Watch the funniest moments and finest shots from 10 years of York snooker

UK Snooker

York Barbican

Tues Nov 24-Sun Dec 6, 2015

£6-£38

For ten years, the York Barbican has had the balls – and the baize, and the bright lights – to broadcast the UK Snooker Championship to a watching world.

And next Tuesday (November 24) the centre will begin its 11th year hosting the event.

So much has changed since it first became home to the tournament in 2001. Back then Ronnie O’Sullivan won the title.

How I watched the world’s worst frame of snooker

Roll forward to last year, and… well, Ronnie O’Sullivan won again, but a lot has changed.

Will Rocket Ronnie steam off with a York victory again? Absolutely not, as he has not entered the tournament this year.

So could Judd Trump triumph – or will a Selby (aka world number one Mark) be York’s top dog?

Who knows. But to whet your appetite we’ve found ten videos from the two Barbican eras (2001-2006 and 2011 to now) with some of the best bits…

2001: Stars get Scrooge treatment in Castle Museum

This is wonderful. It’s the first year the Barbican has hosted the event and so they took over Kirkgate in the Castle Museum to reenact A Christmas Carol.

Ex-players and commentators play the main parts: Steve Davis is Scrooge, John Parrott’s Bob Cratchit and Willie Thorne the ghost. With a starring role for York town crier John Redpath too.

2003: Hendry gets 100 in the final

Stephen Hendry gets a three-figure break in the 2003 final (although the commentary is all Greek to us). He went on to lose to Matthew Stevens.

2011: How to make an entrance at the snooker

Anyone who has been to the Barbican snooker will know the warm up routine, when someone from the audience is chosen to take the place of a player being introduced at the start of the session.

Well this volunteer makes the most of his moment…

2011: Bonanza time at the Barbican

Compilation of some great bits from four years ago – look out for Ronnie blowing kisses.

2012: Mrs Chilli Jam Man storms the stage

Another pre-tournament rehearsal – which actually made it onto the BBC’s broadcast. Bonita Barrett from Thixendale was chosen to be a stand-in snooker player, as it was days before her marriage into the Chilli Jam Man Street Food empire.

And she makes a much more joyous entrance than the professionals.