Update from Joe

Hi everyone, I hope you have all had a good summer and are looking forward to the new snooker season, I know I certainly am! I had a great summer, been to Spain a couple of times and took in a holiday in Phuket after the 6-red competition in Bangkok. I also spent a lot of time with my son Joe during his summer off school and got back on the practice table around the middle of July.

The season has started quite well for me as I qualified for the first ranking tournament in Shanghai, beating Adrian Gunnell 5-1 at Pontins and also winning the Lucan Pro competition which featured the Irish professionals, then I went to Germany to play in the Paul Hunter classic and reached the semifinals, they absolutely loved their snooker in Germany and thousands turned out to watch a top class tournament! I must admit there where quite a few sore heads arriving back to the UK!

Due to there only being six major tournaments this year I’ve made a decision to play in a lot of pro-ams and competitions this year, it keeps you sharp and focused and also I feel like I’m enjoying the game again after a dismal last season even though I reached my first major final at the Welsh open.

Well I really hope you continue your support for me during the coming season, and it would be great to reward that support with a few good results, enjoy the snooker year and I will catch you all soon!