Legends Uncovered

Jason Francis, today the CEO of Events that ROK Ltd., and the creator of "Snooker Legends" considers himself just a very average snooker player with a background in theatre who decided to create an event he would buy tickets for myself. He never dreamed that an idea to stage an exhibition with his hero Alex Higgins in 2010 would, within three years, grow into an event that was watched by more than 12 million people on Eurosport. He never dreamed I’d be able to one day call Jimmy White and Ronnie O’Sullivan good friends. He never dreamed where this crazy idea would take him… "I never dreamed at all, I just got on and did it!"

Jason Francis, the CEO of Events that ROK and the creator of "Snooker Legends", reveals the story of the event that grew from an exhibition match with Alex Higgins in 2010 into a global brand watched by 12 million people on Eurosport within just three years. Read the inside story of Alex Higgins final snooker appearances in this fascinating behind the scenes account of the Snooker Legends project, which has featured Jimmy White, Ronnie O’Sullivan and many other great legends of the game. Legends Uncovered includes over 30 pages of photographs.

Jason Francis, today the CEO of Events that ROK Ltd., and the creator of "Snooker Legends", considers himself just a very average snooker player with a background in theatre who decided to create an event he would buy tickets for myself. He never dreamed that an idea to stage an exhibition with his hero Alex Higgins in 2010 would, within three years, grow into an event that was watched by more than 12 million people on Eurosport. He never dreamed he would be able to one day call Jimmy White and Ronnie O’Sullivan good friends.