Lilly regains top spot in Bournemouth

DEFENDING champion Dharminder Singh Lilly returned to the top of the Cuestars Seniors Tour (40+) rankings after clinching his first success of the season in Bournemouth.

The 51-year-old from Fareham beat the 2023/24 rankings winner Paul Davis 2-1 in the final of the third leg at Greenbaize Snooker Club.

Lilly kicked off the deciding frame with a 38 break. Davis hit straight back with a 50 but rattled the last red down the top side cushion. And Lilly coolly cleared to win on the black.

The pair agreed to split the £235 prize pot.

Neil Carroll, who made the last four of the Super Seniors (55+) in Reading last Sunday, and leg-two winner Matt Callow pocketed £40 apiece for reaching the semi-finals.

Callow drops to second place. Carroll moves up to sixth. Davis is third.

Chandlers Ford Snooker Club hosts the fourth leg of eight on Sunday, December 21.

All results are now on https://snookerscores.net/tournament-manager/cuestars-seniors-tour-event-3

PRIZE MONEY: Winner Dharminder Lilly £120, runner-up Paul Davis £115, semi-finalists Neil Carroll & Matt Callow £40 each, quarter-finalists Shane Hatfield, Jason Pusser, Neil Jefferis & Garry Coulson £15 each.

By John Hunter and Tim Dunkley

Picture: Dharminder Singh Lilly (left) and Paul Davis