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After an impressive opening to the season, Yorkshire cueman Oliver Lines believes he is ready to take his game to the next level, targeting a rankings surge and trips to the latter stages of tournaments. World number 69 Lines knows he needs to perform well this season to avoid being dragged into a tour survival… Read More

Oliver Lines admits that securing his place on tour at Q School was an emotional achievement. Yorkshire cueman Lines dropped off the professional circuit at the end of last season, after failing to qualify for the Betfred World Championship. However, he ensured his immediate return by beating the likes of Michael White and Paul Davison… Read More

Oliver Lines has enlisted the help of coach Chris Henry as he bids to add a cutting edge to his game for the 2019/20 campaign. The Yorkshire cueist is in the second year of his current tour card and has work to do to solidify his place on the circuit, currently occupying 78th position in… Read More

Oliver Lines was Rookie of the Year in 2014/15 and he’s got this season’s campaign off to a solid start, reaching the last 16 of the Indian Open in Hyderabad. The 21-year-old travels to Yushan in China next week for the World Open, where he’ll face four-time World Champion John Higgins, and Lines is taking the… Read More

Rising star Oliver Lines stormed through to the semi-finals of the Haining China Leather City Asian Tour event with a trio of wins on Thursday. The 19-year-old from Leeds, playing his first season on the World Snooker Tour, has already shown his potential this season by beating the likes of Mark Selby and Mark Williams,… Read More

Tour rookie Oliver Lines scored one of the shock results of the season so far by coming from 4-0 down to beat Mark Selby 6-4 in the International Championship qualifiers. The result means that World Champion and world number one Selby will not be present at the fourth ranking tournament of the season in Chengdu,… Read More

Talented teenager from Leeds, son of pro Peter Lines. How are you finding life on the World Snooker Tour so far? It is everything I hoped it would be. What are your hopes and expectations for the next two years on the tour? I know it’s not going to be easy but I’m just going… Read More

Oliver Lines is set to play on the World Snooker Tour for the first time next season after winning the European Under-21 Championship in Romania. By Huw Pearson Leeds cueman Lines, who is one of snooker’s most promising up and coming players, beat Josh Boileau 6-1 in the final in Bucharest, with a top break… Read More