Episode 10: Snow In July

With all the crap summer weather on both sides of the pond, we go back to February and a tournament in the frozen North(ish) with some very warm people. With a cameo by 1990 British Open champ Bob Chaperon.

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Sudbury Tourism
Snow Tournament Results @ Snookerline
Sudbury Photo Gallery @ Baizeality

It's worth noting that for more than a few years, this tournament has been dedicated to the memory of Gabe Tarini, who was a very important part of the snooker community in that region, and helped make it what so impresses us today.

Here's Chaperon after winning the 1990 British Open, along with the man he defeated: Alex Higgins. Yes, Bob's hair has improved since then.

Episode 06: It's What You Leave

After reading some interesting new rules for Ontario players qualifying for the Nationals, Matt and Valerie talk handicaps with a couple players who travel far for competition and talk memories with a man who played two Canadian snooker legends (possibly not who you'd expect).

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(Note: since some of the rules were read for the podcast, their wording has been changed and at least one line omitted, but the rules themselves seem to remain in place.)

OSA @ Snookerline
Billiards @ Plaza Bowl in Sudbury (Ontario)
George Chenier @ Canada's Sports Hall of Fame
Paul Thornley newspaper article from 1970
Paul Thornley and current Canadian champ Alex Pagulayan (Billiards Digest, 1994)