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Three-time World 8-ball pool Champion Gareth Potts faces a challenge of a different kind this weekend as he takes on former European Champion, Oly Bale, in a best of 59 frame match for a cool £20,000.
Gareth said recently, “Money matches like this do not come around very often so it is almost a once in a lifetime chance.”
Potts and Bale both make no secret of the fact that there is some dislike between them which should add additional bite to an already tense and exciting match.
Oly, who hails from Bridgwater, …
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Looking around the room, there is a range of choice of clothing in which to compete for approximately £3000. I would consider this quite a fair amount of money, of which, if I was playing to win, I would seriously consider what I’m wearing and how it will affect my state of play.
For example, I am currently watching two fairly young players, whom will remain nameless, one of whom is dressed plainly in blue jeans, black polo shirt and comfortable white trainers. The other has obviously taken more interest in …
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Carl Morris will be looking to capitalise on his great form at the last Super Tour event in Keynsham when the series returns this weekend in Leicester.
Morris defeated another in-form player in Ronan McCarthy in one of the longest finals in the history of the tour. The match that finished 8-6 in favour of Morris took well over 2 hours and a tournament that was scheduled to finish at around 8pm was not over until 10:30pm.
There will be very fierce competition this time out from a myriad of former Super …
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Ross McInnes has won the second event of the new Legend’s Pool Tour with victory over John Day in the final.
McInnes, who acted as tournament director, also won the first event back in April and looks unstoppable even at the ripe age of 55, he came through the double elmination format unscathed and was the first man through to Sundays knockout stage.
32 players from across the country arrived at Club 147 in Leicester to do battle for the £600 first prize and bragging rights going into August’s third event in …

