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A BRISTOL teenager has taken another step towards his dream of making a career in snooker.
Thomas Lancastle has claimed a first tournament win on the EASB (English Association of Billiards & Snooker) Regional Junior Tour South and now heads the rankings.
A 2-0 victory over Danny Hawkins in the third-leg final at Cambridge Snooker Centre elevated the 17-year-old to pole position in the race for promotion to the EASB Premier Junior Tour.
“I felt happy and comfortable with the way I played,” he said.
“It’s my aim to stay in the top six, which will enable me to get through to the Premier Tour, which will mean a lot to me as I would like to make snooker my career one day.”
Still in his debut season on the tour, Lancastle, who pocketed £100, beat leg-one winner Mark Lloyd, 14, 2-0 in the semi-finals.
Leg-two winner Jamie Hawkins (Bristol) was knocked out in the semi-finals 2-1 by his brother Danny.
Lloyd (Gosport) pocketed the £20 high-break prize for a run of 58 in the round-robin group stages
The fourth leg is at the Castle Snooker Club, Brighton, on Saturday, February 22.
Tim Dunkley
EASB Media Officer South and World Snooker coach
The English Association of Snooker & Billiards is the national governing body for the amateur game in this country. For more information about competitions, rankings lists and results, see www.easb.co.uk.
Thomas Lancastle has claimed a first tournament win on the EASB (English Association of Billiards & Snooker) Regional Junior Tour South and now heads the rankings.
A 2-0 victory over Danny Hawkins in the third-leg final at Cambridge Snooker Centre elevated the 17-year-old to pole position in the race for promotion to the EASB Premier Junior Tour.
“I felt happy and comfortable with the way I played,” he said.
“It’s my aim to stay in the top six, which will enable me to get through to the Premier Tour, which will mean a lot to me as I would like to make snooker my career one day.”
Still in his debut season on the tour, Lancastle, who pocketed £100, beat leg-one winner Mark Lloyd, 14, 2-0 in the semi-finals.
Leg-two winner Jamie Hawkins (Bristol) was knocked out in the semi-finals 2-1 by his brother Danny.
Lloyd (Gosport) pocketed the £20 high-break prize for a run of 58 in the round-robin group stages
The fourth leg is at the Castle Snooker Club, Brighton, on Saturday, February 22.
Tim Dunkley
EASB Media Officer South and World Snooker coach
The English Association of Snooker & Billiards is the national governing body for the amateur game in this country. For more information about competitions, rankings lists and results, see www.easb.co.uk.