Potting Challenge - Snooker Academy

Filmed routines only

To have your scores put up on this leader board the whole potting routine must be filmed and at least half of the pots must be made. A total score of 100 pots is needed to get in the Cuestars Snooker Academy Hall of Fame.

Name	Type	Smelly Shots Twenty	Rest Pots	Fifteen Straight Pots	Shoot Out Blues	Long Pots	Long Straight Pots	Back of Black Pots	Topspin Long Pots	Backspin Long Pots	Break Off Pots	Total
John Hunter	Gold	18	10	12	7	6	6	6	6	6	5	82
Will Kempson	Bronze		5									5
Nigel Phillips	Gold			12								12
William Thomson	Silver	12	7	8		6						33
Tom McEvoy	Bronze	14	5		5	5		3				32
Zack Richardson	Gold				9	8				8		25
Rob East	Silver				5							5
Freddie Turner	Bronze	12										12
Mason Wilson	Silver	14	9	8	8						5	44

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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.

Maximum score is 20.

Here is a video of Tom McEvoy making 14 pots on this routine.

Rest Pots

Evenly line up five reds each side of the pink spot as shown.

With the cue-ball placed between the middle pockets each time, straight pot each red into it’s nearest top corner pocket.

Maximum score is 10.

Fifteen Straight Pots

Position fifteen reds across the middle 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.

Maximum score is 15.

Here is a video of Senior Tour Cuestars player Nigel Phillips making 12 pots on this routine.

Shoot Out Blues

Spot the blue.

Playing from the D each time, have five goes at potting the blue into the one top pocket and five goes into the other top pocket.

Maximum score is 10.

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.

Maximum score is 10.

Here is a video of Cuestars director John Hunter making six pots on this routine.

Long Straight Pots

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

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

Maximum score is 10.

Back of Black Pots

As shown, evenly position five reds so they are lined up with the black and the top pocket.

With the cue-ball placed behind the baulk line each time, pot each red bringing the cue ball round the back of the black.

Maximum score is 10.

Topspin Long Pots

Spot the colours. Starting with a red placed one ball’s width from each top side cushion, line ten reds halfway between the pink and black spots as shown.

Playing each time from the baulk line, pot each red bringing the cue-ball off the top cushion and back to the baulk half of the table.

Maximum score is 10.

Here is a video of John Hunter making 6 pots on this routine.

Backspin Long Pots

Spot the colours and then line five reds on each side of the table halfway between the blue and pink spots as shown.

Playing the cue-ball from the baulk line each time, pot the reds screwing back into the baulk half of the table.

Maximum score is 10.

Here is a video of Zack Richardson making 8 pots on this routine.

Break Off Pots

As shown, evenly position five reds so they are lined up with the black and the top pocket.

With the cue-ball placed within two ball’s width of the baulk cushion each time, pot each red bringing the cue ball back to the baulk half of the table.

Maximum score is 10.

Here is a video of John Hunter making 5 pots on this routine.