Johnny Collier is the Yorkshire U16 Champion.

Barnsley’s 13-year-old Johnny Collier took this season’s Yorkshire U16 title,e defeating 11-year-old Alex Slingsby 2-0 in a nervy final. Both players struggled with the table and the occasion, but Collier, who had beaten Oscar Harris and Ethan Ross on his way to the final, proved just too strong for his opponent. Slingsby had seen off William Naylor and Louis Scaife in the earlier rounds. I am sure we’ll be seeing a lot more of both finalists at the business end of future Junior competitions.

Thanks to our sponsors, the Northern Snooker Centre and a special mention to trainee referees Alan Rayner and Simon Taylor, who officiated superbly throughout the day.

Paul Marlow
General Secretary & Tournament Director

Left to Right, Alan Rayner,Alex Slingsby,Johnny Collier,Simon Taylor.

Louis Scaife

Johnny Collier

Ethan Ross

Alex Slingsby

Sheffield’s Shaun Liu retains the U16 crown.

Fourteen-year-old Shaun Liu defeated ten-year-old Alex Slingsby 2-0 from a field of 14 hopefuls in the final of this year’s Yorkshire Under 16 Snooker competition at the Northern Snooker Centre. In the semi-final Liu had beaten twelve-year-old Jonny Collier 2-0, Collier having recorded a personal best match break of 43 in winning his quarter-final match. Alex Slingsby battled past Jack Marshall 2-0, in his semi, having come through a titanic struggle against Louis Scaife in the quarters.
Liu recorded the day’s high break of 65 in an earlier round.

Thanks to Andy Kitson for officiating and our sponsors the Northern Snooker Centre.

Paul Marlow
General Secretary & Tournament Director

Shaun Liu takes the Under 16 title in a final frame thriller.

Last season’s English Under 14 champion Shaun Liu (13) from Sheffield defeated Pocklington’s Harry Goddard (14) 2-1 to take this year’s Yorkshire Under 16 title.

In the best-of-3 final, Liu took the first frame 103-15 with the aid of a 42 clearance. Not to be outdone, Goddard fought back and levelled the match with a 67-10 win in the second frame. In the decider Liu potted the Yellow to go 26 in front with 25 remaining, only to see the white fly into the middle pocket to give Goddard a reprieve. Goddard then calmly took Yellow to Blue and landed perfectly on the Pink, only to see it rattle in the jaws.
A couple of shots later he potted the Pink and left himself a tricky Black into the middle pocket which again rattled in the jaws leaving a relieved Liu a simple Black for victory.

Johnny Collier (11) and Iwan Jones (13) were the defeated semi-finalists in a 12-strong field.

Thanks to referee Andy Kitson and to our sponsors the Northern Snooker Centre.

Paul Marlow
General Secretary & Tournament Director