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AARON Lowe will have his work cut out or needs to cut his work out to regain a place on the EASB Premier Junior Tour.
The 19-year-old from Bristol won the third leg of the feeder circuit at the Belgrave Snooker Club, Plymouth.
A 2-0 victory over first-time finalist Jonny Mutch took Lowe up to fourth place in the EASB Regional Junior Tour South rankings.
“I didn’t play my best through the group stages and was struggling up to the quarters, semis and final,” he said. “Then I started to play well.
“All round, it was a good but long day.”
Lowe, who won promotion to the elite national tour in 2012 but was relegated after one season, admitted: “I will struggle to qualify again because I work most of the time so I can I only make four regional tour (legs).”
Ascot teenager Dan Knox, a semi-final casualty in all three legs, leads the rankings at the halfway point of the season.
Title rivals James Budd (Fareham) and Ronnie Blake (London) did not make the trip west.
Mutch - who, along with Knox, also competes on the Cuestars South of England Under-21 Gold Tour - was rewarded for his near 600-mile round trip from his Cambridge home.
Now in his second season on the under-20 circuit, the 15-year-old, who spent six years living in Thailand, produced his best performance in Plymouth.
“It felt great reaching the final,” he said. “Especially as I had to beat some very talented players along the way.
“I am very happy with the progress I’ve made over the past year - as I’ve only been in competition snooker in England for just over a year.”
The fourth leg of six is at The Crucible Sports & Social Club, Newbury, on Sunday, April 19.
Tim Dunkley
EASB Media Officer South and World Snooker coach
The 19-year-old from Bristol won the third leg of the feeder circuit at the Belgrave Snooker Club, Plymouth.
A 2-0 victory over first-time finalist Jonny Mutch took Lowe up to fourth place in the EASB Regional Junior Tour South rankings.
“I didn’t play my best through the group stages and was struggling up to the quarters, semis and final,” he said. “Then I started to play well.
“All round, it was a good but long day.”
Lowe, who won promotion to the elite national tour in 2012 but was relegated after one season, admitted: “I will struggle to qualify again because I work most of the time so I can I only make four regional tour (legs).”
Ascot teenager Dan Knox, a semi-final casualty in all three legs, leads the rankings at the halfway point of the season.
Title rivals James Budd (Fareham) and Ronnie Blake (London) did not make the trip west.
Mutch - who, along with Knox, also competes on the Cuestars South of England Under-21 Gold Tour - was rewarded for his near 600-mile round trip from his Cambridge home.
Now in his second season on the under-20 circuit, the 15-year-old, who spent six years living in Thailand, produced his best performance in Plymouth.
“It felt great reaching the final,” he said. “Especially as I had to beat some very talented players along the way.
“I am very happy with the progress I’ve made over the past year - as I’ve only been in competition snooker in England for just over a year.”
The fourth leg of six is at The Crucible Sports & Social Club, Newbury, on Sunday, April 19.
Tim Dunkley
EASB Media Officer South and World Snooker coach