Snooker: Isle of Man to begin latest Home Internationals campaign

Men's, Masters and Billiards squads in Leeds over the next week

A squad of some of the Isle of Man's best snooker players are set to take part in the 2025 Home Internationals over the next week.

The Manx men's and masters squads will take on top opposition from England, Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland and Republic of Ireland at the competition which runs from today (1 August) until Friday, 8 August.

Along with fielding players in the snooker event, the Isle of Man has also entered a squad into the billiards tournament for this year.

Team player/manager, Darryl Hill explains why this is considered a valuable occasion for local players to take part in:

For the men's squad, Hill will play alongside regulars Dollin Mercer and Peter Kirkham as well as newcomer, Brandon Forrester-McElvey.

Elsewhere, Kirkham will also be involved in the master's tournament along with Paul Smyth, Chris Dagnall and Shaun Roberts.

Next week the billiards event will be held on the final two days of the meeting (7-8 August) with Roberts, Chenji Ratnavel and Mike Crook all penned in to be take part.

The Isle of Man's opening fixtures are listed below:

2025 Home Internationals (1-8 August)

IoM Men's team

Friday, 1 August - Wales B vs Isle of Man (7pm)

Saturday, 2 August - Northern Ireland vs Isle of Man (3pm)

Sunday, 3 August - England A vs Isle of Man (10am)

IoM Master's team

Friday, 1 August - Wales B vs Isle of Man (5pm)

Saturday, 2 August - Isle of Man vs England (5pm)

Sunday, 3 August - Isle of Man vs Northern Ireland A (12pm)

IoM Billiards Team

Thursday, 7 August - Isle of Man vs Republic of Ireland A (5pm)

                                  - Wales vs Isle of Man (6.30pm)

Friday, 8 August - Scotland B vs Isle of Man (10am)

                           - England C vs Isle of Man (11.30am)

                           - Isle of Man vs Jersey (1pm)