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When it comes to buying snooker cues, the selection to choose from is endless in today’s market, from John Parris snooker cues, Stamford cues, Peradon cues, cue craft, Jason Owen and other snooker cues case packages you will find on eBay. And this is only the tip of the iceberg with emerging Chinese cue makers. Lets take a look at what we need to know when we want to know how to choose a snooker cue. First of all, knowing how to choose a snooker cue will largely depend on the budget you have set aside. A snooker cue on eBay can cost from as little as £20, however a John Parris cue can range an ..read more

Ever dreamed about having your own games room with a custom pool tables? Not only do they look great in a room but it’s not that difficult to achieve and it won’t break the bank either if you shop around. Back when i was a kid, you would seldom see a toy shop without a pool or snooker table (especially around the Christmas period), but over the years the number of shops stocking tables has reduced dramatically. Custom pool tables can be a great addition to any home that has some spare room to fit one comfortably. Unlike a full sized snooker table, a pool table can fit into most reasonably size ..read more

Have you ever wanted to have your own snooker table in a room or shed in your house? Well today we are going to talk about the snooker table size and the size of room you will need for a full size table. The snooker table size will determine the dimensions and a full size table is 12 feet by 6 feet. Now that’s for the table itself, without taking into account the added area that’s required to be able to play the game comfortably. Now lets take our cues into consideration. A cue is roughly about 4.5 feet in length so we need to add that length to each side of the snooker table. So with a full ..read more

Snooker Commentators are the guys we listen to when watching snooker on TV, or more recently even as spectators at the events with the new ear pieces they have now. This is just a quick guide to who the snooker commentators are and their professional background.  BBC Dennis Taylor Born in Northern Ireland, living in Wales currently. Former world champion best known for defeating Steve Davis on a black ball finish at the world snooker championships.   John Virgo From Lancashire England, former professional snooker player. Won the UK championship in 1979 and co-hosted big break in th ..read more

Get the most out of your budget when it comes to buying from a cue sale or even a bespoke snooker cue. Find out how here Most people who go shopping for snooker cues have a ballpark figure on how much they’d like to spend. This can range from £10 right up to £1500 depending on the budget you have, but for the majority of snooker players – a reasonable price might fall somewhere between £150 to £350 for a decent snooker cue. Before going looking at any snooker cue sale platform, consider the following first; With the first three decided (cue spec, makers in mind and types of wood), you can now ..read more

As the amateur season got underway in the Republic of Ireland last month, we have a round up of the top news so far from the RIBSA snooker association. Brendan O’Donoghue who plays in the New Institute snooker club in Nenagh Co Tipperary has one the first senior ranking event of the season beating Robert Murphy from the Q club Wicklow by 4-3. On September 25th, Colm Gilcreest won the first Masters events on the RIBSA calendar, beating John Torpey by 3-1 in a epic final. In the intermediate division, the first competition took place in Celbridge snooker club (home of Fergal O’Brien). Joe Corrig ..read more

Often people don’t know how or who invented snooker so lets take a look at how it all began. Snooker as most people will know originated from Billiards in the 1800’s. Billiards itself was believed to be invented in or around the 15th century, England and some people argue that it originated from croquet although this is unproven. The belief is, is that gentlemen of the aristocratic society invented billiards to play in the winter or when the weather was too poorly for outdoor games. Although most of the historical data point towards the late 15th century this might not be entirely accurate. T ..read more

Shaun Murphy “The Magician” is on of the top players in todays snooker era. He first burst onto the snooker scene at the start of the 00’s but his big breakthrough came when he dramatically won the 2005 world championships in Sheffield as a qualifier. Born August 10th 1982 in Harlow, England, Shaun Murphy started playing snooker at the age of 7. During his teens, Murphy decided to leave school to concentrate on his snooker career, a risky move that has proven to pay itself off. He is married to an Irish Biochemist, Elaine O’Reilly. Noted for his straight cue action and great break building, Mu ..read more

Ok when it comes to buying snooker cues, I’ve mainly bought handmade cues from a variety of cue makers in or around the British Isles. These took time to build and i always got exactly what i ordered but they were by no means cheap. My mother used to tell us growing up, if you buy cheap you buy twice and I’ve lived with that rule to this day. For a couple of years now, I have been browsing snooker products on websites but i always was interested in these “cheap” cues you can find on Amazon and Ebay. I’ve personally never met anyone who has an Amazon bought cue so i was curious to find out abo ..read more