Donovan claims Plate in Bournemouth

JOHN Donovan (Camden Town) claimed the Plate winner’s trophy during the ninth legs of the Cuestars Under-21 Gold, Silver and Bronze Tours at Greenbaize Snooker Club, Bournemouth.

Donovan broke the back of the final with a run of 46.

Runner-up Noah Gartell, from the Isle of Wight, collected his first snooker trophy.

For more information about the event sponsor, Greenbaize Snooker Club, go to greenbaizesnooker.com.

Chandlers Ford Snooker Club hosts the tenth and final leg on Sunday, April 30.

PLATE BREAKS

John Donovan: 46.
Marshal Denieffe: 20.

PLATE RESULTS (ONE-FRAME MATCHES)

PRELIMS: Ryan Spratt (Chandlers Ford SC) beat Archie Light (Chandlers Ford SC), John Donovan (Cousins, London) beat Tom McEvoy (Salisbury SC).

LAST-16: Donovan beat Spratt, Caden Read (Chandlers Ford SC) beat Bailey-Jay Galloway (Fast Eddie’s, Banbury), Oliver Li (Castle SC, Brighton) beat William Thomson (Chandlers Ford SC), Dylan Beer (Chandlers Ford SC) beat Chris Bennett (Chandlers Ford SC), Yousuf Matib (Hurricane Room, Kings Cross) beat Dylan Denieffe (London Snooker Tooting), Marshal Denieffe (London Snooker Tooting) beat Ellis Briggs (Fast Eddie’s, Banbury), Noah Gartell (Chandlers Ford SC) beat Harry Stone (Chandlers Ford SC), Charlie Ings (Salisbury SC) beat Archie Greier (First Tower SC, Jersey).

QUARTER-FINALS: Donovan beat Read, Li beat Beer, Matib beat M Denieffe, Gartell beat Ings.

SEMI-FINALS: Donovan beat Li, Gartell beat Matib.

FINAL: Donovan beat Gartell.

Pictured, from left: John Donovan, event sponsor and Greenbaize SC owner Debbie Ealy, Noah Gartell.