Buddy stamps his authority on Bronze Tour

BUDDY Dean’s remarkable start to his Cuestars snooker career continued with a first winner’s trophy on the Under-21 Bronze Tour.

The 12-year-old from Camden stretched his lead at the top of the rankings after beating leg-two winner Aariz Tariq 2-0 in the final of the third event at Chandlers Ford Snooker Club.

Dean recorded the day’s highest break of 34 and didn’t drop a single frame throughout the tournament sponsored by Pitman Training.

But he admitted that the run-up to the trip to Hampshire had not been ideal.

“I haven’t been playing well for the past week or two,” he said. “I felt like I needed to really concentrate in this tournament.

“Through the whole tournament today, I’ve been playing really well.”

Reflecting on the final and the race for the rankings title, he added: “It was intense.
“There’s still a long way to go but getting a good head start on everyone is really good.”

The Londoner – who is based at the Hurricane Room, King’s Cross – has at least reached the semi-finals in all four legs since bursting onto the Bronze Tour in April this year.

Salisbury-based Charlie Ings lost 2-0 to Dean in the last-four and is joint fourth in the rankings with Oliver Callow. Home player Haydn Howell went down 2-1 to second-placed Tariq in the other semi and is in third place.

Results and ranking lists are on snookerscores.net.

Jimmy White’s Sports Lounge in Woking hosts the fourth leg of nine on Sunday, December 6.