To all billiard enthusiasts in China, March must have been a month of pure enjoyment. Apart from being able to get their hands on the latest branded billiard equipment from all over the world at the 8th Guangzhou International Billiards Exhibition (GBE2014), they were also able to experience top quality snooker matches. From coverage [...]
Darren Appleton is arguably the most exciting American pool player on the planet and is one of the first names on the team for each Mosconi Cup. The English player from Pontefract, Yorkshire, is now based in Pennsylvania, USA and is delighted to be representing Strachan, one of the world’s finest cloth manufacturers. Appleton said [...]
Rileys, the UK’s largest chain of sports bars are currently in the process of upgrading all their pool and snooker tables to use highest quality cloth and balls to give their customers that professional experience.The Cuesports themed sports bars now select Strachan cloth and Aramith balls in all of their venues. The man responsible for [...]
The popularity of snooker continues to scale new heights with four major billiard events taking place almost in succession in major cities across China. Starting with the 2013 Haikou World Open in Hainan in February, closely followed by the 2013 China Open and the opening of a new CBSA Snooker Academy in Beijing in [...]
Judd originates from Bristol in the West of England, the home of Strachan cloth. Both born in the West of England but separated by 100 years of history. Judd typifies the energy, enthusiasm and ultra-professionalism of the modern snooker player. Whilst the Strachan brand, built over a century, represents tradition, trust and assured quality. [...]
Strachan has once again been selected by the International Billiard and Snooker Federation as their official cloth supplier. The new contract means that Strachan 6811 Tournament cloth will continue to be used at the IBSF World Championships for years to come. Strachan cloth is manufactured by WSP Textiles Ltd in Stroud, UK. Its flagship [...]
Shanghai, China saw a surge of snooker activity in September which proved to be nothing other than sensational. The city hosted its 5thShanghai Masters Snooker Championship and the 5thChina Billiards Expo 2012 while the 2ndevent of the Asian Player Tour Championship was held in the outskirt satellite city of YiXing within a space of [...]
Strachan has been retained by World Snooker Ltd in a new long-term contract as its cloth supplier for the World Championship and all ranking tournaments worldwide. Strachan is manufactured by WSP Textiles Ltd, which recently acquired the woollen speciality products business from Milliken. Its flagship cloth, Strachan Championship No 10, has featured at the [...]
Snooker has continued to develop in China over the past year with ranking events springing up all over the tournament calendar. The 2012-13 professional season already has 5 China based events listed on the provisional calendar. This year in March alone China will be hosting 2 high profile file ranking events, providing further evidence [...]
WSP Textiles (formerly Milliken), the UK based manufacturer of Strachan snooker and pool cloth, once again joined forces with its UK distributor Suzo Happ for January’s European Amusement and Gaming Expo (EAG) at London’s Excel. Suzo launched a brand new Cuesports game called Trilliards (pictured) which is based upon the concept of combining Noughts [...]
