Tweet
MOTORWAY traffic nearly cost a Norwich cueman his first ever spot in the last-16 of the English Under-21 Snooker Championship.
Sam Betts was docked one frame for arriving two minutes late for the southern qualifier at Frames Sports Bar, Coulsdon, London.
“I was very annoyed but I didn’t let it get to me,” said the 18-year-old, who then accounted for Haydon Pinhey (Plymouth) 4-3.
Betts secured a trip to Leeds next year by seeing off Jordan Winbourne (Southampton) 4-2.
Winbourne clawed back a 2-0 deficit to square the match but Betts “came out buzzing” after a toilet break.
Sean O’Sullivan, an ex-professional from London, and Sonnie O’Sullivan (no relation), from Aylesbury, the 2013 Cuestars South of England Under-21 Gold Tour champion, also qualified.
Sean O’Sullivan went out in the quarter-finals in 2011 and the last-16 in 2012 before a two-year stint as a professional on the Main Tour while Sonnie O’Sullivan has never reached this stage before.
The last-16 play down to two finalists at the Northern Snooker Centre, Leeds, on Saturday, March 7.
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.
Sam Betts was docked one frame for arriving two minutes late for the southern qualifier at Frames Sports Bar, Coulsdon, London.
“I was very annoyed but I didn’t let it get to me,” said the 18-year-old, who then accounted for Haydon Pinhey (Plymouth) 4-3.
Betts secured a trip to Leeds next year by seeing off Jordan Winbourne (Southampton) 4-2.
Winbourne clawed back a 2-0 deficit to square the match but Betts “came out buzzing” after a toilet break.
Sean O’Sullivan, an ex-professional from London, and Sonnie O’Sullivan (no relation), from Aylesbury, the 2013 Cuestars South of England Under-21 Gold Tour champion, also qualified.
Sean O’Sullivan went out in the quarter-finals in 2011 and the last-16 in 2012 before a two-year stint as a professional on the Main Tour while Sonnie O’Sullivan has never reached this stage before.
The last-16 play down to two finalists at the Northern Snooker Centre, Leeds, on Saturday, March 7.
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.