“Gutted” Tallentire claims Six-Reds title
CUESTARS Six-Reds champion Danny Tallentire ran the whole gamut of emotions during Finals Day at Jesters Snooker Hall, Swindon.
The 18-year-old from Player’s, Westbury, said he had “never been so gutted in my life” after letting guest professional Ryan Day off the hook by miscuing the final black with the rest.
Tallentire’s misery began with a 3-0 last-16 defeat by Billy Castle (Cue T’s, Marchwood) in the Gold Championship.
But it finished with a 2-1 victory over Lee Warner (Stoke SC, Gosport) in the final of the Cuestars South of England Six-Reds Challenge.
Tallentire said: “It was a nice finish to the snooker season. But I can’t say I enjoyed miscuing on a black-ball game against world number 28 Ryan Day.
“I’ve never been so gutted in my life. I couldn’t believe it. I’ve never cued across the ball so far in my life – and at the worst time possible.”
No miscues were reported in the Six-Reds final.
BREAKS:
Lee Bell: 36.
SIX-REDS CHALLENGE RESULTS (ONE-FRAME UP TO THE FINAL)
LAST-32: Daniel Winfield (Player’s, Westbury) beat Paul Ives (Liberal Club, High Wycombe), Bradley Chappell (Greenbaize, Bournemouth) beat Rob Henley (The Academy, Eastleigh), Will Meharg (Chandler’s Ford SC) beat Thomas Lancastle (Keynsham SC), Liam Burnet (The Academy, Eastleigh) beat Oliver Clark (Stoke SC, Gosport), Lee Warner (Stoke SC, Gosport) beat Nathan Farmer (Stoke SC, Gosport), Derrick Volante (Jesters, Swindon) beat Mark McLean (Churchills, Eastleigh), Karl Eggar (Stoke SC, Gosport) beat David Volante (Jesters, Swindon), Lee Bell (The Academy, Eastleigh) beat Ray Mears (Sovereign SC, Farnborough), Daniel Compton (Copnor SC, Portsmouth) beat Jodie Symes (Jesters, Swindon), Stewart Ball (Greenbaize, Bournemouth) beat Ashley Smith (Copnor SC, Portsmouth), Danny Tallentire (Player’s, Westbury) beat Ryan Compton (Copnor SC, Portsmouth), Lee Carlton (Liberal Club, High Wycombe) beat Andy Dyer (Player’s, Westbury), Adam Nash (Woolston Conservative Club, Southampton) beat Mick Carlton (Liberal Club, High Wycombe). Byes: Gary Wilkins (Player’s, Westbury), Danny O’Driscoll (Copnor SC, Portsmouth), Cameron Holt (Liberal Club, High Wycombe).
LAST-16: Tallentire beat Carlton, O’Driscoll beat Holt, Chappell beat Winfield, Meharg beat Burnet, Warner beat Derrick Volante, Bell beat Eggar, Ball beat D Compton, Wilkins beat Nash.
QUARTER-FINALS: Chappell beat Meharg, O’Driscoll beat Wilkins, Tallentire beat Ball, Warner beat Bell.
SEMI-FINALS: Warner beat Chappell, Tallentire beat O’Driscoll.
FINAL: Tallentire beat Warner 2-1.
Picture by Kevin Smithers (thesnookerforum.com): Ryan Day and Danny Tallentire.