r/snooker

Great to see Mark Selby back on top to win his record 4th China Open title!

https://preview.redd.it/psysjbyvqwjh1.png?width=1600&format=png&auto=webp&s=8c2a576169adc754ca97488488819148b8990558

https://www.wst.tv/news/2026/august/16/Selby-Too-Strong-For-Saengkham-In-China-Final/

Realized it's the contrast with the players. 😎

I have been playing snooker from past 1 year, and like 2 times a week, for 1 hour or so each time. I have been able to pot straight balls now, and like 6 out of 10 times, angled shots too. I currently hit all balls from the center of the cue ball, maybe 1 - 2 times top spin too, I am unable to screw the ball as that changes my aim completely, neither can I use any sort of spin.

Should I focus on increasing my potting percentage of 6/10 to higher or should I start learning screw and spins?

I am unable to control the cue ball at all, as I am unsure myself if I will pot the ball or not.

Do you have any suggestions on what should I work on? Or what should my practice drill be?

https://x.com/147Magtr/status/2087903428974354695/video/1?s=46

can someone explain plz

Perhaps I’m imagining it, but it seems to me that some players go out of their way to get position when the frame is already won, clearing the colours in order, just so they can face the other player and smash the yellow or green towards them.

My cue has been left in a hot car a couple of times and I think it’s shrunk the wood slightly. The 3/4joint now sits fraction of a kilometre proud of the cue and there is very slight play in the ferrule; the tip is solid but if I hold the ferrule and twist, I can feel it moving slightly.

I’m thinking i should take the tip off and re-glue the ferrule. Do ferrules get glued to the cue, and if so, what is the best glue to use?

Hello all,

It has long been on my bucket list to attend a snooker tournament. I've been to exhibitions and seniors events before but always wanted to see competitive tournament play live, living in Scandinavia and with work/other commitments until now it has not been possible.

However, next month I'll be travelling to Hong Kong on holiday at the same time the Shenzhen Open is being played. I had planned on visiting Shenzhen during the trip anyway, but now I know the tournament is on I definitely want to try and go to it. Problem is, I can't find any tickets online, the WST ticket only seems to sell tickets to UK tournaments. Can anybody help to point me in the right direction? Attendance at the Chinese events always seems fairly low so I'm hopeful that it's not already sold out. Thanks in advance to anyone who can assist.

I have pin-point pain on one of the vertebrae in my back (bottom of the thoracic region, maybe T10/11) and worsening numbness in my feet/shins. This has been going on for about 10 months and I've been trying to figure out the cause as I've never had any back issues previously. My GP is dismissive and says it's because I'm old (I'm 44 and otherwise very fit).

I've been playing snooker a couple times a week for around a year. After I went to the club yesterday the numbness/pain was worse than ever, and it occurred to me that snooker could be the cause. My stance is very low to the table and I know I'm too tense when I'm cueing, but I hadn't thought of snooker as the cause as I don't have any pain when I'm playing.

Is this something that anybody recognises?

I really hope it's not the snooker - I've been bang average for months until the past few weeks when I've been getting decent breaks almost every frame. The snooker club is also the coolest building for miles around and has been a godsend in the 35-40c heat!

He looks lethargic. He isn’t taking on long pots, and I feel like he’s also starting to bend his right knee like Kyron Wilson.