. Plus there's the start of the Wuhan Open and latest from the Australian Women's Open. We also reflect on news that a number of leading players have signed up to play in an event in China during the Northern Ireland Open. And David talks to us at length about the snooker scene in Canada and the United States, which includes answering your questions.

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Nick and Phil are back and they're reflecting on a second British Open success in three seasons for Mark Williams. There's full coverage of the tournament in Cheltenham, plus all the latest from this week's English Open in Brentwood. There's a look ahead to the Wuhan Open and a look back at a 12th UK women's title for Reanne Evans. Keep your thoughts coming to us - tweet us @TalkingSnooker or email [email protected]

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