Manx Snooker ace Darryl Hill has been invited to compete in qualifying rounds for the World Championship in Sheffield next week.
The newly-crowned European Under-21 Champion is one of 16 invitees which includes a handful of former World Champions.
There are three qualifying rounds to get through before the televised coverage starts at The Crucible.
Yellow weather warning for coastal overtopping
Strong winds are expected overnight
Plans approved for 'The Wing'
New billboard to be introduced at Ronaldsway Airport
Police appeal for video footage after 'significant' blaze
Site now deemed 'structurally unsafe'
Douglas to receive new lifeboat
Port St Mary is to lose one of its lifeboats in the next two years