Talking Snooker

Phil and Nick return with a new episode, with the main focus of our attention catching up with your correspondence. Subjects include Kyren Wilson's British Open complaints, the form of John Higgins and where to sit at the forthcoming UK Championship. There's also the big stories from the early action at the Northern Ireland Open and the rest of the snooker news. We'll be taking a break from the po...

Phil and Nick are live from David Gilbert's Potters Snooker & Pool Club in Swadlincote for the latest edition of the Tony Meo Trophy. We talk about the battle for the trophy and reveal the venue for the 2025 match. Gilbert joins us for this episode and he is typically forthright on a number of matters, including match lengths, dress codes and the miss rule. If you'd like to respond to any of Dave'...

Phil and Nick are joined by Liam Highfield to talk about his life in snooker so far and hopes for the future. Liam tells us about beating some of the game's biggest names, his three appearances at the Crucible and experiences so far on the Q Tour. He also talks candidly about suffering with Crohn's disease and having to deal with OCD. There's plenty to catch up with across the snooker world, inclu...

Nick and Phil reflect on victory for Mark Selby at the British Open. There's also chat about runner-up John Higgins, who is back in the top 16 straight away, and friend of the podcast Oliver Lines, who reached his first ranking event semi-final. There's loads of other talking points from the week in Cheltenham, including the confusing schedule, complaints from Kyren Wilson about not being on the T...

Nick and Phil return to reflect on Neil Robertson winning his first ranking tournament in more than two years with success at the English Open in Brentwood. There's also plenty of chat about a brilliant run to the final, and performance in the showpiece match, from Wu Yize. There's also early news from the British Open in Cheltenham, success for Dylan Emery on the Q Tour and plenty more besides. T...

Nick and Phil return with a new episode and they are joined by a guest presenter, broadcaster Rod Studd. Rod delivers strong views on a number of matters, including Judd Trump's status in the game, Ronnie O'Sullivan playing left-handed in Brentwood this week and players returning to the sport after serving bans following the match fixing scandal. We also hear from Rod about his love of the game, h...

Phil and Nick return with the podcast to reflect on victory for Judd Trump in snooker's new fourth major in Saudi Arabia. There's plenty of chat about the tournament, including its promotion, television coverage and crowd sizes. There's also talk about the UK Women's Championship, Seniors 900 in Hull, the return of Zhao Xintong and the English Open. Many thanks for tuning in and please do keep you...

Phil and Nick return with a new episode to reflect on the first half of the sport's new fourth major in Saudi Arabia. Alongside a review of the action so far and a look ahead to the biggest names entering, there's chat about a number of issues at the event, including the non-existent crowds. There's also the rest of the snooker news, including a maximum break on the amateur circuit. Plus we catch...

Phil and Nick are back with a new episode and we're reflecting on a terrific victory at the Xi'an Grand Prix for world champion Kyren Wilson. We talk through the highlights of the week, including a run to the last four for Daniel Wells. There's also a look ahead to snooker's fourth major in Saudi Arabia, plus the rest of the snooker news. Keep your thoughts coming to us please - tweet us @TalkingS...

Nick and Phil return with the podcast and there's plenty to catch up on, including action from the British Open and US Women's Open, plus a preview of the Xian Grand Prix. We also catch up with your correspondence too, round up the rest of the snooker news and reflect on the Olympics at the end of a memorable Paris Games. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Phil and Nick are joined by Oliver Lines for our new episode. He tells us about his career so far, including reaching two recent tournament quarter-finals. There's chat about what it's been like to be on tour at the same time as his father Peter, and his friendship with Judd Trump. Plus Ollie's hopes for the future. There's also a catch up with a busy period of qualifying action, with some interes...

Nick and Phil pay tribute to the great Ray Reardon, who has died at the age of 91. There's talk about Ray's brilliant achievements on the table, including his six world titles, and amazing life off it. We have also included your thoughts and memories, which we appreciate you sending in. We also reflect on the action on the table, with Judd Trump storming to a dominant victory at the Shanghai Maste...

Phil and Nick return with a new episode, as we catch up with your correspondence. Topics include John Higgins, venues for tournaments and BBC coverage. There's also a catch up with the early action from the Shanghai Masters, plus a round-up of the rest of the latest snooker news. Keep your thoughts coming to us - tweet us @TalkingSnooker or email talkingsnooker@yahoo.com Learn more about your ad c...

Nick and Phil reflect on victory for Ali Carter at the Championship League, as he beat Jackson Page in the final to claim the sixth ranking title of his career. There's also a look ahead to the Shanghai Masters and the rest of the snooker news. Plus Nick tells us about meeting up with a fan of the podcast in Germany. We'll return next week. Please do keep your thoughts coming to us on any snooker...

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 sty...

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 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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 ep...

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 Learn mo...

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 o...

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...

Nick and Phil return with the latest news from the World Championship at the Crucible. On the table, there's a review of the first round stage and a look ahead at best of 25 matches in the coming days. Off the table, there's loads to talk about including the future of the Crucible and this week's media appearances from Barry Hearn. Plus the threat of a breakaway tour, which reportedly could attrac...

Nick and Phil look ahead to the biggest tournament in the sport, the World Championship in Sheffield. Before they get stuck into the 17 days to come, there's a review of qualifying, including another couple of highly dramatic Judgement Days, with the biggest story seeing the exit of Neil Robertson. We then bring you the World Championship draw and preview every first round match to come. There's a...

Phil and Nick are back with a Sunday night post final episode, reflecting on glory for Mark Williams at the Tour Championship. There's plenty of chat about a brilliant run to the title for Williams, which culminated in him beating Ronnie O'Sullivan in the world final. There's also talk about world qualifying, the return of the tiered system for a number of tournaments next season and your correspo...

Nick and Phil return with their first episode of April and it's a bit of a monster affair. The main part of the episode sees special guest Liam Davies join us. We chat to the 17-year-old about winning a two year tour card. There's also talk about his time growing up and association with various stars of the game, including Mark Williams. Liam recounts his memories of become the youngest player to...

Phil and Nick return with a new episode and there's so much snooker to catch up on. We lead by reflecting on a wonderful new world champion in this sport. There's plenty of chat about victory for Bai Yulu at the Women's World Championship, as well as your correspondence on the tournament. There's also a full review of the World Open, with Judd Trump claiming his fifth ranking title of the season....