Bubb beats teammate Donovan to claim Silver success

SIMON Bubb overcame his Gone2Pot teammate John Donovan in the final of the second leg of the Cuestars Under-21 Silver Tour at Woking Snooker Centre.

The 18-year-old from Ealing Common ended ten hours of virtually non-stop competition with a hard-fought 2-1 victory.

It’s fair to say that both players were running on fumes in the deciding frame.

Bubb said: “We both had a long day. John did play well in the final.

“I plateaued a bit during the day and got better in my semi-final match.”

Bubb is based at Cousins, a snooker and pool club in Holloway, but is coached by John Woods, along with Donovan (Camden Town), at Kings Cross Hurricane Room.

First-leg winner Samuel Laxton (Portsmouth) remains top of the rankings. The 16-year-old dropped only one of his 12 round-robin frames before losing 2-0 to Donovan in the last-four.

In the second semi, 11-year-old Harry Wyatt (Ferndown), who made a 52 break in the group stages, lost 2-1 on the final black to Bubb.

The event was sponsored by Chris Gaynor, who runs snookerzone.co.uk, and his brother-in-law Alex Hoff, boss of helicopter training outfit Hoff Aviation.

Please note date change! Frames Sports Bar, Coulsdon, hosts the third leg of eight on Sunday, January 30. 

BREAKS

Simon Bubb: 55, 42, 31.
Harry Wyatt: 52, 36.
Samuel Laxton: 51.
John Donovan: 33.

SILVER RESULTS

ROUND-ROBIN GROUP: 1st, Samuel Laxton (Waterlooville Sports Bar); 2nd, Simon Bubb (Cousins, London); 3rd, Harry Wyatt (Greenbaize, Bournemouth); 4th, John Donovan (Cousins, London); 5th, Chloe White (Waterlooville Sports Bar); 6th, Will Forster (Fareham SC); 7th, Asten Sahota (Chandlers Ford SC).

SEMI-FINALS (15 points): Donovan 2-0 Laxton, Bubb 2-1 Wyatt.

FINAL (25/18 points): Bubb 2-1 Donovan.

Picture: Simon Bubb (left) and John Donovan