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Former Shoot Out champion Michael Holt believes a positive mindset is crucial if he is to earn an immediate return to the World Snooker Tour at Q School. Holt is just one of a number of top players who suffered unexpected relegations from the professional circuit after World Championship qualifying last month. The Nottingham cueman… Read More

World number 31 Michael Holt believes his foray into coaching has given him a fresh perspective of how exacting the standards of top level snooker are. The Hitman has recently decided to try his hand at coaching amateur players and has done his level one WPBSA Coaching qualification. Having worked with players of varying standards… Read More

Throughout the lockdown so far we have been speaking to snooker players, to find out which songs are helping them get through isolation, in a series of features inspired by BBC radio’s Desert Island Discs. Next up, it is BetVictor Shoot Out champion Michael Holt’s turn to name his top five songs. Supersonic – Oasis… Read More

Michael Holt hopes that he can collect further silverware when play resumes on the World Snooker Tour, following his maiden ranking triumph at the BetVictor Shoot Out in February. The Hitman ended a 24-year wait for his first ranking crown as a professional, defeating Zhou Yuelong in the final to pick up the £50,000 top… Read More

Michael Holt came within a single frame of a maiden ranking title last season when he reached the Shoot Out final. The Hitman is hoping this will be the season where he takes that extra step and secures his first major silverware. We spoke to the Nottingham cueman to discuss a range of topics including… Read More

Michael Holt nearly got his season off to a perfect start at the Kaspersky Riga Masters. The ‘Hitman’ came within one match of winning his first ranking title, in a run which saw him beat the likes of Stuart Bingham, Mark Williams and reigning World Champion Mark Selby. He succumbed to Neil Robertson 5-2 in… Read More

The Hitman talks Terry Griffiths, Sleaford Mods, Carl Froch and why he eats six meals a day… Michael, how do you feel about your start to the season? I haven’t played that well but my results have been decent. I had a good win against Li Hang in the Shanghai Masters qualifiers and it was… Read More

Ju Reti became the first amateur player to win a European or Asian Tour event by beating Michael Holt 4-1 in the final of the Zhangjiagang Open. Ju, a member of the Uyghur ethnic group from the Xinjiang region in the north west of China, took the £10,000 top prize at the tournament in the… Read More

Michael Holt won the biggest title of his career so far by beating John Higgins 4-3 in the final of Euro Players Tour Championship event six in Prague. The World No 42 from Nottingham, a pro for 14 years, ended a run of 13 consecutive victories for Higgins, who returned to competitive snooker in style… Read More