Draft:Simon Blackwell (snooker player)

Simon Blackwell is an English snooker player.

Career
He became the North West Open Amateur Snooker Champion in 2019.

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.

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

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.

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.