Masters hat-trick for Hunter

JOHN Hunter hasn’t dropped a single frame in the last two legs of the Cuestars Masters Tour.

And the 59-year-old from Andover has now won all three events this season.

The defending champion collected £80 in prize money after beating Pinner-based David Moritz 2-0 in the final of the third leg on home tables at Salisbury Snooker Club.

Colin Norton was the last player to take a frame off the rankings leader in the final of the opening tournament in Newbury in September.

Neil Carroll and Dennis Tristram made the last-four and are joint third in the rankings, three points adrift of second-placed Moritz.

Hunter posted the day’s highest break of 64 in the semi-finals.

There was a good turnout of 16 for the latest stop on the midweek circuit for players aged 55 and over which is sponsored by Tristram.

Prize money: Hunter £80; Moritz £40; semi-finalists Tristram and Carroll £20 each; quarter-finalists Paul Burt, Andy Norman, Mark Burrell and Howard McKenzie £10 each.

The Crucible Sports & Social Club, Reading, hosts the fourth leg of eight on Wednesday, December 10.

Results on https://snookerscores.net

Picture: David Moritz (left) and John Hunter