Waters claims Plate in Salisbury

HOME player Toby Waters kicked off the new season with a trophy.

The King’s Somborne cueist won the Plate competition during the opening legs of the Cuestars Under-21 Gold, Silver and Bronze Tours at Salisbury Snooker Club.

He beat Stanley Sims (Woking) on the black in the final.

Waters, who collected the Bronze Tour winner’s trophy in Fareham in March, was making his debut on the Silver Tour and finished joint fourth in his round-robin group.

Bronze Tour player Sims had beaten eventual finalist Lewis Harris (Bordon) in his group.

The event, sponsored by Salisbury SC (salisburysnookerclub.co.uk), attracted a 45-strong field – one more than the corresponding event last season.

Chandlers Ford Snooker Club hosts the second leg of ten on Sunday, October 5.

PLATE RESULTS (ONE-FRAME MATCHES)

PRELIMS: Donnie Gola (Mildmay Club) beat Ben Taylor-Jenkins (Chandlers Ford SC), Jack Allen (Warmley SC, Bristol) beat Henry Argent (Moulsham Social, Chelmsford), Stanley Sims (Woking Cons) beat Lee Clayden (Hurricane Room, Kings Cross), Harvey Denieffe (Hurricane Room, Kings Cross) beat Kera Russell (Salisbury SC), Tyler Heard (Shots, Watford) beat Asten Sahota (Chandlers Ford SC), Ben Scammell (Salisbury SC) beat Aariz Tariq (Shades Sports Bar, Deptford).

QUARTER-FINALS: Allen beat Gola, Toby Waters (Salisbury SC) beat Alfie Wyatt (Waterlooville Sports Bar), Sims beat Denieffe, Scammell beat Heard.

SEMI-FINALS: Waters beat Allen, Sims beat Scammell.

FINAL: Waters beat Sims.

Picture: Toby Waters (left) and Stanley Sims