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Wales Online
30-04-2025
- Entertainment
- Wales Online
World Snooker Championship star and wife in disagreement after £50,000 win
World Snooker Championship star and wife in disagreement after £50,000 win Disagreements come with the territory in married life, but one star at the World Snooker Championship is currently having a unique quarrel with his other half One snooker star has a lot of convincing he needs to do (Image: Tai Chengzhe, VCG via Getty Images ) Chris Wakelin has pocketed a cool £50,000 for his impressive run to the World Snooker Championship quarter-finals - and is eyeing even more. Wakelin, 33, is enjoying the best run of his snooker career at the Crucible. He has already had an incredible tournament, knocking out 2010 world champion Neil Robertson and World No.8 Mark Allen. Wakelin had only made three appearances at the World Championship prior to this year and had lost in the first-round every time. He has been one of the breakout stars at the Crucible and will pocket prize money unlike any he has ever seen before. His displays also look set to open many sponsorship doors, which will only bring in more paycheques. All he and his wife need to do is decide what they would like to do with the money. His stellar performance in Sheffield has caught the eye of Hot Tubs of London, and they've promised him a "massive" hot tub, regardless of how he fares in the quarter-finals. Wakelin is thrilled by the prospect, despite a little domestic debate with his wife Lucy about whether their garden shed should be sacrificed to make space. He said: "Jamie, who owns Hot Tubs of London, has promised me a hot tub. "Unfortunately we have got a shed in the garden at the minute, which Lucy thinks is more important than a hot tub. But who knows? Article continues below "I think we'll end up getting a hot tub in the garden at some point. We have got a great partnership. We'll have to make a deal." Wakelin will surely be disappointed if he cannot get his hot tub (Image: Getty Images ) Wakelin, who has a mountain to climb after finishing the second session trailing Zhao Xintong 12-4, is not just taken by the prize money but also the sheer size of the hot tub. He even visited Essex to check them out and came away impressed. He said: "I went down to see the showroom last year, the ones that Jamie sells are a bit different from normal hot tubs. Why are they so different? They are massive. I didn't know hot tubs could come that big. "But as much as I'd love to have a swimming pool in my back garden, I can't swim. When I started running a couple of years ago, a friend of mine suggested I should do a triathlon. He gave me my bike to ride for a few weeks – but I fell off it. Wakelin has it all to do against Zhao (Image: Getty Images ) Article continues below "He then said: 'What about swimming?' I said: 'I can't swim, so all the best for that one.' I won't be doing any triathlons any time soon." Wakelin, who used to work full-time as a delivery driver for ASDA before turning professional, has the chance to boost his winnings significantly by overcoming Zhao's lead. If he makes it to the semi-finals, he could pocket an extra £100,000. Should he reach the final, he's looking at a guaranteed £200,000, and the top prize is an eye-watering £500,000.
The Sun
29-04-2025
- Business
- The Sun
‘Have to make a deal' – World Snooker Championship ace Chris Wakelin begs wife to ditch garden shed for gift off sponsor
CHRIS WAKELIN faces a big battle at home – to persuade his wife to agree to a free hot tub. Where F1 drivers have commercial deals with top fashion firms and tennis stars have tie-ins with Rolex watches, snooker stars must look more local for their financial backers. 2 This has been the best season of Wakelin's life, as he broke into the world's top 20, made the International Championship final, appeared at the Masters for the first time and reached the Crucible quarter-finals. His career-defining displays have meant huge exposure for his top sponsors, Hot Tubs of London, who are actually based in the Essex town of Maldon. On their website, the company 'specialise in swim spas, hot tubs, outdoor kitchens, chill tubs and decking'. Given his improvements and additional TV appearances, Wakelin, 33, has been promised a super-duper hot tub at some point, regardless of how he does at the World Snooker Championship. But his partner Lucy is not yet convinced given the lack of space in their garden. Father-of-one Wakelin, who hails from Rugby, said: 'Jamie, who owns Hot Tubs of London, has promised me a hot tub. 'Unfortunately we have got a shed in the garden at the minute, which Lucy thinks is more important than a hot tub. But who knows? 'I think we'll end up getting a hot tub in the garden at some point. We have got a great partnership. We'll have to make a deal. 'I went down to see the showroom last year. The ones that Jamie sells are a bit different from normal hot tubs. 'Why are they so different? They are massive. I didn't know hot tubs could come that big. 'But as much as I'd love to have a swimming pool in my back garden, I can't swim. 'When I started running a couple of years ago, a friend of mine suggested I should do a triathlon. He gave me my bike to ride for a few weeks – but I fell off it. 'He then said: 'What about swimming?' I said: 'I can't swim, so all the best for that one.' I won't be doing any triathlons any time soon.' Meanhile, Wakelin is taking on Chinese sensation Zhao Xintong in the quarter finals at the Crucible. He was trailing 6-2 after the opening session.
The Irish Sun
29-04-2025
- Sport
- The Irish Sun
‘Have to make a deal' – World Snooker Championship ace Chris Wakelin begs wife to ditch garden shed for gift off sponsor
CHRIS WAKELIN faces a big battle at home – to persuade his wife to agree to a free hot tub. Where F1 drivers have commercial deals with top fashion firms and tennis stars have tie-ins with Rolex watches, snooker stars must look more local for their financial backers. 2 Wakelin is up against it at home despite his brilliant run on the table Credit: Getty This has been the best season of Wakelin's life, as he broke into the world's top 20, made the International Championship final, appeared at the Masters for the first time and reached the Crucible quarter-finals. His career-defining displays have meant huge exposure for his top sponsors, Hot Tubs of London, who are actually based in the Essex town of Maldon. On their website, the company 'specialise in swim spas, hot tubs, outdoor kitchens, chill tubs and decking'. Given his improvements and additional TV appearances, READ MORE SNOOKER But his partner Lucy is not yet convinced given the lack of space in their garden. Father-of-one Wakelin, who hails from Rugby, said: 'Jamie, who owns Hot Tubs of London, has promised me a hot tub. BEST FREE BETS AND BETTING SIGN UP OFFERS 'Unfortunately we have got a shed in the garden at the minute, which Lucy thinks is more important than a hot tub. But who knows? Most read in Snooker 'I think we'll end up getting a hot tub in the garden at some point. We have got a great partnership. We'll have to make a deal. 'I went down to see the showroom last year. The ones that Jamie sells are a bit different from normal hot tubs. 'Why are they so different? They are massive. I didn't know hot tubs could come that big. Fans baffled as referee makes incredible blunder at World Snooker Championship while respotting pink in O'Sullivan clash 'But as much as I'd love to have a swimming pool in my back garden, I can't swim. 'When I started running a couple of years ago, a friend of mine suggested I should do a triathlon. He gave me my bike to ride for a few weeks – but I fell off it. 'He then said: 'What about swimming?' I said: 'I can't swim, so all the best for that one.' I won't be doing any triathlons any time soon.' Meanhile, Wakelin is taking on 2 Zhao Xintong is looking in superb form Credit: Getty World Snooker Championship 2025 WE are BACK at the Crucible for another thrilling fortnight of snooker action! There will be a new champion this year after reigning champ You can follow every frame of the tournament LIVE - plus the latest news, interviews and reaction - as it happens with our dedicated BLOG. Latest News Snooker Explained FULL schedule and results for 2025 How much prize money can be won? Who are the BBC snooker presenters and pundits?
