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14 April at 01:01 ·

Disgraced snooker star Mark King has admitted his downward gambling spiral began at a very young age
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: “From a young age, I used to stay round my nan’s house on a Thursday. We played Yahtzee, an old-school game.

“My nan used to give me a bag of two pences. She would put them in front of me. That’s how I started betting and learning that sort of stuff.

“I used to go to the snooker club in Romford, the club where Steve Davis first started. And I was playing on the fruit machines — all day, every day. At that time, fruit machines were 10p a go and the jackpot was £100. I was only ten or 11 years old and I wasn’t allowed to play them.

“Once I put in one pound and won £16. I got four bells. I thought, ‘Oh my god, I’m rich’, and I had to run with it in my pocket to the toilet.”

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church66 said:
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‘Good players don’t do this’ – Bitter snooker star faces disciplinary action after calling rival ‘s***e’ in fuming post​

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Tom Ford didn't like Ross Muir's pace and play.

For those interested and who have a subscription to the WST videos, that match was recorded. I'm about to see what the fuss was about. I notice that they are starting their second session with only 7 frames completed Ford 3-4 Muir -- so someone was a little slow. Usual is 9 frames in the first session.
 
Bob Jewett said:
Tom Ford didn't like Ross Muir's pace and play.

For those interested and who have a subscription to the WST videos, that match was recorded. I'm about to see what the fuss was about. I notice that they are starting their second session with only 7 frames completed Ford 3-4 Muir -- so someone was a little slow. Usual is 9 frames in the first session.
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report back 🤣 i would bet tom ford is right! even though he's known for sour grapes, he's always brutally honest and often self-depreciating
 
skogstokig said:
report back 🤣 i would bet tom ford is right! even though he's known for sour grapes, he's always brutally honest and often self-depreciating
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I didn't watch the whole thing, but the part I saw seemed more or less normal. Muir does have a listed shot time of 32 seconds or so in that match, which is on the slow end of players there, but not outrageous. And Muir seemed to be playing normal shots. Maybe something came up after I stopped watching.

Here is the second session -- maybe the link will work if you are signed in to wst.tv

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Snooker champion Graeme Dott guilty of child sex abuse :​

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c0lr80rk0dno

WPBSA Statement .​

24th August 2026 :

Home » WPBSA Statement | Graeme Dott
Following his conviction today (24 August 2026) at the High Court in Glasgow, for two charges of lewd and libidinous behaviour that relate to historic sexual abuse, the World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association (WPBSA) has permanently revoked Dott’s WPBSA Membership with immediate effect.

This is following an emergency board meeting held earlier today where the board unanimously agreed to this course of action and that he should be removed from the sport.

The WPBSA has also written to World Snooker Tour (WST) to request his immediate removal from the WST Hall of Fame.

Dott was previously suspended from all professional snooker activities on 9 April 2025 pending the outcome of his trial, immediately after the WPBSA became aware of the ongoing legal proceedings.

He was subsequently relegated from the professional ranking list at the conclusion of the 2025/26 season.

Under the WPBSA constitution, Dott retains the right to appeal this decision within 21 days.

WPBSA Articles of Association extract

24.2 Provided always that the power is exercised bona fide for the benefit of the WPBSA as a whole and shall be capable of application without discrimination to all Members, it shall be lawful for the Board to pass a resolution at a meeting thereof (of which due notice including notice of the intention to propose such resolution shall have been given) that any Member shall cease to be a Member and if such resolution is passed by not less than two-thirds of the Directors present and voting, then such resolution shall take effect as from the conclusion of such meeting or from such later date as such resolution may prescribe for the purpose and the company secretary shall send notice to the Member so expelled immediately following conclusion of that meeting informing the relevant Member of the resolution of the Board.

24.3 Any Member expelled in accordance with the provisions of Article 24.2 may give a notice of appeal to the company secretary within 21 days of the passing of such resolution whereupon the company secretary shall, as soon as reasonably practicable, convene a general meeting at which the expelled Member’s appeal shall be considered and such expulsion shall be upheld only if approved by a Special Resolution of the Voting Members. Such expelled Member shall be entitled to attend and speak at the general meeting but shall not be entitled to vote. Save as aforesaid the expelled Member shall have no rights as a Member from the date on which the resolution under Article 24.2 takes effect unless his appeal is successful at a general meeting, in which case his rights as a Member will resume from the conclusion of such meeting.

24.5 Immediately upon cessation of membership of the WPBSA in accordance with this Article 24, such Member shall no longer be entitled to the privileges and benefits of membership of the WPBSA.
 
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PLAYER PROFILE — STEPHEN LEE
Many people in the snooker and pool world will already recognise the name Stephen Lee from his years playing professional snooker.
Away from the table, my own dealings with Stephen Lee took a very different direction.
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Around 15 months ago, we discussed doing business together. The idea was fairly straightforward — purchasing and importing pool cues, cue cases and other equipment from China, with the products intended to form part of a new retail venture I was planning.
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As part of that arrangement, I handed money over in advance towards the goods. Thankfully, it represented only a relatively small portion of the overall venture, although we’re still talking over hundreds of pounds of my money.
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The problem is that, 15 months later, I say I have received none of the goods I paid for and no refund, except for “go do one”.
What began as something I genuinely thought could become a good working relationship therefore ended very differently from what I expected.
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Since speaking publicly about my experience, I’ve also received support and messages from other people who say they’ve experienced similar problems in their own dealings. The accounts shared with me vary — from somebody saying they were waiting for a single cue case, through to others describing orders involving multiple cues and other equipment.
Those are their experiences and allegations, not something I’m presenting as independently established fact, but hearing from others has certainly made me realise that my experience isn’t something I’m alone in raising.
This isn’t intended to rewrite anyone’s snooker career or ability on a table. It’s simply an account of my own business dealings and experience and why I’ve been disappointed with how the proposed venture turned out.
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If the situation is eventually resolved, I’ll be equally happy to update this account to say so. Likewise, should Mr Lee wish to provide his perspective or respond to my account, I’m willing to hear it.
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If you intend to comment, please do so politely and respectfully. This is about documenting my experience, not encouraging abuse or personal attacks.
 
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