First winner’s trophy gives Woodward pole position

CHRISTOPHER Woodward is in pole position on the Cuestars Under-21 Bronze Snooker Tour rankings after collecting his first winner’s trophy.

The 13-year-old ended a ten-hour day by overcoming first-time finalist Dylan Denieffe (Streatham) 2-0 to clinch the third leg on home tables at Chandlers Ford Snooker Club.

Woodward had won all of his five matches in the round-robin group stages and prevailed in third-frame deciders in both of his earlier knockout games.

The elated teenager said: “It’s brilliant. I came so close in Salisbury a couple of months ago.

“A made a 34 break at the start of the first frame and that boosted my confidence. I think that helped for the rest of the match.

“Towards the start of the day, I was worried I wasn’t playing brilliantly. I didn’t make any breaks (of 20 or more) until the quarters. I just wasn’t playing as well as I usually do.”

Looking back to his epic battle with Chandlers Ford clubmate Lennon Savage (Southampton) in the semi-finals, Woodward said: “It was one of the best matches I’ve ever played.

“The scores were tied (in the third-frame decider) with the last three colours on the table. We were playing for ages, a mega safety battle. The tension was massive. It was an incredible game.”

Leg-one winner Ellise Scott (Eastleigh), who lost in the quarter-finals to Denieffe, is second in the rankings. Savage is third.

Oliver Li (Brighton) progressed to the last-four for the first time but was knocked out 2-0 by Denieffe, who was making only his second appearance on the junior circuit.

There were 24 runners, split into four round-robin groups of six, for the event sponsored by Chandlers Ford Snooker Club and Simon Cocks Catering.

Discover more about the sponsors at simoncockscatering.co.uk or www.facebook.com/Sabrosocateringsouthampton and www.cfordsnooker.co.uk or www.facebook.com/ChandlersFordSnooker.

Jesters Snooker Club, Swindon, hosts the fourth leg of ten on Sunday, December 4.

BREAKS

Christopher Woodward: 34, 22.
Archie Light: 22.
Yousuf Matib: 22.
William Hurley: 21.
Tyler Beer: 21.
Gus Walker: 20, 20.

BRONZE RESULTS

ROUND-ROBIN GROUP A: 1st, Ellise Scott (Chandlers Ford SC); 2nd, Casey Turner (Castle SC, Brighton); 3rd, Adam Abbas (Castle SC, Brighton); 4th, Liam Piggott (Waterlooville Sports Bar); 5th, Zac Perrie (Castle SC, Brighton); 6th, Gus Holdaway (Castle SC, Brighton).

ROUND-ROBIN GROUP B: 1st, Christopher Woodward (Chandlers Ford SC); 2nd, Oliver Li (Castle SC, Brighton); 3rd, Lee Clayden (Hurricane Room, Kings Cross); 4th, Gus Walker (Castle SC, Brighton); 5th, Chris Bennett (Chandlers Ford SC); 6th, Fabian Bernal (Paddock Wood Social Club).

ROUND-ROBIN GROUP C: 1st, Lennon Savage (Chandlers Ford SC); 2nd, Dylan Denieffe (London Snooker Tooting); 3rd, Archie Light (Chandlers Ford SC); 4th, Samuel Walter (Mayfair, Gosport); 5th, Ryan Collins (Waterlooville Sports Bar); 6th, Brett Knight (Castle SC, Brighton).

ROUND-ROBIN GROUP D: 1st, Matthew Jameson (Castle SC, Brighton); 2nd, Tyler Beer (Chandlers Ford SC); 3rd, William Hurley (Lanes Sports Bar, Rayleigh); 4th, Yusuf Matib (Hurricane Room, Kings Cross); 5th, Oliver Donnelly (Surrey Snooker Academy); 6th, Marshal Denieffe (London Snooker Tooting).

QUARTER-FINALS (12 points): D Denieffe 2-0 Scott, Li 2-0 Jameson, Woodward 2-1 Beer, Savage 2-0 Turner.

SEMI-FINALS (15 points): D Denieffe 2-0 Li, Woodward 2-1 Savage.

FINAL (25/18 points): Woodward 2-0 D Denieffe.