Hunter secures fifth Masters title

JOHN Hunter has clinched his fifth Cuestars Masters Tour title.

Fresh from his success in the Next Chapter Financial Planning English Over-55 Championship, the 59-year-old from Andover completed his nap hand in Newbury.

Hunter defeated Mark Evans (Bagshot) 2-0 in the final of the tenth and last leg at The Crucible Sports & Social Club, Newbury.

It means he has won six of the nine events he has entered during this campaign on the Snooker Hub-sponsored midweek circuit for players aged 55 and over.

Karl Townsend (Northolt) finished the season as runner-up. David Moritz (Pinner) is third.

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BREAKS

Mark Evans: 56, 50.
John Hunter: 53, 49, 43, 43, 40, 40, 40.
Dennis Tristram: 52.
Phil Butler: 43.
Mark Thomas: 41.

RESULTS

ROUND-ROBIN GROUP A: 1st, John Hunter (Salisbury SC); 2nd, Paul Burt (Salisbury SC); 3rd, Phil Butler (Greenbaize, Bournemouth); 4th, Mark Thomas (Shots, Watford); 5th, Malcolm Slark (Salisbury SC)

ROUND-ROBIN GROUP B: 1st, Mark Evans (Crucible, Reading); 2nd, Neil Carroll (Chandlers Ford SC); 3rd, David Moritz (Shots, Watford); 4th, Danjo Rubin (Greenbaize, Bournemouth); 5th, Gavin Bolsover (Woking SC).

ROUND-ROBIN GROUP C: 1st, Dennis Tristram (Shots, Watford); 2nd, Andy Norman (Castle SC, Brighton); 3rd, Steve Ashton (Salisbury SC); 4th, David Stewart (Chandlers Ford SC); 5th, Stephen Hills (Northfleet Traders Club, Gravesend).

QUARTER-FINALS (10 pts): Hunter 2-0 Ashton, Norman 2-1 Carroll, Evans 2-1 Butler, Tristram 2-1 Burt.

SEMI-FINALS (£20, 15 pts): Hunter 2-0 Norman, Evans 2-1 Tristram.

FINAL (£70/£40, 25/18 pts): Hunter 2-0 Evans.