THE POPULAR CHARITY EVENT THE PINK RIBBON, which was held in Gloucester and was a favorite amongst high professionals is again in July in Walsall on the Landywood Snooker Membership.
The occasion, which was held between 2010 – 19 by Paul Mount, was scooped by the likes of Stuart Bingham, Ronnie O’Sullivan, and Michael Holt, to call however a number of.
Holt gained the primary in 2010, however it was Bingham in 2019 earlier than the occasion took a break for 5 years and is now again for the primary time since in the summertime – this yr.
The Pink Ribbon Basis is a grant making belief with a mission to fund initiatives and supply monetary help to UK charities which relieve the wants of people who find themselves affected by, have been affected by breast most cancers, or who work to advance the understanding of breast most cancers and its early detection and remedy.
There are a lot of annual occasions held to boost funds for the trigger.
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Landywood Snooker Membership in Walsall is slowly turning into the brand new South West Snooker Academy venue in Gloucester, with many occasions being held there, together with the English Beginner Championship.
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Andrew Norman – a debutant at The Crucible on this yr’s Mr Vegas World Seniors, additionally gained the occasion and was a supervisor on the membership in Gloucester – and is now a high coach.
Sir Gavin Williamson Tory MP visited Landywood Snooker Membership whereas it hosted the fifth World Skilled Billiards and Snooker Affiliation Q Tour event.
The Q Tour is likely one of the premier pathways to the World Snooker Tour with two skilled locations to be gained throughout the season.
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The event, which ran from the ninth – eleventh December, noticed 103 gamers compete for an opportunity to rise to the highest of the Q tour rankings and earn an expert tour card.
The occasion was finally gained by Welshman Daniel Wells, who defeated Sydney Wilson 5-2 within the remaining on Sunday eleventh December.
The previous Schooling Secretary, Sir Gavin, stated: “I used to be thrilled to attend the Landywood Snooker Membership in Nice Wyrley as they hosted the fifth WPBSA Q Tour event.
“The membership has had a exceptional transformation underneath the stewardship of Director Paul Lloyd – who has labored exhausting to modernise the membership for the higher good thing about the neighborhood.
“It was a pleasure to fulfill Paul and former skilled snooker participant Jason Ferguson, who’s the present Chairman of the World Skilled Billiards and Snooker Affiliation. I perceive that it was a implausible event with some high-quality snooker, and I hope comparable competitions return to Nice Wyrley quickly.”
Williamson sits on the All Occasion Parliamentary Group for snooker together with three others – which was initially seven MPs.
Labour MP Nick Smith is the present Chair of the APPG Group for Snooker.
Good luck to everybody who decides to enter what’s a worthy trigger occasion.
