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Snooker fans boycotting local Chinese takeaways following Zhao victory

Snooker fans across Ireland are tonight calling for a boycott of Chinese takeaways after Zhao Xintong stormed to victory over Mark Williams, becoming the first Chinese player to win the snooker World Championship.

Zhao left snooker enthusiasts short changed by defeating Ronnie O’Sullivan in the semi-final with a session to spare and winning tonight’s final after just five frames in the final session.

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Opinion: Snooker is an allegory for the fall of communism

By Chuck E. Cheeser, American tax-payer and patriot

Well, gosh darn it, I read yesterday’s article in this fine publication saying snooker was racist and I near choked on my Honey Vanilla Cheerios.

I’m no snooker expert, but that woman was talking baloney. I’ve done my research and what is clear is that snooker is a family-friendly game and an allegory for the fall of communism.

If you don’t know what an allegory is, and I didn’t until yesterday, it’s something that has a hidden meaning, typically a moral or political one.

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Opinion: Racist snooker needs to be stopped

By: Tina Fenty, Head of Diversity Studies, Trinity College

Racism in sport is nothing new. In my role I see case studies of this phenomenon every day. However one sport, which has passed under my radar until now, is particularly egregious.

I’m talking about snooker, the game which continues to foist the notion of white supremacy on players and spectators around the world.

In snooker the game is controlled by the white ‘cue’ ball. This ball smashes into other balls of various colours, which have been assigned points values for when they are banished from the table.

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