Talking Snooker
Nick Metcalfe and Phil Haigh talk about the game we all love.
Episodes
Phil and Nick are back again with the final episode of the season, reflecting on an historic moment for the sport as Zhao Xintong becomes snooker's first ever Chinese world champion.
There's also more talk about the complications surrounding Zhao's win, including complaints from several players that the new world champion - who has recently returned from a ban for his involvement in the sport's biggest ever match fixing scandal ...
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May 5, 2025 • 67 mins
This really is no normal episode of Talking Snooker. Wonderful chaos for an hour, as we natter away about the game and this World Championship with super fan Rob Francis.
We are joined by a succession of big snooker characters, including two former world champions. We hope you enjoy listening as much as we enjoyed recording.
We'll return later this week with our final episode of the season, reflecting on this tournament and t...
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May 1, 2025 • 51 mins
We're back. What a World Championship this is. We've nattered away about the second round and quarter-finals at the Crucible and looked ahead to the semi-finals.
We have just two more episodes left of our season now. We'll be joined by Rob Francis this weekend and will then review the tournament in full next week. Keep your correspondence coming - tweet us @TalkingSnooker or email talkingsnooker@yahoo.com
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April 25, 2025 • 67 mins
Nick and Phil review the first round of the World Championship, in what has been a marvellous tournament so far. There's been exits for defending champion Kyren Wilson and four time winner Mark Selby, a return to action for Ronnie O'Sullivan and a host of dramatic finishes.
We'll return after the quarter-finals to look back at all the best of 25 frame matches at the tournament. Keep your thoughts coming please - tweet us @TalkingS...
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April 17, 2025 • 91 mins
Nick and Phil are joined by one of the big hitters of the snooker press room, Shane MacDermott, to look ahead to the World Championship at the Crucible.
We look ahead to every first round match to come, which will include Ronnie O'Sullivan taking on Ali Carter. We also reflect on the dramas of world qualifying, including the two Judgement Days.
We'll be a Thursday and Friday service in the coming weeks and aim to return when the ...
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April 9, 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 final and an update on future hosting of the tournament...
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March 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 return to form lately and his hopes for the future....
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March 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 talkingsnooker@yahoo.com
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March 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 winning two year tour cards. We'll return next week wi...
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March 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 talkingsnooker@yahoo.com
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March 3, 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 - keep your thoughts coming to us, tweet @TalkingSnoo...
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February 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 from the World Open in Yushan, the draw for the Wor...
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February 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 under way next weekend. In our next episode, Tessa D...
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February 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 World Championship in Sheffield and the former playe...
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February 5, 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 Championship semi-final and three ranking tournament wins in...
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January 28, 2025 • 74 mins
Phil and Nick are back, with one of our episodes combining news and views. There's chat about the latest from the German Masters in Berlin and an exciting tournament victory for Mink Nutcharut in Morocco. Plus the Championship League, the teenager who has won a new two year tour card and news that TNT Sports will replace Eurosport in the UK and Ireland.
We also catch up with your correspondence, with topics including the Masters a...
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January 21, 2025 • 77 mins
Phil and Nick are back to reflect on a brilliant edition of the Masters, which culminated in victory for Shaun Murphy over Kyren Wilson in the final.
There's talk about Murphy's triumph - including his maximum in the semi-finals - plus the week at Alexandra Palace overall, including Ronnie O'Sullivan withdrawing and the subsequent discussion about mental health on Eurosport.
On a busy episode, there's also the latest from the Cha...
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January 8, 2025 • 57 mins
We look ahead to the Masters on its 50th birthday, previewing all the first round matches to come at Alexandra Palace and remembering some classic moments over the years.
Keep your thoughts coming throughout the tournament and we'll return afterwards to review all the action.
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January 3, 2025 • 111 mins
Nick and Phil are joined by Eurosport presenter Radzi Chinyanganya for our first episode of 2025. Radzi takes us on a whistle-stop tour through his life and career, from trying to compete at the Winter Olympics in skeleton bobsleigh to presenting Blue Peter and now hosting coverage of the biggest snooker tournaments on television.
So many highlights here including:
*Working with Jimmy White
*That interview with Ronnie O'Sullivan
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December 29, 2024 • 96 mins
Nick and Phil bring you a Christmas Special episode of the podcast, as we look back on the last twelve months in snooker. From Ronnie O'Sullivan winning his eighth Masters title to Lei Peifan's shock Scottish Open success, via Crucible glory for Kyren Wilson and another stellar year of success for Judd Trump.
We also catch up on the action on the table in the days before Christmas, including the latest Saudi Invitational and qual...
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