John Marwood is the 2025 Yorkshire Billiards Champion
From a field of 29, John Marwood defeated last year’s champion Darren Kell, 344(68,49,48) -248 (53,79) to regain the title he won for the first time in 2017.
With 15 minutes of the final left Marwood was 160 clear. Kell then threatened a dramatic comeback but broke down on 79 and in the end Marwood finished a comfortable winner by almost a hundred points.
Thanks to Steve Harrison for officiating Bob Slee for assisting and of course our sponsors the Northern Snooker Centre.
The Group Stages finished as follows
Group 1
Lee Connor P3 W2 +457
Tom Middleton P3 W2 +68
Kyle Cunningham P3 W2 -118
Simon Coyne P3 W0
Group 2
John Marwood P3 W3
Peter Atkinson P3 W2
Terry Singleton P3 W1
John Bedford P3 W0
Group 3
Ron Bickerdike P2 W1 +58
Chris Jarvis P2 W1 +4
Tony Brown P2 W1 -62
Group 4
Mark Hirst P3 W3
Simon Kippax P3 W2
Steve Nicholson P3 W0 D1 -284
Paul Shore P3 W0 D1 -323
Group 5
Simon Snee P3 W3
Bob Patterson P3 W2
Andy Blamire P3 W1
Robert Ledger P3 W0
Group 6
Johnathan Snee P2 W2
Stephen Kershaw P2 W1
James Waterfall P2 W0
Group 7
Darren Kell P2 W2
Tom Halliday P2 W1
Gerry Garland P2 W0
Group 8
Adam Clarke P3 W3
Richard Bowes P3 W2
Brian Barnett P3 W1
Phil Stocks P3 W0
Breaks
Kyle Cunningham 53
Lee Connor 52,50,63,56,59
Peter Atkinson 83,76,74
John Marwood 60,80,58,85u
Chris Jarvis 64
Mark Hirst 63,64,122,63,
Simon Snee 89,87
Johnathan Snee 52,91,65
Darren Kell 113,50,50
Terry Singleton 56
Quarter Finals
Lee Connor 160 v 279 John Marwood
Ron Bickerdike 102 v 323 Mark Hirst (60,122)
Simon Snee 170 v 334 Johnathan Snee
Darren Kell 235 v 225 Adam Clarke
Semi-Finals
John Marwood 389 v 135 Mark Hirst
Johnathan Snee 238 v 270(57) Darren Kell
Paul Marlow
General Secretary & Tournament Director
