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FEAR of suffering a whitewash in a major final sparked a remarkable turnaround for Lincoln potter Steven Hallworth.
The 18-year-old was staring defeat in the face at 3-0 down to Will Lemons (Sheffield) in the seventh leg of the EASB (English Association of Snooker & Billiards) Premier Junior Tour at Jesters Snooker Hall, Swindon.
But he speeded up his game, took the next four frames with breaks of 80, 43 and 97, and pocketed £200 prize money.
“I hardly saw a ball in the first three frames,” he said. “Will kept it so tight.
“I played really well after 3-0 down. I didn’t know what hit me to start with but I just didn’t want to be whitewashed in a final.
“So I changed the pace of the game, upped the tempo, as I’m a lot more fluent when I just crack on with it.
“Then I started finishing the frames off in one visit - which is always nice to do.”
Earlier, Hallworth, who also won the fourth leg in Coulsdon, knocked out new rankings leader Luke Garland (Dudley) 4-2 in the semi-finals.
Ashley Carty (Rotherham) picked up £25 for compiling the best of the weekend’s three centuries, a 110 clearance in his quarter-final defeat by Garland.
The eighth and final leg is at Cueball Derby on May 10-11.
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.
The 18-year-old was staring defeat in the face at 3-0 down to Will Lemons (Sheffield) in the seventh leg of the EASB (English Association of Snooker & Billiards) Premier Junior Tour at Jesters Snooker Hall, Swindon.
But he speeded up his game, took the next four frames with breaks of 80, 43 and 97, and pocketed £200 prize money.
“I hardly saw a ball in the first three frames,” he said. “Will kept it so tight.
“I played really well after 3-0 down. I didn’t know what hit me to start with but I just didn’t want to be whitewashed in a final.
“So I changed the pace of the game, upped the tempo, as I’m a lot more fluent when I just crack on with it.
“Then I started finishing the frames off in one visit - which is always nice to do.”
Earlier, Hallworth, who also won the fourth leg in Coulsdon, knocked out new rankings leader Luke Garland (Dudley) 4-2 in the semi-finals.
Ashley Carty (Rotherham) picked up £25 for compiling the best of the weekend’s three centuries, a 110 clearance in his quarter-final defeat by Garland.
The eighth and final leg is at Cueball Derby on May 10-11.
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.