The 49-year-old is open to experimentation with different brands and recently played with a Ton Praram, whose prices for handmade cues range from under £100 to over £1,000.

Snooker fans across the world were glued to their televisions as Mark Selby and Ding Junhui battled it out in the World Championship final '“ and both were using cues handmade in Stamford.

A cue - either off the shelf or custom-made - can be purchased from the Parris Cues website. A limited edition ‘Ultimate’ with a maple shaft costs in the region of £2,000.

Cues, whether ready-made or bespoke, are available from the Parris Cues website. An exclusive 'Ultimate' model with a maple shaft is priced around £2,000. This cost can increase by several ...

RONNIE O’SULLIVAN’S master cue maker has an EIGHT-YEAR waiting list. And snooker fans often have to wait for around a year, before forking out around £3000-per-cue from the South London… ...