Jaydon survives shoe drama to shine on Silver Tour

JAYDON Elliott admitted he “got lucky” on the Cuestars Under-21 Silver Tour – but it was nothing to do with the run of the balls.

The 18-year-old from Swindon beat Navraj Landa 2-1 in the final of the sixth leg at Chandlers Ford Snooker Club after a stressful start to the day.

He left his shoes at home.

Pete Champion, dad of Silver player Rory Champion, who had a spare pair in the boot of his car, came to Elliott’s rescue.

“I got lucky with that,” admitted the teenager.

Talking about the final, he said: “I was whacking balls, letting go of my arm and not staying down on the shot but when I did that (staying down), it was all right.

And reflecting on the day, he added. “It’s been all right, not bad considering the start I had – leaving my shoes at home.”

Elliott, who also won the fourth leg in Swindon, moves up to ninth place in the rankings.

Lennon Savage, who lost 2-1 to Landa in a last-four match that included five breaks of more than 30, remains top of the rankings from beaten quarter-finalist Caden Read. Landa is third. Christopher Woodward, who was knocked out 2-0 by Elliott in the semis, is fourth.

The tournament was sponsored by Tan Jeraj, dad of Gold player Zain Jeraj.

All results are on snookerscores.net.

Jesters Snooker Club, Swindon, hosts the seventh leg of ten on Sunday, February 15.