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Strachan & Aramith Agree New Long Term Contract with World Snooker

World Snooker has signed a new long term contract with Strachan cloth and Aramith balls guaranteeing the very best playing conditions for years to come across all international professional events. Strachan No. 10 Championship cloth has featured on the tables at the World Championships for over thirty seven years and offers the professional players the [...]

2021-04-01T16:39:07+01:00

The IPA Choose Strachan Cloth   

Strachan are delighted to announce a new partnership with the IPA. The new deal will result in professional pool’s governing body using the powder blue Strachan 861 cloth for all its events for the next two seasons. Strachan are delighted to announce an exciting new partnership between the IPA and the Simonis Group (owners of [...]

2021-04-01T16:39:07+01:00

Strachan Launches Innovative New Anti-Kick™ Snooker Cloth

Strachan, the Stroud based snooker and pool cloth specialist, has been testing a genuine innovation in snooker cloth designed to significantly reduce the number of kicks or poor contacts in the game. World Snooker, in conjunction with the professional sports governing body the WPBSA, has been using the new cloth on all of this [...]

2021-04-01T16:39:07+01:00

China consumers demand higher quality

Following the inaugural China Billiard World Championship in Yushan County, India Open in Mumbai, China Open in Beijing and yet another successful World Championship at the iconic Crucible Theatre in Sheffield, all played on Strachan cloth, the WSP Textiles sales team is hugely encouraged to see the game and interest of snooker and pool [...]

2021-04-01T17:35:25+01:00

147 Sports Bars Premier Pool Series

The 147 Sports Bars Premier Pool Series of events is rapidly becoming one of the most respected tournaments in English Pool. The series of events took place in 2014 at the 147 Sports Bar, Leeds in which is widely regarded as the highest quality cue sports venue in the UK. The total prize fund [...]

2021-04-01T16:39:08+01:00

Interest in snooker and pool thrives in China

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 [...]

2014-03-16T00:00:00+00:00

WSP Textiles welcomes American pool player Darren “Dynamite” Appleton as latest Brand Ambassador for Strachan.

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 [...]

2014-02-16T00:00:00+00:00

Rileys Sports Bars Upgrade to Professional Conditions

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 [...]

2013-10-16T00:00:00+01:00

Snooker popularity continues to soar in China

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 [...]

2013-05-16T00:00:00+01:00
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