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The Ooty Club, birthplace of snooker

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Snooker was first born millions of miles away from the UK in a small town in the Nilgiri hills of Southern India. Recently Dennis Taylor went to this club and played on the first ever table produced. The Ooty Colonial Club was set up amongst 65 hill stations for the British army. Built by Sir William Rumbold In 1836, the club was built in a colonial style  and houses a bar and billiard room. A relic of the Raj period, the mixed bar still has a strict dress code and is set in a building and surrounding area that could be produced by bursting a time bubble and even has the original ball room. Inside the Billiards Room, stands the first ever snooker table made. A rare antique that is still playable and reminds us how old the game and how far it has travelled
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Berlin baize

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Another great day of snooker yesterday as Higgins lost his race and Trump, Robertson, Wilson, Maguire, Bingham  and a few others made it across the winning line. Berlin is the best venue I have been to and fails to disappoint. The only criticism I have is that fans walk about when players take their shot which causes unexpected misses. Unlike Alexandra Palace, the event is open door, so the audience are able to come and go as play takes place. Staff are friendly and helpful and there is plenty of merchandise in the entrance hall. The Tempodrom was originally a circus and has the remains of a railway station in front of it. The big too construction has great acoustics and wherever you sit you get a clear view of any table. I would say that I have the best ticket with players almost touching distance from my seat. You are able to take clear photographs and filming is not blurry. This is my last full day in Berlin and I will be sad to leave tomorrow but I will co...
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Snooker Shootout

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The tour now moves to Watford with the start of the Shootout on the 19/02. This hybrid of snooker has a mixed reaction in the sport, attracting an audience that largely go for the beer rather than the baize. Personally, I believe there are good and bad aspects to this event. It is good that it involves every player on the tour, 128 in total, that with a one frame format and the suspense of the shot clock, any player can win a match on the day and the fact that players can gain ranking points and be entered into the Champion of Champions tournament the next season. However on the downside, this tournament lacks the finesse of snooker.The bar brawl atmosphere is best kept to a darts venue.The use of walk on girls and loud music cheapen the event and the audience are largely not snooker fans. Like Power Snooker before it, this format may work for some but not for others. Frankly I love anything that promotes the sport but like Marmite, you either love or hate the Shootout. Miracles can ...
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