The three English gold medallists – Southern, Carl Gibson and Gary Swift in addition to Thai champions Songkiat Raebankoo and Thanapol Seekao – have been on the Crucible on Wednesday and Thursday.

The group have been launched to the group earlier than Wednesday morning’s session, performed exhibition matches on the Cue Zone on the close by Winter Backyard and went on a tour of the enduring Crucible on Thursday.

Southern mentioned: “To play from a chair might be 10 occasions tougher than after I was standing up taking part in as a result of it’s important to play 70% of your photographs with a relaxation or extension so it’s important to be super-hot with the remainder as a way to compete.

“I’ve cerebral palsy which I’ve had since beginning. It affected my strolling, I used to be taking part in standing up till the age of 40 then it bought too unhealthy by way of falls so I made a decision to play from a chair and never regarded again since.”

Snooker might be a part of the European Championships in Portugal in October, with the primary World Championship to be staged in Thailand in 2025.

“The usual is getting increased and better,” added Southern. “We lately had considered one of one visually impaired gamers get a 100 break at an occasion and considered one of our gamers with an amputee bought a most in apply.

“The wheelchair gamers are commonly getting 40 or 50 breaks at occasions. My greatest in a chair is 87, which might be the equal of 130 when standing up due to the complexity of attempting to get across the desk and play your photographs with the remainder.”