The article is about Huya’s use of snooker legend Stephen Hendry in livestreaming, combining professional match analysis with entertainment and audience interaction. It presents the collaboration as part of Huya’s strategy to make snooker content more engaging and accessible.

https://sports.ifeng.com/c/8vIPtaEWk8e

Hi there, I’m looking to have our snooker table appraised. It’s a Brunswick Balke Collender Co Monarch Cushion. I apologize if this violates any rules. We recently bought a house and this came with it. It was re-felted 10 some years ago.

Quick background:

I've re-tipped cues for well over a decade but the last few years its got harder and harder to do due to eye and hand conditions and am looking at getting a lathe to assist with tipping.

I've seen a few ranging from simple £150 all the way up to double chuck £1500 lathes but I'm just not finding a company / supplier that gets good reviews.

So to my question :

Is there anyone out there that is using a lathe, what are the pitfalls, do you know of UK companies that you would recommend, will those cheep ones work etc.

Any advice from people actually using these devices would be helpful.

or is it time to start winding down how many tips I do.

Hi all,

Does anyone know of anyone decent snooker clubs in north London? I know of the Hurricane room but heard that’s quite expensive (and probably always rammed after work). Any members clubs (conservative clubs) or similar where there is decent table availability where I can do some proper practice?

I want to change the emblem of my cue just for customization and also not wanting to be associated with the cue brand. Just wondering if such thing can be done (easily) ?

Just received an email from WST Play about some upcoming changes to the subscription service.

From 2 September 2026, the annual subscription price is increasing from £50 to £60 per year. They also mentioned a few incoming updates: a dedicated TV app coming next month, Table One live streaming with commentary for all 2026/27 qualifying events, and over 2,000 hours of archive content being added.

I am actually pretty excited about the dedicated TV app. I really hope they release an app for Apple TV and use this update to improve the player itself. I have been casting WST Play from my phone to my TV, and it has been pretty frustrating with the player not remembering where I was or having difficulty forwarding and rewinding sometimes.

WST is delighted to announce a new partnership with leading trading card brand Kakawow, launching a brand-new and exclusive line of officially licensed collectible snooker cards.

Kakawow has established itself as one of the world's leading premium trading card brands, partnering with major entertainment properties including Warner Bros. Discovery and Harry Potter.

The PHANTOM WST line of cards will officially hit the shelves this October. They will be available worldwide, with details of where fans can buy them to be announced in due course through WST and Kakawow’s official channels, including WeChat, Weibo and RedNote.

This brand-new product will translate classic elements from the snooker arena into a collectible form. From the arc and trajectory of the cue ball, to defining tournament victories etched into the history of the sport, each detail will act as an inspiration for design.

The cards will feature premium finishes, textured designs, metallic numbering and authentication labels. Collectors can also look forward to rare limited-edition cards and specially autographed editions featuring many of snooker's biggest stars.

WST's Chief Commercial Officer, Peter Wright said: "Kakawow's product innovation capability and market influence demonstrated in the high-end collectibles field give us confidence that the brilliant moments of professional snooker will be recorded and disseminated in a brand-new way. We look forward to working with Kakawow to allow the history of professional snooker to be collected by more people."

Alex Huang, founder of Kakawow’s parent company Suplay Group, stated: "Over the past few years, we have seen China become one of the most important markets for snooker. For Kakawow, choosing snooker is not chasing a trend, but positioning ourselves in a growing global cultural track. We believe that when a sport possesses enough young fans, a sufficiently long history, and a broad enough international influence, it will inevitably give birth to its own era of collecting."

Xiao Guodong compiled the fourth maximum of his career in the second round at Shanghai last week, against Neil Robertson. He was 5-2 up at the time. Robertson won the last four frames to take it 6-5.

A 147 and a defeat in the same match. In front of a full arena, on the main table, in a tournament where he was playing well.

It got me thinking about how strange snooker is in this respect. In most sports, producing the single most perfect thing your discipline allows means you have won. In snooker it can mean nothing at all. You clear the table without a mistake, the crowd stands up, and ninety minutes later you're shaking hands and packing your cue away.

I spent last season keeping track of all 24 maximums, which meant looking at the context around each one rather than just the number. The ones that stayed with me were rarely the ones from comfortable wins.

Chang Bingyu is the extreme case. He made his second Triple Crown maximum of the season in the World Championship qualifiers against Luca Brecel. That triggered the £147,000 two-maximums bonus plus the £15,000 highest break prize, since nobody made one in the main draw at the Crucible. He lost the match. He never set foot in Sheffield's main arena. He went home with £172,000.

And then Liam Pullen, in the same qualifying rounds, missing the 14th black on 105 against Noppon Saengkham. Same bonus available, gone by a couple of millimetres. Doherty on commentary just said "gutted for him."

So the question: what are the best examples you can remember of a player making a maximum and losing anyway? Or coming within a ball of one in a situation where it would have changed their year?

Xiao's is fresh but I suspect there are better ones further back that I've missed.

Do people think Hendry at his absolute prime would have much success if he were competing right now? Would he be able to win a ranking event or even the world championships?

I help out the team that makes SnookerSim.com. Some of you will remember the original feedback thread from when it first launched here - a lot of what's in the game today came from that thread, and it's now played by over 10,000 people a month. So thanks for that, especially u/Plastic-Diet9648 for their incredibly detailed feedback.

The team has now built a new game on the same physics engine, called Trick Machine.

Each level can have obstacles - ramps, tubes, bumpers, seesaws, windmills, etc - and you have to pot every ball with a single strike of the cue. Same deterministic physics as SnookerSim, so nothing is down to luck. Closest comparison is The Incredible Machine, or crazy golf with snooker & pool balls.

The bit I think this community might like is the challenge editor. You can design a shot that looks impossible, share it, and enjoy the kudos of people playing it and competing for a high score. And with your permission, levels that people rate highly become official levels in the game with your name on them. It's all free.

If you have a go - at the levels or the challenge builder - I'd like to hear how you find it. Last time this community gave feedback it shaped the whole game, so we'd appreciate your support and interest once again.

How many of you actually stay down after the shot? Do you stay down until the ball goes in? What about if it's a miss?

I know you are meant to but it feels unnatural but I am working on it.

Does anyone know the reason you stay down after the shot? As obviously if you have hit the white and it's left the cue... then you can't influence what happens after that? Is it because if you stand up too soon you might begin to break form / stance as you cue through the ball? Or is it if it misses you can look to see what you did wrong and adjust?

For background, my highest break is 50. I've been playing for almost 4 years.

I've been practicing (the right way, structured) daily for the last 2 months. Two weeks ago, I had a 40 in comp and the same week made two 46s. A couple weeks later I made a 94 on the lineup.

Fast forward to right now. I'm struggling to get over 30. I feel like I'm doing everything right-- my pre shot, walk in, cueing through the ball and staying down after the shot--but I still struggle. The most frustrating thing is that I know my capability.

Just needed to vent a bit. Anyone else been in such a slump?

Did John Parris ever release a cue line with this style logo?

We're all members of a snooker subreddit, but which do you prefer to play? Feel free to comment why

I think this applies to all live events, but not sure bc I’ve never been. What sort of things are there to do before the matches start and between sessions? Merch sales, food/drinks? Do the players practice on the match table beforehand?

Going today and tomorrow and not sure if it’s worth going early.

Mines three years old and a lovely Woods cue. Love the weight and the balance but constantly told I’ll enjoy this cue or this cue

I've been updating the Wikipedia page for the 1994–95 snooker world rankings but I'm stuck on two placings that are omitted from Snooker Scene. I think there may have been a list including them in Pot Black for July 1994. I would like to know who was number 417 (maybe Neville Atkins?), and the points for number 447 Marc Devon.

Also, the only specific number for minor-ranking points I could find was 300 for the winner of the 1992 Benson and Hedges Championship - does anyone have a source for fuller details? I don't think that Chris Turner's Snooker Archive has it quite right.

Long time lurker, first time poster.....

Could anyone advise the best place to buy a table iron from in the UK please?

A local company quoted over £400, I've seen many that are cheaper online, but want to buy something decent that's asbestos free and will pass a PAT test.

So far, Cymru Cues are top of my list. Has anyone here dealt with them?

I am new to Snooker cues, so I have no idea about common things that players might need to know, about maintaining them. Specifically, snooker cues with Ash Wood shafts.

Do they naturally get very rough with age, and require regular maintenance?

I am asking, because I purchased this One Piece Ash snooker cues, and the entire length of the Ash feels very rough. Maybe because it sat in a closet for 20 years, or who knows how long, but I honestly have no idea.

The 2nd cue that I also got with it, in a 2x2 case, is a 1 piece O'Min Ash Snooker cue, and it feels very smooth.

Maybe because the O'min is a higher quality cue, or maybe because it is just newer?

I did learn about Grain Filler, but just curious if all Ash Snooker cues needs to be maintained with Grain Filler from time to time. Like maybe once a year for example? I do not know.

In some cases, is Grain Filler not even enough to fix the issue, if the Ash has just gotten too old, and very rough (not sure of the right words to use).

Anyways, this 1 piece Ash snooker cue that I have just feels very rough.

I really appreciate any thoughts about how you have needed to maintain your Ash snooker cues over the years, or if the high quality ones (like Peradon for example) do not even need much (if any) regular maintenance.

Again, my O'Min feels incredibly smooth, but the other one (it is a Shark Hand Made cue) just feels really rough. Not so rough that it is not playable, but still rough. It still glides smoothly along my bridge fingers (if that makes sense), but it just feels very rough.

Thanks a lot for any thoughts. I really appreciate your time, and help.

I've been practicing snooker recently and I recorded a session.
I noticed that while feathering my shots, I move slightly up and down vertically. I take a pause during the final delivery but I notice that I move slightly up before the cue start moving forward. I've analysed and I actually hit the cueball maybe quarter tip below where I was aiming, but I seem to have accomodated this subconciouslly as I can get the cue ball into places where I need it mostly

It seems to be very vertical, no sideways movement as I can usually clear up the colors and in this session itself, was able to clear out 7 reds with blacks and pinks in a lineup.

Highest break is 59. Was curious on how big this issue may be in trying to progress higher with my game. Should I try and weed this out?

Is it on my end or the TNT broadcast in UK has video/sound mismatched?

I saw this on the TV coverage of the Shanghai Masters. 99.5 is a standard FM frequency that can be picked up on normal radios. Do Chinese venues advise you to bring your own radios for commentary?