Talking Snooker Nick Metcalfe and Phil Haigh

Nick and Phil are joined by World Championship runner-up Jak Jones in a marathon new episode of the podcast.

Jak talks us through his memorable run to the final at the Crucible. There's chat about his memorable victories over a number of top players, and just coming up short against Kyren Wilson in the final. He also has his say again on comments made by Judd Trump and Stuart Bingham about his style of play during the tournament.

Jak then reflects on his life and career in snooker so far, including the unlikely events that led to him being discovered, his difficult early days on tour and the sport being played behind closed doors.

We also put your correspondence to Jak and reflect on the latest play in the Championship League. We hope you enjoy listening as much as we enjoyed recording.






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Phil and Nick return to reflect on the first week of the 24-25 season. There's eight days of Championship League action to catch up on.

Plus there's Your Views and a round up of the rest of the snooker news. Keep your thoughts coming to us please - tweet us @TalkingSnooker or email talkingsnooker@yahoo.com
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Nick and Phil are joined by a special guest presenter Kevin Garside, the chief sports correspondent of the i Newspaper.

There's more reflection on the recent World Championship, including those quarter-final exits for Ronnie O'Sullivan and Judd Trump. Plus we talk snooker in the media and Kevin's take on the sport's presence in newspapers.

We'll catch up with all your correspondence in our next episode. Please do keep it coming. Tweet us @TalkingSnooker or email talkingsnooker@yahoo.com
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Phil and Nick return with a brand new episode for a brand new snooker season. We catch up with events at Q School and look ahead to the first event of the 24-25 season, the Championship League.

We also pay tribute to Dene O'Kane, who has sadly died at the age of 61. Please keep your correspondence coming to us on any snooker matter - tweet @TalkingSnooker or email talkingsnooker@yahoo.com
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Nick and Phil return with our final episode of the season, reflecting on World Championship glory for Kyren Wilson at the Crucible.

We talk about his victory in the final over Jak Jones, as well as the semi-finals. We also chat about the tournament as a whole, including the television coverage, and catch up with your Sheffield correspondence.

There's a look back at the World Seniors and a review of the 23/24 season, including news of the WST Awards.

We'll now be away for a few weeks and will return in June for the start of the 24/25 season. Keep your thoughts coming to us in the meantime - tweet @TalkingSnooker or email talkingsnooker@yahoo.com

Thank you so much for all your company during the season, it's very much appreciated. The listeners really help to make this podcast what it is and we love having you there. See you soon for more of the same.

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Nick and Phil are back with a special episode live from Sheffield, and they're joined by two brilliant guests in father and son, Mark and Ryan Watterson.

There's plenty of chat about all the best of 25 matches played in the World Championship at the Crucible over the last week, from the second round and quarter-final stages, plus the latest news from the semi-finals.

There's also plenty from Mark and Ryan too, including Mark's great love of this championship since he first came to the Crucible since 1977 and Ryan's new role as a media officer with the WPBSA.

We also talk about the massive contribution made by another member of the Watterson family, Mark's late uncle Mike. He was first and foremost a promoter in snooker, being instrumental in the tournament moving to Sheffield. Alongside that, he was a fine player and commentator. We reflect on that and also talk about some of Mike's roles in a number of other sports, including football, darts and bowls.

Keep your thoughts coming to us and we''ll catch up with all your correspondence in our final episode of the season next week. Tweet us @TalkingSnooker or email talkingsnooker@yahoo.com
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