In a city where hockey is a way of life, you can still see how snooker has its place here. Former professional from Quebec, Alain Robidoux, continues to play the game 30 years later. Montreal has a long history of snooker players and fans that date back over 50 years. […]
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St. Laurent resident Patrick Guigui (left) is on a mission to raise the profile of professional snooker in Canada. With this in mind he successfully pursued the opportunity to host the International Billiards & Snooker Federation Under 21 World Championships. They will take place July 12 to 23 at The […]
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2011 host of IBSF World Championships New Snooker Academy Opens Snooker coaching program developed Patrick Guigui remembers the snooker boom of the 1980’s in Canada. Snooker clubs everywhere, a waiting list to get a table to play on, tournaments every weekend full of players and spectators. In 1989, Patrick went […]
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Snooker Canada announces partner hotel for Snooker Festival **********FREE Airport Shuttle*********** Tournament dates : April 24-27 Awards Evening with Legends of the Game: April 26 All Rooms have a separate room with an couch that opens into a bed (Plus either a king size bed or 2 double beds) […]
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Snooker Canada is very proud to announce that it has recently teamed up with West Island Community Shares, a non profit organization that helps raise funds to several charities in the West Island of Montreal. It seems fitting to work with them because the inaugural snooker festival will take place […]
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The International Billiards and Snooker Federation is offering a referee program to anyone that is interested in becoming a referee for leagues and tournaments. With the game of snooker growing in popularity here and abroad, this can be a great experience along with an additional source of income. If you […]
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Corey Deuel has just recently won United States National Snooker Championships. One interesting thing to note is that Corey plays on the smaller tables and is a world class 9 ball player. This should inspire many "small table" players to take up snooker. If that isn't convincing enough, the same […]
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The $20 000 Richler Cup – Registration is Open ! Tournament Details Who: Open Tournament, limited spots available. What: Single Elimination (first round knockouts play 2nd tournament for free) When: April 24-27, 2014 Where: Montreal, Quebec How: All matches 5/9 (Free table time) […]
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Snooker Canada is proud to announce that the number of snooker tables has seen an increase in inventory recently in several different provinces. Of course, this also means that the game is enjoying a consistant growth with an even brighter future ahead. Another recent trend has seen many homes converting […]
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The list of Canadian players that have achieved the perfect game in snooker is quite extensive. If anyone knows a person that should be added to this list, please let us know by emailing info@snookercanada.ca Alain Robidoux Andre Desrocher Andre Goyette Bill Ganne Bill Smith Brady Golan Brian Butler Claude […]
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