Phil and Nick are back to reflect on a brilliant edition of the Masters, which culminated in victory for Shaun Murphy over Kyren Wilson in the final.

There's talk about Murphy's triumph - including his maximum in the semi-finals - plus the week at Alexandra Palace overall, including Ronnie O'Sullivan withdrawing and the subsequent discussion about mental health on Eurosport.

On a busy episode, there's also the latest from the Championship League, a German Masters preview and news from the WSF Championships in Morocco.

Keep your thoughts coming and we'll catch up with your correspondence next week.

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We look ahead to the Masters on its 50th birthday, previewing all the first round matches to come at Alexandra Palace and remembering some classic moments over the years.

Keep your thoughts coming throughout the tournament and we'll return afterwards to review all the action.

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Nick and Phil are joined by Eurosport presenter Radzi Chinyanganya for our first episode of 2025. Radzi takes us on a whistle-stop tour through his life and career, from trying to compete at the Winter Olympics in skeleton bobsleigh to presenting Blue Peter and now hosting coverage of the biggest snooker tournaments on television.

So many highlights here including:

*Working with Jimmy White

*That interview with Ronnie O'Sullivan

*Events in Saudi Arabia

*The future of the Crucible

*Presenting on Blue Peter

*His faith and belief in God

***Plus a surprise impression of Barry Hearn***

...and even that just scratches the surface. We'd love to have your company for this episode. We'll return next week with a match by match preview of the Masters.

Happy New Year to all our listeners.

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Nick and Phil bring you a Christmas Special episode of the podcast, as we look back on the last twelve months in snooker. From Ronnie O'Sullivan winning his eighth Masters title to Lei Peifan's shock Scottish Open success, via Crucible glory for Kyren Wilson and another stellar year of success for Judd Trump.

We also catch up on the action on the table in the days before Christmas, including the latest Saudi Invitational and qualifying for the German Masters and World Open. And we reflect on the sad news of the deaths of former British Open winner Silvino Francisco and the sport's best ever compere, Alan Hughes.

Sincere thanks for joining us in big numbers again throughout 2024 and we very much look forward to your company in 2025, when we'll kick off with a guest appearance from Eurosport presenter Radzi Chinyanganya.

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to all our listeners.

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Lei Peifan is celebrating the most surprising of victories at the Scottish Open and in this new episode, we reflect on his stunning success. There's a review of the final between two 21-year-olds, Lei and Wu Yize. Plus all the results and stories from the last 16 stage onwards.

There's also plenty of other snooker news, including the latest Saudi Invitational, German Masters qualifying and Zhao Xintong at Q School.

We'll be back very soon with our Christmas Special episode, when we'll look back at snooker in 2024.

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Nick and Phil to reflect on the Shoot Out in Leicester, which culminated in success for Tom Ford as he claimed a first ranking event victory at the age of 41. There's also chat about some of the crowd behaviour that crossed the line during the event.

We take a look at the big stories from the opening days of the Scottish Open in Edinburgh too and catch up with your correspondence. Topics include: the fan experience at the Champion of Champions, Mark Allen's approach at the UK Championship and those unsavoury scenes at the Shoot Out. Plus an appeal from a listener in Spain following devastation caused to a snooker club in Valencia by recent flooding in the country.

We'll return next week to review the climax of the Scottish Open and preview the Saudi invitational event. Keep your snooker thoughts coming to: [email protected]

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Nick and Phil reflect on the sad news that one of snooker's most celebrated and popular champions, Terry Griffiths, has died at the age of 77. There's a look back at Terry's wonderful career, which included World Championship glory in 1979, and his time as a fine television commentator and successful coach. We also read out some of the tributes from players, including from Stephen Hendry and Mark Allen.

There's a look back at the UK Championship in York, which culminated in a fifth Triple Crown success for Judd Trump. There were a host of talking points to emerge from the event, including table conditions, average shot time and television coverage.

There are details too of the Masters draw, a look ahead to the Shoot Out in Leicester and news of Women's Masters success for Reanne Evans in London. Plus Nick on his new audio service - Radio Snooker with Nick Metcalfe - and a special interview from the Snooker Chat website on our own Talking Snooker podcast.

We'll return next week, when alongside all the latest snooker news we'll catch up with your correspondence. Contact us at any time - tweet @TalkingSnooker or email [email protected]

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Nick and Phil look ahead to one of the biggest events of the season, the UK Championship in York. We preview all the first round matches to come and the tournament overall. Plus there's a look back at Judgement Day in Leicester.

Keep your thoughts coming to us during the tournament, especially if you're attending the tournament. Tweet us @TalkingSnooker or email [email protected]

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Nick and Phil are joined by Taylor Wilson, the manager of his brother Kyren and Stuart Bingham. There's plenty of chat about the ins and outs of sports management, plus Kyren's Crucible triumph this year and whether the world champion really is underappreciated. Plus Taylor's own ambitions for the future.

There's also a review of a brilliant victory for Mark Williams at the Champion of Champions plus the latest news from UK qualifying. And Nick sings to mark our fourth birthday.

We'll return on Friday to review Judgement Day in Leicester and look ahead to the main stages of the UK Championship in York.

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Nick and Phil are back and there's a lot to catch up on. There's talk about another success for world champion Kyren Wilson with his win at the Northern Ireland Open. And there's a full review of the International Championship, which culminated in victory for Ding Junhui.

There's also a look ahead to another eagerly awaited edition of the Champion of Champions and a round-up of all the rest of the snooker news. Plus a few words about a certain election.

We'll catch up with your correspondence soon. Please keep it coming - tweet us @TalkingSnooker or email [email protected]

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