Squires tastes success in his first Plate competition

LAST season’s Bronze Tour rankings champion Jack Squires collected the Plate winner’s trophy in Bournemouth.

The 19-year-old from Gosport beat Ryan Spratt (Southampton) in the final during the tenth and last legs of the Cuestars Under-21 Gold, Silver and Bronze Tours at Greenbaize Snooker Club.

Squires finished in third place in his first season on the Silver Tour. This was the first time that he had failed to qualify for the main knockout.

The event, which attracted 44 runners, was sponsored by Greenbaize SC (www.greenbaizesnooker.com) and club member Shaun Hayman.

Next up is the Cuestars Under-21 Gold, Silver and Bronze Championships at Jesters Snooker Club, Swindon, on Sunday, May 25.

BREAKS

Daniel Walter: 30.

PLATE RESULTS (ONE-FRAME MATCHES)

PRELIMS: Caden Read (Chandlers Ford SC) beat Noah Gartell (Chandlers Ford SC), Ben Scammell (Salisbury SC) beat Tyler Heard (Shots, Watford), Jack Squires (Stoke SC, Gosport) beat Harry Merwood (Salisbury SC), Chester Chan (Chandlers Ford SC) beat Elliott Johnson (Hurricane Room, Kings Cross), Navraj Landa (Chandlers Ford SC) beat Daniel Walter (Copnor SC), Stanley Sims (Woking SC) beat Donnie Gola (Mildmay Club).

QUARTER-FINALS: Read beat Scammell, Squires beat Chan, Sims beat Landa, Ryan Spratt (Chandlers Ford SC) beat Lewis Thomson (Chandlers Ford SC).

SEMI-FINALS: Squires beat Read, Spratt beat Sims.

FINAL: Squires beat Spratt.