Woods you believe it

DANIEL Woods swept aside pre-season favourite Jordan Winbourne to extend his lead on the Cuestars South of England Under-21 Gold Tour after a famous victory in the final of the fifth leg.

The emphatic 3-0 win at Chandler’s Ford Snooker Club means Woods takes a 16-point lead over his club-mate into the final three tournaments.

In the group stages, University of Portsmouth student Woods defeated Chris Richards (Cardiff) 2-1, Lee Bell (Eastleigh) 2-1, Lee Roling (Eastleigh) 2-0 and Kevin Impett (Chandler’s Ford) 2-0.

But the 20-year-old was forced to dig deep in the knockout. He eventually beat Lee Warner (Gosport) 3-2 from 2-1 down.

England international Winbourne beat Bradley Chappell (Bournemouth) 2-0, James Facey (Cardiff) 2-0 and Warner 2-0. But he lost 2-1 to Sam Thomas (Cardiff).

The 14-year-old, who compiled an 87 break against Facey and also had runs of 56 and 50, accounted for Richards 3-1 in the semi-finals.

The sixth leg of the eight-tournament series is at Salisbury Snooker Club on March 6.

BREAKS

Jordan Winbourne: 87, 56, 50.
Bradley Chappell: 48, 42.

GOLD RESULTS:

ROUND-ROBIN GROUP A: 1st, Daniel Woods (Chandler’s Ford SC); 2nd, Chris Richards (Roath Labour Club, Cardiff); 3rd, Lee Bell (The Academy, Eastleigh); 4th, Lee Roling (The Academy, Eastleigh); 5th, Kevin Impett (Chandler’s Ford SC).

ROUND-ROBIN GROUP B: 1st, Jordan Winbourne (Chandler’s Ford SC); 2nd, Lee Warner (Stoke SC, Gosport); 3rd, Bradley Chappell (Greenbaize, Bournemouth); 4th, James Facey (Roath Labour Club, Cardiff); 5th, Sam Thomas (Penarth Rd SC, Cardiff).

SEMI-FINALS (12 points): Winbourne beat Richards 3-1, Woods beat Warner 3-2.

FINAL (25/18 points): Woods beat Winbourne 3-0.

Is there more to come from Oliver?

SWINDON’S Oliver Parsons is making a late charge up the Cuestars South of England Under-21 Silver Tour rankings.

Parsons, who had not been past the quarter-finals in the four previous tournaments, defeated current leader Daniel Winfield (Westbury) 2-0 in the semi-final of the fifth leg at Chandler’s Ford Snooker Club.

And he continued his excellent form by seeing off Dean Matthews (Ivy Leaf Club) by the same score in the final.

Parsons may have stuttered through the group stages – he only won three of his five matches and qualified for the knockout in second place behind Matthews – but he sailed through the knockout without dropping a frame.

He accounted for Ryan Gavin (Liberal Club, High Wycombe) 2-0 in the last-eight.

Elsewhere in the quarter-finals, Group A winner Thomas Lancastle (Keynsham SC) halted the progress of Jodie Symes, who is ranked 17th on the World Ladies Billiards & Snooker Association circuit. Lancastle was knocked out by Matthews in the semis.

Matthews defeated Joshua Lee (Jesters, Swindon) 2-1. And, making his Cuestars debut, Scott Sugden (Chandler’s Ford SC) lost 2-0 to Winfield.

The sixth leg of the eight-tournament series is at Salisbury Snooker Club on March 6.

SILVER RESULTS:

ROUND-ROBIN GROUP A: 1st, Thomas Lancastle (Keynsham SC); 2nd, Daniel Winfield (Player’s, Westbury); 3rd, Ryan Gavin (Liberal Club, High Wycombe); 4th, Joshua Lee (Jesters, Swindon); 5th, James Inglis (Rileys, Worcester); 6th, Jamie Perry (Jesters, Swindon).

ROUND-ROBIN GROUP B: 1st, Dean Matthews (Ivy Leaf Club); 2nd, Oliver Parsons (Jesters, Swindon); 3rd, Scott Sugden (Chandler’s Ford SC); 4th, Jodie Symes (Jesters, Swindon); 5th, Bradley Hatch (The Academy, Eastleigh); 6th, Mark Lloyd (Stoke SC, Gosport);

QUARTER-FINALS (8 points): Lancastle beat Symes 2-0, Matthews beat Lee 2-1, Parsons beat Gavin 2-0, Winfield beat Sugden 2-0.

SEMI-FINALS (12 points): Matthews beat Lancastle 2-0, Parsons beat Winfield 2-0.

FINAL (25/18 points): Parsons beat Matthews 2-0.

Browne eyes Bronze title

CALLUM Browne’s second victory of the season on the Cuestars South of England Under-21 Bronze Tour took him to within two points of title rival Connor Probets.

It’s now a two-horse race between the two young potters who have opened up a 40-point gap on the chasing pack.

And the pair have between them claimed the winners’ trophies in all five tournaments.

Browne, who is based at Player’s in Westbury, defeated Group D winner Nathan Farmer (Stoke SC, Gosport) 2-0 in the final of the fifth leg at Chandler’s Ford Snooker Club. He was also victorious at the third leg in Portsmouth in December.

Group C winner Probets, from Jesters in Swindon, suffered a shock 2-0 defeat by Group B runner-up Cameron Holt (Liberal Club, High Wycombe) in the quarter-finals.

Holt went out 2-1 in the last-four to Farmer, who had beaten Oliver Clark (Stoke SC, Gosport) 2-0 in the previous round.

Browne, who topped Group A, accounted for Sam Storey (Thatcham SC) 2-1 and Stewart Ball (Greenbaize, Bournemouth) 2-0 to reach his third final of the 2010/11 campaign.

Charlie Gray (Chandler’s Ford SC), undefeated in Group B, lost 2-1 to Ball in the last-eight.

The sixth leg of the eight-tournament series is at Salisbury Snooker Club on March 6.

BRONZE RESULTS:

ROUND-ROBIN GROUP A: 1st, Callum Browne (Player’s, Westbury); 2nd, Oliver Clark (Stoke SC, Gosport); 3rd, Mike Trigg (Chandler’s Ford SC); 4th, Jasmine Bolsover (Woking SC).

ROUND-ROBIN GROUP B: 1st, Charlie Gray (Chandler’s Ford SC); 2nd, Cameron Holt (Liberal Club, High Wycombe); 3rd, Bradley Cowdroy (Greenbaize, Bournemouth); 4th, Austen Petty (Chandler’s Ford).

ROUND-ROBIN GROUP C: 1st, Connor Probets (Jesters, Swindon); 2nd, Stewart Ball (Greenbaize, Bournemouth); 3rd, Joshua Hughes (Suzy Q’s, Worcester); 4th, Spike Hull (Chandler’s Ford SC).

ROUND-ROBIN GROUP D: 1st, Nathan Farmer (Stoke SC, Gosport), 2nd, Sam Storey (Thatcham SC); 3rd, Robert Harding (Sovereign SC, Farnborough); 4th, Karl Eggar (Stoke SC, Gosport).

QUARTER-FINALS (8 points): Browne beat Storey 2-1, Ball beat Gray 2-1, Holt beat Probets 2-0, Farmer beat Clark 2-0.

SEMI-FINALS (12 points): Browne beat Ball 2-0, Farmer beat Holt 2-1.

FINAL (25/18 points): Browne beat Farmer 2-0.

Bell cleans up in the Plate

LEE Bell, who is fourth on the Cuestars South of England Gold Tour, won the Plate competition for non-qualifiers at Chandler’s Ford Snooker Club.

The 17-year-old, from The Academy, Eastleigh, defeated Bronze Tour player Bradley Cowdroy (Greenbaize, Bournemouth) in the final.

PLATE RESULTS

LAST-16: Austen Petty beat Spike Hull 1-0, Karl Eggar beat Bradley Hatch 1-0, Mark Lloyd beat Joshua Hughes 1-0.

QUARTER-FINALS: Petty beat Eggar 1-0, Lee Bell beat Lloyd 1-0, Bradley Cowdroy beat James Facey 1-0, James Inglis beat Jasmine Bolsover 1-0.

SEMI-FINALS: Bell beat Petty 1-0, Cowdroy beat Inglis 1-0.

FINAL: Bell beat Cowdroy 1-0.

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Tim Dunkley (World Snooker coach)