On the Baize Moves to Video [6:16m]:
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Welcome to the new look On the Baize. I say new look as we are now in video!
In this week’s edition Pete Williams from Cuesport TV talks about recent news from the World Snooker Championship Qualifiers, including wins for Steve Davis, Ken Doherty and Graeme Dott plus one major shock!
Also, GB9, the tour that Cuesport TV have supported since 2008 is back this weekend with its first ever live stream. This national 9-ball pool tour features the likes of Daryl Peach, Darren Appleton, Karl Boyes, Raj Hundal, Mark Gray and Imran Majid.
Further Information:
> Cuesport TV - to watch a version of this podcast in HD
> Cuesportnews.com - For the latest news from snooker and pool
> GB9BallTour.com - Keep up to date with this very exciting pool tour
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Podcast #011: Lee Rigby Interview... [23:21m]:
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At the recent GB9 Southern Masters, Pete Williams got an extended interview with the GB 9 Ball Tour Chairman Lee Rigby, you can listen to this by hitting the play button above now. This podcast is also available on iTunes (click the button to the right).
In this interview Lee talks about the problems the tour faces and how much work goes into running a professional 9-ball pool tour on the scale of the GB9 Tour.
Also mentioned are the results from the tournament last weekend, of which CueSport TV recorded 14 matches (the first three are already available for viewing, with more to come over the following weeks).
This week also see’s the return of the Eurotour with many British players participating in this for the all-important ranking points on offer, at the time of writing Daryl Peach, Darren Appleton, Imran Majid and Craig Osborne were still in the three day tournament.
Further Information:
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The GB9 Southern Masters Preview Show [22:45m]:
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This edition of On The Baize focuses on this weekend’s GB9 Southern Masters from Rileys in Croydon. I make an attempt to predict the winners of all three events once again, last time I failed miserably so will be looking to redeem myself.
One of the biggest bits of news is that Pro Cup number 1 Darren Appleton will not be playing as he is in the USA.
Angela brings news of the events of the coming week including live streaming of the Pro Players Championship from Valley Forge in the USA.
AZBilliards are offering live coverage of the event here:
An apology to the Queens Belfast pool team who I had claimed had refused to collect their medals at the UPC 8-ball event, this was not the case and I was rightfully put in my place by Chris Canning via the comments on this blog. Found here:
Podcast #07: UPC 8-ball Championships…Please keep your comments coming!
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Podcast #03: Tony Drago Interview... [19:35m]:
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In this weeks podcast we have an exclusive interview with 2008 Mosconi Cup winner Tony Drago recorded at the GB9 Midlands Classic earlier in January.
In addition to the pre-advertised interview, The Masters snooker final is talked about as is a blog post by Dave Hendon of Snooker Scene and Eurosport fame.
In his blog Dave discusses ways to change the structure of World Snooker by giving smaller, established events like the Belgium Open, Paul Hunter Classic and Austrian Open ranking point status, but on a lower tariff. Listen to the podcast and then please tell us your thoughts by commenting below.
The 11th Derby City Classic starts today with all of the world top pool stars converging on the Horseshoe Casino and Hotel in Elizabeth Indiana. Below are the links to where you can follow the action.
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Mark Gray wins GB 9 Ball Midlands Classic [19:58m]:
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In this edition of On the Baize, Pete Williams talks about the results from the first event of the new British 9-ball season, The Midlands Classic.
An excellent article about former British number 1 and 2005 World Masters champion Raj Hundal, is available in the latest copy of Billiards Digest magazine, an excellent read so follow the link below to the online version.
Pete also has his own comments to make about the latest row surrounding Ronnie O’Sullivan after his latest comments about World Snooker in a recent press conference. Listen to this press conference by following the link below.
Raj Hundal Article in Billiards Digest
Ronnie O’Sullivan’s Press Conference (May not be available outside the UK)
As always please post your comments below, it is always good to hear our listeners own opinions, next week we bring you an interview with Mosconi Cup winner Tony Drago.
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#01 Snooker Masters Preview [17:42m]:
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The first ever CueSport TV Podcast.
In this episode Pete Williams (Managing Director of CueSport TV Ltd) discusses the following:
- The 2009 World Snooker Masters - Including Pete’s Predictions
- Masters Betting through Stan James
- The upcoming GB9 Midlands Classic
- Pete’s prediction’s for the first GB9 event of 2009.
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Get the latest Masters odds over at Bet365.com
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