The world's leading snooker players join Michael McMullan to reflect on the biggest moments of their careers. Released weekly on Mondays.
Episodes
Tuesday May 02, 2023
Tuesday Apr 25, 2023
Tuesday Apr 18, 2023
Tuesday Apr 18, 2023
Tuesday Apr 18, 2023
Snooker legend Cliff Thorburn, who made the first Crucible maximum break 40 years ago, looks back on his amazing career in the new episode of the WST Podcast.
Canada's Thorburn recalls his World Championship triumph in 1980, that 147 in 1983, and many other remarkable moments and anecdotes from his life in a wide-ranging interview.
Tuesday Apr 11, 2023
Monday Apr 10, 2023
Monday Apr 10, 2023
With the annual Crucible marathon just days away, Joe Johnson looks back to his extraordinary 1986 World Championship triumph in the new episode of the WST Podcast.
Johnson recalls the moments when he beat Steve Davis in the final, and reflects on how it changed his life forever.
He said: "After the final I went with my wife to the snooker club, there were hundreds of people there to greet us. We were there until about 4.30am then went home. The next morning, about 8am, we heard a tapping on the window. There were press boys, on ladders, knocking on the bedroom window, trying to get pictures through the curtains. We got up and invited everyone into out little house, made them a cup of tea and talked about winning the world title. At that time, everyone in England knew who you were."
Tuesday Apr 04, 2023
Monday Apr 03, 2023
Monday Apr 03, 2023
Joe O'Connor reflects on the best season of his career so far in the new episode of the WST Podcast.
The Leicester cueman recalls his run to the final of the Scottish Open and also looks ahead to the Cazoo World Championship qualifying rounds which started today.
"It would be a dream to make it to the TV stages, that's the pinnacle of our sport," said world number 30 O'Connor, who is the highest ranked player yet to play at the Crucible. "I have lost in the final round twice, hopefully this time I can make it and finish off an incredible season."
Tuesday Mar 28, 2023
Monday Mar 27, 2023
Monday Mar 27, 2023
Michael Holt admits that his ambition is to regain a place on the World Snooker Tour, despite the success of his coaching venture, in the new episode of the WST Podcast.
Former Shoot Out champion Holt was relegated from the circuit last year and has since spent much of his time coaching amateur players. "It's going amazing, I have been very flattered by the feedback," he said. "I didn't realise this world was out there, but I can make a living from it. The main goal is to get back on tour, but if I do that I would definitely still keep the coaching going, maybe limiting it to 15 hours a week. I enjoy it. I had been around professionals forever, where everyone is good. I forgot how hard people find snooker. What I've realised is that technique is only five per cent of it. People think they are going to be good if their cue action is like Neil Robertson. But Neil isn't only a good player because he cues well, there's so much more to it. Players get wrapped up in changing things in their technique - I call it the circle of death.
"But I want to get back on the tour because I think I'm still more than good enough, and as long as that's the case I'll keep trying. You're not too old to play in your 40s, as long as your eyes are ok. The best player in the world is 47. If I got back on, my main goal would just be to enjoy it. The biggest tragedy of my career is that I have enjoyed everything except the matches. The matches have been an ordeal for me at times. Even I just get two more years, I would want to enjoy it."