Incoming 1000 centuries, career dips, and snooker podcast episodes

The English Open resumes today, with the qualifiers now behind us. It's the first full event of the season in the UK, and we’re eager to see what this week will bring!

🇬🇧 English Open qualifiers
The highlights of the last few days in English Open’s qualifiers:

• Latvia's Artemijs Zizins advances to the main event after defeating Robbie Williams 4-2. At just 18 years old, this youngster shows great promise, and it’s likely this is only the beginning of his journey.

• Fan Zhengyi achieves his first-ever maximum break. Watch the full frame on X or on YouTube.

• Hungarian talent Revesz wins his first-round match and will play his second qualifying round in the main event, where he’ll face Yuan Sijun.

• The first women's match in the history of the Main Tour ended with a victory for Mink Nutcharut. Nice shot, Reanne!

🆙 1000 centuries incoming
Both Judd Trump and John Higgins have the chance to join Ronnie O'Sullivan in surpassing the 1,000 century breaks milestone this week at the English Open.

🇨🇳 Zhang Anda finds new confidence in snooker career
Zhang Anda discusses his struggles and uncertainties about his future after enduring a difficult period in his snooker career. After contemplating retirement due to poor form and results, Zhang found renewed confidence through support from his family and coach. His recent success, including a victory over Mark Selby in the Shanghai Masters, marks a significant turnaround, and he is now looking forward to the future with more optimism.

🗯️ Jimmy Robertson’s challenging period
Jimmy Robertson also has faced a challenging period in his snooker career due to an essential tremor that has worsened over the last few years, severely impacting his game. At one point, he considered part-time work to make ends meet, even attending a job interview. However, opportunities in Chinese 8-ball pool and a renewed focus on fitness helped him regain confidence. Despite the ongoing struggle with his condition, Robertson has started the current season strong, achieving key wins and feeling more optimistic about his future in snooker.

 🎙️ Podcasts this week
This week’s Snooker Scene podcast discusses the top ten moments of Steve Davis. Talking Snooker reflects on Saudi Arabia Masters, UK Women’s Championship and the return of Zhao Xintong after his ban. In the latest episode of The Onefourseven Snooker Podcast, topics range from the upcoming English Open to Hitler and penguins.

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