CUESTARS COMPETITIONS 2005/2006

CHANDLERS FORD SECTION TEAM CHALLENGE
18th September 2005

The first round in the southern section of the U21 Team Challenge was held at Chandlers Ford Snooker Club.

11 teams representing 7 Junior Sections attended the event – Gosport Mayfair, Gosport Stoke, Chandlers Ford, Eastleigh, Boscombe, Poole and Aldershot.

There were 3 “last 16” matches in which Aldershot beat Eastleigh A 4-2 and in the other two matches, which both required play-offs, Chandlers Ford beat Chandlers Ford B 4-3 and Gosport Mayfair beat Eastleigh B 4-3.

Quarter-Finals

Chandlers Ford A 4-2 Aldershot
Gosport Mayfair 3-4 Poole C
Boscombe 2-4 Poole A
Poole B 4-2 Gosport Stoke

Semi-Finals

Chandlers Ford A 4-1 Poole C
Poole A 2-4 Poole B

Final

Chandlers Ford A (Michael Finn, Peter Maraziotis, Nick Jennings and Daniel Hildyard) beat Poole B (Matthew McCallum, Luke Sharman, Ben Sharman and Jonathan Spark) 5-1. Members of both teams received trophies.

The Plate was won by Chandlers Ford B (Jason Hildyard, Lee Rolling, Ollie Tydeman and Joe Finch) who beat Eastleigh A (John Smith, Phil Arnold, Daniel Tickner and Daniel Bentley) 4-1 in the final. Members of both teams received trophies.

Highest Reported Breaks of the Day
Ryan Mears 61, Michael Finn 60 & 50 and Daniel Hildyard 54.

Thanks to competition organizer Steve Hildyard and to Chandlers Ford Snooker Club for hosting the event.

Report by Alan Green.

TROWBRIDGE SECTION TEAM CHALLENGE
18th September 2005

The first round in the northern section of the U21 Team Challenge was held at Trowbridge Snooker Centre.

11 teams representing 6 Junior Sections attended the event – Trowbridge, Salisbury, Jesters, Cardiff, Basingstoke and Bracknell.

There were 3 “last 16” matches in which Basingstoke A beat Jesters B 4-2 and in the other two matches, which both required play-offs, Trowbridge A beat last season’s champions Jesters A 4-3 and Trowbridge B beat Bracknell A 4-3.

Quarter-Finals

Basingstoke A 1-5 Trowbridge A
Trowbridge B 4-0 Basingstoke B
Cardiff A 3-4 Salisbury B
Cardiff B 1-5 Salisbury A

Semi-Finals

Trowbridge A 5-1 Trowbridge B
Salisbury B 1-5 Salisbury A

Final

Trowbridge A (Steve Smart, David Carroll, Brad Brown and Ben Harrison) beat Salisbury A (Mark Green, Martin Cannings, Adam Guyatt and Layton Brooks) 4-2. Members of both teams received trophies.

The Plate was won by Jesters A (Dave Sheran, Craig Hollick, Lee Evans and Liam O’Shea) who beat Cardiff A (Kishan Hirani, Munzir Sadiq, Luke Davies and Joseph Abdullah) 4-3 in the final. Members of both teams received trophies.

No highest breaks were reported by players during this competition.

Thanks to competition organizers Mike Greig and Steve White  and to Trowbridge Snooker Centre for hosting the event.

Report by Alan Green.

GOSPORT SECTION TEAM CHALLENGE
25th September 2005

The second round in the southern section of the U21 Team Challenge was held at Stoke Snooker Club, Gosport.

13 teams representing 7 Junior Sections attended the event – Gosport Mayfair, Gosport Stoke, Chandlers Ford, Eastleigh, Boscombe, Poole and Aldershot.

Boscombe A, Boscombe B and Eastleigh A received byes into the last eight.

Last 16

Chandlers Ford B 4-2 Eastleigh B
Gosport Mayfair B 0-6 Chandlers Ford A
Gosport Mayfair A 1-5 Poole B
Gosport Stoke A 4-2 Gosport Stoke B
Aldershot 1-5 Poole A

Quarter-Finals

Boscombe A 0-6 Chandlers Ford B
Chandlers Ford A 4-2 Poole B
Gosport Stoke A 6-0 Boscombe B
Poole A 4-2 Eastleigh A

Semi-Finals

Chandlers Ford B 0-4 Chandlers Ford A
Gosport Stoke A 2-4 Poole A

Final

Chandlers Ford were playing in their second final of the season having won the previous southern Team Challenge at Chandlers Ford. Poole A were playing in their first final of the season.

Chandlers Ford A (Nick Jennings, Peter Maraziotis, Daniel Hildyard and William Baird) beat Poole A ( Keith Traves, Ian Bell, Alex Tait and Jake Baker) 4-2. Members of both teams received trophies.

The Plate was won by Gosport Mayfair A (James Fox, Joshua Ryman, Sean Caesar and Joe French) who beat Eastleigh A (John Smith, Phil Arnold, Daniel Tickner and Daniel Bentley) 4-2 in the final. Members of both teams received trophies.

Highest Reported Breaks of the Day
Daniel Hildyard 60.

Thanks to competition organizers Steve Booth and Ron Knight and to Stoke Snooker Club, Gosport for hosting the event.

Report by Alan Green.

CARDIFF SECTION TEAM CHALLENGE
25th September 2005

The second round in the northern section of the U21 Team Challenge was held at Riley’s Cardiff Snooker and Pool Centre.

10 teams representing 6 Junior Sections attended the event – Trowbridge, Cardiff, Jesters, Basingstoke Bracknell and, for the first time, Gloucester.

There were 2 “last 16” matches which both required play-offs. Basingstoke A beat Bracknell 4-3 and Gloucester beat Cardiff B 4-3.

Quarter-Finals

Basingstoke A 4-2 Gloucester
Cardiff A 4-2 Trowbridge A
Jesters A 5-1 Trowbridge B
Jesters B 6-0 Cardiff C

Semi-Finals

Basingstoke A 2-4 Cardiff A
Jesters A 6-0 Jesters B

Final

Jesters A (Craig Hollick, Dave Sheron, Liam O’Shea and Lee Evans) beat Cardiff A (Luke Davies, Kishan Hirani, Joseph Abdullah and Munzir Sadiq) 4-2. Members of both teams received trophies.

The Plate was won by Trowbridge A (Steve Smart, David Carroll, Tom Hidderley and Ben Harrison) who beat Trowbridge B (Mark Doughty, Robert Jotcham, Chris Mullins and Jake White) 4-2 in the final. Members of both teams received trophies.

No highest beaks were reported by players during this competition.

Thanks to competition organizer Paul Davies and to Riley’s Cardiff Snooker and Pool Centre for hosting the event.

Report by Alan Green.

Swindon Open 2 October 2005

Mark Bright (£150) won the opening tournament of the season, defeating David Carroll (£72) of Trowbridge 3-2 in the final, taking the top spot in the rankings from an entry of 57 players.

Mark’s path to the final started with a 3-1 win over Swindon’s Craig Hollick, followed by another Jesters player, Kieran Golding, by the same score line. Mike Finn of Chandlers Ford was next to fall in a deciding frame, before defeating Joseph Finch in the quarters. Nick Birney of High Wycombe was beaten 3-1 in the semis before the win over Carroll in the final.

Carroll had earlier beaten English Amateur finalist Andy Symonds-Rowe in the semi final by 3 frames to 1 in an impressive performance.

The highest break of the day went to Neil Craycraft with an excellent break of 123. Symonds-Rowe also ran in a 76 break en route to the semis.

In the plate competition, with 27 entries, Craig Hollick (£30) triumphed over James Fretwell (£15) 2-1 in the final.

Open Last 16

A. Seymour 3-1 A. Guyatt, D. Mears 2-3 N. Birney, M. Finn 2-3 M. Bright, A. Golding 0-3 J. Finch, A. Symonds-Rowe 3-0 I. Meaker, D. Sheeran 1-3 M. Wilson, A. Dunkley 3-2 J. Pole, R. Ellis 1-3 D. Carroll

Quarter-finals

A. Seymour 0-3 N. Birney, M. Bright 3-1 J. Finch, A. Symonds-Rowe 3-1 M. Wilson, A. Dunkley 1-3 D. Carroll

Losers £20

Semi-finals

N. Birney 1-3 M. Bright, A. Symonds-Rowe 1-3 D. Carroll

Losers £40

Final

M. Bright (£150) 3-2 D. Carroll (£72)

Plate Semi-finals

C. Evans 1-2 C. Hollick, S. Rhodes 0-2 J. Fretwell

Report by Matthew Wilson

SALISBURY SECTION TEAM CHALLENGE

9^th October  2005

The third round of the U21 Team Challenge was held at Salisbury Snooker Club. This was the first time this season that all the teams had come together in one competition

20 teams representing 12 Junior Sections attended the event – Trowbridge, Chandlers Ford, Salisbury, Eastleigh, Basingstoke, Gosport Stoke, Boscombe Poole, Bracknell, Gosport Mayfair, Gloucester and Jesters.

So far this season, in the southern section, Chandlers Ford had won the previous two competitions. In the northern section there had been victories for Trowbridge A at Trowbridge and Jesters A at Cardiff.

There were 4 “last 32” matches in which Salisbury A beat Boscombe B, Chandlers Ford B beat Eastleigh A, Poole A beat Bracknell and Poole C beat Basingstoke B.

Last 16

Salisbury A 5-1 Chandlers ford B

Poole A 5-1 Poole C

Eastleigh B 4-2 Salisbury B

Gosport Stoke A 4-2 Gosport Mayfair A

Poole B 4-2 Boscombe A

Gosport Stoke B 4-3 Gloucester

Chandlers Ford A 5-1 Trowbridge A

Trowbridge B 0-6 Jesters A

Quarter-Finals

Salisbury A 4-3 Poole A

Eastleigh B 4-2 Gosport Stoke A

Poole B 4-2 Gosport Stoke B

Chandlers Ford A 2-4 Jesters A

Semi-Finals

Salisbury A 4-2 Eastleigh B

Poole B 1-5 Jesters A

Final

Both Salisbury and Jesters A were playing in their second final of the season.

Salisbury A were runners-up at Trowbridge whilst Jesters A won the Cardiff

Section Team Challenge.

Jesters A (Dave Sheeran, Craig Hollick, Liam O’Shea and Lee Evans) beat Salisbury A (Martin Cannings, Mark Green, Adam Guyatt and Layton Brooks) 4-2.

Members of both teams received trophies.

The Plate was won by Trowbridge A (Tom Hidderley, Steve Smart, Brad Brown and David Carroll) who beat Trowbridge B (Mark Doughty, Robert Jotcham, Chris Mullins and Jake White) 5-1 in the final. Members of both teams received trophies.

Highest Reported Breaks of the Day

Nick Jennings 70 and Mark Green 53.

Thanks to competition organizer Mike Cannings and to Salisbury Snooker Club for hosting the event.

Report by Alan Green.

High Wycombe Open 16 October 2005

Lee Evans (£106) of Swindon won the High Wycombe Open beating Nick Birney (£57) on his own patch 3-0 in the final. There were a total of 36 entries and several high breaks were made during the day.

Evans started with wins over Jim Pole and Neil Clayton, dropping only one frame. Following a deciding frame win over Anthony Ferriggi in the quarters, he whitewashed David Sheeran and then Birney to take the title.

Birney’s route to the final involved wins over Edward Gavin and then Liam O’Shea with breaks of 75, 70 and 64. Victories over Ziggy Hughes and Craig Hollick completed his path to the final where he fell to Evans.

In the plate, Jim Pole (£25) came out victorious beating Brad Greenwood (£11) in the final. Pole’s earlier wins came over Andrew Vernon, Stan Bunker and Richard Oetiker.

The highest break of the day went to Matt Wilson for a 76 clearance. Other break builders were Anthony Ferriggi 74, 57 & 56, Lee Evans 71 & 50, Raj Puri 68, Andy Danyluk 59, Ryan Mears 54 and Ziggy Hughes 50.

Open Last 16

Z. Hughes 3-0 S. Dunn, L. O’Shea 0-3 N. Birney, C. Hollick 3-2 C. Butcher, J. Perez 3-1 M. Wilson, R. Mears 0-3 A. Ferriggi, L. Evans 3-1 N. Clayton, A. Grainger 1-3 D. Sheeran, A. Danyluk 3-0 M. O’Shea

Quarter-finals

Z. Hughes 1-3 N. Birney, C. Hollick 3-2 J. Perez, A. Ferriggi 2-3 L. Evans, D. Sheeran 3-0 A. Danyluk

Losers £10

Semi-finals

N. Birney 3-1 C. Hollick, L. Evans 3-0 D. Sheeran

Losers £25

Final

L. Evans (£106) 3-0 N. Birney (57)

Plate Semi-finals

D. Volante 0-2 B. Greenwood, A. Vernon 1-2 J. Pole

Plate Final

J. Pole (£25) 2-1 B. Greenwood (£11)

Report by Matt Wilson

Poole Open 16 October 2005

Nick Jennings (£120) of Chandlers Ford captured the Poole Open title from a field of 42 players, beating Ben Tang (£56) of Poole 3-1 in the final.

Jennings kicked off with deciding frame wins over Keith Traves and then last year’s Senior Rankings winner Daniel Hildyard. Victories over Billy Castle and Ben Harrison followed, with Jennings making a high break of 51. Cuestars own John Hunter was next to fall in the semi final by 3 frames to nil.

Tang had earlier accounted for some notable scalps, including Gavin Rogers, Matthew Hazell and Mike Finn, dropping only three frames en route to the final.

In the plate competition, Layton Brooks (£27) from Salisbury took first prize with a win over Alex Dunkley (£15) in the final, having beaten Mark Prescott and Mark McLean in earlier rounds.

Highest breaks of the day went to Mike Finn with runs 77, 73 and 64.

Open Last 16

A. Guyatt 1-3 J. Hunter, D. Carroll 2-3 I. Meaker, N. Jennings 3-1 B. Castle, M. McCallum 2-3 B. Harrison, B. Smith 3-1 W. Baird, B. Tang 3-1 M. Hazell, L. Whiteley 3-1 P. Mazariotis, M. Finn 3-1 L. Roling

Quarter-finals

J. Hunter 3-0 I. Meaker, N. Jennings 3-2 B. Harrison, B. Smith 0-3 B. Tang, L. Whiteley 2-3 M. Finn

Losers £15

Semi-finals

J. Hunter 0-3 N. Jennings, B. Tang 3-2 M. Finn

Losers £30

Final

N. Jennings (£120) 3-1 B. Tang (£56)

Plate Semi-finals

M. Prescott 0-2 L. Brooks, J. Hildyard 0-2 A. Dunkley

Plate Final

L. Brooks (£27) 2-0 A. Dunkley (£15)

Report by Matt Wilson

BRACKNELL SECTION TEAM CHALLENGE

23^rd October 2005

The fourth round in the northern section of the U21 Team Challenge was held at Riley’s Bracknell Snooker and Pool Club.

A disappointing entry of 7 teams representing 5 Junior Sections attended the event – Trowbridge, Salisbury, Swindon-Jesters, Basingstoke Bracknell and, for the first time this season, Reading.

Bracknell received a bye directly to the semi-finals.

In the quarter-final matches Trowbridge A beat Salisbury A 4-2, Jesters A beat Reading A 6-0 and Basingstoke A beat Trowbridge B 4-3 after a play-off.

Semi-Finals

Bracknell A 5-0 Trowbridge A

Jesters 5-1 Basingstoke A

Final

Jesters were playing in their third final of the season having already won at Cardiff and Salisbury. Bracknell were playing in their first final of the season.

Jesters A (Craig Hollick, Dave Sheran, Liam O’Shea and Lee Evans) beat Bracknell A(Joseph Hughes, Robert Hughes, Ziggy Hughes and Bob Glew) 5-1. Members of both teams received trophies.

In the Plate. Trowbridge B received a bye directly to the final where they played Salisbury A who had beaten Reading A 5-1 in the semi-final.

Salisbury A (Martin Cannings, Mark Green, Adam Guyatt and Antony Foxcroft) beat Trowbridge B (Mark Doughty, Robert Jotcham, Tom Hidderly and Jake White) 4-3 after a play-off between Adam Guyatt and Robert Jotcham.

No highest beaks were reported by players during this competition.

Thanks to competition organizers Peter Hughes and Steve White and to Riley’s Bracknell Snooker and Pool Club for hosting the event.

Finally, on a personal note, thanks to Chris Bone who lent his cue to Mark Green for the day after Mark’s own cue broke during the match with Trowbridge A. (I think Mark played better with this cue than with his own. I just hope you’ve still got a tip Chris!).

Report by Alan Green.

BOSCOMBE SECTION TEAM CHALLENGE

23^rd October 2005

The fourth round in the southern section of the U21 Team Challenge was held at The Academy, Boscombe.

10 teams representing 6 Junior Sections attended the event – Boscombe, Chandlers Ford, Poole, Gosport-Stoke, Aldershot and Eastleigh. Eastleigh, however, arrived too late to enter the main competition and so went straight into the Plate.

There was one “last 16” match in which Poole B beat Boscombe C 4-2.

Quarter-Finals

Chandlers Ford A beat Poole B (no score recorded)

Boscombe B 2-4 Chandlers Ford B

Aldershot 4-3 Poole A

Gosport Stoke 0-6 Boscombe A

Semi-Finals

Chandlers Ford A 4-2 Chandlers Ford B

Aldershot 0-6 Boscombe A

Final

Chandlers Ford were playing in their third final of the season having won both of the previous southern finals at Chandlers Ford and Gosport. Boscombe A were playing in their first final of the season

Chandlers Ford A (Peter Maraziotis, Nick Jennings, Daniel Hildyard and Alex Dunkley) beat Boscombe A (James Sumner, Damien Hadaway, Joshua Brown and Lee Bernard) 4-2. Members of both teams received trophies.

The Plate was won by Poole A (Matthew McCallum, Keith Traves, Alex Tait and Ben Smith) who beat Eastleigh A (John Smith, Phillip Arnold, Dan Tickner and Adam Swift) 4-3 after a play-off.

Highest Reported Breaks of the Day

Nick Jennings 70, 49 & 46, James Sumner 66 and Ryan Mears 53

Thanks to competition organizers Sarah Anderson and John Hunter and to The Academy, Boscombe for hosting this event.

Report by Alan Green.

Swindon Masters 30 October 2005

Lee Evans (£250) of Swindon won his second event in a fortnight, seeing off Welsh professional Lee Walker (£125) by 3 frames to 2 in a tightly contested final. He moves to the head of the ranking list after four tournaments after winning from a field of 59 players.

Evans dropped only three frames en route to the final, and was pushed to a decider only by John Hunter in the 2^nd round and Walker in the final. Liam O’Shea and Pascal Richard were his earlier victims, and Daniel Hildyard fell in the quarter-final 3-0. This was soon followed by another whitewash, this time over his Jesters team-mate Steve Dunn.

Walker was in impressive form all day. Playing with a handicap of -14 as a Main Tour professional, he had close wins over Brad Greenwood and Steve Ashton, before seeing off Jim Pole and Mike Finn without dropping a frame. Poole Open winner Nick Jennings was his opponent in the semi-final but he suffered a similar fate, going down by 3 frames to nil.

In the plate competition, Simon Woods (£45) prevailed over Alex Golding (£20) 2-1 in the final. Woods also beat Dale Mears, Brad Greenwood and Ian Meaker during the competition.

Lee Walker also made the highest break of the day, taking home £25 for his effort of 119. He also made 115 and 88. Elsewhere John Hunter ran in an 86, Pascal Richard 74, Matt Wilson 69, Neil Clayton 69, Nick Jennings 68 and Lee Evans 56.

Masters Last 16

S. Dunn 3-2 D. Carroll, J. Finch 3-2 C. Hollick, A. Guyatt 0-3 D. Hildyard, P. Richard 0-3 L. Evans, M. Finn 3-1 M. Wilson, J. Pole 0-3 L. Walker, N. Jennings 3-2 A. Vernon, M. Smith 0-3 W. Muddiman

Quarter-finals

S. Dunn 3-1 J. Finch, D. Hildyard 0-3 L. Evans, M. Finn 0-3 L. Walker, N. Jennings 3-2 W. Muddiman

Losers £30

Semi-finals

S. Dunn 0-3 L. Evans, L. Walker 3-0 N. Jennings

Losers £60

Final

L. Evans (£250) 3-2 L. Walker (£125)

Plate Semi-finals

A. Golding 2-0 L. O’Shea, I. Meaker 1-2 S. Woods

Final

S. Woods (£45) 2-1 A. Golding (£20)

Report by Matt Wilson

POOLE SECTION TEAM CHALLENGE

6^th November  2005

17 teams from 10 sections attended the 5^th Section Team Challenge of the season held at Ambassador Snooker Club, Poole – Eastleigh, Boscombe, Swindon-Jesters, Trowbridge, Gosport-Mayfair, Bournemouth-GreenBaize, Chandlers Ford, Poole-Ambassador, Salisbury and Basingstoke.

In the only “last 32 match”, Poole A beat Trowbridge B 6-0

Last 16

Poole A 6-0 Boscombe B

Gosport Mayfair 1-5 Chandlers Ford B

Eastleigh A 6-0 Poole D

GreenBaize 5-1 Poole C

Jesters A 6-0 Poole B

Boscombe A 2-4 Basingstoke A

Basingstoke B 0-5 Chandlers Ford A

Salisbury A 5-1 Eastleigh B

Quarter-Finals

Poole A 4-2 Chandlers Ford B

Eastleigh A 3-4 GreenBaize

Jesters A 6-0 Basingstoke A

Chandlers Ford A 3-4 Salisbury A

Semi-Finals

Poole A 5-1 GreenBaize

Jesters A 2-4 Salisbury A

Final

Poole A were runners-up at Gosport and plate winners at Boscombe. Salisbury were runners-up at Trowbridge and Salisbury as well as plate winners at Bracknell.

Poole A got off to a good start and soon took a 3-1 lead. Salisbury A, however, pulled back to 3-3 thus taking the match to a play-off. This was played by Ben Smith and Adam Guyatt with Adam eventually taking the frame and the match with a clearance of 45.

Salisbury A (Martin Cannings, Mark Green, Adam Guyatt and Layton Brooks) beat Poole A ( Keith Traves, Ben Sharman, Alex Tait and Ben Smith) 4-3

Members of both teams received trophies.

The Plate was won by Poole B (Ian Bell, Jonathan Spark, Matthew McCallum and Luke Sharman) who beat Boscombe A(Lee Bernard, Josh Brown, James Sumner and Damien Adaway) 4-2 in the final.

Members of both teams received trophies.

Highest Reported Breaks of the Day

Adam Guyatt 45 (80)

The next Cuestars Section Team Challenge will be held at The Academy, Basingstoke, on Sunday 20^th November. We hope to see you there.

Thanks to competition organizer Debbie Ealy and to Ambassador Snooker Club, Poole, for hosting the event.

Report by Alan Green.

Salisbury Open 13 November 2005

James Collingwood (£160) of Salisbury won his home title, beating the consistent Nick Jennings (£80) of Chandlers Ford in the final. The win moves Collingwood up to 12^th place in the Senior Rankings, and edges Jennings closer to Lee Evans at the top. The winner took the first prize from an entry of 62 players.

Collingwood’s path to the final was a young looking one, as he beat no fewer than five juniors to reach the final, and another in the final. In the first round he beat Steve Dunn of Swindon in a decider, and followed that with another final frame win over Peter Maraziotis. A 3-0 win over Chris Bone of Basingstoke saw him into the quarters where he defeated Swindon Open runner-up David Carroll by 3 frames to 1. Last season’s Under 15s Champion Adam Guyatt was beaten 3-1 in the semis, and then followed his 3-1 final win over Jennings.

Jennings won two deciders, against Liam Tinne and Mike Finn, on his way to the final. He also made short work of High Wycombe’s Nick Birney, and Swindon’s Craig Hollick and David Sheeran. This was his second final of the season already, having won the Poole Open, and he also made the semi-finals at the Swindon Masters.

In the Plate, Pascal Richard (£35) from Gosport triumphed over James Bain (£17) of Swindon 2-1 in the final. Richard beat Josh Fryer, Andrew Nagalewski, Mark Green and John Smith on his way to the final.

The highest breaks of the day came from Aldershot’s Neil Clayton, who made 83 and 75 and Mark McLean, who made a break of 55.

Open Last 16

M. Finn 3-2 D. Lau, C. Hollick 1-3 N. Jennings, D. Sheeran 3-0 D. Mears, B. Smith 3-2 J. Hunter, A. Guyatt 3-1 N. Clayton, D. Hildyard 1-3 A. Tait, C. Bone 0-3 J. Collingwood, D. Carroll 3-1 L. Roling

Quarter-finals

M. Finn 2-3 N. Jennings, D. Sheeran 3-2 B. Smith, A. Guyatt 3-0 A. Tait, J. Collingwood 3-1 D. Carroll

Losers £25

Semi-finals

N. Jennings 3-1 D Sheeran, A. Guyatt 1-3 J. Collingwood

Losers £40

Final

J. Collingwood (£160) 3-1 N. Jennings (£80)

Plate Semi-finals

J. Bain 2-1 Z. Hughes, J. Smith 0-2 P. Richard

Final

P. Richard (£35) 2-1 J. Bain (£17)

Report by Matt Wilson

BASINGSTOKE SECTION TEAM CHALLENGE

20^th November  2005

19 teams from 13 sections attended the 6^th Section Team Challenge of the season held at The Academy, Basingstoke – Eastleigh, Poole, Boscombe, Chandlers Ford Gosport Stoke, Reading, Gosport Mayfair, Trowbridge, Basingstoke, Swindon Jesters, Bracknell, Salisbury and Aldershot.

In the last 32 matches, Bracknell beat Basingstoke 6-0, Poole C beat Boscombe B 6-0 and Aldershot beat Boscombe A 4-3.

Last 16

Bracknell 3-4 Poole C

Aldershot 1-5 Salisbury A

Poole A 5-1 Reading

Chandlers Ford B 4-2 Eastleigh B

Jesters A 4-2 Trowbridge B

Basingstoke B 5-1 Gosport Mayfair

Chandlers Ford A 5-1 Basingstoke A

Poole B 4-2 Gosport Stoke

Quarter-Finals

Poole C 3-4 Salisbury A

Poole A 5-1 Chandlers Ford B

Jesters 5-1 Basingstoke B

Chandlers Ford A 5-1 Poole B

Semi-Finals

Salisbury A 3-4 Poole A

Jesters 2-4 Chandlers Ford A

Final

Poole A were runners-up at Gosport and Poole. Chandlers Ford A were playing in their fourth final of the season having previously won at Chandlers Ford, Gosport and Boscombe.

Chandlers Ford A (Nick Jennings, Peter Maraziotis, Daniel Hildyard and Alex Dunkley) beat Poole A ( Keith Traves, Luke Sharman, Alex Tait and Ben Smith) 4-2.

Members of both teams received trophies.

The Plate was won by Trowbridge B (Mark Doughty, Robert Jotcham, Chris Mullins and Jake White) who beat Eastleigh B (Dan Woods, Ben Tanner Adam Goodchild and Matthew Geer) 4-2 in the final.

Members of both teams received trophies.

Highest Reported Breaks of the Day

Mark Green 56(91), Peter Marazioitis 45(80), Adam Guyatt 32(67) Nick Jennings 49(71) and Daniel Hildyard 42(63)

Thanks to competition organizer Chris Bone and to The Academy, Basingstoke for hosting the event.

Report by Alan Green.

Swindon Masters 27 November 2005

Mark Sutton (£250) of Birmingham won the November Swindon Masters title, beating Duncan Lau (£125) of Aldershot 3-1 in the final. Mark played consistent snooker throughout the day and beat several Cuestars Juniors on his way to the final. He took home the first prize from a field of 47 players.

Mark enjoyed early wins over Peter Hodgins and Philip Wildman, before a 3-1 win over Alex Dunkley put him in the quarter-finals. There he was taken to a deciding frame by last year’s Cuestars Under 15 Champion Adam Guyatt. The semi-final was a more straight forward affair, where Trowbridge’s David Carroll was beaten 3-1. His highest break of the day was a run of 76. The win moves Mark into sixth place in the Senior Rankings.

In the Plate competition, Mike Finn cemented his place in the top five of the Rankings with a 2-1 final win over Cuestars’ own John Hunter. Finn had breaks of 60 and 71 and John a run of 78 in what was an excellent final.

Highest break of the day went to Adam Guyatt for his 66 (101 when added to his +35 handicap). Other reported breaks went to Mike Finn 81, Mark Sutton 76, Alex Dunkley 65 and David Carroll 48.

Masters Last 16

A. Dunkley 1-3 M. Sutton, A. Guyatt 3-1 S. Dunn, N. Craycraft 0-3 C. Hollick, D. Carroll 3-0 D. Hildyard, D. Sheeran 3-0 J. Bain, V. Li 3-1 M. Smith, D. Lau 3-2 R. Ellis, J. Pole 1-3 P. Hackett

Quarter-finals

M. Sutton 3-2 A. Guyatt, C. Hollick 0-3 D. Carroll, D. Sheeran 1-3 V. Li, D. Lau 3-0 P. Hackett

Losers £30

Semi-finals

M. Sutton 3-1 D. Carroll, V. Li 2-3 D. Lau

Losers £60

Final

M. Sutton (£250) 3-1 D. Lau (£125)

Plate Semi-finals

D, Goodall 0-2 M. Finn, P. Hodgins 0-2 J. Hunter

Final

M. Finn (£45) 2-1 J. Hunter (£20)

Report by Matt Wilson

EASTLEIGH SECTION TEAM CHALLENGE

4^th December  2005

16 teams from 12 Cuestars junior sections attended the 7^th and penultimate Section Team Challenge of the season held at The Academy, Eastleigh – Eastleigh, Gosport Stoke, Basingstoke, High Wycombe, Trowbridge, Salisbury, Bracknell, Boscombe, Poole, Chandlers Ford, Aldershot and Swindon Jesters.

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Last 16

Jesters A 5-1 Aldershot

Boscombe B 1-5 Poole A

Bracknell 3-4 Gosport A

Boscombe A 2-4 Eastleigh A

Salisbury A 4-2 Chandlers Ford A

Eastleigh B beat High Wycombe (no score recorded)

Trowbridge B 4-2 Basingstoke B

Eastleigh C 1-5 Basingstoke A

Quarter-Finals

Jesters A 5-1 Poole A

Gosport A 2-4 Eastleigh A

Salisbury A 5-1 Eastleigh B

Basingstoke A beat Trowbridge B (no score recorded)

Semi-Finals

Jesters A 5-1 Eastleigh A

Salisbury A 3-4 Basingstoke A

Final

Jesters A were playing in their fourth final of the season having won the previous three at Cardiff, Salisbury and Bracknell. Basingstoke A were playing in their first final of the season.

Jesters A (David Sheeran, Craig Hollick, Liam O’Shea and Lee Evans) beat Basingstoke A (Gary Bagshaw, James Fretwell, Chris Veall and Nicholas Bone) 6-0.

Members of both teams received trophies.

The Plate was won by Aldershot (Ryan Mears, Jack Clare, Dale Mears and David Joce) who beat Boscombe A (Damien Adaway, James Sumner, Joshua Brown and Luke Andrews) 4-2 in the final.

Members of both teams received trophies.

Highest Reported Breaks of the Day

Lee Evans 56(84) & 31(59), James Fretwell 57(92) & 33(68), Mark Green 44 (79), John Smith 30 and Dale Mears 30(79)

Thanks to competition organizers Angela and Helen and to The Academy, Eastleigh for hosting the event.

The final Cuestars Section Team Challenge of the season will be held at Jesters Snooker Club, Swindon on Sunday 18^th December.

Report by Alan Green. 

Salisbury Open 11 December 2005

Adam Guyatt (£110) won his home title with a 3-1 win over Steve Smart (£50) of Trowbridge in the final from a field of 42 players. Both players were playing their first final of the season, and the win leaves Guyatt in third place in the Rankings.

Guyatt dropped only two frames all day on route to the title, one to Mike Finn in the semis and one to Smart in the final. He enjoyed 3-0 wins over Chris Bone of Basingstoke, Stephen Turley and James Fretwell, also of Basingstoke.

Smart, who hadn’t previously been beyond the Last 32 of a Cuestars main event, had an excellent run to the final. He beat Alex Thorn, Mark McLean, ex-Challenge Tour professional Nathan Williams, and last year’s Senior Rankings winner Ryan Mears.

In the Plate Competition, Mark Bright (£25) beat Ian Meaker (£12) 2-1 in the final. Bright also beat Neil Clayton, Keith Traves and Daniel Knight on his way to the final.

Highest break of the day went to Mike Finn for an excellent 121. Nathan Williams also had a break of 100. John Hunter 83, Alex Dunkley 66 and Ryan Mears 60 were the day’s other top scorers.

Open Last 16

M. Finn 3-1 D. Baker, M. Green 3-0 D. Carroll, D. Mears 1-3 J. Fretwell, S. Turley 0-3 A. Guyatt, Steve Smart 3-2 M. McLean, N. Williams 3-1 A. Dunkley, M. McCallum 1-3 R. Mears, R. Arnold 3-1 J. Hunter

Quarter-finals

M. Finn 3-1 M. Green, J. Fretwell 0-3 A. Guyatt, S. Smart 3-1 N. Williams, R. Mears 3-1 R. Arnold

Losers £15

Semi-finals

M. Finn 1-3 A. Guyatt, S. Smart 3-2 R. Mears

Losers £25

Final

A. Guyatt (£110) 3-1 S. Smart (£50)

Plate Semi-finals

I. Meaker 2-0 A. Tait, N. Clayton 1-2 M. Bright

Final

M. Bright (£25) 2-1 I. Meaker (£12)

Report by Matt Wilson

SWINDON SECTION TEAM CHALLENGE

18^th December  2005

13 teams from 11 Cuestars junior sections attended the final Section Team Challenge of the season held at Jesters Snooker Club, Swindon – Jesters, High Wycombe, Salisbury, Trowbridge, Basingstoke, Chandlers Ford, Boscombe, Eastleigh, Gosport Mayfair, Bracknell and Poole.

Jesters A led the rankings on 208 points, Chandlers Ford A were second on 169 and Salisbury A, third on 165 points. With 13 teams in the competition, there were three byes (Boscombe A, Salisbury A and Jesters A) into the quarter-finals. The 16 points now guaranteed to Jesters A meant they wouldn’t be caught and would be Section Team Champions.

However there was still much to play for with the minor places up for grabs and Jesters trying to win the event at their own club for the first time.

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Last 16

Poole A beat High Wycombe (no score recorded)

Chandlers Ford A beat Eastleigh B (no score recorded)

Jesters B beat Gosport Mayfair (no score recorded)

Bracknell beat Trowbridge B (no score recorded)

Basingstoke A beat Eastleigh A (no score recorded)

Quarter-Finals

Boscombe A 1-5 Salisbury A

Poole A 4-3 Chandlers Ford

Jesters B 1-5 Jesters A

Bracknell 4-2 Basingstoke A

Semi-Finals

Salisbury A 2-4 Poole A

Jesters A 5-1 Bracknell

Final

Jesters A were playing in their fifth final of the season having won the previous four at Cardiff, Salisbury, Bracknell and Eastleigh.

Poole A were in their third final of the season having been runners-up at Gosport and Poole.

Poole A (Luke Sharman, Brad Chappell, Keith Traves and Ben Smith) beat Jesters A (David Sheeran, Craig Hollick, Liam O’Shea and Lee Evans) 4-1 in the final.

Well done to Poole A.

Members of both teams received trophies.

The main honours, however, go to the Jesters A team who without doubt have been the most consistent team throughout the season. Their team line-up was the same for every competition so congratulations to Dave Sheeran, Craig Hollick, Liam O’Shea and Lee Evans and also to team manager Paul Rose.

The Plate was won by Trowbridge B (Mark Doughty, Robert Jotcham, Chris Mullins and Jake White) who beat Eastleigh B (BenTanner, Dan Woods, Adam Goodchild and Matthew Geer) in the final. No score was recorded

Members of both teams received trophies.

Highest Reported Breaks of the Day

Nick Jennings 65 (86)

Thanks to competition organizer Paul Rose and to Jesters Snooker Club, Swindon for hosting the event.

Report by Alan Green.

Poole Open 8 January 2006

Paul Davis came through a field of 37 to win the Poole Open on his first outing in a Cuestars event this season. Davis, who plays at Green Baize Snooker Club in Bournemouth, overcame several form players to win the £100 first prize, beating Ian Bell of Poole in the final.

Davis, who plays off a handicap of 14, opened with a 3-1 win over Matthew McCallum. He then ran into Nick Jennings, who had already made two finals this season and had beaten Cuestars’ own John Hunter in the Last 32. A 3-1 win over Jennings was followed by a quarter-final victory over club-mate Lee Wilkins. His semi-final with Alex Dunkley, who had earlier made a superb break of 128, went to a decider but Davis came out on top to reach the final against Bell. And true to form, it went all the way with Davis prevailing in a tense deciding frame.

Bell himself, who plays off a handicap of 35, had been in good form all day, knocking in breaks of 86 and 68. En route to the final, he beat Ray Hughes, Richard Swaffield, Ian Meaker and David Carroll.

The Plate competition was won by John Hunter, beating Keith Traves of Poole in the final. John also beat Matt McCallum, Lee Bernard and Ivor Pearce.

Highest break of the day was Alex Dunkley’s superb 128, which when added to his handicap of 14 was a 142. Ian Bell had runs of 86 and 68, and Steve Smart a 61.

Open Last 16

J. Baker 0-3 L. Wilkins, N. Jennings 1-3 P. Davis, A. Dunkley (128) 3-2 B. Smith, D. Adaway 0-3 A. Tait, M. Hills 2-3 D. Carroll, A. Cutler 3-0 L. Whiteley, I. Meaker 3-0 R. Ellis, I. Bell (86) 3-1 R. Swaffield

Quarter-Finals

L. Wilkins 0-3 P. Davis, A. Dunkley 3-1 A. Tait, D. Carroll 3-1 A. Cutler, I. Meaker 0-3 I. Bell

Losers £10

Semi-Finals

P. Davis 3-2 A. Dunkley, D. Carroll 1-3 I. Bell

Losers £30

Final

P. Davis (£100) 3-2 I.Bell (£56)

Plate Semi-Finals

K. Traves 2-1 J. Sumner, I. Pearce 0-2 J. Hunter

Plate Final

J. Hunter (£25) 2-0 K. Traves (£12)

Report by Matt Wilson

High Wycombe Open 8 January 2006

Aldershot’s Duncan Lau won the High Wycombe Open, beating Senior Rankings leader Lee Evans of Swindon in a hard fought final. The win, in his second final of the season, pushes Lau into the top 10 of the Rankings, as he overcame a field of 23 players.

Lau had deciding wins in four of his five matches during the day, beating Michael Prince of High Wycombe, Dale Mears of Aldershot, Alex Golding of Swindon and Jim Pole of High Wycombe on his way to the final.

Evans had earlier beaten Swindon Open winner Mark Bright, Swindon’s Neil Craycraft, Raj Puri of Reading and fellow Swindon junior Craig Hollick before falling to Lau in the final.

Andy Danyluk of High Wycombe won the Plate competition, beating his brother Roy Danyluk in the final. Andy also beat Martin O’Shea and Mark Bright.

Highest break of the day came from Reading’s Philip Wildman with a run of 89. Craig Hollick impressed with a break of 76 and Andy Danyluk had a 59.

Open Last 16

R. Puri 3-1 M. O’Shea, L. Evans 3-2 N. Craycraft, V. Li 3-0 L. O’Shea, C. Hollick 3-1 R. Danyluk, J. Pole 3-1 J. Hildyard, R. Gavin 1-3 D. Hildyard, D. Lau 3-2 D. Mears, A. Golding 3-0 Ray Mears

Quarter-Finals

R. Puri 2-3 L. Evans, V. Li 1-3 C. Hollick, J. Pole 3-0 D. Hildyard, D. Lau 3-2 A. Golding

Semi-Finals

L. Evans 3-0 C. Hollick, J. Pole 2-3 D. Lau

Final

D. Lau 3-2 L. Evans

Plate Semi-Finals

A. Danyluk 3-0 M. Bright, L. O’Shea 0-2 R. Danyluk

Plate Final

A. Danyluk 2-1 R. Danyluk

Report by Matt Wilson

Swindon U21, U15 & U12 Opens

15^th January 2006

The first competition of the season always attracts a large entry and this year proved to be no exception with 117 entries at Swindon’s Jesters Snooker Club.

41 players entered the U21. There were 53 in the U15 competition, whilst the U12 competition attracted 23 players. It proved to be a very long day with two of the finals still to be decided at 9.00pm.

U21 Open

Last 16 Results (5 points)

Nick Jennings 3-1 Ian Bell

David Carrol 1-3 Adam Guyatt

Antony Dearing 2-3 Ziggy Hughes

Ryan Mears 0-3 John Smith

Mark Bright 1-3 David Sheeran

Ben Harrison 3-0 Christopher Evans

William Baird 1-3 Ben Smith

Layton Brooks 1-3 Alex Dunkley

Quarter Finals (8 points)

Nick Jennings 1-3 Adam Guyatt

Ziggy Hughes 2-3 John Smith

David Sheeran 0-3 Ben Harrison

Ben Smith 0-3 Alex Dunkley

The losing quarter finalists each received £9.

Semi Finals (12 points)

Adam Guyatt beat John Smith (no score recorded)

Ben Harrison 3-2 Alex Dunkley

The losing semi-finalists each received £20.

Final (Winner 25 points, Runner-up 18 points)

The final was between Adam Guyatt and Ben Harrison. Adam was playing his first Under 21 competition having won the Under 15 rankings last season. Ben finished 4^th in last seasons Under 21 competition.

Adam Guyatt (Salisbury) beat Ben Harrison (Trowbridge) 3-1

Adam received £100 and a trophy. Ben received £50.

Highest Reported Breaks

Mark Bright 69 (90)

U21 Plate

Semi Finals (1 point)

Matthew McCallum 2-0 Adam Swift

Mark Vost 0-2 Liam O’Shea

Final (Winner 5 points, Runner-up 3 points)

Matthew McCallum (Poole) beat Liam O’Shea (Jesters) 2-1

Matthew received a trophy.

U15 Open

Last 16 Results (5 points)

Mark Green 2-0 Dale Mears

Luke Davies 2-0 Oliver Evans

James Sumner beat Robbie Hughes (no score recorded)

Joshua Ryman 0-2 Johnny Connors

Jonathan Spark 0-2 Joshua Fryer

Stephen Smart 3-1 Humza Khan

Kishan Hirani beat Arran Clark (no score recorded)

Munzir Sadiq 0-2 Daniel Hildyard

Quarter Finals (8 points)

Mark Green 1-2 Luke Davies

James Sumner 2-1 Johnny Connors

Joshua Fryer 1-2 Stephen Smart

Kishan Hirani 2-1 Daniel Hildyard

Semi Finals (12 points)

James Sumner beat Luke Davies (no score recorded)

Stephen Smart 2-1 Kishan Hirani

Luke and Kishan both received trophies.

Final (Winner 25 points, Runner-up 18 points)

Stephen Smart finished in 9^th position in last season’s U15 rankings. James Sumner finished in 20^th place.

Stephen Smart (Trowbridge) beat James Sumner (Boscombe) 2-0

Stephen and James received trophies.

Highest Reported Breaks

Daniel Hildyard 47(68) & 52(73), Mark Green 43(78)

U15 Plate

Semi Finals (1 point)

Adam Bobat 1-0 Keith Traves

Christopher Reilly 1-0 Daniel Tickner

Final (Winner 5 points, Runner-up 3 points)

Christopher Reilly (Jesters) beat Adam Bobat (Gosport Stoke) 2-0

Christopher and Adam both received trophies.

U12 Open

Last 16 Results (5 points)

Che Santino Dimauro beat Lee Bernard (no score recorded)

Jordan Davies 2-0 Jordan Winbourne

Thyas Evans beat Thomas Batten (no score recorded

Jack Dady 0-2 Michael Flavin

Joshua Lee 0-2 Connor Probets

Gary Bagshaw 2-0 Jodie Symes

Liam Burnett beat Bradley Chappel (no score recorded)

Jake Elson 0-2 Ross Barker

Quarter Finals (8 points)

Che Santino Dimauro 2-0 Jordan Davies

Thyas Evans 2-0 Michael Flavin

Connor Probets beat Gary Bagshaw (no score recorded)

Liam Burnett 1-2 Ross Barker

Semi Finals (12 points)

Thyas Evans beat Che Santino Dimauro (no score recorded)

Ross Barker beat Connor Probets (no score recorded)

Final (Winner 25 points, Runner-up 18 points)

Ross Barker finished in 6^th position in last season’s U12 rankings. Thyas Evans finished in 24^th place.

Ross Barker (Gosport Mayfair) beat Thyas Evans (Trowbridge) 2-0

Both Ross and Thyas received trophies.

U12 Plate

Semi Finals (1 point)

Matthew Geer 1-0 Bradley Chappel

Joshua Lee 0-1 Jonathan Cooke

Final (Winner 5 points, Runner-up 3 points)

Jonathan Cooke (Gosport Stoke) beat Matthew Geer (Eastleigh) (no score recorded).

Jonathan received a trophy.

Thanks to Jesters Snooker Club, Swindon, for hosting this event and to competition organisers Paul Rose and David Volante.

Report by Alan Green. 

Salisbury Open 22 January 2006

2003 Cuestars Champion Sean Harvey (£165) of Woking made a successful return to the Cuestars tour with victory in the Salisbury Open. He came through a field of 62 players to take the first prize, beating Aldershot’s Vernon Li (£77) 3-0 in the final.

Harvey, who played professionally on World Snooker’s Challenge Tour last season, only dropped three frames all day. He beat both Jason and Daniel Hildyard of Chandler’s Ford, Salisbury’s Paul Burt, travelling partner Daniel Martin and Steve Smart of Trowbridge to reach the final. He cued a top break of 91 during the day.

Li was pushed to deciders by Drew Farminer, Nick Jennings and Steve Dunn, in the semi-finals, and also beat Tristan May and Craig Hollick before falling victim to Harvey’s success.

Rankings leader Lee Evans was beaten in the Last 16, but second placed Jennings could only make the quarters as he failed to capitalise.

Eastleigh’s Farminer also made a victorious comeback to Cuestars by winning the Plate, beating Alan Grainger of High Wycombe in the final. Farminer beat James Sumner, Will Baird, Raj Puri and Ziggy Hughes on his way to the final. Grainger played a total of 20 frames during the day as all of his five matches in the Plate, and one match in the Open went to deciders.

John Hunter notched the day’s highest break, a 118 in his first round win over Grainger. Richard Swaffield had a superb 96, Harvey a 91 and Daniel Hildyard a run of 57.

Open Last 16

A. Guyatt 3-1 M. Green, S. Smart 3-0 D. Carroll, D. Martin 0-3 S. Harvey, D. Hildyard 3-0 L. Evans, D. Sheeran 2-3 N. Jennings, V. Li 3-1 C. Hollick, S. Dunn 3-0 L. Andrews, A. Dunkley 2-3 B. Castle

Quarter-Finals

A. Guyatt 2-3 S. Smart, S. Harvey 3-1 D. Hildyard, N. Jennings 2-3 V. Li, S. Dunn 3-1 B. Castle

Losers £25

Semi-Finals

S. Smart 1-3 S. Harvey, V. Li 3-2 S. Dunn

Losers £40

Final

S. Harvey (£165) 3-0 V. Li (£77)

Plate Semi-Finals

J. Baker 1-2 A. Grainger, Z. Hughes 1-2 D. Farminer

Plate Final

D. Farminer (£40) 2-1 A. Grainger (£17)

Report by Matt Wilson

Swindon Masters 29 January 2006

Lee Evans (£250) of Swindon won his third title of the season to take a firm grip on the top spot in the Senior Rankings. He beat former Professional Grant Conquest (£125) 3-0 in a one-sided final which gives him a 62-point lead in the race for the £500 Rileys Cuestars Senior Rankings first prize.

Evans was forced into a decider only by Reading’s Raj Puri in the Last 16, and his win sees his handicap cut once again this season to 21. He also overcame David Carroll of Trowbridge, Swindon’s Kevin Sheehan and Liam O’Shea, and EASB National Tour player Stuart Watson of Bourneville to reach his fourth final of the campaign.

Conquest, a World Snooker Challenge Tour player for several seasons, was pushed the distance only by Richard Clark on his way to the final. He also beat Swindon’s Paul Hackett and Steve Dunn, Swindon Open winner Mark Bright and Mark McLean of Chandler’s Ford in the semi-final.

The Plate was won by Trowbridge’s Matthew Hazell, beating former EASB National Tour Winner Mark Sutton of Bourneville 2-1 in the final. Hazell also beat Fred Pearce, Swindon duo Craig Hollick and Phil Ratcliffe and Pete Hodgins of Birmingham.

The £20 highest break prize was split between Lee Evans and Paul Quinnell, whose breaks of 75 and 89 respectively, when added to their handicaps, made breaks of 103. Uxbridge’s Anthony Ferriggi made a break of 75 and Nick Jennings a 59.

Masters Last 16

R. Clark 2-3 G. Conquest, M.Bright 3-1 J. Pole, M. McLean 3-1 M. Smith, M. Finn 2-3 A. Ferriggi, A. Dunkley 2-3 P. Quinnell, S. Watson 3-2 A. Guyatt, L. O’Shea 3-1 D. Hildyard, L. Evans 3-2 R. Puri

Quarter-Finals

G. Conquest 3-0 M. Bright, M. McLean 3-1 A. Ferriggi, P. Quinnell 2-3 S. Watson, L. O’Shea 0-3 L. Evans

Losers £30

Semi-Finals

G. Conquest 3-0 M. McLean, S. Watson 0-3 L. Evans

Losers £60

Final

L. Evans (£250) 3-0 G. Conquest (£125)

Plate Semi-Finals

P. Hodgins 0-2 M. Hazell, S. Worrall 0-2 M. Sutton

Final

M. Hazell (£45) 2-1 M. Sutton (£20)

Report by Matt Wilson

Chandlers Ford U21 Open

5^th February 2006

28 players entered this season’s second Under 21 event held at Chandlers Ford Snooker Club.                                            

U21 Open

Last 16 Results (5 points)

Adam Guyatt 2-3 Peter Maraziotis

Scott Coker 0-3 Matthew McCallum

David Carroll 2-3 Daniel Bentley

Mike Finn 2-3 Ben Smith

Jamie Southall 2-3 Liam Tinne

Ben Harrison 2-3 Layton Brooks

Nick Jennings 3-1 Antony Foxcroft

Joe Finch 3-2 Jonathan Pulliston

Quarter Finals (8 points)

Peter Maraziotis 2-3 Matthew McCallum

Daniel Bentley 3-1 Ben Smith

Liam Tinne 3-2 Layton Brooks

Nick Jennings 1-3 Joe Finch

Semi Finals (12 points)

Matthew McCallum 3-0 Daniel Bentley

Liam Tinne 3-2 Joe Finch

Daniel and Joe each received £15

Final (Winner 25 points, Runner-up 18 points)

Liam Tinne was playing in his first Under 21 competition. He finished 12^th in last season’s Under 15 rankings.

Matthew also played in last season’s Under 15 and finished in 17^th place.

Liam Tinne (Salisbury) beat Matthew McCallum (Poole) 3-1

Liam received £60 and a trophy. Matthew received £30.

Highest Reported Breaks

Adam Guyatt 76(104), Ben Harrison 67(102) & Jamie Southall 35(91)

U21 Plate

Semi Finals (1 point)

Mark Vost 2-1 Adam Swift

Adam Guyatt 1-2 Antony Dearing

Final (Winner 5 points, Runner-up 3 points)

Mark Vost (Winchester) beat Antony Dearing (Gosport Stoke) 2-0

Mark  received £8 and a trophy.

Thanks to Chandlers Ford Snooker Club for hosting this event.

Finally, congratulations to Nick Jennings (Chandlers Ford) for reaching the last 16 of the 2005-2006 EASB Under 15 Championship.

Report by Alan Green.

Eastleigh U15 & U12 Opens

5^th February 2006

The Academy, Eastleigh hosted the second Under 15 and Under 12 competition of the season, with a total entry of 54.

38 players entered the Under 15 competition and there were 16 entries in the Under 12s.

Before the competition got underway, Adam Bobat of Gosport Stoke was congratulated on reaching the last 16 of the EASB 2005-2006 Under 13 Championship.

U15 Open

Last 16 Results (5 points)

Daniel Tickner 1-2 Stephen Smart

Mark Green 2-1 Luke Andrews

Oliver Evans 0-2 Jason Hildyard

Adam Bobat 2-0 Ryan Gavin

Robert Jotcham 2-1 Luke Wake

Damien Adaway 2-0 James Sumner

Jordan Sainsbury 1-2 Jake Baker

Daniel Woods 0-2 Billy Castle

Quarter Finals (8 points)

Stephen Smart 2-0 Mark Green

Jason Hildyard 1-2 Adam Bobat

Robert Jotcham 0-2 Damien Adaway

Jake Baker 1-2 Billy Castle

Semi Finals (12 points)

Stephen Smart 2-1 Adam Bobat

Damien Adaway 2-0 Billy Castle

Adam and Billy both received trophies.

Final (Winner 25 points, Runner-up 18 points)

Stephen Smart won the last Under 15 competition at Jesters Snooker Club, Swindon. Damien Adaway finished in 44^th place in last season’s Under 15 rankings.

Stephen Smart (Trowbridge) beat Damien Adaway (Boscombe) 2-0

Stephen and Damien received trophies.

Highest Reported Breaks

Daniel Hildyard 44(65) & 39(60), Billy Castle 42(91) & Stephen Smart 30(72)

U15 Plate

Semi Finals (1 point)

Josh Fryer 0-1 Daniel Hildyard

Jake White 0-1 Glenn Shefford

Final (Winner 5 points, Runner-up 3 points)

Daniel Hildyard (Chandlers Ford) beat Glenn Shefford (Chandlers Ford) 2-0

Daniel and Glenn both received trophies.

U12 Open

Last 16 Results (5 points)

Matthew Geer 2-0 Jack Dady

Jack Hopkins 0-2 Kyle Hollow

Gary Bagshaw 2-1 Thyas Evans

Toby Shefford 2-0 Jake Elson

Jonathan Cooke 1-2 Sean Caesar

Michael Flavin 0-2 Daniel Booker

James Bolton 2-1 Liam Burnett

Jordan Winbourne 2-0 Bradley Chappell

Quarter Finals (8 points)

Matthew Geer 1-2 Kyle Hollow

Gary Bagshaw 2-0 Toby Shefford

Sean Caesar 1-2 Daniel Booker

James Bolton 1-2 Jordan Winbourne

Semi Finals (12 points)

Kyle Hollow 2-1 Gary Bagshaw

Daniel Booker 1-2 Jordan Winbourne

Final (Winner 25 points, Runner-up 18 points)

This is the first season in the Under 12 competition for both Jordan Winbourne and Kyle Hollow. They were both playing in their first final.

Jordan Winbourne (Southampton) beat Kyle Hollow (Basingstoke) 2-1

Both Jordan and Kyle received trophies.

U12 Plate

Semi Finals (1 point)

Jonathan Cooke 0-1 Liam Burnett

Bradley Chappell 1-0 Michael Flavin

Final (Winner 5 points, Runner-up 3 points)

Bradley Chappell (Poole) beat Liam Burnett (Eastleigh)

Bradley received a trophy.

Thanks to The Academy, Eastleigh, for hosting this event and to competition organisers Angela Goodchild and Helen Tickner.

Report by Alan Green.

Bournemouth U21 Open

19^th February 2006

28 players entered this season’s third Under 21 event held at GreenBaize Snooker Club, Bournemouth.                                            

U21 Open

Last 16 Results (5 points)

Tony Dearing beat Liam Tinne (no score recorded)

Lee Evans 3-0 Liam O’Shea

Karl Whiteley 3-2 Craig Hollick

Alex Dunkley 3-0 Layton Brooks

Dean Freeman 0-3 Steven Keen

Ziggy Hughes 3-0 Ben Sharman

Scott Coker 1-3 Matthew McCallum

Gavin Meek 1-3 James Fretwell

Quarter Finals (8 points)

Tony Dearing 3-2 Lee Evans

Karl Whiteley 1-3 Alex Dunkley

Steven Keen 3-2 Ziggy Hughes

Matthew McCallum 3-1 James Fretwell

Semi Finals (12 points)

Tony Dearing 2-3 Alex Dunkley

Steven Keen 3-2 Matthew McCallum

Tony and Matthew each received £15

Final (Winner 25 points, Runner-up 18 points)

Both Steven and Alex were playing in their first final of the season. Steven finished in 57^th position in last season’s Under 15 competition.

Alex who was unranked last season had, earlier this month, won the Plate competition in the Pontins “Star of the Future” Tournament held at Prestatyn.

Steven Keen (GreenBaize) beat Alex Dunkley (Chandlers Ford) 3-2

Steven received £60 and a trophy. Alex received £30.

Highest Reported Breaks

Alex Dunkley 50(64), 78(92) & 74(88) & Tony Dearing 40(89)

U21 Plate

Semi Finals (1 point)

Liam Tinne 2-1 Yan Launder

Adam Guyatt 2-1 Lee Wilkins

Final (Winner 5 points, Runner-up 3 points)

Adam Guyatt (Salisbury) beat Liam Tinne (Salisbury) – no score recorded.

Adam received £8 and a trophy.

Thanks to GreenBaize Snooker Club, Bournemouth for hosting this event and to competition organiser Andy Hamon.

Report by Alan Green.

Poole U15 & U12 Opens

19^th February 2006

The Ambassador Snooker Club, Poole hosted the third Under 15 and Under 12 competitions of the season, with a total entry of 53.

35 players entered the Under 15 competition and there were 18 entries in the Under 12s.

U15 Open

Last 16 Results (5 points)

James Sumner 0-2 Daniel Hildyard

Billy Castle 2-0 Dale Mears

Stephen Smart 0-2 Joshua Fryer

Ryan Burdett 2-1 Jordan Sainsbury

Mark Green 2-1 Adam Bobat

Jake Baker 2-1 Keith Traves

Damien Adaway beat Jason Hildyard (no score recorded)

James Fox 0-2 Joshua Brown

Quarter Finals (8 points)

Daniel Hildyard 1-2 Billy Castle

Joshua Fryer 0-2 Ryan Burdett

Mark Green 0-2 Jake Baker

Damien Adaway 1-2 Joshua Brown

Semi Finals (12 points)

Billy Castle 2-0 Ryan Burdett

Jake Baker 2-1 Joshua Brown

Ryan and Joshua both received trophies.

Final (Winner 25 points, Runner-up 18 points)

Jake Baker and Billy Castle were both playing in their first final of the season. Jake finished in 5^th place in last season’s U15 rankings. Billy was unranked last season.

Jake Baker (Poole) beat Billy Castle (Chandlers Ford) 2-1

Jake and Billy received trophies.

Highest Reported Breaks

Daniel Hildyard 82(103), Billy Castle 36(85) & Adam Bobat 58(107)

U15 Plate

Semi Finals (1 point)

Daniel Tickner 0-1 Ross Booth

Jake White 1-0 Adam Goodchild

Final (Winner 5 points, Runner-up 3 points)

Jake White (Trowbridge) beat Ross Booth (Gosport Stoke) 2-0

Jake and Ross both received trophies.

U12 Open

Last 16 Results (5 points)

Thomas Batten 2-0 Rhys Millen

Liam Burnett beat Jack Hopkins (no score recorded)

Lee Bernard 2-0 Toby Shefford

Jordan Winbourne 2-0 Thyas Evans

Jamie Haynes 1-2 Bradley Chappell

Daniel Haynes 0-2 Jonathan Cooke

Daniel Booker 0-2 James Bolton

Sean Caesar beat Jeven Wright (no score recorded)

Quarter Finals (8 points)

Liam Burnett w/o Thomas Batten

Lee Bernard 2-1 Jordan Winbourne

Bradley Chappell 2-1 Jonathan Cooke

James Bolton beat Sean Caesar (no score recorded)

Semi Finals (12 points)

Liam Burnett 0-2 Jordan Winbourne

Bradley Chappell 2-0 James Bolton

Final (Winner 25 points, Runner-up 18 points)

Bradley Chappell was playing in his first U12 Open final of the season. He won the U12 Plate at Eastleigh. Jordan Winbourne was playing in his second final of the season having won the previous competition at Eastleigh.

Bradley Chappell (Poole) beat Jordan Winbourne (Southampton) – no score recorded.

Both Bradley and Jordan received trophies.

U12 Plate

Semi Finals (1 point)

Thyas Evans 1-0 Jack Hopkins

Toby Shefford 1-0 Daniel Haynes

Final (Winner 5 points, Runner-up 3 points)

Toby Shefford (Chandlers Ford) beat Thyas Evans (Trowbridge) 2-1

Toby received a trophy.

Thanks to The Ambassador Snooker Club, Poole, for hosting this event and to competition organiser Debbie Ealy.

Report by Alan Green.

South Wilts U21, U15 & U12 Opens

5^th March 2006

Salisbury Snooker Club hosted the South Wilts U21, U15 and U12 Opens, the fourth of this season’s competitions.

There was a total entry of 101 players, 27 U21s, 54 U15s and 20 U12s.

U21 Open

Last 16 Results (5 points)

Chris Richard 1-3 Ben Harrison

Lee Rolling beat Matthew McCallum (no score recorded)

Ziggy Hughes 3-2 Jamie Southall

Layton Brooks 3-1 Craig Hollick

Luke Sharman 3-0 Dean Freeman

Ian Bell 3-0 Nick Jennings

Antony Foxcroft 1-3 Adam Guyatt

Keith Traves 2-3 Tony Dearing

Quarter Finals (8 points)

Ben Harrison 3-1 Lee Rolling

Ziggy Hughes 3-1 Layton Brooks

Luke Sharman 2-3 Ian Bell

Adam Guyatt 3-2 Tony Dearing

Semi Finals (12 points)

Ben Harrison 3-2 Ziggy Hughes

Ian Bell 3-2 Adam Guyatt

The losing semi-finalists each received £15.

Final (Winner 25 points, Runner-up 18 points)

The final was between Ben Harrison and Ian Bell. Both players were in their first final of the season. Ben finished in 4^th position in last season’s U21 rankings. Ian finished in 9^th place.

Ben Harrison (Trowbridge) beat Ian Bell (Poole) No score recorded.

 Ben received £60 and a trophy. Ian received £30.

Highest Reported Breaks

Alex Dunkley 50(64) & 51(65), Ben Harrison 55(90) & 53(88) & Adam Guyatt 75(96)

U21 Plate

Semi Finals (1 point)

Steven Spillett 2-0 Liam O’Shea

Alex Dunkley 0-2 Craig Hollick

Final (Winner 5 points, Runner-up 3 points)

Steven Spillet (Gosport Stoke) beat Craig Hollick (Jesters) 2-0

Steven received a trophy and £14.

U15 Open

Last 16 Results (5 points)

Jake Baker beat Liam Pearson (no score recorded)

Robert Jotcham beat Jonathan Spark (no score recorded)

Robbie Hughes 2-1 Lee Warner

Josh Fryer 1-2 Daniel Hildyard

Alex Jones 0-2 Adam Bobat

Chris Reilly 1-2 Kishan Hirani

James Sumner 2-1 Ryan Burdett

Chris McGuire 2-1 James Fox

Quarter Finals (8 points)

Jake Baker beat Robert Jotcham (no score recorded)

Robbie Hughes 0-2 Daniel Hildyard

Adam Bobat 0-2 Kishan Hirani

James Sumner 2-0 Chris McGuire

Semi Finals (12 points)

Jake Baker 0-2 Daniel Hildyard

Kishan Hirani 1-2 James Sumner

Jake and Kishan both received trophies.

Final (Winner 25 points, Runner-up 18 points)

Daniel Hildyard won the Plate at the Eastleigh U15. James Sumner was runner-up at the Swindon U15 Open.

Daniel Hildyard (Chandlers Ford) beat James Sumner (Boscombe) 2-0

Daniel and James received trophies.

Highest Reported Breaks

Daniel Hildyard 30(51), 32(53) & 34(55), Mark Green 53(88) & Jake Baker 62(111)

U15 Plate

Semi Finals (1 point)

Adam Goodchild 1-0 Ryan Gavin

Joe Hughes 1-0 Connor MacLeish

Final (Winner 5 points, Runner-up 3 points)

Joe Hughes (Bracknell) beat AdamGoodchild (Eastleigh) 2-1

Joe and Adam both received trophies.

U12 Open

Last 16 Results (5 points)

Sam Gee 0-2 James Bolton

Michael Flavin beat Gary Bagshaw (no score recorded)

Toby Shefford beat Jack Hopkins (no score recorded)

Thyas Evans beat Corrie Tallentire (no score recorded)

Jordan Winbourne beat Daniel Booker (no score recorded)

Sam Haines beat Bradley Chappell (no score recorded)

Che Santino Dimauro 2-0 Sean Caesar

Quarter Finals (8 points)

James Bolton 0-2 Michael Flavin

Toby Shefford beat Thyas Evans (no score recorded)

Jordan Winbourne beat Josh Buckland (no score recorded)

Sam Haines 2-1 Che Santino Dimauro

Semi Finals (12 points)

Michael Flavin 1-2 Toby Shefford

Jordan Winbourne 2-1 Sam Haines

Final (Winner 25 points, Runner-up 18 points)

Jordan Winbourne won the U12 Open at Eastleigh. He was also runner-up in the Poole U12 Open. Toby Shefford won the U12 Plate at Poole

Jordan Winbourne (Southampton) beat Toby Shefford (Chandlers Ford) 2-1

Both Jordan and Toby received trophies.

U12 Plate

Semi Finals (1 point)

Jonathan Cooke 1-0 Bradley Chappell

Corrie Tallentire 1-0 Rhys Zarb

Final (Winner 5 points, Runner-up 3 points)

Corrie Tallentire (Trowbridge) Jonathan Cooke (Eastleigh) 2-1

Corrie received a trophy.

Thanks to Salisbury Snooker Club, for hosting this event and to competition organisers Mike May and Mike Cannings.

Report by Alan Green.

High Wycombe U21, U15 & U12 Opens

19^th March 2006

High Wycombe Snooker Club hosted the fifth of this season’s competitions.

There was a total entry of 77 players, 22 U21s, 39 U15s and 16 U12s.

U21 Open

Last 16 Results (5 points)

Liam O’Shea 3-1 Tony Dearing

William Gilberts 1-3 Ben Harrison

Adam Guyatt 2-3 Sean Harvey

Paul Hackett 1-3 Liam Tinne

Assad Bashir 0-3 Alex Dunkley

Simon Woods 3-1 Jamie Southall

Phillip Wildman 3-0 Matthew McCallum

Robert Shilton 0-3 Ziggy Hughes

Quarter Finals (8 points)

Liam O’Shea 2-3 Ben Harrison

Sean Harvey 3-0 Liam Tinne

Alex Dunkley 3-2 Simon Woods

Phillip Wildman 3-0 Ziggy Hughes

Semi Finals (12 points)

Ben Harrison 0-3 Sean Harvey

Alex Dunkley 0-3 Phillip Wildman

The losing semi-finalists each received £15.

Final (Winner 25 points, Runner-up 18 points)

The final was between Sean Harvey and Phillip Wildman. Both players were in their first final of the season.

Sean Harvey (Woking) beat Phillip Wildman (Reading) 3-1

Sean received £45 and a trophy. Phillip received £27.

Highest Reported Breaks

Craig Hollick 71(106), Phillip Wildman 58(72), 51(65) & 72(86) and Sean Harvey, playing off scratch, 71, 131, 81, 92, 91 & 75.

U21 Plate

Semi Finals (1 point)

Lee Carlton 1-2 Matthew McCallum

Paul Hackett 2-1 Jamie Southall

Final (Winner 5 points, Runner-up 3 points)

Matthew McCallum (Poole) beat Paul Hackett (Jesters) 2-0

Matthew received a trophy and

U15 Open

Last 16 Results (5 points)

Adam Bobat 2-1 Billy Castle

James Sumner 2-1 Daniel Tickner

Jason Hildyard 2-1 William Clarke

Joshua Fryer 2-0 Damien Adaway

Adam Goodchild 2-0 Jake White

Dale Mears 2-1 Lee Warner

Daniel Hildyard 2-0 James Fox

Dean Volante 1-2 Humza Khan

Quarter Finals (8 points)

Adam Bobat 2-0 James Sumner

Jason Hildyard 1-2 Joshua Fryer

Adam Goodchild 0-2 Dale Mears

Daniel Hildyard 1-2 Humza Khan

Semi Finals (12 points)

Adam Bobat 2-0 Joshua Fryer

Dale Mears 2-0 Humza Khan

Joshua and Humza both received trophies.

Final (Winner 25 points, Runner-up 18 points)

Dale Mears was playing in his first Final of the season. Adam Bobat was Plate runner-up at Swindon.

Dale Mears (Aldershot) beat Adam Bobat (Gosport Stoke) 2-0

Dale and Adam both received trophies.

Highest Reported Breaks

Daniel Hildyard 41(62), 37(58) & 43(64), Steve Smart 59(94), Jason Hildyard 50(99) and James Sumner 51(93)

U15 Plate

Semi Finals (1 point)

Chris Reilly 1-0 Robert Jotcham

Ben Tanner 1-0 Ben Gould

Final (Winner 5 points, Runner-up 3 points)

Chris Reilly (Jesters) beat Ben Gould (Thatcham) 2-0

Chris and Ben both received trophies.

U12 Open

Last 16 Results (5 points)

Gary Bagshaw 2-1 Daniel Booker

Sean Caesar 2-1 Josh Buckland

Jonathan Cooke 2-0 Jeven Wright

Thyas Evans 1-2 James Bolton

Toby Shefford 1-2 Jordan Wallace

Jack Hopkins 0-2 Michael Flavin

Jordan Winbourne 2-1 Liam Burnett

Bradley Chappell 1-2 Matthew Geer

Quarter Finals (8 points)

Gary Bagshaw 2-1 Sean Caesar

Jonathan Cooke 2-1 James Bolton

Jordan Wallace 1-2 Michael Flavin

Jordan Winbourne 2-1 Matthew Geer

Semi Finals (12 points)

Gary Bagshaw 2-0 Jonathan Cooke

Michael Flavin 1-2 Jordan Winbourne

Final (Winner 25 points, Runner-up 18 points)

Gary Bagshaw was playing in his first final of the season. Jordan Winbourne was U12 Open winner at Eastleigh and South Wilts (Salisbury) and also runner-up at Poole.

Gary Bagshaw (Basingstoke) beat Jordan Winbourne (Southampton) 2-0

Both Gary and Jordan received trophies.

U12 Plate

Semi Finals (1 point)

Bradley Chappell 1-0 Jack Hopkins

Thyas Evans 1-0 Liam Burnett

Final (Winner 5 points, Runner-up 3 points)

Bradley Chappell (Poole) beat Thyas Evans (Trowbridge)  No score recorded.

Bradley received a trophy.

Thanks to High Wycombe Snooker Club, for hosting this event and to competition organisers Roy and Andy Danyluk.

Report by Alan Green.

Gosport U21 Open

2^nd April 2006

20 players entered this season’s sixth Under 21 event held at Mayfair Snooker Club, Gosport.                                            

U21 Open

Last 16 Results (5 points)

Layton Brooks 0-3 Ben Harrison

Jamie Southall 2-3 Adam Guyatt

Matthew McCallum 3-2 Ben Smith

Chris Lunn 2-3 Tony Dearing

Adam Swift 2-3 Steven Spillett

Liam O’Shea 3-1 Chris Ward

Ziggy Hughes 0-3 Daniel Bentley

Nick Jennings 3-0 Mark Doughty

Quarter Finals (8 points)

Ben Harrison 2-3 Adam Guyatt

Matthew McCallum 3-0 Tony Dearing

Steven Spillett 3-2 Liam O.Shea

Daniel Benley 3-1 Nick Jennings

Semi Finals (12 points)

Adam Guyatt 2-3 Matthew McCallum

Steven Spillett 0-3 Daniel Bentley

Adam and Steven each received £10

Final (Winner 25 points, Runner-up 18 points)

Matthew McCallum was runner-up at the Chandlers Ford U21 Open and U21 Plate winner at High Wycombe. Daniel Bentley was playing in his first final of the season

Matthew McCallum (Poole) beat Daniel Bentley (Eastleigh) 3-2

Matthew received £40 and a trophy. Daniel received £20.

Highest Reported Breaks

Alex Dunkley 76(80), 53(67) & 105(119)

U21 Plate

Semi Finals (1 point)

Alex Dunkley beat Ben Smith (no Score recorded)

Chris Lunn 2-1 Dean Freeman

Final (Winner 5 points, Runner-up 3 points)

Alex Dunkley (Chandlers Ford) beat Chris Lunn (Gosport Mayfair) 2-1.

Alex received a trophy.

Thanks to Mayfair Snooker Club, Gosport for hosting this event and to competition organiser Ron Knight.

Report by Alan Green.

Gosport U15 & U12 Opens

2^nd April 2006

Stoke Snooker Club, Gosport hosted the sixth Under 15 and Under 12 competitions of the season, with a total entry of 49.

33 players entered the Under 15 competition and there were 16 entries in the Under 12s.

U15 Open

Last 16 Results (5 points)

Lee Warner 2-0 Dale Mears

Liam Pearson 2-0 Luke Wake

Billy Castle 2-0 Ryan Burdett

James Sumner 0-2 Jason Hildyard

Glenn Shefford 1-2 Steven Smart

Oliver Evans 0-2 Daniel Hildyard

Jake Baker 2-0 Ashley Broughton

Omar Bakali 0-2 Ryan Gavin

Quarter Finals (8 points)

Lee Warner 0-2 Liam Pearson

Billy Castle 1-2 Jason Hildyard

Steven Smart 2-1 Daniel Hildyard

Jake Baker 1-2 Ryan Gavin

Semi Finals (12 points)

Liam Pearson 0-2 Jason Hildyard

Steven Smart 2-1 Ryan Gavin

Liam and Ryan both received trophies.

Final (Winner 25 points, Runner-up 18 points)

Jason Hildyard was playing in his first final of the season. Current rankings leader, Steven Smart, won the U15 Opens at Swindon and Eastleigh.

Jason Hildyard (Chandlers Ford) beat Steven Smart (Trowbridge) 2-1

Jason and Steven received trophies.

Highest Reported Breaks

Daniel Hildyard 42(63),44(65), Steven Smart 53(88), Billy Castle 31(80), Lee Warner 34(97) and Jason Hildyard 33(82)

U15 Plate

Semi Finals (1 point)

Arran Clarke 1-0 Joshua Fryer

Daniel Tickner 1-0 James Fox

Final (Winner 5 points, Runner-up 3 points)

Daniel Tickner (Eastleigh) beat Arran Clarke (Gosport Mayfair) 2-0

Daniel and Aran both received trophies.

U12 Open

Last 16 Results (5 points)

Thyas Evans 0-2 James Bolton

Matthew Geer 2-0 Jack Hopkins

Bradley Chappell 2-0 Thomas Batten

Jonathan Cooke 0-2 Josh Buckland

Daniel Booker 0-2 Jordan Winbourne

Sean Caesar 0-2 Jamie Haynes

Corrie Tallentire 0-2 Michael Flavin

Jeven Wright 0-2 Gary Bagshaw

Quarter Finals (8 points)

James Bolton 2-0 Matthew Geer

Bradley Chappell 2-1 Josh Buckland

Jordan Winbourne 2-0 Jamie Haynes

Michael Flavin 2-0 Gary Bagshaw

Semi Finals (12 points)

James Bolton 2-1 Bradley Chappell

Jordan Winbourne 2-0 Michael Flavin

Final (Winner 25 points, Runner-up 18 points)

Jordan Winbourne was U12 Open winner at Eastleigh, South Wilts (Salisbury) as well as being runner-up at Poole and High Wycombe. James Bolton was playing in his first final of the season

Jordan Winbourne (Southampton) beat James Bolton (Salisbury) 2-0

Both Jordan and James received trophies.

U12 Plate

Semi Finals (1 point)

Rhys Millen 1-0 Janathan Cooke

Sean Caesar 0-1 Toby Shefford

Final (Winner 5 points, Runner-up 3 points)

Rhys Millen (Boscombe) beat Toby Shefford (Chandlers Ford) No score recorded.

Rhys received a trophy.

Thanks to Stoke Snooker Club, Gosport, for hosting this event and to competition organiser Steve Booth.

Report by Alan Green.