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- 1 2 "Partners". epsb.co.uk. English Partnership for Snooker and Billiards. Archived from the original on 20 September 2019. Retrieved 7 December 2019.
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- ↑ "About the EPSB". epsb.co.uk. English Partnership for Snooker and Billiards. Archived from the original on 20 September 2019. Retrieved 20 September 2019.
- ↑ "Tournaments". epsb.co.uk. English Partnership for Snooker and Billiards. Archived from the original on 20 September 2019. Retrieved 9 December 2019.
