Rare Plate appearance

BRADLEY Cowdroy made a rare appearance in the Plate competition and took home the winner’s trophy.

It was more than two years ago that the Bournemouth potter won promotion from the Cuestars South of England Under-21 Silver Tour to the Gold Tour.

Since then, the 14-year-old has played in 18 tournaments and qualified from the round-robin group stages in all but three.

Three defeats out of four during the fourth leg at Frames Sports Bar, Coulsdon, south London, meant Cowdroy missed out on a place in the last-eight.

But he went on to beat Callum White (Havant) in the Plate final.

For more information about event sponsor Frames Sports Bar, go to www.framessportsbar.co.uk and also visit www.cuesports.club, the new home of snooker.

The fifth leg of ten is at Greenbaize Snooker Club, Bournemouth, on Sunday, January 8.

PLATE RESULTS (ONE-FRAME MATCHES)

PRELIMS: James Budd (Fareham SC) beat Steven Hughes (Chandler’s Ford SC), Reece King (Greenbaize, Bournemouth) beat Will Forster (Mayfair, Gosport), Keegan Reed (Salisbury SC) beat Harry Joyce (Chandler’s Ford SC).

QUARTER-FINALS: King beat Budd, Callum White (Copnor SC, Portsmouth) beat Reed, Thomas Saunders (Stepfield SC, Witham, Essex) beat Ronnie Sullivan (Frames, Coulsdon), Bradley Cowdroy (Greenbaize, Bournemouth) beat Nat Kidner. (Greenbaize, Bournemouth).

SEMI-FINALS: White beat King, Cowdroy beat Saunders.

FINAL: Cowdroy beat White.

Pictures by Tim Dunkley

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Tim Dunkley (World Snooker coach)