World Disability Billiards and Snooker (WDBS) announced on Monday plans to stage the 2018 Belgian Open – the first WDBS competition to be held outside of the UK. The landmark event will be staged at The Trickshot, a fully accessible venue that is home to eleven full-size snooker tables and[Read More…]
Tag: Olivier Marteel
It’s There! White Gloves
Over the course of the World Championship I’ve challenged one snooker aficionado to highlight the best quirky, outlandish, unusual, laughable and questionable observations of each day. As if to further enhance his (or her!) alter ego as snooker’s sleeper, this spy has elected to go through the tournament in disguise. Read[Read More…]
Referee Marteel Gets World Championship Final Nod
Olivier Marteel will become the first Belgian to referee the Crucible final at the Betfred World Championship, which starts next month. The 45 year-old from Koksijde in West Flanders will take charge of the final in Sheffield on May 3 and 4. Marteel has previously refereed several major finals, including[Read More…]