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WESTBURY A’s chances of retaining the Cuestars Junior Section Team Challenge title took a massive leap forward after a successful raid on the home of their snooker rivals in Swindon.
Team captain Daniel Tallentire led his smiling troops home down the M4 clutching not one but two precious scalps.
Westbury A, beaten 4-3 by Jesters B in the Plate final at Eastleigh in October, overcame Dom Burtenshaw’s side by the same score in the main final.
And in the semi-finals, they knocked out the home club’s A team.
The side, based at Player’s in Westbury, are now just one point behind Jesters A after two of the six events.
Event-one winners Jesters A drafted in Sam Weeks for Joe Moon, Westbury A fielded an unchanged side and Jesters B brought in Joe Moon for Dwaine Leiblich.
In the second semi, Jesters B accounted for their C side.
Both Eastleigh sides reached the Plate final after first-round defeats by home teams. Untouchables, led by Lee Roling, turned over the Hustlers, captained by Matt Geer, 5-1.
Thatcham A made a first start of the season but lost out to the tournament winners in the quarter-finals.
Event three is at Player’s, in Westbury, on January 24. Swindon is looking for revenge...
RESULTS:
QUARTER-FINALS (eight points): Swindon Jesters B beat Swindon Jesters D, Swindon Jesters C beat Eastleigh Hustlers, Swindon Jesters A beat Eastleigh Untouchables, Westbury A beat Thatcham A.
SEMI-FINALS (12 points): Jesters B beat Jesters C, Westbury A beat Jesters A.
FINAL (25/18 points): Westbury A beat Jesters B 4-3.
PLATE:
SEMI-FINALS (one point): Eastleigh Untouchables beat Jesters D, Eastleigh Hustlers beat Thatcham A.
FINAL (five/three points): Eastleigh Untouchables beat Eastleigh Hustlers 5-1.
TEAMS:
Eastleigh Untouchables: Lee Roling (capt), Ben Tanner, Liam Burnet, Adam Swift.
Eastleigh Hustlers: Matt Geer (capt), Rob Henley, Lee Bell, Bradley Hatch.
Swindon Jesters A: Liam O’Shea (capt), Sam Jefferson, Sam Weekes, Jodie Symes
Swindon Jesters B: Dom Burtenshaw (capt), Joshua Lee, Derrick Volante, Joe Moon.
Swindon Jesters C: Jamie Perry (capt), Troy Bodmin, Mathew Bellinger, Daniel Hall.
Swindon Jesters D: Dwaine Leiblich, Cameron Russell, Oliver Parsons, K Gibbs.
Westbury A: Jake White (capt), Daniel Tallentire, Daniel Winfield, Gary Wilkins.
Thatcham A: Ben Gould, Jordan Wallace, Henry Vockins, Charlie Rush.
About Cuestars
Founded 16 years ago by director John Hunter, Cuestars runs grass-root snooker tournaments across the South of England and South Wales.
Competitions take place on Sundays between October and June, and cater for players aged eight to 80 - and in some cases even older!
All Cuestars tournaments, apart from the Team Challenge, are played off scratch. There are no handicaps. Cuestars uses a round-robin format leading to a knockout.
The Cuestars ‘South of England’ Championship Tour, which has no age limit, consists of eight tournaments. The top-16 ranked players will be invited to the end-of-season play-off for the title of Cuestars ‘South of England’ Champion. And the top eight aged 50 and over will play off to find the Cuestars ‘South of England’ Masters Champion.
There are three under-21 tours. Gold is for players with a high break of 60 or more, Silver is for players with a high break between 40-59 and Bronze is for players with a high break of less than 40. After eight tournaments, the top-eight ranked players from each tour will be invited to the end-of-season play-offs to find the Gold, Silver and Bronze ‘South of England’ Junior Champions.
Website: cuestars.uk.com. E-mail John Hunter: john@cuestars.uk.com
Tim Dunkley (World Snooker coach)
Team captain Daniel Tallentire led his smiling troops home down the M4 clutching not one but two precious scalps.
Westbury A, beaten 4-3 by Jesters B in the Plate final at Eastleigh in October, overcame Dom Burtenshaw’s side by the same score in the main final.
And in the semi-finals, they knocked out the home club’s A team.
The side, based at Player’s in Westbury, are now just one point behind Jesters A after two of the six events.
Event-one winners Jesters A drafted in Sam Weeks for Joe Moon, Westbury A fielded an unchanged side and Jesters B brought in Joe Moon for Dwaine Leiblich.
In the second semi, Jesters B accounted for their C side.
Both Eastleigh sides reached the Plate final after first-round defeats by home teams. Untouchables, led by Lee Roling, turned over the Hustlers, captained by Matt Geer, 5-1.
Thatcham A made a first start of the season but lost out to the tournament winners in the quarter-finals.
Event three is at Player’s, in Westbury, on January 24. Swindon is looking for revenge...
RESULTS:
QUARTER-FINALS (eight points): Swindon Jesters B beat Swindon Jesters D, Swindon Jesters C beat Eastleigh Hustlers, Swindon Jesters A beat Eastleigh Untouchables, Westbury A beat Thatcham A.
SEMI-FINALS (12 points): Jesters B beat Jesters C, Westbury A beat Jesters A.
FINAL (25/18 points): Westbury A beat Jesters B 4-3.
PLATE:
SEMI-FINALS (one point): Eastleigh Untouchables beat Jesters D, Eastleigh Hustlers beat Thatcham A.
FINAL (five/three points): Eastleigh Untouchables beat Eastleigh Hustlers 5-1.
TEAMS:
Eastleigh Untouchables: Lee Roling (capt), Ben Tanner, Liam Burnet, Adam Swift.
Eastleigh Hustlers: Matt Geer (capt), Rob Henley, Lee Bell, Bradley Hatch.
Swindon Jesters A: Liam O’Shea (capt), Sam Jefferson, Sam Weekes, Jodie Symes
Swindon Jesters B: Dom Burtenshaw (capt), Joshua Lee, Derrick Volante, Joe Moon.
Swindon Jesters C: Jamie Perry (capt), Troy Bodmin, Mathew Bellinger, Daniel Hall.
Swindon Jesters D: Dwaine Leiblich, Cameron Russell, Oliver Parsons, K Gibbs.
Westbury A: Jake White (capt), Daniel Tallentire, Daniel Winfield, Gary Wilkins.
Thatcham A: Ben Gould, Jordan Wallace, Henry Vockins, Charlie Rush.
About Cuestars
Founded 16 years ago by director John Hunter, Cuestars runs grass-root snooker tournaments across the South of England and South Wales.
Competitions take place on Sundays between October and June, and cater for players aged eight to 80 - and in some cases even older!
All Cuestars tournaments, apart from the Team Challenge, are played off scratch. There are no handicaps. Cuestars uses a round-robin format leading to a knockout.
The Cuestars ‘South of England’ Championship Tour, which has no age limit, consists of eight tournaments. The top-16 ranked players will be invited to the end-of-season play-off for the title of Cuestars ‘South of England’ Champion. And the top eight aged 50 and over will play off to find the Cuestars ‘South of England’ Masters Champion.
There are three under-21 tours. Gold is for players with a high break of 60 or more, Silver is for players with a high break between 40-59 and Bronze is for players with a high break of less than 40. After eight tournaments, the top-eight ranked players from each tour will be invited to the end-of-season play-offs to find the Gold, Silver and Bronze ‘South of England’ Junior Champions.
Website: cuestars.uk.com. E-mail John Hunter: john@cuestars.uk.com
Tim Dunkley (World Snooker coach)
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