Bournemouth pair claim Family Doubles title

BRADLEY Cowdroy and dad, Jim, edged  Jasmine Bolsover and dad, Gavin, 2-1 on the final pink to claim the Cuestars  Family Doubles title.

Both youngsters had been knocked out  in the last-16 of the Silver Tour championship play-off at Jesters Snooker Hall,  Swindon.

Eleven-year-old Bradley, who is based  at Greenbaize, Bournemouth, lost 2-0 to James Budd (Stoke SC, Gosport) while  13-year-old Jasmine, from Woking Snooker Centre, was beaten 2-1 by Cameron Holt  (Liberal Club, High Wycombe).

Jasmine is ranked a remarkable 17th on  the World Ladies Billiards & Snooker Association  circuit.

The pair were both promoted from the  Bronze Tour at the end of the 2011/12 season. Bradley ended the eight-leg Silver  Tour in 12th place, four points in front of Jasmine, in 13th.

FAMILY DOUBLES (ONE-FRAME  MATCHES)

LAST-32: Eggars beat Balls, Bennings  beat Parnhams.

LAST-16: Bolsovers beat Farmers,  Comptons (Scott Compton 55 break) beat Pettys, McLeans beat Joyces, Bennings  beat Eggars, Kitchen & Heath beat Holtons, Cowdroys beat Pollards, Holts  beat Budd & Rowland, Tillisons beat Hatchs.

QUARTER-FINALS: Bolsovers beat  Comptons, McLeans beat Bennings, Cowdroys beat Kitchen & Heath, Holts beat  Tillisons.

SEMI-FINALS: Bolsovers beat McLeans,  Cowdroys beat Holts.

FINAL: Cowdroys beat Bolsovers  2-1.

Picture by Tim Dunkley, from left: Jim  Cowdroy, Bradley Cowdroy, top amateur and special guest Ben  Harrison.