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So sad to hear about the news of John Virgo’s passing. He was a great character and an amazing pundit/commentator. I had the pleasure of sharing the booth with him during the world championships a couple of years ago in which I got a huge appreciation for how good he was. We’ve lost some great people of our game just recently which is incredibly sad😢

As another Crucible campaign begins. I just want to mention one of the biggest decisions that happened in my career and it wasn’t mine. Joe Perry moving to the same club in Cambridge when I made the big leap over in 2003 to move from Australia. I was so excited to be practicing and watch day in day out a top player in the game to learn from and to pull balls out of the pockets on a very regular basis! I did it without complaining and just admiring how good he was, while still trying to learn. Joe never asked me to contribute towards the costs of the table and let me practice on it when he wasn’t using it. This enabled me to adapt to the pro conditions at a much quicker rate and with Joe’s guidance and as a practice partner allowed me to get into the top 16 within 3 years. This simply would not have happened without him. The friendship and banter at @ClubWts was some of the most fun I’ve experienced and will cherish those times forever. @joegentlemanjoe announcing his retirement was heart breaking and one you hope never to hear when you have been on tour for so long together. Joe and I working together this season has been amazing and has been a huge reason for my turnaround so perhaps there are a few more chapters left to complete working side by side! It’s been an absolute honour to practice, play and compete against you for so long and to call you a great friend. Happy retirement mate❤️

Into the final here in Hong Kong!🙌🏻🇭🇰 Different class the words from Shaun at the end of the match there. A big say in where you stand in the game in my book in how you handle winning and losing🤝

Great win from 3-1 down! Semi finals tomorrow 🙌🏻🇭🇰