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Steve Canniford BLOG-NEWS, EASB, Member Achievement

An evening with Sam Baird

Playe Profile Sam BairdColyton Memorial Social Club is hosting a snooker evening where players will be invited to take on local professional Sam Baird. This is to celebrate the re-opening of the newly refurbished snooker room in the club. A couple of club members gave many hours of their time, for free, to carry out the work and the results are a vast improvement.

There will be a raffle on the night for snooker related prizes, at least one of them will given the opportunity to play Sam. Tickets will be on sale shortly, available to club members and non-club members alike. For more information select Exhibition Poster.

Steve Canniford BLOG-NEWS, EASB, Member Achievement

England Expected, The Pocket Rocket Delivered

Haydon Pinhey wore the three lions with pride, wining 12 frames from 15 and making a ton for good measure. Take a look at @WEBSF_UK’s Tweet: https://twitter.com/WEBSF_UK/status/632290440004399104?s=09 Haydon is second from the right in the under 21’s.

Steve Canniford BLOG-NEWS, English Billiards, English Billiards Tournaments

Have Billiard Cues Will Travel

Take a look at @WEBSF_UK’s Tweet: https://twitter.com/WEBSF_UK/status/632464280445698048?s=09 Two of WEBSF’s finest head to Leeds for the LITEtask UK Open.

Steve Canniford BLOG-NEWS, Bronze Waistcoat, Bronze Waistcoat Tournaments, Snooker Tournaments

Bronze Waistcoat Open Snooker Championship 2015

Bronze Waistcoat Open Champion 2014
Callum Lloyd – Open Bronze Champion 2014

Welsh snooker ace Callum Lloyd is the 2014 West of England Bronze Waistcoat Open Snooker Champion, who will be champion this year?

The Bronze Waistcoat Open Snooker Championship age limit has been reduced to those that were under 16 on the 31st December 2014. To put it another way if you are 16 now but you were born after 31st December 1998 you are still eligible to enter. This year the tournament will be completed in a single day.

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Steve Canniford BLOG-NEWS, Player of the Month

Player of the Month

Player of the month

Select Player of the Month to find out who is deserving of this accolade for August 2015.

Steve Canniford BLOG-NEWS, Snooker Tournaments, WEBSF Events, West of England Open Snooker

WEBSF Tournament Calendar 2015/16

To view the 2015/16 WEBSF tournament calendar select Calendar of Events. These events are subject to change so please join and follow the WEBSF Facebook Group.

September:

The Bronze Waistcoat Open Championship. This season the age limit has been reduced to those youngsters that were under 16 on the 31st December 2014 and the tournament will be completed in a day. Thanks to Jesters Snooker Hall, Swindon Who will be hosting the event.

The start of the 2015/16 Gold Waistcoat Tour.  This season sees a re-vamp of the ranking points system that should see more players in the running for the overall title. Furthermore the top 16 ranked players at the end of the season will be invited to play in a Gold Masters with £1000 prize money thanks to sponsor M.J.H. Devon Paving Ltd..

October:

The West of England Open Snooker Championship. Potential sponsor(s) email websf_uk@yahoo.com or phone Wayne on 0798 0788484.

Steve Canniford BLOG-NEWS, WEBSF Meetings

WEBSF Annual Meeting Notes

Some of the key decisions made during the recent WEBSF Annual meeting.

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Steve Canniford BLOG-NEWS, Member Achievement

Haydon gets call-up

Haydon Pinhey July England 2015
Haydon Pinhey – English Lion

Plymouth Snooker & Pool protegé Haydon Pinhey has received another called-up to represent England at the Northern snooker centre Leeds in the the U21 squad. Haydon will play between 11th -13th of August 2015. As always we are imensly proud of his achievements and wish him well.

Steve Canniford BLOG-NEWS, WEBSF Events

WEBSF Annual Meeting

10th Annual Meeting. Click here for event details

Steve Canniford BLOG-NEWS, Sports Therapy

Snooker Therapy

Adam Lewin - Sports Therapist
Adam Lewin – Sports Therapist

Adam, who has been a regular member of the WEBSF since 1994, has recently finished a degree in Sports Rehabilitation and will Graduate this October. To further his chosen career Adam has started up a mobile Sports Rehabilitation Service, Adam Lewin Sports Therapy.

His aim is to give his clients the best treatments available in the comfort of their own home. Treatments include Sports massage, Kinesiology taping etc., at very reasonable prices. Details can be found on his Facebook page & website, follow the link above.

Posture is a key element for all snooker players, young and old, in order to prevent the risk of long term injury and ‘wear & tare’. It is important to develop and maintain an ergonomic stance relative to your personal physique, Adam can help and advise in these areas.

We wish Adam well in his new venture and hope he continues to play some snooker……when not helping others prevent and recover from injury.