Talking Snooker

Apr 09 2025 204 ep. 86 mins 2.2k
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Nick Metcalfe and Phil Haigh talk about the game we all love.

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Talking Snooker Episode 204 - John Higgins wins Tour Championship + world qualifying latest

Apr 09 2025 71 mins  
Nick and Phil return with a new episode of the podcast, to reflect on a magnificent victory for John Higgins at the Tour Championship. There's talk about the week overall, including our own visits to Manchester for the tournament. There's loads more besides in this episode, including the latest from World Championship qualifying in Sheffield, news of the referee for the world fina

Talking Snooker Episode 203 - Ben Woollaston special + Your Views

Mar 31 2025 113 mins  
Ben Woollaston joins Phil and Nick to talk about his career so far. It's a fascinating conversation, which takes in meeting Mark Selby as a boy, what Judd Trump was like as a junior, playing at the Crucible and reaching the Welsh Open final. There's also some sadder talk about Ben's recent health struggles, which he believes resulted from taking the Covid vaccine. Plus his welcome

Talking Snooker Episode 202 - Kyren Wilson wins Players Championship + Tour Championship preview

Mar 24 2025 61 mins  
Nick and Phil return to review the Players Championship in Telford, where Kyren Wilson claimed his fourth tournament win of the season. There's also a look ahead to the Tour Championship and a round-up of all the latest snooker news. We'll return next week to catch up with all your correspondence. Tweet us @TalkingSnooker or email [email protected] Learn more about your ad

Talking Snooker Episode 201 - Zak Surety special

Mar 17 2025 88 mins  
Phil and Nick welcome a very entertaining guest to the podcast in Zak Surety, who has just had his best ever tournament run at the World Open. There's loads of good stuff here from Zak, including his early days on tour, friendship with Stuart Bingham, his recent maximum break and hopes for the future. There's all the rest of the snooker news too, including a number of players win

Talking Snooker Episode 200 - Neil Robertson wins World Grand Prix + Double Century of episodes

Mar 10 2025 54 mins  
We're there. Two hundred episodes. That's a lot of talking snooker by anyone's standards. In this landmark episode, we reflect on World Grand Prix glory for Neil Robertson and look ahead to the Players Championship. There's all the rest of the snooker news too plus a wee bit of chat about reaching our double century. Our lines are always open to you. Tweet @TalkingSnooker or email

Talking Snooker Episode 199 - John Higgins wins World Open + World Grand Prix

Mar 03 2025 75 mins  
John Higgins is celebrating his first ranking tournament victory for four years, and the 32nd of his magnificent career. Phil and Nick return to reflect on his success at the World Open in Yushan. There's also a look ahead to the World Grand Prix, plus news on the Q Tour Global Play-Offs and the World Disability Snooker Championship. We'll bring you our 200th episode next week -

Talking Snooker Episode 198 - Tessa Davidson special

Feb 25 2025 102 mins  
Nick and Phil are joined by the women's world seniors champion Tessa Davidson. There's loads of talk about Tessa's success in the 1980s and 90s, her long break from the sport and her prolific success since returning. Tessa also gives us her views on how we can get more girls into playing snooker and the future of the women's game. There's plenty more besides, including the latest

Talking Snooker Episode 197 - Mark Selby wins Welsh Open

Feb 16 2025 53 mins  
Phil and Nick are back with a new episode straight after the Welsh Open final in Llandudno, where Mark Selby beat Stephen Maguire to claim the title. There's plenty of chat about the week overall at the final Home Nations of the season, including tributes to two unforgettable champions from Wales, Ray Reardon and Terry Griffiths. We also look ahead to the World Open, which gets u

Talking Snooker Episode 196 - Latest News & Latest Views

Feb 12 2025 70 mins  
Nick and Phil are back with a mixture of latest news and your views. We reflect on victory for Mark Selby in the Championship League and the latest on the Welsh Open. There's news of glory for Reanne Evans in Belgium and success for Liam Highfield on the Q Tour. We also catch up with your correspondence, with topics including snooker mascot Johnny Potalot, where to go during the W

Talking Snooker Episode 195 - Gary Wilson special + Kyren Wilson wins German Masters + Nick in Berlin

Feb 05 2025 118 mins  
Nick and Phil are back with a marathon episode. Welsh Open champion Gary Wilson joins us ahead of the defence of his title in Llandudno. Gary talks about his time growing up, including appearing on Junior Big Break, and his early days on tour. There's chat too about his years away from the tour and working in other jobs, and his brilliant return which has featured a World Champions