Talking Snooker

Talking Snooker Episode 223 - Mark Allen wins English Open + Matchroom documentary

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Show Notes

Nick and Phil return with the podcast, reflecting on glory for Mark Allen at the English Open in Brentwood. There's plenty of chat about the tournament overall, including Zhou Yuelong going so close and complaints about the conditions. Plus we have early news from the British Open in Cheltenham.

The other main focus of this new episode is the Matchroom documentary. We don't think it was a very good advert for snooker and we tell you why. If you'd like to have your say on the documentary - or indeed any snooker issue - please do tweet us @TalkingSnooker or email [email protected] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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