Opening Ceremony (Above) with Jim Leacey and Maxim Cassis welcoming the players. The tournament is now officially open, all that is required is to go and pay the entrance fee, my first match is at 12:30. We had a good days practice yesterday, myself and the Irish lads headed over the the Romanian Snooker Academy for some match practice. Was also helped a little by Irish coach PJ Dolan, who spotted my bridge hand was just not right (Thanks PJ!). Below is a picture of the first floor of the academy which has 4 match tables.
These tables play exceptionally well, although I found the cushions were not as responsive as the cloth would lend you to believe. Excellent match practice though, so much so that Joe Delaney and myself stayed on for another 2-3 hours practice, which was great fun. Below is a picture of the main match table set up on the top floor of the academy, pictured left to right are: Clinton Franey (mens), Brendan Thomas (masters), David Hogan (mens and 2009 European Champion), Me and Joe Delaney (mens), a sorry bunch if ever there was one!
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