# Hawke's Bay Open Snooker Tournament: Big Prizes, Top Players Page: https://stenobird.com/podcast/auckland-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7853371/hawke-s-bay-open-snooker-tournament-big-prizes-top-players Text version: https://stenobird.com/podcast/auckland-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7853371/hawke-s-bay-open-snooker-tournament-big-prizes-top-players.md Podcast: [Auckland News Today | 2 Min News | The Daily News Now!](https://stenobird.com/podcast/auckland-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7853371) Published: 2026-05-19T04:06:31+00:00 Episode link: https://api.fastcast.ai/audio/621ef179-2bc2-4502-a1d9-be52906ce880.mp3 Audio file: https://api.fastcast.ai/audio/621ef179-2bc2-4502-a1d9-be52906ce880.mp3 Processing state: not_requested JSON: https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/auckland-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7853371/episodes/hawke-s-bay-open-snooker-tournament-big-prizes-top-players Duration seconds: 116 ## Resource Hawkes Bay Open Snooker Tournament Heats Up with Increased Prize Money and Top Talent The Hawkes Bay Open snooker tournament is set to make a comeback this September, with a significant cash injection and top-tier players like Lawrence Millington confirmed to attend. The tournament will feature a minimum of $2,500 for the winner and over $7,500 in total prizes. The event aims to revive the sport in the region, with Millington advocating for younger players and noting a shift towards pool. Last years final saw a young up-and-comer take down the current New Zealand number one, and this years tournament is expected to be even more competitive. Support the show: Get a discount at https://solipillow.com/discount/dnn. Advertise on DNN: advertise@thednn.ai This is an automated, high-level news summary based on public reporting. Report issues to feedback@thednn.ai. View sources & latest updates: https://sources.thednn.ai/2ba674efc3eaadb6 ## Actions - request_transcript: `POST https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/auckland-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7853371/episodes/hawke-s-bay-open-snooker-tournament-big-prizes-top-players/transcription-requests` — Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode. - read_markdown: `GET https://stenobird.com/podcast/auckland-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7853371/hawke-s-bay-open-snooker-tournament-big-prizes-top-players.md` — Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource. A page view does not enqueue transcription. Agents should invoke `request_transcript` explicitly when they need this episode processed. ## Transcript Full transcripts are not published on public pages unless there is a clear rights basis.