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SWINDON’S Richard Clark has booked a place in the Cuestars South of England Championship Tour play-off.
Clark’s first tournament win of the season, in the final leg of a series of eight across the South, lifted him eight places to seventh in the rankings.
He overcame Phil Wildman, who is based at Swindon’s 147 Snooker Club, 3-2 in the final at Jesters, Swindon.
Clark, who finished second in Group A behind Alex Dunkley (Stubbington SC), defeated Ryan Mears (Sovereign SC, Farnborough) 3-1 in the last-eight and Alex O’Donoghue (147 SC, Swindon) 3-2 in the semi-finals.
The South’s top cueman notched up 22 breaks of more than 50, including two centuries. Runner-up Wildman rattled in a 108 and Christian Chislett (Selsey RBL) added a 104.
In fact, Wildman scored eight of the half-centuries while champion Clark recorded just one.
Keiran O’Leary (Swindon) reached the semi-finals on his competition debut. The consistent O’Donoghue’s last-four exit was his best performance of the season.
The top-16 ranked players meet in a straight knockout for a £260 pot on Cuestars Finals Day at Jesters, Swindon, on June 6, in front of world No 26 Matthew Stevens.
QUALIFIERS
Matt Wilson (Liberal Club, High Wycombe) 116 points; Neil Craycraft (147 SC, Swindon) 87; Ryan Mears (Sovereign SC, Farnborough) 82; Alex Dunkley (Stubbington SC) 69; Sebastian Worrall (Swindon SC) 63; Phil Wildman (147 SC, Swindon) 53; Richard Clark (Swindon SC) 51; Alex O’Donoghue (147 SC, Swindon) 47; Adam Nash (Woolston Cons) 43; Mike Finn (Woolston Cons) 36; Shane Castle (Chandler’s Ford SC) 34; Lewis Miles (Jesters SC, Swindon) 33; Drew Farminer (Woolston Cons) 32; Richard Somauroo (no club provided) 30; Christian Chislett (Selsey RBL) 29; Zack Richardson (Moulsecoomb Social Club) 29.
BREAKS:
Phillip Wildman: 108, 92, 76, 74, 64, 63, 62, 54
Christian Chislett: 104, 59, 52
Alex Dunkley: 79, 55
Ryan Mears: 75, 51
Neil Craycraft: 71, 66, 62, 60
Drew Farminer: 60, 52
Richard Clark: 53
ROUND-ROBIN GROUP POSITIONS:
GROUP A: 1st, Alex Dunkley (Stubbington SC); 2nd, Richard Clark (Swindon SC); 3rd, Drew Farminer (Woolston Cons); 4th, Ollie Kendrick (Whitmore Reans Cons, Wolverhampton); 5th, Davis Hui (Churchills, Eastleigh).
GROUP B: 1st, Ryan Mears (Sovereign SC, Farnborough); 2nd, Keiran O’Leary (Swindon); 3rd, James Facey (Rileys, Cardiff); 4th, Trevor Thorn (Basingstoke Conservative Club); 5th, Wasim Khan (Uxbridge SC).
GROUP C: 1st, Phil Wildman (147 SC, Swindon); 2nd, Neil Craycraft (147 SC, Swindon); 3rd, Will Meharg (Chandler’s Ford); 4th, Christian Chislett (Selsey RBL); 5th, Alan Childs (Salisbury SC).
GROUP D: 1st, Alex O’Donoghue (147 SC, Swindon); 2nd, Lewis Miles (Jesters SC, Swindon); 3rd, Adam Nash (Woolston Cons); 4th, Chris Richards (Roath Labour Club, Cardiff).
KNOCKOUT:
QUARTER-FINALS (eight points): O’Leary beat Dunkley 3-2, Wildman beat Miles 3-2, O’Donoghue w/o Craycraft, Clark beat Mears 3-1.
SEMI-FINALS (12 points, £20): Wildman beat O’Leary 3-0, Clark beat O’Donoghue 3-2.
FINAL (25/18 points, £100/£55): Clark beat Wildman 3-2.
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 Association coach)
Clark’s first tournament win of the season, in the final leg of a series of eight across the South, lifted him eight places to seventh in the rankings.
He overcame Phil Wildman, who is based at Swindon’s 147 Snooker Club, 3-2 in the final at Jesters, Swindon.
Clark, who finished second in Group A behind Alex Dunkley (Stubbington SC), defeated Ryan Mears (Sovereign SC, Farnborough) 3-1 in the last-eight and Alex O’Donoghue (147 SC, Swindon) 3-2 in the semi-finals.
The South’s top cueman notched up 22 breaks of more than 50, including two centuries. Runner-up Wildman rattled in a 108 and Christian Chislett (Selsey RBL) added a 104.
In fact, Wildman scored eight of the half-centuries while champion Clark recorded just one.
Keiran O’Leary (Swindon) reached the semi-finals on his competition debut. The consistent O’Donoghue’s last-four exit was his best performance of the season.
The top-16 ranked players meet in a straight knockout for a £260 pot on Cuestars Finals Day at Jesters, Swindon, on June 6, in front of world No 26 Matthew Stevens.
QUALIFIERS
Matt Wilson (Liberal Club, High Wycombe) 116 points; Neil Craycraft (147 SC, Swindon) 87; Ryan Mears (Sovereign SC, Farnborough) 82; Alex Dunkley (Stubbington SC) 69; Sebastian Worrall (Swindon SC) 63; Phil Wildman (147 SC, Swindon) 53; Richard Clark (Swindon SC) 51; Alex O’Donoghue (147 SC, Swindon) 47; Adam Nash (Woolston Cons) 43; Mike Finn (Woolston Cons) 36; Shane Castle (Chandler’s Ford SC) 34; Lewis Miles (Jesters SC, Swindon) 33; Drew Farminer (Woolston Cons) 32; Richard Somauroo (no club provided) 30; Christian Chislett (Selsey RBL) 29; Zack Richardson (Moulsecoomb Social Club) 29.
BREAKS:
Phillip Wildman: 108, 92, 76, 74, 64, 63, 62, 54
Christian Chislett: 104, 59, 52
Alex Dunkley: 79, 55
Ryan Mears: 75, 51
Neil Craycraft: 71, 66, 62, 60
Drew Farminer: 60, 52
Richard Clark: 53
ROUND-ROBIN GROUP POSITIONS:
GROUP A: 1st, Alex Dunkley (Stubbington SC); 2nd, Richard Clark (Swindon SC); 3rd, Drew Farminer (Woolston Cons); 4th, Ollie Kendrick (Whitmore Reans Cons, Wolverhampton); 5th, Davis Hui (Churchills, Eastleigh).
GROUP B: 1st, Ryan Mears (Sovereign SC, Farnborough); 2nd, Keiran O’Leary (Swindon); 3rd, James Facey (Rileys, Cardiff); 4th, Trevor Thorn (Basingstoke Conservative Club); 5th, Wasim Khan (Uxbridge SC).
GROUP C: 1st, Phil Wildman (147 SC, Swindon); 2nd, Neil Craycraft (147 SC, Swindon); 3rd, Will Meharg (Chandler’s Ford); 4th, Christian Chislett (Selsey RBL); 5th, Alan Childs (Salisbury SC).
GROUP D: 1st, Alex O’Donoghue (147 SC, Swindon); 2nd, Lewis Miles (Jesters SC, Swindon); 3rd, Adam Nash (Woolston Cons); 4th, Chris Richards (Roath Labour Club, Cardiff).
KNOCKOUT:
QUARTER-FINALS (eight points): O’Leary beat Dunkley 3-2, Wildman beat Miles 3-2, O’Donoghue w/o Craycraft, Clark beat Mears 3-1.
SEMI-FINALS (12 points, £20): Wildman beat O’Leary 3-0, Clark beat O’Donoghue 3-2.
FINAL (25/18 points, £100/£55): Clark beat Wildman 3-2.
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 Association coach)
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