Harris on cue in Salisbury

A NEW cue did the business for Lewis Harris on the Cuestars Under-21 Bronze Tour at Salisbury Snooker Club.

The 15-year-old from Bordon slotted in a mid-length black into the yellow pocket to edge Vincent Callender 2-1 in the final of the fifth leg.

Remarkably, both players put together new high breaks of 56 earlier in the day.

“It was possibly the most tense final I’ve ever played,” said Harris, who was runner-up in the first leg in Salisbury and won in Newbury in November.

“Props to Vincent. He’s played really well, made his 56 break today – the same as me. I knew it was going to be tough.”

“My long game has been good for these past few weeks. I’ve been more consistent with my new (snookercrazy.com) cue. I feel with this new cue I can do greater things with it.”

Harris moves up to second place in the rankings, five points adrift of Jack Miller, who lost to Callender in the last-four.

Earlier, he made an impressive 56 in his last-eight victory over Bristol-based Jack Allen.

And that came after 12-year-old Callender, from Frimley Green in Surrey, recorded a personal best 56 against Stanley Sims in his second round-robin group-stage match.

Harris started playing competitive snooker 15 months ago in the Monday Junior Snooker League at Waterlooville Sports Bar. The day before the trip to Wiltshire, he increased his highest break to 43 in the Eastleigh & District Under-19 League at Chandlers Ford Snooker Club.

London Dany Lee made the semi-finals of a ranking event for the first time.

All results are on snookerscores.net.

Chandlers Ford Snooker Club hosts the sixth leg of ten on Sunday, January 25. Be aware that Gold will be at Waterlooville Sports Bar.