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World number 39 Anthony Hamilton has had to endure back and eye issues in the latter half of his career, but he believes the experience he has amassed is sustaining his spell in snooker’s upper echelon. Hamilton got his 33rd season on the World Snooker Tour off to a strong start by topping his group… Read More

Former German Masters winner Anthony Hamilton is aiming to defy problems with his back and eyesight to reach another ranking final before the end of his career. The Nottingham cueman underwent lens replacement surgery back in 2019, but the procedure didn’t go to plan and impaired his ability to perform in the match arena. He… Read More

Former German Masters champion Anthony Hamilton says that constant reinvention has been crucial for prolonging his time on the tour and maintaining his standards. The 50-year-old admits he is in the twilight period of his career, having suffered from eye and back problems in recent years. Hamilton enjoyed a career highlight victory at the 2017… Read More

With music providing comfort to millions of people during lockdown, we have been finding out some of the World Snooker Tour’s top isolation tracks in a series of features inspired by BBC radio’s Desert Island Discs. This week it is the turn of 2017 German Masters winner Anthony Hamilton to name his favourite five songs. Nite… Read More

“It was one of those stomach-dropping moments which you only experience a few times in your life.” Anthony Hamilton remembers the anguish he felt when he arrived in Spain for the recent BetVictor Gibraltar Open to find that the cue he had used for 34 years had been snapped. He remains hopeful that it can… Read More

2017 German Masters winner Anthony Hamilton is hoping that recent eye lens replacement surgery can help to prolong his career, as he seeks a second ranking crown. The 48-year-old decided to undertake the procedure, which involves his natural eye lenses being replaced with artificial ones, this summer. Frustratingly for Hamilton both his eyes became infected… Read More

The Sheriff of Pottingham reflects on his German Masters triumph, improved mental strength and Alfie Burden’s cooking skills… Firstly Anthony how do you reflect on last season, was it the best of your career so far? It wasn’t the most consistent, but given that I won my first title and won more money than I… Read More

World Champion and world number one Mark Selby suffered a last 16 exit at the F66.com German Masters in Berlin, losing 5-2 to a resurgent Anthony Hamilton. Veteran 45-year-old Hamilton, nicknamed the Sheriff of Pottingham, almost dropped off the pro tour last season, but just survived and has since enjoyed a dramatic improvement in form…. Read More

Anthony Hamilton was clinging on for tour survival last season. However, after some strong showings towards the end of the season, the Sheriff of Pottingham managed to regain a two-year tour card thanks to the European Tour Order of Merit. Now he’s looking to keep the pressure on himself in a bid to push up… Read More

The Sheriff of Pottingham, still going strong after 23 years as a pro, talks about living in London and his ambitions for this season. Anthony, what are your goals for 2014/15? To win more matches in the big tournaments. In the last two seasons I have won nearly 60 matches, but mainly in the smaller… Read More