Snooker academy in centre of Sheffield 9 STAR tables over 2 floors. Home to the 2025 World Champion Zhao Xintong.
Sheffield, England
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Mark taking it well 🤪🤪🤪
Thanks for the great final and support @markwil147
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Snooker drama at its finest 🥶🥶🥶🥶
At 5-5 and 72-72
Sam Craigie pots the respotted black only for the white to go in the pocket and hand the match to Zhao Xintong.
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Wow 😮
HAVE YOU EVER SEEN THE LIKE? 🫣
5-5. 72-72. Respotted Black.
What happened next had to be seen to be believed! 🤯
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An enjoyable match 😁😁😁
YOU WILL NEVER SEE A MORE DRAMATIC FINISH!!!!!!
Sam Craigie goes IN-OFF on the respotted black in a decider to lose the frame AND match to Zhao Xintong!
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😁😁😁
BIG WIN FOR HOSSEIN VAFAEI! 🔥
Vafaei seals a convincing 6-2 victory over Mark Selby and is in round 4.
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Congratulations Thepchaoya 😁
SNOOKER PERFECTION! 😍🍿
Enjoy every shot of Thepchaiya Un-Nooh's EIGHTH career 147...
That double! 🤩
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THE WORLD NO. 1 PUSHES ON! 🙌
Zhao Xintong was made to work hard but overcomes David Lilley 6-4.
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Zhao Xintong is through to the next round of the International Championship after a 6-4 win over David Lilley 😁
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That is Zhao Xintong in ONE SHOT! 🤩
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Si Jiahui beats David Grace 6-4 in the international championship.
Good response from 3-1 down at the interval 😁
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🇨🇳 Well done to Zhao Xintong, has been named among Forbes China’s 100 Most Influential Chinese Elites for 2026!
Zhao was one of three sports stars named on the list - alongside tennis star Zheng Qinwen and table tennis three-time Olympic Champion Fan Zhendong 👏
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🌟 SUPERSTAR! 🌟
Zhao Xintong has been named among @Forbes China’s 100 Most Influential Chinese Elites.
He was recognised for “expanding the scope and redefining the profile of Chinese excellence in a new era” and “elevating the spirit of the Chinese people to a new level” 🇨🇳
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We were pleased to welcome Pankaj Advani to our academy for four days.
Fresh from winning the World Billiards title last week.
Thanks to supporters of our academy, Taom, Aramith Billiard Balls, Simonis Cloth and Strachan Cloth
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Congratulations to Zhao Xintong who has been selected by Forbes as one of the 100 most influential people in China 🇨🇳
Huge achievement for the snooker superstar 😁
We are proud he is based at our Sheffield city centre snooker academy.
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We are proud to present the first of our player interviews. This time with Ukranian professional Anton Kazakov.
Check it out on our Youtube and Facebook channel.
youtu.be/QQkmpoHJjxk
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A glimpse of our interview with Anton Kazakov. The full six minute video will be uploaded to our YouTube channel tomorrow.
We hope to do lots of these interviews with our many talented professional snooker players. 😁😁😁
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Anton Kazakov is a young professional snooker player from Ukraine based at our academy🇺🇦
He is preparing to play in China for the first time next week.
We sat down with him to ask him a few questions.
Interview coming soon on our social media channels.
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