SHOCK OF THE NEW

AS JOHN HIGGINS LINED UP THE fifteenth black of what had been a flawless frame in Riyadh, the Scottish snooker player’s attention was distracted by the arrival of a group of Arabs in flowing white robes and head-dresses. They had drifted into the auditorium not, one suspects, out of any particular desire to see a four-times world champion in the second round of the World Masters event, but because they had heard that someone was seven pots away from making a stonking pile of cash. For this competition in Saudi Arabia, the sponsors had come up with a gimmick. As well as the usual 15 reds and six colours, a golden ball would be placed on the top cushion and come into play if someone made a maximum 147 break.…

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The Critic (Digital) - 1 Issue, April 2024

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