We would like to thank the following for their efforts at the Amateur UK Open at Telford.
Dan Suh of Korea Foods Company and Seoul Plaza for the headline sponsorship and the work his staff have put in with the movement of the tables to and from the venue. Korea Foods Company have also agreed to store the tables free of charge for the foreseeable future.
David Ollive of Clean Slate Pool and Snooker Services for their immense efforts in the setup and reclothing. Quite unbelievable that we managed to set up just in time!!!
Klaus Zobrekis of Z9 Billiard Cloth for the cloth sponsorship that made a huge difference to the tables and made them play incredibly well.
Nigel Smith of Spots and Stripes for enabling the Z9 sponsorship and getting the cloths to Telford.
Kamui for the free chalk that they supplied to every participant.
Shane Conroy of Shark Racks for his supply of superb rack templates.
Emily Frazer, Brendan Moore, Phoebe Milham, and Adam Clapham of Matchroom for enabling the incredible venue for the tournament, assisting with promotions, and ticketing.
Trans Sport for putting up the amazing rig for the lighting.
Rich Saunders for storing the tables for such a long period of time free of charge.
James and Mai of SMB London Pool who managed to get the tournament scheduled in a really friendly manner that all players appreciated.
Sam Jones of TYP Live for putting up a stream that was of such a high standard that many viewers commented was as good as anything Sky was doing.
David Goldsmith of Chalk Talk, and the legendary Mark White for the commentary provided. We were really lucky to have such a high standard of commentary.
Luke Hart for his presence every day during the entire setup, events, and breakdown. First in the door, last to leave every day. Always on hand throughout the day and fixing problems.
And finally, all the players. Everyone conducted themselves excellently, played hard, supported the event, and created such a positive vibe throughout.
We spent a lot of time talking to players and supporters about GB9, its strategy and future, and we will be making some new announcements very soon. We’d like to thank everyone who took the time to talk to us and can’t wait to announce the revised plan for 2024.
