Wilson secures Plate trophy before junior world championship

MASON Wilson collected the Plate trophy in Swindon before embarking on his adventure in the world junior championship.

Despite defeating eventual runner-up Simon Bubb (Ealing Common) 2-1, the 17-year-old from Basingstoke didn’t qualify for the knockout in the fourth leg of the Cuestars Under-21 Silver Tour at Jesters Snooker Club.

He then beat Jaydon Elliott (Swindon) in the final of the competition for non-qualifiers.

The following day, Wilson travelled up to Sheffield for the World Snooker Federation Junior Championship.

He qualified from his round-robin group but lost 3-0 to Michael Roberts (Liverpool) in the first knockout round.

The event was sponsored by trophy supplier Don Rogers Sports (www.donrogerssports.co.uk) and Swindon-based window cleaners Clean Cut (www.clean-cut.co.uk)

Fareham Snooker Club hosts the fifth leg of eight on Sunday, March 20.

PLATE RESULTS (ONE-FRAME MATCHES)

PRELIM: Mason Wilson (Academy, Basingstoke) beat William Thomson (Chandlers Ford SC).

SEMI-FINALS: Wilson beat Samuel Walter (Mayfair, Gosport), Jaydon Elliott (147, Swindon) beat Harry Wyatt (Greenbaize, Bournemouth).

FINAL: Wilson beat Elliott.

Picture: Mason Wilson (left) and Roy Elliott, from Clean Cut.