SightRight’s Snooker aces continued their solid form at the Players Championship Finals in Thailand last week, where Stuart Bingham reached his second consecutive semi-final.
Bingham followed up a run to the last four of the World Grand Prix by reaching the same stage at the PTC Grand Finals, while fellow SightRight man Martin Gould, who had also reached the semis in Wales a week earlier, continued his strong form with a run to the quarter-finals.
The pair’s coach and SightRight inventor Stephen Feeney admitted that both players would have felt disappointment not to have gone even further in the last couple of weeks but says that all the signs are positive with the World Championship just around the corner.
Feeney said: “Martin had an excellent chance of reaching the final in the Grand Prix and was denied by a brilliant come back by Judd Trump, who went on to win. But his response in Thailand was superb and showed his resilience and strong mentality. He picked up a couple of brilliant wins to reach the quarters, where he ran in to an in-form Trump again.
“Similarly, Stuart will feel he had an excellent chance of going all the way in at least one of the events but to reach the semi-finals in both just shows the level of consistency he is producing these days and why he is now regarded as one of the world’s elite players.
“All in all, it has been a very productive fortnight for both players and that can only serve them well for the big one in a few weeks’ time.”
Following his victory over world number one Mark Selby in the World Grand Prix a week earlier, Gould enjoyed notable victories over Michael White and Shaun Murphy in Thailand before losing out to Trump for the second consecutive tournament.
Bingham defeated Alan McManus, Mark Allen and Mark Davis before losing out to eventual winner Joe Perry.
Bingham, who remains in the world’s top ten, continues his preparation for the World Championship by playing in the China Open this week, while Gould will concentrate on his practice regime.
Feeney added: “Stuart is at his best when he is regularly playing tournaments and he seems to get better and better when events come thick and fast so the last couple of weeks are extremely encouraging for his World Championship hopes. I’m sure he’ll go well in Beijing and I suspect his next title is not far away at all.
“Martin is better suited to a more balanced approach and it is my job as his coach to help him get that right although his recent form since he recovered from illness suggests that he could well be peaking at the right time.”
Ten times Ladies World Champion has also enlisted the services of Feeney to help take her game to the next level as she bids to become the first ever female competitor at the World Championships.
April looks like being a very exciting month in the SightRight snooker stable.