Third success for Perkins

SAM Perkins continued his remarkable rookie season on the Cuestars Under-21 Bronze Tour with a late-night success in south London.

It was fast approaching 9.30pm when the 13-year-old from New Milton clawed back a 20-point deficit in the second frame to claim his third winner’s trophy of the campaign.

His 2-0 victory over 12-year-old Oliver Donnelly in the final of the seventh leg at Frames Sports Bar, Coulsdon, extended his lead at the top of the rankings.

Donnelly (Wandsworth) was also runner-up in the previous leg, to Archie Light (Lymington).

Reflecting on the day, Perkins said: “It was a bit on and off. In some of the games, I didn’t play so well. But in the semis I made a 30 break and it got better.”

And how about playing late in the evening?

“I don’t really mind it,” he added. “My legs are a bit tired but that’s all.”

There were two new high breaks. Thomas Lynn (Brighton) made a 29 in his group-stage match against Lewis Thomson (Chandler’s Ford) and Aariz Tariq (Welling) put together a 25 in his tiebreak against Rafferty Atkinson-Barrett (Brighton and Hove).

Milo Taylor (Somerton, Somerset) and Tariq both reached the semi-finals for the first time.

The event was sponsored by Frames Sports Bar (framessportsbar.com) and snookerdad Tan Jeraj.

Fareham Snooker Club hosts the eighth leg of ten on Sunday, March 2.

BREAKS

Oliver Donnelly: 38, 21.
Sam Perkins: 30.
Thomas Lynn: 29.
Oliver Callow: 25.
Aariz Tariq: 25.
Alex Scotney: 22.
Milo Taylor: 29.

BRONZE RESULTS

ROUND-ROBIN GROUP A: 1st, Sam Perkins (Chandlers Ford SC); 2nd, Aariz Tariq (Welling SC); 3rd, Rafferty Atkinson-Barrett (Castle SC, Brighton); 4th, Dany Lee (Hurricane Room, Kings Cross).

ROUND-ROBIN GROUP B: 1st, Alex Scotney (Surrey Snooker Academy); 2nd, Jack Miller (Crucible, Newbury); 3rd, Milo Taylor (Somerton SC); 4th, Dexter O’Donovan (Frames, Coulsdon).

ROUND-ROBIN GROUP C: 1st, Marshall Denieffe (Hurricane Room, Kings Cross); 2nd, Kieran Hall (Stepfield SC); 3rd, Alfie Wyatt (Waterlooville Sports Bar); 4th, Toby Walker (Castle SC, Brighton).

ROUND-ROBIN GROUP D: 1st, Oliver Callow (Chandlers Ford SC); 2nd, Archie Light (Chandlers Ford SC); 3rd, Isaac Church (Chandlers Ford SC); 4th, Jai Zeng (Castle SC, Brighton).

ROUND-ROBIN GROUP E: 1st, Ben Taylor-Jenkins (Chandlers Ford SC); 2nd, Harvey Denieffe (Hurricane Room, Kings Cross); 3rd, Tyler Heard (Shots, Watford); 4th, Zachariah Saleem (Frames, Coulsdon).

ROUND-ROBIN GROUP F: 1st, Thomas Lynn (Castle SC, Brighton); 2nd, Tommy Reid (Castle SC, Brighton); 3rd, Oliver Donnelly (Surrey Snooker Academy); 4th, Lewis Thomson (Chandlers Ford SC); 5th, Stanley Sims (Woking SC).

LAST-16 (10 points): Sims 1-0 Perkins, Dick-Ferrer 1-0 Blakeman-Knock, Callow 1-0 Goncalves, Light 1-0 Harris, Scotney 1-0 Denieffe, Taylor-Jenkins 1-0 Heard, Lynn 1-0 Lee, Donnelly 1-0 Miller.

LAST-16 (10 points): Perkins 1-0 Wyatt, Miller 1-0 Light, Lynn 1-0 Hall, Taylor 1-0 Taylor-Jenkins, Donnelly 1-0 M Denieffe, Callow 1-0 Reid, Tariq 1-0 H Denieffe, Heard 1-0 Scotney.

QUARTER-FINALS (12 points): Perkins 2-1 Miller, Taylor 2-1 Lynn, Donnelly 2-0 Callow, Tariq 2-0 Heard.

SEMI-FINALS (15 points): Perkins 2-1 Taylor, Donnelly 2-0 Tariq.

FINAL (25/18 points): Perkins 2-0 Donnelly.