Teenage Kicks

Lines4Sunday marked the 20th birthday of Luca Brecel, who for at least as long as I have written this blog, has been regarded as snooker’s most promising teenage player.

Now that he is half way on to being eligible for the World Seniors Championship however, I posed the question on Twitter as to just who is snooker’s most promising teenager at this time, with several talented young players having either already made a mark on the professional scene, or certainly having done so at amateur level.

I wrote a similar piece back in 2009 and finding it interesting to look back at how those players have so far gone on to progress in their professional careers, click below for my look at some of the most promising teenagers in the game, together with the best of your tweets…

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Tour Survival 2014/15 – Player by Player (March Update)

balls2Following the conclusion of the Gdynia Open last weekend, the position of several players in the race to stay on tour is now far clearer and in some cases, out of their own hands. For others however, there is still much to play for with four ranking events remaining this season.

Continuing reading for my latest in-depth, player by player update on the race for main tour places for the 2015/16 season, up to date after the Gdynia Open event.

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Reanne Evans To Compete At 2015 World Championship

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Last season at the Crucible it was announced that there would be a format change for the 2015 World Championship, with the field extended to 144 players to encompass former world champions and a selection of other invited players at the discretion of the WPBSA.

Today it has been announced that one of those players will be ten times ladies champion Reanne Evans, who like all of the other names in the draw ranked outside of the world’s top 16 will now have to win three qualifying matches at Ponds Forge, Sheffield in April, if she is to make it through to play at the Crucible Theatre for the first time.

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Visa For Vafaei

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Iran’s Hossein Vafaei Ayouri first turned professional back in 2012 following his victory at the 2011 IBSF World Championship, but his two and a half seasons on tour have to date been blighted by visa issues which have limited him to sporadic appearances at events such as the Six Red World Championship and Asian Tour events.

Now however, according to reports on Twitter, the 20-year-old has now finally seen his long awaited quest for a visa granted.

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Murphy Donates To RMCH

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A nice story today as former world champion Shaun Murphy took time out earlier this week to present a cheque to the Royal Manchester Children’s Hospital for £4,100, representing £100 for each of the 41 century breaks that he made during the 2013/14 season.

Click below for the full story, while you can also click here to view the latest tally for this season, Shaun currently up to seven as he bids to raise yet more money for the RMCH…

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