Ball Breakers, Chapel End Libs 'B' and Kingswood pot Finals

By Alun Jones
On Wednesday 05 February 2025 20:42

Ball Breakers potted the Phil Sayer Memorial Trophy with a hard fought 7 - 4 victory over Coton Snooker. The final was full of twists and turns as well as some top draw pool, Coton's Joe Cooper opened the game with an excellent break dish before Breakers levelled through Scott Halcrow. Trav and Nes potted their respected frames to keep the scores tied, Mallers then edged the Henry Street boys into a  3 - 2 lead. The 6th frame is where the match turned in the Ball Breakers favour, Callum Mulhern clearing well to start a sequence of 4 unanswered frames. Coton's Gareth Knights took the 10th frame as they looked to rally but Craig Sturmey held his nerve to put the Breakers into the winners enclosure.

 

Chapel End Libs 'B' were on cue to take the Doug Postin Memorial Trophy beating the Fox Inn 7 - 4 in a humdinger of a final. The Libs flew out the blocks potting the opening 3 frames through Ian Duggan, James Thomason and a reverse dish from Andy Mackay. Simon Snounou got the Fox on the score sheet before Ben Marston won an epic frame against Steve Kirkland and Andy Smith won the battle of the Andy's to put the Libs 5 - 1 up. The Fox opened up the second half as the Libs had the first potting 3 in a row with Martyn Betteridge, Simon again and Steve Kirkland closing the gap to just 1 frame. But any thought of a fantastic come back were thwarted as James Thomason and Andy Smith returned to steer the Libs home. 

 

Kingswood Tavern entered the winners enclosure by taking the Dave Burnett Memorial Trophy with a 7 - 3 victory over the Wheatsheaf. Trevor Willoughby took the first frame for the Kings before Phil Laxton levelled for the Wheatsheaf. Joshua Hockley and player of the match Matt Hatch put the Kings 3 - 1 but the Long Street 

potters moved back within 1 frame with Mark Price in the pot zone. Jacob Dunn then made it 4 - 2 to the Kingswood at the halfway point. Phil Laxton returned to pot his 2nd win of the night, but Hayden Lacey, Joshua Hockley and Matt Hatch took the Kingswood Tavern to victory.