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Dominic Dale is readying himself for a return to action at the Cazoo British Open later this month after revealing he was close to calling time on his playing days at the end of the 2021/22 campaign. The 50-year-old even admitted to drafting a letter of resignation before reconsidering the decision following conversations with a… Read More

Two-time ranking event winner Dominic Dale narrowly ensured his tour survival last season, now the Spaceman is relishing the opportunity for a clean slate and a two-year tour card. We caught up with Dale to get his thoughts on the season ahead… Dominic, the fact you kept your place on tour via the one-year list… Read More

The Spaceman looks ahead to the coming season and says he hopes he’s still playing when he’s 50… Dominic, what have you been up to this summer? I’ve been watching a lot of tennis, in fact I went down to Eastbourne for a couple of days to watch the tournament there. I prefer women’s tennis… Read More

Snooker is a sport played by many millions around the globe. But have you ever wondered how cues and tips developed? Pic: King Louis XIV of France playing billiards in 1694. Thanks to Thurston Who better than Dominic Dale, one of the world’s leading experts on cue sports history, to describe the evolution of the… Read More

Leading cue expert Dominic Dale with some helpful advice about the most important tool of the snooker trade… Dominic, what would your advice be to someone about to buy a snooker cue? My biggest piece of advice would be to follow what Joe Davis said in his book ‘How I Play Snooker’: the cue should… Read More

Judd Trump joined Ronnie O’Sullivan, John Higgins and Barry Hawkins among the first round casualties at the Bank of Communications OTO Shanghai Masters as he lost 5-2 to Dominic Dale. PICTURES by Tai Chengzhe Trump had won all five previous meetings – including two first round clashes at the Crucible – but this time it… Read More

Dominic Dale white-washed China’s Lyu Haotian 5-0 to qualify for the final stages of the Australian Goldfields Open. Shoot-Out champion and World Championship quarter-finalist Dale managed a top break of just 40 but did enough to beat Lyu and make it to the final stages of the world ranking event in Bendigo. Mark Joyce came… Read More

Dominic Dale won the 888casino Shoot-Out in Blackpool, snooker’s quick-fire one-frame knockout event, beating Stuart Bingham in the final. Colourful character Dale, nicknamed the Spaceman, won six matches to take the £32,000 top prize, the third biggest pay-day of his 22-year career. Cheered on by an enthusiastic crowd, 42-year-old Dale rose to the challenge of… Read More

Dominic Dale came from 54 points behind in the deciding frame to beat Martin Gould 4-3 in the final of Star Xing Pai Players Tour Championship event six. Londoner Gould looked to have done enough when he made a break of 69 in the last frame, but Welshman Dale got the snookers he required before… Read More