Snooker win will pay for wedding
STEVEN’S SUCCESS IN SHOOT OUT EVENT
A LINCOLN snooker player has pays for my wedding next year. It Dominic Dale before succumbing said his success in a competition pays for all of it.” to Mark Allen in the semi-finals. will help pay for his wedding next The Snooker Shoot Out is a Allen has previously reached the year. unique event, consisting of one-table set-up at this year’s
The city’s only professional matches that have shot clocks and showpiece World Championship snooker player, Steven Hallworth, last just ten minutes. and won the 2023 Champion of reached the semi-finals of the Steven said: “I’ve always liked it, Champions.
Snooker Shoot Out event in SwanI think my record shows that. I can The Northern Irishman had sea, on December 9. have a bit of banter with the crowd. some complimentary words for
This performance was the first I think it plays into my hands. Steven after his defeat, saying that time he has reached a ranking There’s no other event like it on the 28-year-old was ‘too good to event semi-final, surpassing a the calendar.” be off the tour’ while he shook his quarter-final finish in 2017’s Steven defeated Welshman hand after their match. Snooker Shoot Out. Jamie Jones in the first round. He added: “Mark patted me on
Though he was ultimately But despite home-country my chest and said ‘I’ll be rooting beaten by world number three advantage, a new nickname meant for you all season. This is where Mark Allen, Steven, 28, said it was the Skellingthorpe player was the you belong.’”
‘massive’ that he progressed so far. crowd favourite. Steven, who trains at the Lincoln
He said: “It’s massive for me to He was nicknamed the ‘LinSnooker Club, said: “You never reach the semi-finals in a ranking colnshire Sausage’ by the event know where your game is until you event. Master of Ceremonies. face the best in the world. It shows
“I did think I was going to win it. The player added: “The crowd my hard work has started to pay off.”Thingsweregoingmyway.”werecrackingupatthatandpeo
He added: “The world’s best ple were cheering my name. They He now looks ahead to a Q Tour players were in that event. It shows got behind me.” event this weekend in Brighton I can compete still at that level.” During the shoot-out, Steven before flying to Bulgaria for Steven won £8,000 for reaching the defeated former ranking event another event after the Christmas semi-finals, which will pay for his finalist Mark Joyce, Swiss Alexanbreak. wedding to fiancée Susannah der Ursenbacher, young Chinese He said: “I’m full of confidence Eyles, 25. player Long Zehuang, and inauguat the minute, I feel like I’m float
He added: “The prize money ral Shanghai Masters winner ing around the table.”