Magnificent Seven - Snooker Academy

A total of 200 points or more from filmed routines is needed to get into the Cuestars Snooker Academy Hall of Fame.

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Leader-Board

wdt_ID	Name	Smelly Shots Twenty	Rest Pots	Fifteen Straight Reds	Long Pots	Shot to Nothing	Figure of 8 Safety	Training Frame Break	Total Points
2	Thomas McEvoy	14	7	8	5	12	5	40	91
3	Christopher Robinson	2	3	3		7		8	23
4	Brian Haskins	8	7	4		7		22	48
5	Christopher Moulsdale	10	5	7		8		61	91
6	Eddie Mason	9	5	3		6		29	52
7	Freddie Turner	11	8	5	5	10		43	82
8	Ian Mashford	8	5	5	1	8		28	55
9	Nathan Cox	15	6	8		14		70	113
11	Rob East	13	6	7	3	11		36	76
12	Bruce Markham	10	4	4		6		22	46
13	William Kempson	11	6	5		10		37	69
14	Ben Scammell	9	5	4		7		46	71
15	Will Brown	12	9	9					30
16	Trevor Latham	17	9	3		12		41	82
17	Pete Ebbins	10	5	3		8		33	59
18	Dave Tuckett	15	7	8		11		40	81
19	Herman Desmier	16	10	7		11		70	114
20	Harry Wyatt	14	8	10		12		45	89
22	Mason Wilson	18	10	8	5	10	5	57	113
23	Tony Lyles	11	5	6		9		32	63
26	Connor McQuillan	16	7	11		14		58	106
30	Bradley Cowdroy	15	10	11	4	12	10		62
31	NIGEL PHILLIPS	18	9	14	8	14	8		71
32	Ryan Mears	18	10	15	10	15	10	75	153
41	Asten Sahota	10							10
49	Oscar Mungins	17	8	9	4	9	6	68	121
66	Jeremy Guilfoyle	5	5						10
71	Ryan Spratt	16	6	12					34
73	George Charalambous	4	4						8
74	William Thomson	12	7	8	4	13	2	41	87
76	Oliver Sykes	16	8	12	8	15	7	141	207
79	Dave Laws	16	6	14		11			47
80	Ryan Mears	17	10	11	7	15		75	135
82	James Collingwood	9	6	8		12		71	106
109	Kyle Stoneham	6						23	29
117	Chris Gill	14	4	4		3		12	37
123	Tyler Beer	12	8	9	5	13			47
139	dong ming lau	13	7	8	5	13	7		53
145	John Hunter	18	10	12	6	15	10	113	184
146	Darren Adaway	4	4	4		7			19
156	Kristof Maes	5							5
164	Adam Longley	14	7	5	4	7	9		46
175	Neil Craycraft	20	9	12	10	16	10		77
179	Oscar Mungins	17	8						25
181	Charlie Ings	10	6			5			21
184	Andy Savage	13	4	1					18
192	Stewart Crosswell	16	5	7	7	10	8		53
196	Shruthi L	12	7	7		9			35
199	Mark Stevens	10	2	3		4			19
209	O'Shay Scott	15	5						20
214	Harry Flower	12	6	9	5	10	7		49
222	Steve Eardley	13	1	2		4			20
229	Steve Eardley	4	3	2		9			18
262	Steve Eardley	8	2	2		4			16
269	mark morris	16	8	9	7	6			46
277	Rhyl Jones	12	3	6		7			28
281	Roger Whiteley	17	7	9	6	14	10	140	203
287	Amit Kanabar	15	6	4					25
298	Markus Whittam	14	5	6		5			30

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Routines

Smelly Shots Twenty

Spot the blue, pink and black then line up tens reds in a diagonal across the top of the table.

With the cue-ball played within two balls width of the side cushion each time, straight pot the five reds below the pink into the corner pocket and the five reds above into the middle pocket. Repeat, this time playing the cue-ball from tight under the cushion each time.

Award a point for each red potted. Maximum score is 20.

Here is a video of Cuestars Under-21 Silver Tour player Tom McEvoy making 14 pots at this routine.

Rest Pots

As shown, evenly line up five reds each side of the pink spot.

With the cue-ball placed between the middle pockets each time, straight pot each red into its nearest top corner pocket using the rest.

Award a point for each red potted. Maximum score is 10.

Fifteen Straight Reds

Evenly line up fifteen reds across the centre of the table with the middle red on the blue spot.

With the cue-ball placed on the baulk line each time, straight pot each red into the nearest top corner pocket.

Award a point for each red potted. Maximum score is 15.

Here is a video of Cuestars Under-21 Gold Tour player William Thomson making 8 pots at this routine.

Long Pots

With the colours spotted, as shown evenly line five reds each side of the pink spot.

With the cue ball played from the D each time pot each red into its nearest top corner pocket.

Award a point for each red potted. Maximum score is 10.

Here is a video of Cuestars Under-21 Silver Tour player William Hurley making 7 pots at this routine.

Shot to Nothing

Tightly space five reds below the pink so they are in line with the top corner pocket.

Playing the cue-ball from behind the baulk line each time, pot each red bringing the cue-ball back behind the baulk line.

Award two points when a red is potted and when missed still award one point if the cue-ball comes back to rest behind the baulk line. (For the shot to count, no reds must come into the baulk half of the table and all of the cue-ball must come to rest behind the baulk line). Note score then repeat challenge putting reds on other side of the table.

Maximum score is 20.

Here is a video of Cuestars founder John Hunter scoring 14 points at this routine.

Figure of 8 Safety

Evenly line five reds on a diagonal below the pink.

Starting with the nearest red and the cue-ball played from the D, clip the red using side to bring the cue-ball inside the blue back to baulk.

Award a point each time some part of the cue-ball comes back to rest behind the baulk line. (For shot to count no reds must come into the baulk half of the table). Note score then repeat challenge putting reds on other side of the table.

Award a point for each safety shot achieved. Maximum score is 10.

Training Frame Break

Break off as normal bringing the cue-ball back behind the baulk line.

With ‘Ball in Hand’ to start each attempt try to make a training frame break.

Be careful to position the cue-ball well as a training frame ends if a first shot is missed!

Maximum Score 147