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Simon Blackwell is an English snooker player.^[1]

Career

He became the North West Open Amateur Snooker Champion in 2019.^[2]

Blackwell defeated Jake Robinson in the final of the 2023/24 EPSB Open Series play-offs in Woking to secure the title, finishing above Peter Devlin on count back, and gaining free entry into the 2024 Q School.^[3]

He performed well at 2024 Q School, securing a win over the experienced James Cahill.^[4], and reaching the latter rounds of the first event before he was defeated by eventual winner Allan Taylor.^[5] At the second event he reached the final round with a 4-1 win over Hamin Hussein, but lost against Antoni Kowalski.^[6]^[7]

top-up player competing as an amateur at the 2024 Championship League in Leicester in June 2024 against professionals Mostafa Dorgham, Ashley Carty and Elliot Slessor.^[8]

Match fixing

In 2022, Blackwell received an 18-month suspension after being found guilty of attempting to fix the outcome of a match. Competing in the EPSB Open Series he approached another player and offered £200 to ensure he won the two frames he required to guarantee a spot in the top four.^[9]^[10]

References

^ "Simon Blackwell". snookerscores.net. Retrieved 31 May 2024.
^ "Simon Blackwell is the North West Open Amateur Snooker Champion 2019". nwbsa. 10 April 2019. Retrieved 31 May 2024.
^ "SIMON BLACKWELL WINS IN WOKING". epsb. 6 April 2024. Retrieved 31 May 2024.
^ Browne, Gavin (23 May 2024). "Q School defeat for James Cahill". Retrieved 31 May 2024.
^ "PINHEY ENDS Q SCHOOL HEARTACHE TO TURN PROFESSIONAL". wpbsa. 28 May 2024. Retrieved 31 May 2024.
^ "AJAIB, KOWALSKI, MANN AND TOTTEN RUN Q SCHOOL GAUNTLET". Wpbsa. 1 June 2024. Retrieved 1 June 2024.
^ "KOWALSKI BEATS CAHILL IN THRILLER". wst.tv. 31 May 2024. Retrieved 1 June 2024.
^ "MATTHEW STEVENS JOINS NEIL ROBERTSON AND MARK WILLIAMS IN REACHING CHAMPIONSHIP LEAGUE SNOOKER LAST 32". Eurosport. 12 June 2024. Retrieved 12 June 2024.
^ "SIMON BLACKWELL HANDED 18-MONTH SUSPENSION FROM SNOOKER AFTER BEING FOUND GUILTY OF ATTEMPTING TO FIX MATCH OUTCOME". Eurosport. 14 June 2022. Retrieved 31 May 2024.
^ "WPBSA STATEMENT - SIMON BLACKWELL". epsb. 13 May 2022. Retrieved 31 May 2024.

[1] "Simon Blackwell". snookerscores.net. Retrieved 31 May 2024.

[2] "Simon Blackwell is the North West Open Amateur Snooker Champion 2019". nwbsa. 10 April 2019. Retrieved 31 May 2024.

[3] "SIMON BLACKWELL WINS IN WOKING". epsb. 6 April 2024. Retrieved 31 May 2024.

[4] Browne, Gavin (23 May 2024). "Q School defeat for James Cahill". Retrieved 31 May 2024.

[5] "PINHEY ENDS Q SCHOOL HEARTACHE TO TURN PROFESSIONAL". wpbsa. 28 May 2024. Retrieved 31 May 2024.

[6] "AJAIB, KOWALSKI, MANN AND TOTTEN RUN Q SCHOOL GAUNTLET". Wpbsa. 1 June 2024. Retrieved 1 June 2024.

[7] "KOWALSKI BEATS CAHILL IN THRILLER". wst.tv. 31 May 2024. Retrieved 1 June 2024.

[8] "MATTHEW STEVENS JOINS NEIL ROBERTSON AND MARK WILLIAMS IN REACHING CHAMPIONSHIP LEAGUE SNOOKER LAST 32". Eurosport. 12 June 2024. Retrieved 12 June 2024.

[9] "SIMON BLACKWELL HANDED 18-MONTH SUSPENSION FROM SNOOKER AFTER BEING FOUND GUILTY OF ATTEMPTING TO FIX MATCH OUTCOME". Eurosport. 14 June 2022. Retrieved 31 May 2024.

[10] "WPBSA STATEMENT - SIMON BLACKWELL". epsb. 13 May 2022. Retrieved 31 May 2024.

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