A Blast from the Past
By Elliott West Introduction Born in 1975 and now 48 years old, Gary Ponting who I believe was from Bristol,
Snooker player
The Golden Bullet
By Elliott West “You can’t keep him down”. Eurosport Luca Brecel. Photograph courtesy of World Snooker. Introduction I first saw
The Debutant
By Elliott West “I have had four past students qualify for the World Championship but Si Jiahui is the first
Getting Personal
By Elliott West “He’s a nice person when he is asleep”. Hossein Vafaei Ronnie O’Sullivan and Hossein Vafaei. Photograph courtesy
Super Mario
By Elliott West Cliff Thorburn and Mario Morra pictured during the final of the 1984 Canadian Professional Championship. Photograph courtesy
The Quiet Man
By Elliott West “It gripped me, there was no other game”. Doug Mountjoy Introduction Doug Mountjoy was probably one of
The Soul Search
By Elliott West “Snooker had been my profession but gambling had been my downfall”. Willie Thorne Introduction Willie Thorne’s snooker
Looking Back
“Give up that game Doherty, there’s no future in snooker, you’ll need an education to get a real job”. Ken
Reach for the Sky
By Elliott West “I am bricking it”. Shaun Murphy Introduction Sometimes you have to step out of your comfort zone
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