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BRADLEY Cowdroy found a silver lining to his early exit from the final leg of the national under-21 snooker circuit in south London.
It meant the 17-year-old from Bournemouth could regain the lead on the Cuestars Under-21 Gold Tour with a decent run in the seventh event at Fareham Snooker Club.
And the Dorset warrior did indeed end the weekend on a high.
The previous evening, Cowdroy lost 3-2 to Kayden Brierley (Swinton) in the last-32 of the Under-21 Premier Development Tour at Frames Sports Bar, Coulsdon, after the English Partnership for Snooker and Billiards decided to play the first knockout round on the same day as the group stages.
Now in the relegation zone, he faces a trip to Chesterfield in April for the play-offs when 18 players will battle for four Premier spots.
On to Fareham and Cowdroy was undefeated in his five-man group, beat Arron Smith (Chichester) 2-0 in the last-four and overcame Dan Sykes (Chandler’s Ford) 2-1 in the final to pocket the ?100 first prize.
More importantly, he takes a 16-point lead over Jamie Wilson, who received a bye into the last-16 in Coulsdon after finishing higher in his group and therefore missed the Cuestars event.
Cowdroy said: “A good run in Coulsdon would have been nice.
“I could have got out of trouble with regards to the Premier Tour and not had to go to the play-offs. What will be, will be. I got through last time.
“I wanted to try to redeem myself today and take advantage of Jamie’s good fortune in getting through. It was nice to finish the weekend on a high.”
Meanwhile, Fareham is proving to be a happy hunting ground for 21-year-old Sykes. He has appeared in four finals during his eight-year Cuestars career, one every two years and all at the same club.
Arron Smith (Chichester) made the semi-finals for only the second time in his career. Marcos Dayao reached the last-four for the first time and shared the day’s highest break of 60 with fellow Londoner Aristos Pampouris.
For more information about event sponsor Fareham SC, visit www.farehamsnooker.co.uk.
Top Spot Snooker Club, Havant, hosts the eighth leg of ten on Sunday, March 15.
BREAKS
Marcos Dayao: 60, 60, 50, 48.
Aristos Pampouris: 60.
Bradley Cowdroy: 48, 45.
Arron Smith: 47.
Ronnie Sullivan: 43, 40.
Dan Sykes: 41.
O’Shay Scott: 40.
GOLD RESULTS
ROUND-ROBIN GROUP A: 1st, Bradley Cowdroy (Greenbaize, Bournemouth); 2nd, Dan Sykes (Chandlers Ford SC); 3rd, Ryan Hughes (Chandlers Ford SC); 4th, Aristos Pampouris (Legends, Leytonstone); 5th, Shane Kearns (Jesters, Swindon).
ROUND-ROBIN GROUP B: 1st, Marcos Dayao (Hurricane Room, Kings Cross); 2nd, Arron Smith (Selsey RBL); 3rd, Ronnie Sullivan (Frames, Coulsdon); 4th, Steven Hughes (Chandlers Ford SC); 5th, O’Shay Scott (Chandlers Ford SC). Chloe White withdrew.
SEMI-FINALS (15 points): Cowdroy 2-0 Smith, Sykes 2-1 Dayao.
FINAL (?100/?25, 25/18 points): Cowdroy 2-1 Sykes.
Triple celebration for Whaley
KINGS Cross potter Lee Whaley capped a momentous six days by taking a step closer to claiming the Cuestars Under-21 Silver Tour rankings title.
The 17-year-old left-hander collected his sixth winner’s trophy of the season in the seventh leg at Fareham Snooker Club.
Runaway leader Whaley overcame Samuel Laxton (Portsmouth) 2-0 in the final on one of the club’s professional standard Star tables.
He took the opening frame on the black and broke the back of the next with a run of 32.
Laxton moved into second place following his first appearance in a final this season. The 14-year-old had an excellent 2-1 success over leg-three winner David O’Callaghan (Bournemouth) in the last-four.
Will Forster (Gosport) was denied a maiden Silver trophy after losing 2-0 to Whaley in his fourth semi-final.
Three days earlier, Whaley recorded his first century break of 110 in a practice match against Elias Martin-Beris at the Hurricane Room.
And two days before that, he was informed by the English Partnership for Snooker and Billiards that he had qualified for the junior play-offs in Chesterfield in April.
Whaley, who finished in fifth place on the Under-20 Regional Development Tour South, will join 17 other players from across the country in a battle for four spots on the national under-21 circuit.
He said: “I couldn’t believe it when I got the email. I was so happy. It would be a dream to get promotion.”
Top Spot Snooker Club, Havant, hosts the eighth leg of ten on Sunday, March 15.
For more information about Fareham SC, visit www.farehamsnooker.co.uk.
BREAKS
David O’Callaghan: 43, 38, 32.
Elliott Johnson: 43, 32.
Lee Whaley: 32, 30.
SILVER RESULTS
ROUND-ROBIN GROUP A: 1st, Lee Whaley (Hurricane Room, Kings Cross); 2nd, Thomas Sharp (Waterlooville Sports Bar); 3rd, Owen Jenkins (Waterlooville Sports Bar); 4th, Mason Wilson (Academy, Basingstoke).
ROUND-ROBIN GROUP B: 1st, David O’Callaghan (Greenbaize, Bournemouth); 2nd, Elliott Johnson (Hurricane Room, Kings Cross); 3rd, John Donovan (Hurricane Room, Kings Cross); 4th, Callum White (Waterlooville Sports Bar).
ROUND-ROBIN GROUP C: 1st, Samuel Laxton (Waterlooville Sports Bar); 2nd, Will Forster (Mayfair, Gosport); 3rd, Riley Ellis (Chandlers Ford SC); 4th, Nat Kidner (Greenbaize, Bournemouth).
QUARTER-FINALS (12 points): Whaley 2-1 Donovan, Forster 2-1 Johnson, O’Callaghan 2-1 Ellis, Laxton 2-0 Sharp.
SEMI-FINALS (15 points): Whaley 2-0 Forster, Laxton 2-1 O’Callaghan.
FINAL (25/18 points): Whaley 2-0 Laxton.
Harry ‘The Potter’ nears Cuestars record
A FIFTH tournament success of the season has taken Harry ‘The Potter’ Wyatt within touching distance of a place in a regional junior snooker circuit’s records book.
The ten-year-old from Ferndown is virtually certain of becoming the youngest Cuestars Under-21 Bronze Tour rankings champion in the 11-year history of the competition.
Wyatt overcame first-time finalist Daniel Walter (Portsmouth) 2-0 in the seventh leg at Fareham Snooker Club.
Earlier, he won all four of his group matches, dropped his only frame of the day in a 2-1 last-eight victory over Thomas McEvoy (Warminster) and beat his Chandlers Ford clubmate William Thomson 2-0 in the semi-finals.
It was the furthest that seven-year-old Thomson had ever been.
Wyatt said: “I was relieved to win. I didn’t play my best but when the pressure balls needed potting, I seemed to find something.
“I loved playing William as we practise together. He is a Bronze winner of the future for sure.
“I was also really pleased for Daniel making his first final as he has been consistent in making the knockouts all year but never quite made the final.”
Walter, 15, moved up to second place in the rankings. Nine-year-old Caden Read (Chandler’s Ford), who posted a new high break of 28 against Tyler Mack (Waterlooville) in the group stages, is third.
Debutant George Knowles (Gravesend) topped his group but lost 2-1 to Thomson in the quarter-finals. Ryan Kneller (Waterlooville) was denied a first appearance in a final by a close 2-1 last-four defeat by Walter.
There were 23 runners.
Top Spot Snooker Club, Havant, hosts the eighth leg of ten on Sunday, March 15.
For more information about event sponsor Fareham SC, visit www.farehamsnooker.co.uk.
BREAKS
Caden Read: 28, 22.
Archie Shaw: 25.
Harry Wyatt: 22.
BRONZE RESULTS
ROUND-ROBIN GROUP A: 1st, Harry Wyatt (Chandlers Ford SC); 2nd, Jake Sharp (Waterlooville Sports Bar); 3rd, Katie Griffin (Jesters, Swindon); 4th, Aaron Wilson (Waterlooville Sports Bar); 5th, Will Kempson (Salisbury SC).
ROUND-ROBIN GROUP B: 1st, Ryan Kneller (Waterlooville Sports Bar); 2nd, William Thomson (Chandlers Ford SC); 3rd, Thomas Devine (Chandlers Ford SC); 4th, Zain Jeraj (Hurricane Room, Kings Cross); 5th, George Laxton (Waterlooville Sports Bar); 6th, Morgan Gearing (Castle SC, Brighton).
ROUND-ROBIN GROUP C: 1st, Daniel Walter (Mayfair, Gosport); 2nd, Thomas McEvoy (Salisbury SC); 3rd, Freddie Turner (Salisbury SC); 4th, Jaydon Elliott (147, Swindon); 5th, Ryan Wilson (Waterlooville Sports Bar); 6th, Ryan Hurley (Greenbaize, Bournemouth).
ROUND-ROBIN GROUP D: 1st, George Knowles (Northfleet Traders Club, Gravesend); 2nd, Caden Read (Chandlers Ford SC); 3rd, Archie Shaw (Copnor SC, Portsmouth); 4th, Tyler Mack (Waterlooville Sports Bar); 5th, Lennon Savage (Chandlers Ford SC); 6th, Chris Bennett (Chandlers Ford SC).
QUARTER-FINALS (12 points): Wyatt 2-1 McEvoy, Thomson 2-1 Knowles, Kneller 2-1 Read, Walter 2-1 Sharp.
SEMI-FINALS (15 points): Wyatt 2-0 Thomson, Walter 2-1 Kneller.
FINAL (25/18 points): Wyatt 2-0 Walter.
Aristos claims Plate trophy in Fareham
LONDONER Aristos Pampouris missed out on a place in the Gold Tour knockout on frames difference in a tough group but responded by winning the Plate competition at Fareham Snooker Club.
The 19-year-old from Chingford beat fellow Gold player O’Shay Scott (Eastleigh) in the final.
Jaydon Elliott (Swindon) posted his highest Cuestars break of 25 in his quarter-final victory over Lennon Savage (Southampton).
Top Spot Snooker Club, Havant, hosts the eighth legs of ten on Sunday, March 15.
For more information about event sponsor Fareham SC, visit www.farehamsnooker.co.uk.
BREAKS
Jaydon Elliott: 25.
PLATE RESULTS (ONE-FRAME MATCHES)
PRELIMS: Zain Jeraj (Hurricane Room, Kings Cross) beat Ryan Hurley (Greenbaize, Bournemouth), Aristos Pampouris (Legends, Leytonstone) beat Tyler Mack (Waterlooville Sports Bar), Chris Bennett (Chandlers Ford SC) W/O Archie Shaw (Copnor SC, Portsmouth).
QUARTER-FINALS: Jeraj beat Owen Jenkins (Waterlooville Sports Bar), Pampouris beat Bennett, O’Shay Scott (Chandlers Ford SC) W/O Morgan Gearing (Castle SC, Brighton), Jaydon Elliott (147, Swindon) beat Lennon Savage (Chandlers Ford SC).
SEMI-FINALS: Pampouris beat Jeraj, Scott beat Elliott.
FINAL: Pampouris beat Scott.
Tim Dunkley (World Snooker coach)
It meant the 17-year-old from Bournemouth could regain the lead on the Cuestars Under-21 Gold Tour with a decent run in the seventh event at Fareham Snooker Club.
And the Dorset warrior did indeed end the weekend on a high.
The previous evening, Cowdroy lost 3-2 to Kayden Brierley (Swinton) in the last-32 of the Under-21 Premier Development Tour at Frames Sports Bar, Coulsdon, after the English Partnership for Snooker and Billiards decided to play the first knockout round on the same day as the group stages.
Now in the relegation zone, he faces a trip to Chesterfield in April for the play-offs when 18 players will battle for four Premier spots.
On to Fareham and Cowdroy was undefeated in his five-man group, beat Arron Smith (Chichester) 2-0 in the last-four and overcame Dan Sykes (Chandler’s Ford) 2-1 in the final to pocket the ?100 first prize.
More importantly, he takes a 16-point lead over Jamie Wilson, who received a bye into the last-16 in Coulsdon after finishing higher in his group and therefore missed the Cuestars event.
Cowdroy said: “A good run in Coulsdon would have been nice.
“I could have got out of trouble with regards to the Premier Tour and not had to go to the play-offs. What will be, will be. I got through last time.
“I wanted to try to redeem myself today and take advantage of Jamie’s good fortune in getting through. It was nice to finish the weekend on a high.”
Meanwhile, Fareham is proving to be a happy hunting ground for 21-year-old Sykes. He has appeared in four finals during his eight-year Cuestars career, one every two years and all at the same club.
Arron Smith (Chichester) made the semi-finals for only the second time in his career. Marcos Dayao reached the last-four for the first time and shared the day’s highest break of 60 with fellow Londoner Aristos Pampouris.
For more information about event sponsor Fareham SC, visit www.farehamsnooker.co.uk.
Top Spot Snooker Club, Havant, hosts the eighth leg of ten on Sunday, March 15.
BREAKS
Marcos Dayao: 60, 60, 50, 48.
Aristos Pampouris: 60.
Bradley Cowdroy: 48, 45.
Arron Smith: 47.
Ronnie Sullivan: 43, 40.
Dan Sykes: 41.
O’Shay Scott: 40.
GOLD RESULTS
ROUND-ROBIN GROUP A: 1st, Bradley Cowdroy (Greenbaize, Bournemouth); 2nd, Dan Sykes (Chandlers Ford SC); 3rd, Ryan Hughes (Chandlers Ford SC); 4th, Aristos Pampouris (Legends, Leytonstone); 5th, Shane Kearns (Jesters, Swindon).
ROUND-ROBIN GROUP B: 1st, Marcos Dayao (Hurricane Room, Kings Cross); 2nd, Arron Smith (Selsey RBL); 3rd, Ronnie Sullivan (Frames, Coulsdon); 4th, Steven Hughes (Chandlers Ford SC); 5th, O’Shay Scott (Chandlers Ford SC). Chloe White withdrew.
SEMI-FINALS (15 points): Cowdroy 2-0 Smith, Sykes 2-1 Dayao.
FINAL (?100/?25, 25/18 points): Cowdroy 2-1 Sykes.
Triple celebration for Whaley
KINGS Cross potter Lee Whaley capped a momentous six days by taking a step closer to claiming the Cuestars Under-21 Silver Tour rankings title.
The 17-year-old left-hander collected his sixth winner’s trophy of the season in the seventh leg at Fareham Snooker Club.
Runaway leader Whaley overcame Samuel Laxton (Portsmouth) 2-0 in the final on one of the club’s professional standard Star tables.
He took the opening frame on the black and broke the back of the next with a run of 32.
Laxton moved into second place following his first appearance in a final this season. The 14-year-old had an excellent 2-1 success over leg-three winner David O’Callaghan (Bournemouth) in the last-four.
Will Forster (Gosport) was denied a maiden Silver trophy after losing 2-0 to Whaley in his fourth semi-final.
Three days earlier, Whaley recorded his first century break of 110 in a practice match against Elias Martin-Beris at the Hurricane Room.
And two days before that, he was informed by the English Partnership for Snooker and Billiards that he had qualified for the junior play-offs in Chesterfield in April.
Whaley, who finished in fifth place on the Under-20 Regional Development Tour South, will join 17 other players from across the country in a battle for four spots on the national under-21 circuit.
He said: “I couldn’t believe it when I got the email. I was so happy. It would be a dream to get promotion.”
Top Spot Snooker Club, Havant, hosts the eighth leg of ten on Sunday, March 15.
For more information about Fareham SC, visit www.farehamsnooker.co.uk.
BREAKS
David O’Callaghan: 43, 38, 32.
Elliott Johnson: 43, 32.
Lee Whaley: 32, 30.
SILVER RESULTS
ROUND-ROBIN GROUP A: 1st, Lee Whaley (Hurricane Room, Kings Cross); 2nd, Thomas Sharp (Waterlooville Sports Bar); 3rd, Owen Jenkins (Waterlooville Sports Bar); 4th, Mason Wilson (Academy, Basingstoke).
ROUND-ROBIN GROUP B: 1st, David O’Callaghan (Greenbaize, Bournemouth); 2nd, Elliott Johnson (Hurricane Room, Kings Cross); 3rd, John Donovan (Hurricane Room, Kings Cross); 4th, Callum White (Waterlooville Sports Bar).
ROUND-ROBIN GROUP C: 1st, Samuel Laxton (Waterlooville Sports Bar); 2nd, Will Forster (Mayfair, Gosport); 3rd, Riley Ellis (Chandlers Ford SC); 4th, Nat Kidner (Greenbaize, Bournemouth).
QUARTER-FINALS (12 points): Whaley 2-1 Donovan, Forster 2-1 Johnson, O’Callaghan 2-1 Ellis, Laxton 2-0 Sharp.
SEMI-FINALS (15 points): Whaley 2-0 Forster, Laxton 2-1 O’Callaghan.
FINAL (25/18 points): Whaley 2-0 Laxton.
Harry ‘The Potter’ nears Cuestars record
A FIFTH tournament success of the season has taken Harry ‘The Potter’ Wyatt within touching distance of a place in a regional junior snooker circuit’s records book.
The ten-year-old from Ferndown is virtually certain of becoming the youngest Cuestars Under-21 Bronze Tour rankings champion in the 11-year history of the competition.
Wyatt overcame first-time finalist Daniel Walter (Portsmouth) 2-0 in the seventh leg at Fareham Snooker Club.
Earlier, he won all four of his group matches, dropped his only frame of the day in a 2-1 last-eight victory over Thomas McEvoy (Warminster) and beat his Chandlers Ford clubmate William Thomson 2-0 in the semi-finals.
It was the furthest that seven-year-old Thomson had ever been.
Wyatt said: “I was relieved to win. I didn’t play my best but when the pressure balls needed potting, I seemed to find something.
“I loved playing William as we practise together. He is a Bronze winner of the future for sure.
“I was also really pleased for Daniel making his first final as he has been consistent in making the knockouts all year but never quite made the final.”
Walter, 15, moved up to second place in the rankings. Nine-year-old Caden Read (Chandler’s Ford), who posted a new high break of 28 against Tyler Mack (Waterlooville) in the group stages, is third.
Debutant George Knowles (Gravesend) topped his group but lost 2-1 to Thomson in the quarter-finals. Ryan Kneller (Waterlooville) was denied a first appearance in a final by a close 2-1 last-four defeat by Walter.
There were 23 runners.
Top Spot Snooker Club, Havant, hosts the eighth leg of ten on Sunday, March 15.
For more information about event sponsor Fareham SC, visit www.farehamsnooker.co.uk.
BREAKS
Caden Read: 28, 22.
Archie Shaw: 25.
Harry Wyatt: 22.
BRONZE RESULTS
ROUND-ROBIN GROUP A: 1st, Harry Wyatt (Chandlers Ford SC); 2nd, Jake Sharp (Waterlooville Sports Bar); 3rd, Katie Griffin (Jesters, Swindon); 4th, Aaron Wilson (Waterlooville Sports Bar); 5th, Will Kempson (Salisbury SC).
ROUND-ROBIN GROUP B: 1st, Ryan Kneller (Waterlooville Sports Bar); 2nd, William Thomson (Chandlers Ford SC); 3rd, Thomas Devine (Chandlers Ford SC); 4th, Zain Jeraj (Hurricane Room, Kings Cross); 5th, George Laxton (Waterlooville Sports Bar); 6th, Morgan Gearing (Castle SC, Brighton).
ROUND-ROBIN GROUP C: 1st, Daniel Walter (Mayfair, Gosport); 2nd, Thomas McEvoy (Salisbury SC); 3rd, Freddie Turner (Salisbury SC); 4th, Jaydon Elliott (147, Swindon); 5th, Ryan Wilson (Waterlooville Sports Bar); 6th, Ryan Hurley (Greenbaize, Bournemouth).
ROUND-ROBIN GROUP D: 1st, George Knowles (Northfleet Traders Club, Gravesend); 2nd, Caden Read (Chandlers Ford SC); 3rd, Archie Shaw (Copnor SC, Portsmouth); 4th, Tyler Mack (Waterlooville Sports Bar); 5th, Lennon Savage (Chandlers Ford SC); 6th, Chris Bennett (Chandlers Ford SC).
QUARTER-FINALS (12 points): Wyatt 2-1 McEvoy, Thomson 2-1 Knowles, Kneller 2-1 Read, Walter 2-1 Sharp.
SEMI-FINALS (15 points): Wyatt 2-0 Thomson, Walter 2-1 Kneller.
FINAL (25/18 points): Wyatt 2-0 Walter.
Aristos claims Plate trophy in Fareham
LONDONER Aristos Pampouris missed out on a place in the Gold Tour knockout on frames difference in a tough group but responded by winning the Plate competition at Fareham Snooker Club.
The 19-year-old from Chingford beat fellow Gold player O’Shay Scott (Eastleigh) in the final.
Jaydon Elliott (Swindon) posted his highest Cuestars break of 25 in his quarter-final victory over Lennon Savage (Southampton).
Top Spot Snooker Club, Havant, hosts the eighth legs of ten on Sunday, March 15.
For more information about event sponsor Fareham SC, visit www.farehamsnooker.co.uk.
BREAKS
Jaydon Elliott: 25.
PLATE RESULTS (ONE-FRAME MATCHES)
PRELIMS: Zain Jeraj (Hurricane Room, Kings Cross) beat Ryan Hurley (Greenbaize, Bournemouth), Aristos Pampouris (Legends, Leytonstone) beat Tyler Mack (Waterlooville Sports Bar), Chris Bennett (Chandlers Ford SC) W/O Archie Shaw (Copnor SC, Portsmouth).
QUARTER-FINALS: Jeraj beat Owen Jenkins (Waterlooville Sports Bar), Pampouris beat Bennett, O’Shay Scott (Chandlers Ford SC) W/O Morgan Gearing (Castle SC, Brighton), Jaydon Elliott (147, Swindon) beat Lennon Savage (Chandlers Ford SC).
SEMI-FINALS: Pampouris beat Jeraj, Scott beat Elliott.
FINAL: Pampouris beat Scott.
Tim Dunkley (World Snooker coach)