Liam Pullen retains U19 Title.

York’s Liam Pullen retained the U19 title he won last year, comfortably defeating Vladislav Gradinari 3-0 in the final.

There were 13 entries for this year’s competition, and it is a reflection of the strength of junior Snooker in Yorkshire at the moment, that the field included 3 national title holders plus a further 3 players who represented England in last season’s Home Internationals.

On his way to the final U18 National Champion Pullen defeated Oscar Chan 2(73,53)-0, Oliver Hudson 2-0 and Samuel Lee Stevens 2-0.

Last year’s U14 National Champion Gradinari had wins over this year’s U14 National Champion Shaun Liu 2-0 before beating current U16 Yorkshire Champion Daniel Boyes 2-0 in the semi-final.

Boyes and Pullen are in action again next Sunday in the quarter finals of the main Yorkshire Snooker Championship.

Thanks to our roaming referee on the day Michael Davenport.

Report by Paul Marlow

Results

1st Round

L Pullen 2 v0 O Chan
J Pears 2 v 0 D Krec
S Lee-Stevens 2 v 0 M Krec
D Boyes 2 v 0 J Collier
S Liu 2 v 0 O Harris

Q/F

L Pullen 2 V 0 O Hudson
S Lee -Stevens 2 v 0 J Pears
D Boyes 2 v 0 D Ryatt
G Gradinari 2 v 0 S Liu

S/F

L Pullen 2 v 0 S Lee-Stevens
V Gradinari 2 v 0 S Liu

Final

L Pullen 3 v 0 V Gradinari