As part of the celebrations for the 25th anniversary year of the Terry Griffiths Matchroom will offer a range of new special offers.

This offer is available from September, 2011 until further notice.

For more details call in at the Matchroom in Town Hall Square or call the Matchroom on 01554 774494.

We look forward to seeing you!

Based in Sha Tin in the New Territories, the Hong Kong Institute of Sport is a state of the art training facility housing many Olympic and non-Olympic sports. The Institute is currently undergoing a period of re-development that involves almost HK$1.8 billion funding from the Government. The construction works commenced in March 2009 and will be completed in three phases over three years.

Billiard sports qualified as an elite sport in Hong Kong in 2009. This allows the sport to fall under the umbrella of the HKSI and releases funding to develop the sport. This allowed HKSI to start a world-wide search for their first Head Coach for Billiard Sports. In conjunction with the Hong Kong Snooker Association (HKBSCC) interviews were carried out with potential candidates, culminating in a short list of applicants arriving in Hong Kong for a two day selection process in early June.

Wayne was informed in July of his successful application and will now start work in Hong Kong at the end of September, 2010. It will be a baptism of fire, as soon after starting his new role Wayne will accompany Hong Kong's elite stars to the Asian Games in China and the IBSF World Amateur Championships in Syria.

A buisness graduate and former Project Manager, Wayne has also been active as the European Snooker Association's Senior Trainer for National Coaches and qualified as a World Snooker Association Coach in 2007. In his time as Coaching Development Director at Terry Griffiths Snooker, he has been responsible for the design and launch of the Terry Griffiths Snooker website, the co-design and launch of snooker's first dedicated software analysis tool, Snooker Lab and he is currently working on ground breaking snooker related development projects with both Swansea University and UWIC.

Hong Kong's gain will be Terry Griffiths Snooker's loss as Wayne will now obviously be unavailable to fully support his coaching commitments here at the Terry Griffiths Snooker academy.

Good luck Wayne!

Jamie, aged 15 and from Bryn in Llanelli, is Wales' hottest snooker prospect and is remarkably ranked number one snooker player for Wales at under 21 level.

He has recently narrowly missed out on winning £5,000 and a year's mentoring from Ronnie O'Sullivan when he represented Wales at the World Championship selection process in Sheffield.

Jamie Clarke being presented with trophy and prize for 2010 CCC Junior Open by County Councillor, Clive Scourfield

In the county competition Jamie beat European Under 19's champion Jak Jones from Cwmbran to secure the under 18 crown. Jamie was defending champion and had already won the under 14s event in 2008.

This was a great scalp for Jamie securing a 3-1 victory in a tight game with few breaks. Jak Jones will be a professional player in the 20010/11 season.

Swansea Ieuan Davies, aged 13, triumphed in the under 14 competition overcoming a strong challenge from Barry's Ryan Rowlands. Even though Ieuan ran out a 2 - 0 winner, both frames turned on a miss rule stringently applied by qualified referee, John Pellew.

Both events each attracted 32 entries with 64 players travelling from the length and breadth of Wales.

Carmarthenshire County Council teamed up with the Terry Griffiths Matchroom for the annual championships for a third year.

The competition is the biggest of its kind for young people in Carmarthenshire, and is part of a huge drive to involve young people in sport and leisure.

Terry Griffiths said: "The competition is going from strength to strength and has now been firmly established on the Welsh Junior Snooker Calendar.

"The county has turned out snooker players at the very highest level in the past and the CCC Junior Open gives today's aspiring young players the chance to enjoy competition that will hopefully provide the platform for future achievements in our sport."

County executive board member for leisure services Cllr Clive Scourfield who presented the prizes said: "It is wonderful to see youngsters with such talent being nurtured in such a professional manner. I look forward to following the progress of these senior sporting stars of the future.

Council tourism and marketing manager Huw Parsons said: "Snooker is one of the UK's most popular leisure pastimes and we are working to develop and promote the sport to young people, as it encourages dedication, coordination and discipline."

PRESS Note: For further information please contact Carmarthenshire County Council leisure services press officer Ron Cant on 01267-224923 or 0781101531

The 'Whirlwind' and the 'Grinder' took part in a special exhibition match at the Terry Griffiths Matchroom.

They arrived in the town last week fresh from a special challenge with Alex 'Hurricane' Higgins at the Crucible in Sheffield.

Competition winners and club members lined up for the chance to out-pot the snooker stars.

The event, which was a sell out, has been hailed a great success.

Thorburn, who was the only overseas player ever to have won the modern world championships until Neil Robertson managed the feat only last month, cued up for the first four frames against 6 times world finalist and people's champion Jimmy White. White looked by far the sharper of the two and came out a convincing winner in this mini session.

After the interval, both players took turns to line up against some local talent.

First up was Rhydian Stringer and he took Cliff Thorburn very close in a scrappy affair. Next to try his luck was Matchroom team player Mark Hughes. Jimmy White was too hot to handle though and fell just short of a century break.

Other members to try their luck against the Legends without a success were Matchroom Club Captain, John Pellew and John Banks. The only local success on the night came from 11 year old Tyler Rees. He paired up with Jimmy White to secure a comfortable victory over Cliff Thorburn and his partner Wayne John.

Jimmy said: "This is my fourth visit to Terry's Matchroom club and it is always a pleasure to return to such an excellent snooker facility.

"The Matchroom is known throughout the U.K. and the rest of the world as a first class snooker venue and the members gave myself and Cliff a great Welsh welcome."

Cliff Thorburn was also impressed with his visit to the famous Terry Griffiths Matchroom.

"I had many epic battles with Terry on the table, so it was nice to be able to sit down and share some memories in a relaxed atmosphere.

"I was fascinated to see what Terry and Wayne had achieved with their Academy set up and the launch of their new interactive coaching website and I only wish Canada had such a facility to boast of.

"My form unfortunately was not the best on the night, but I'd like to think that my dry Canadian wit helped to add something to a great evening of snooker" he said.

Matchroom owner Terry Griffiths said he was delighted to welcome both players to the Matchroom.

He said: "I never tire of seeing the greatest names in snooker visiting my home town and my club and Jimmy and Cliff, while very different in style, were the two of the greatest players from my era.

"All members and guests seemed to enjoy the night and we hope to start up regular professional visits over the coming year".

Jimmy White and Cliff Thorburn are the latest big name to play at the Matchroom in recent years.

Some of the game's biggest stars including Steve Davis, Dennis Taylor, Mark Williams, Stephen Hendry, Matthew Stevens and Willie Thorne have all taken part in exhibition nights at the Matchroom.

"I am convinced that I would have won many more matches and been a far more consistent player if I, and the coaches I worked with, would have had access to Snooker Lab. To have a continual record of my cue action over time and to be able to compare and contract any changes I made to my technique would have been invaluable in my pursuit of overall improvement and consistency".

Terry went on to say that the comparisons available with some of the game's elite players will be invaluable to beginners and serious snooker players alike:

"The fact that Snooker Lab allows you to see frame by frame, synchronised comparison of your own action next to the likes of Steve Davis, Stephen Hendry, Marco Fu, Mark Allen, Matthew Stevens etc., will aid understanding and appreciation of snooker's technique in a way that has never been available before.

"If I could have had access to this type of information during my development, I am certain it would have not only made me a better player, but would have seen me improve at a much younger age".

Former world champion Griffiths emphasised another pertinent point in relation to beginners and intermediate players:

"Demonstration is a massive part of coaching, especially when dealing with beginners and intermediates. Seeing a top player's cue action in the detail afforded by Snooker Lab is worth a thousand words to those players earlier in their development curve. Add to this the fact that the student gets to see themselves on the television or computer on a split screen comparison with Legends like Steve Davis and Stephen Hendry, and it is easy to see why players and coaches alike are impressed by this new product".

For more information on Snooker Lab please click here to visit our Snooker Lab page.