Double delight for Chloe

CHLOE White has made Cuestars history for the second time in two weeks.

A fortnight ago, the 16-year-old from Havant became the first girl to win a rankings title on the South of England Under-21 circuit.

And now she’s the first girl to do the double.

White beat home player Shane Kearns 2-0 in the final of the Silver Tour championship play-off at Jesters Snooker Club, Swindon.

The women’s world number 26 took the first frame on the black and the second on the pink.

Earlier, she topped the round-robin group and then denied Ally Pollard a fairytale end to his junior career by beating the 21-year-old from Alderholt 2-0 in the last-four.

White, who revealed she’d had a new tip fitted the previous day by her coach Colin Norton, admitted it had been a tough tournament.

“It was very tiring,” she said. “I was up early and we finished late. It’s been a long day.

“It was tough because in a group of six you can’t afford any slip-ups.”

And she added: “I’m really happy.

“I didn’t expect it at all. At the beginning of the season, I didn’t have any expectations.”

The end-of season finale was sponsored by Jesters Snooker Club and Nice Clean Ltd.

Nice Clean Ltd undertakes all types of commercial and residential cleaning from windows to gutters to driveways in the Swindon and Wiltshire areas. For more information, visit nicecleanltd.co.uk.

To find out more about Jesters SC, go to jesterssnooker.co.uk/snooker.

BREAKS

Ally Pollard: 36.

SILVER RESULTS

ROUND-ROBIN GROUP: 1st, Chloe White (Waterlooville Sports Bar); 2nd, Shane Kearns (Jesters, Swindon); 3rd, Riley Ellis (147 SC, Swindon); 4th, Ally Pollard (Salisbury SC); 5th, Keegan Reed (Salisbury SC); 6th, Kaine Petty (Salisbury SC).

SEMI-FINALS: White 2-0 Pollard, Kearns 2-1 Ellis.

FINAL: White 2-0 Kearns.

Picture by Tim Dunkley. Professional Billy Castle and Chloe White

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Tim Dunkley (World Snooker coach)