Following the success of Crucible Newbury, we took the opportunity to expand into Reading. There were no dedicated Cue Sports facilities in the area, so we looked to bring our unique brand to the area, to service the large number of Snooker, Pool and Darts players in the area. An extensive building project was undertaken to convert 6 Richfield avenue from an empty warehouse into a thriving sports & social club. In December 2019 we opened the doors to our members at Crucible Reading.

The year kicked off in style with our official Launch event where we bought Ronnie O'Sullivan to the club to perform an exhibition, with John Virgo as commentator and Michaela Tabb as the referee. Ronnie produced an outstanding display, racking up 3 century breaks on the night. He went on to win the World Championship that year and was back with the World Championship trophy to film an interview with Colin Murray. The world then changed in March of 202 when we were forced to close the doors due to the pandemic.

We experienced various lockdowns during the year but we adapted in line with guidelines. We completed 188 COVID tests to allow us to stage the first World Snooker Seniors qualifier. We also added a brand New Rasson American Pool table to the club for our members. The back end of the Year saw us become a venue for the World Seniors of Darts, bringing a huge number of great players to the club. We ended the year by Hosting the Ben Tillin Pool Tournament, remembering a popular local player.

We started the year with a unique event for all superbike enthusiasts, hosting an evening with John McGuiness and James Whitham. We also launched the Reaper Wings challenge, where brave members took on 6 of our Reaper hot wings to claim a free T-shirt and a place on the honors board! World Seniors Darts and Snooker qualifiers took place throughout the year, and in summer a new brand of snooker was born. Snooker 900 launched broadcasting live on Sporty Stuff TV, with amateur players given the chance to play on TV. Stephen Hendry also kicked off his Cue Tips You Tube channel and we welcomed Judd Trump and Paul Ince to the club.

The Snooker 900 took off and we were back for season 2 on Sporty Stuff TV. Famous faces were in attendance including Dennis Taylor and Pool professionals Jason Shaw and Chris Melling. The World Seniors Darts events continued and many of the former world champions and ex professional were in attendance. We also hosted the Big Breakfast challenge, with 10 competitors taking part in an eating challenge. Our community events launched which saw us raise money for Prostate Cancer and the Royal Berkshire Hospital.

The famous faces attending the World Seniors Darts events continued to grow, as we welcomed former World Champions Martin Adams, Scotty Waites and Trina Gulliver. We continued to support the growth of snooker by hosting the snooker coaching courses and developing the junior talent with out in house coaching sessions. We also installed a New Wiraka Match snooker Table and our first Chinese Pool Table.

More world champions came to the club for Seniors Darts qualifying as we welcomed Scott Mitchell in January. The Snooker 900 boomed and moved from Sporty Stuff to You Tube for Season 3, Season 4 "Doubles" and Season 5 "Team Challenge". It then evolved into the mainstream, when it launched on Pluto TV in September. With Pluto's support we bought in bigger names from the world of snooker, climaxing with the Crucible Cup, featuring 8 of the worlds top 16 snooker players. On the community front, we hosted a bleed control workshop and housed a bleed control kit for awareness of knife crime.

We installed abrand new Riley Match table in the Stephen Hendry room to support his ever growing Cue Tips channel and continued to welcome in famous faces to film content - including Jimmy Bullard, John Parrott, Mark Williams and John Higgins. Caribbean food was the flavor as celebrity chef Annclara delivered come stunning dishes. The Snooker 900 saw the very first Global Championship, with a host of World Champions. The event was eventually won by Ronnie O'Sullivan.