Newbury Juniors

THEY are the first members of a brand-new under-18’s snooker club hoping to make the long journey from the Crucible in Newbury to the Crucible in Sheffield.

A midweek league has been launched in a bid to promote junior cue sports within West Berkshire.

The Crucible Sports & Social Club enlisted the help of World Snooker community coach John Hunter to run the sessions, which take place every Wednesday from 4-6pm.

A free soft drink is included in the £5 cost.

Hunter organises the young potters in a mini-league and works through the Cuestars Coaching Programme with them.

Players who reach the required standard and are keen to progress their games are encouraged to compete on the Cuestars South of England Under-21 Bronze Tour.

Promotion from there would take them to the Silver and then the Gold Tour.

In parallel to Cuestars, players can compete in national junior championships and on the Regional Junior Tour South – both run by the national governing body, the English Association of Snooker & Billiards.

Crucible manager Louise Trott already offers under-16s free memberships, free snooker between 10am-2pm on Saturdays and seven-and-a-half hours of pool for £5 from 11am-6.30pm.

The club is situated in Hambridge Rd, next to Newbury Racecourse railway station, and has ample free parking. For more information about the junior snooker league, ring Louise at the club on 01635 226920.

Picture by John Hunter.

Newbury juniors, from left: Harry Rice, Taylor Elliott, Jack Watts, Owen Humphreys, James Slade.

Taylor does it again!
Newbury Juniors – Spring League 2018 Winner: Taylor Elliot (right) and Runner Up: James Slade (left)
First title for nine-year-old

A NINE-year-old budding snooker star who travels from his home in Swindon to a club in Newbury every week has won his first competition.

Taylor Elliott said he was “really happy” to have clinched the junior six-reds league title at The Crucible Sports & Social Club.

The Year 4 pupil at Eldene Primary School finished the 12-week season five victories ahead of joint runners-up Jack Watts and Jaydon Elliott, Taylor’s brother.

Reflecting on his first title, Elliott said: “I’m really happy and proud of myself.”

The young potter, who is based at the 147 Snooker Club in his home town, made his debut on the Cuestars South of England Under-21 Bronze Tour in Salisbury in April.

World Snooker community coach John Hunter, who helps to run the sessions and presented the lads with their Cuestars Coaching Programme certificates, said: “All of these players have ambitions to join the Bronze Tour in the near future.”

For more information about the junior snooker league which takes place every Wednesday from 4-6pm, ring Louise Trott at the club on 01635 226920.

Picture by John Hunter.

Young players in the front row, from left: Jaydon Elliott, Jack Watts, Taylor Elliott, Harry Rice, Freddie Turner, James Slade. Back row, dads Roy Elliott, Chris Rice, Steve Slade.

Summer/Autumn Junior League
15 Reds Snooker Tournament – Started 4th July 2018
Players Name Table
Austin
Freddie GP W L PTS
Jack James 16 11 5 11
Jayden Freddie 12 8 4 8
James Jayden 17 8 9 8
Harry Taylor 11 7 4 7
Taylor Harry 12 4 8 4
Jack 3 2 1 2
Austin 9 0 9 0
ROUND 1 ROUND 2
Austin Harry 0 : 1 Harry Austin 1 : 0
Freddie James 0 : 1 James Freddie 1 : 0
Jack Jayden 1 : 0 Jayden Jack :
Jayden Freddie 0 : 1 Freddie Jayden 1 : 0
James Austin 1 : 0 Austin James 0 : 1
Harry Taylor 0 : 1 Taylor Harry :
Freddie Taylor 1 : 0 Taylor Freddie 1 : 0
Jack Harry 1 : 0 Harry Jack :
Jayden James 1 : 0 James Jayden 1 : 0
James Jack 1 : 0 Jack James :
Harry Freddie 0 : 1 Freddie Harry 1 : 0
Taylor Austin 1 : 0 Austin Taylor :
Jack Austin : Austin Jack :
Jayden Taylor 0 : 1 Taylor Jayden 1 : 0
James Harry 1 : 0 Harry James 1 : 0
Harry Jayden 0 : 1 Jayden Harry 1 : 0
Taylor Jack : Jack Taylor :
Austin Freddie 0 : 1 Freddie Austin :
Taylor James 0 : 1 James Taylor 0 : 1
Austin Jayden 0 : 1 Jayden Austin 1 : 0
Freddie Jack : Jack Freddie :
Cuestars Academy
Newbury Juniors with their trophies and Cuestars Academy certificates

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