January 12, 2012
Blog Archives
Double kiss helps Tallentire avenge Bournemouth defeat
DANNY Tallentire admitted he “did it the hard way” as he clinched the fourth leg of the Cuestars South of England Under-21 Gold Tour at Salisbury Snooker Club. In a reversal of his results in Bournemouth last month, Tallentire (Player’s Westbury) beat rankings leader Ben Tanner (The Academy, Eastleigh) in the group stages AND in the final. Speaking after he more …..
First Cuestars tournament win for 11 years
OLLIE Douglas has won his first Cuestars tournament for more than 11 years. The 29-year-old emerged triumphant from a massive 36-strong field to claim victory in the second leg of the Cuestars South of England Championship Tour at his home club, The Crucible Sports & Social Club, Newbury. Douglas – who won the Newbury Open more …..
Norton: It wasn’t pretty
PORTSMOUTH’S Colin Norton admitted it “wasn’t pretty” as he ground out a 3-2 victory from 2-0 down to take an early lead in the Cuestars South of England Masters (40+) Tour rankings. Norton was forced to play Nick Birney in the first-leg final at Chandler’s Ford Snooker Club, near Southampton, with part of his cue-tip more …..
A 3.57p cue and other stories from Cuestars finals day
Rogers completes remarkable recovery A WELSH snooker amateur has been crowned Cuestars South of England Champion ten weeks after a third operation to reconstruct his left knee. Andy Rogers, who is based at Rileys in Newport, South Wales, completed his phenomenal recovery with a resounding victory at Jesters Snooker Hall, Swindon. Speaking after the final, more …..
Blimey. Where did that come from?
COLIN Norton recorded a whopping 140 total clearance at the final leg of the Cuestars South of England Seniors (40+) Tour but it was title-rival Martin Wallace who again took the honours. Wallace, based at Colours Snooker Club, Reading, edged out rankings winner Norton 2-1 in a high-scoring final at the Ambassador Snooker Club, Poole. more …..
Castle: I can do it
BILLY Castle insists he’s “relaxed and confident” ahead of the Cuestars South of England Championship play-off after shading Alex Dunkley in the final of the last leg. The 18-year-old from Marchwood, who had lost in the quarter-finals in all four previous events he’d played in this season, will be seeded fifth on Finals Day in more …..
You can’t keep a good 13-year-old down
THAT’S two appearances this season and two tournament wins for the remarkably talented youngster Shane Castle. The 13-year-old’s victory in the seventh leg of the Cuestars South of England Under-21 Gold Tour was all the more remarkable considering where he was the previous day. Castle (Chandler’s Ford SC) dispatched club-mate Bouwe Bosma by three close more …..
Wallace takes Seniors title race into final event – just
READING’S Martin Wallace has given himself a mathematical chance of winning the Cuestars South of England Seniors (40+) Tour. Wallace, based at Colours Snooker Club, defeated Salisbury’s Steve Ashton 2-1 in the final of the third leg at Jesters Snooker Hall, Swindon But it was a must-win semi-final victory over rankings leader Colin Norton (Castle more …..
Ryan Mears closes in on Cuestars title
NINE more points from the last two tournaments will guarantee Aldershot’s Ryan Mears top seeding in the Cuestars South of England Championship on June 5. The 22-year-old, who is based at the Sovereign SC, Farnborough, claimed his second tournament win of the season in the sixth leg of the Championship Tour at Copnor Snooker Club, more …..
Vintage Norton
WATERLOOVILLE’S Colin Norton produced another vintage performance at the first leg of the Cuestars South of England Seniors (40+) Tour. Norton, who is based at the Craneswater Snooker Club in Portsmouth, defeated Andover’s John Hunter in the final at Chandler’s Ford Snooker Club. The 44-year-old – who has won a whole host of Masters titles more …..
