Dylan Beer claims first Plate title

DYLAN Beer (pictured, left) has collected his first Plate winner’s trophy on the Cuestars junior circuit.

The 12-year-old from Fair Oak beat Yousuf Matib (right) in the final of the competition for non-qualifiers during the sixth legs of the Under-21 Gold, Silver and Bronze Tours at Frames Sports Bar, Coulsdon.

Beer made his Cuestars debut in July, 2021, and earned promotion to Silver at the end of last season.

Matib (Leytonstone) is one of WPBSA coach John Woods’ players from the Hurricane Room in Kings Cross. It was his first Cuestars trophy since making his debut last November.

For more information about Frames Sports Bar, go to www.facebook.com/FramesSportsBarCoulsdon/.

Woking Snooker Centre hosts the seventh leg of ten on Sunday, February 19.

BREAKS

Yousuf Matib: 25.

PLATE RESULTS (ONE-FRAME MATCHES)

PRELIMS: Rayan El Qmache (Hurricane Room, Kings Cross) beat Zac Perrie (Castle SC, Brighton), Caden Read (Chandlers Ford SC) beat Dylan Denieffe (London Snooker Tooting), Dylan Beer (Chandlers Ford SC) beat Harrison Blakeman-Knock (Frames, Coulsdon), Gus Walker (Castle SC, Brighton) beat Lee Whaley (Hurricane Room, Kings Cross), Marshal Denieffe (London Snooker Tooting) beat Ryan Collins (Waterlooville Sports Bar), Yousuf Matib (Hurricane Room, Kings Cross) beat Jack Mullen (Frames, Coulsdon).

QUARTER-FINALS: Read beat El Qmache, Beer beat Walker, Matib beat M Denieffe, Archie Light (Chandlers Ford SC) beat Lee Clayden (Hurricane Room, Kings Cross).

SEMI-FINALS: Beer beat Read, Matib beat Light.

FINAL: Beer beat Matib.