With two tournaments to play, they lead defending champions Westbury A by a slender one point.

Liam O’Shea, Derrick Volante, Sam Weekes and Jodie Symes romped past their title-rivals 5-1 in the semi-finals of event four.

 

But the awesome foursome were pushed to the final black by Eastleigh Hustlers in the final.

 

With the score locked at 3-3, O’Shea was selected to play ...

The 15-year-old (pictured) took a frame off world number seven Jenny Poulter (Maidstone) in a 3-1 last-16 defeat in the Paul Wood-sponsored £1,000 Connie Gough National Championship at the Stadium Snooker Club, Hall Green, Birmingham.

 

Jodie, based at Jesters SC in Swindon and coached by Paul Rose, is currently ranked second behind Ryan Gavin (High Wycombe) on the Cuestars South of England Bronze Tour.

 

In the Plate competition, Jodie beat Joanne Davies (Derby) 2-1 but lost 2-0 i...

Having ditched the controversial handicap system, Cuestars director John Hunter believes a modernisation of the ‘miss’ rule would again make Cuestars unique.

 

“The biggest benefit of this rule is that it would work for all standards and for all levels of competition,” said Hunter. “A player’s ability to lay and escape from snookers is equal to their ability to take advantage of ‘ball in hand’.

 

“The current ‘miss...