Beard Liberation Front press release
Contact Keith Flett 07803 167266
6th May
Judd Trump’s World Snooker Championship victory latest in long march of beards through sport
The Beard Liberation Front, the informal network of beard wearers, has said that Judd Trump’s shaving of John Higgins to win the World Snooker Championship on Monday is the first time ever that a champion has worn a beard on the final day of the Championship.
The campaigners say that Gary Wilson was on course for a place in the final when he suddenly trimmed his beard overnight at the semi-final stage and as a result lost to Trump
The BLF says that a beard at top level snooker can be positioned to promote air currents that help players to pocket balls through aerodynamic influence.
BLF organiser Keith Flett said, Judd Trump’s victory is the latest in the long march of beard power through leading sports. Those that were overwhelming clean shaven until quite recently such as golf have become hirsute, while its quite unusual to see a football player without a beard these days. There is still work to be done though, for example in darts and cycling.
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