Benzey proves he’s a winner

CONNOR Benzey collected his first Cuestars winner’s trophy after accounting for Luke McCormick (Gosport) in the Plate final at Fareham Snooker Club.

The 13-year-old from Chandler’s Ford Snooker Club, who knocked in a personal best 48 break during his home club’s Easter Cup on Good Friday, had finished third in his Bronze round-robin group.

It was McCormick’s first Cuestars trophy.

A total of 49 players took part in the Gold, Silver and Bronze events. Players not qualifying for the knockouts all came together in a handicapped consolation competition.

PLATE RESULTS (ONE-FRAME MATCHES)

LAST-16: Luke McCormick (Mayfair, Gosport) beat Connor Shaw (Greenbaize, Bournemouth), Callum White (Copnor SC, Portsmouth) beat Ben Mulvihill (Woking SC), Albert Warren (Salisbury SC) beat Ryan Hughes (Chandler’s Ford SC), Harry Jones (Frames Sports Bar, Coulsdon, Surrey) beat Nat Kidner (Greenbaize, Bournemouth), Connor Benzey (Chandler’s Ford SC) beat Bradley Hatch (Eastleigh), Keegan Reed (Salisbury SC) beat Ally Pollard (Salisbury SC), Ben Hatch (Eastleigh) beat Nathan Farmer (Stoke SC, Gosport), Liam Ashman (Player’s, Westbury) beat Oliver Sykes (Chandler’s Ford SC).

QUARTER-FINALS: McCormick beat White, Jones beat Warren, Benzey beat Reed, Ben Hatch beat Ashman.

SEMI-FINALS: McCormick beat Jones, Benzey beat Ben Hatch.

FINAL: Benzey beat McCormick.

Picture by Tim Dunkley: Connor Benzey (left) and Luke McCormick.