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Dunstable hosts the stars
Dunstable snooker club hosted the howeveryoulikebreak.com invitational pro tournament and what an amazing day it was. A star studded field including the likes of World champions Mark Selby and Stuart Bingham descended on the excellent Dunstable snooker club for a 12 man round robin then knockout tournament. Two groups of six played in a round robin format…
Read MoreSweet 16
Billy joe Castle made an immediate return to the professional tour throught the q school order of merit. Castle produced a string of solid displays and thoroughly deserved his place back at snooker’s top table. After the final match which he lost to Alex Borg he spoke to howeveryoulikebreak.com reporter Curtis Braithwaite about regaining his tour card. …
Read MoreJudgement day is upon us
Former ranking event winner Barry Pinches (pictured below) is now only 2 matches away from regaining his tour card as he swept aside Chinese prospect Peifan Lei by a 4-1 scoreline. Pinches controlled the safety battles in the match as both player’s struggled with the table conditions, Lei will be rueing the missed chances that…
Read MoreThings are heating up in Wigan
Ryan Thomerson (pictured below) ended the hopes of howeveryoulikebreak.comsponsored player Sean Maddocks with an excellent 4-1 victory. Thomerson put in a clinical display clearing up from 50 behind twice to lead 3-1 then stroking in a sublime break of 74 to wrap up victory. Thomerson spoke to howeveryoulikebreak.com reporter Curtis Braithwaite after the match and said ”…
Read MoreThe pressure rises
Both Alexander Ursenbacher and Sanderson Lam were effectively drinking in the last chance saloon as they faced each other in q school event 3. Alexander Ursenbacher (pictured below) came through a 4-1 winner but the scoreline doesn’t tell the story of the match as Sanderson Lam threw away frames 1 and 2 from healthy positions and…
Read MoreThe cream rises to the top
Fraser Patrick regained his tour card with an excellent 4-1 victory over Sydney Wilson. Patrick has always had the temperament and matchplay type of game to do well on the tour and it’s great to see him get another chance at snooker’s top table. Here’s what he had to say to howeveryoulikebreak.com reporter Curtis Braithwaite after his…
Read MoreSean fights back
After a first round exit in event 1 Sean O’Sullivan (pictured below) made it 2 wins from 2 and is now only 4 matches away from regaining his tour card. O’Sullivan competed well in the safety department against the experienced Matthew Couch and was delighted with his performance. Sean spoke to howeveryoulikebreak.com reporter Curtis Braithwaite after…
Read MoreReanne lives to fight another day
Fraser Patrick (pictured below) got his event 2 campaign off to a great start with a confidence building 4-1 victory over howeveryoulikebreak.com sponsored player Sean Maddocks. It wasn’t a match littered with breaks as many of the frames went quite scrappy but it was Fraser’s superior safety and matchplay that got him over the line. After the…
Read MoreSupreme pool series
All the best 8 ball pool players are in stoke on trent this weekend competing for the Supreme Pool Series. It’s the toughest field in pool as both rule sets combine to play a hybrid rule set bringing all the best players together. Our howeveryoulikebreak.com logo will be on the shirt of former snooker pro Jamie Burnett,…
Read MoreQ school event 2 begins
As one door closes another one opens and at q school it’s no different, Event 2 started today just hours after we knew the names of the fantastic 4 player’s who qualified from event 1. Fang Xiongman ( pictured below) started event 2 in stunning fashion with a 4-0 victory over James Silverwood. Fang stroked…
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