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 On the Baize Moves to Video [6:16m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

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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 John Higgins Confirms Snooker Top Spot [12:37m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

Firstly a huge thank you to everyone that joined our the Cuesport TV Facebook Fanpage. We set the challenge of trying to reach 1000 fans by 31st January. I am pleased to say that we surpassed that target on January 31st.

What this means is that we will as promised donate £100 to the Paul Hunter Foundation (a video will be made to show us actually sending the money!). In addition Fabio Marcello of Italy won the £50 voucher for BilliardsBoutique.com.

Snooker

John Higgins has won the Welsh Open with a 9-4 win over last years champion, Ali Carter. The win puts Higgins 9505 points ahead of Ronnie O’Sullivan at the top of the provisional rankings. If he matches Ronnie’s result at the China Open in March then he will be confirmed as world number 1 before the World Championships start in April.

Cuesport TV

• First episode of ‘In the Frame’ has been shot and will be available to view mid-february.
• Tri-nations Blackball Tournament becomes five-nations, more details soon.
• Confirmed the University Pool Council 8-ball event as live at end of February
• Confirmed the EBA World Masters, live at end of April
• First full-length HD matches will be available starting this week with Chris Melling v James Kay

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 USA Defy Underdogs Tag in Mosconi Cup [8:10m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

Well if Europe were favourite’s for this years 16th running of the Mosconi Cup someone forget to tell Team USA. A great performance from the US team meant they took a commanding 4-1 lead after the first session.

The only European player to pick up a point was the stalwart that is Ralf Souquet (ironically picked by USA captain Nick Varner for the last singles of the night).

Listen to the podcast for more information on last nights action.

Results:

• Team USA 6-4 Team Europe
• Archer/Hatch 6-5 Appleton/Feijen
• Shane van Boening 6-3 Mika Immonen
• Deuel/Dominguez 6-2 Souquet/Hohmann
• Oscar Dominguez 5-6 Ralf Souquet

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 Kappa Women's World 9-Ball Championships 2009 [13:07m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

In this edition of On the Baize, Pete Williams discusses the Kappa Woemn’s World 9-Ball Championships which started yesterday. 64 of the best female players in the world are competing in this one, a tournament that in recent years has been dominated by Asian players.

You can find results and news related to the event here:

> Cuesportnews.com - WPA Kappa Womens World 9-ball Championships

Recently World Snooker announced a one-year sponsorship deal with Pukka Pies for the UK Championships. Although this is good news for snooker in terms of a new sponsor being found is it the right kind of sponsor for the long-term benefit of the game - please post your thoughts on this blog.

> Pukka PIes to Sponsor UK Championship Snooker

Cuesport TV have two live events coming up in November you will need to visit the channel for more details, but both are UK 8-ball pool events played to different rule sets. The first is 21st and 22nd November and kicks off at 12pm UK time.

> Cuesport TV

Finally the UK Championship qualifier start next week and are live on pay-per-view at 110sport.tv priced at £2.99 per session.

If you have any comments or thoughts about the content of this podcast then please post them below.

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 The GB9 Southern Masters Preview Show [22:45m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

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:

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 Podcast #06: Eurotour Paris Open [20:44m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

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Podcast #06 takes a look at this weekend’s Eurotour Paris Open that features a number of high profile 9-ball pool players including Tony Drago, Daryl Peach, Ralf Souquet and Niels Feijen.

The tournament is available via a live stream on the Internet at:

Eurotour Live Stream

The stream is a decent quality and is well-worth a look although you will have to register with address, phone number, email and more and the site is also not running on a secure protocol.

There is also a preview for the Welsh Open snooker tournament that starts on the 16th February and features a number of Welsh players in addition to the regulars on the World snooker tour.

Welsh Open Snooker

Pete’s Predictions for this one is a Matthew Stevens v Ryan Day final, a little bit sentimental perhaps with an all-welsh affair!

Finally, extended details of CueSport TV’s first live broadcast of 2009, from Great Yarmouth, are talked about including multiple cameras and live score graphics. It is free and all that is required is a login/registration (also free!)

UPC 8-ball Championships Live

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 Mark Gray wins GB 9 Ball Midlands Classic [19:58m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

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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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