SUNDAY 27TH APRIL BROUGHT THE CURTAIN DOWN ON THE JUNIOR SNOOKER CALENDER WITH THE N.I U21 CHAMPIONSHIP.

THERE WAS ANOTHER GOOD TURN OUT OF PLAYERS AT THE 147 CLUB ANTRIM WITH MANY YOUNG JUNIORS GAINING TOURNAMENT EXPERIENCE AGAINST THE OLDER JUNIORS BUT IT WAS DECLAN BRENNAN N.I SNOOKER’S FINEST YOUNG PROSPECT WHO TOOK THE TITLE BY STORM WITH SOME FANTASTIC BREAKS OF 105 AND 94. AFTER COMING THROUGH A TRICKY FIRST ROUND MATCH AGAINST PRACTICE PARTNER AND FRIEND EAMON FERRIS IN WHICH DECLAN WAS IN A 2-0 LEAD BEFORE EAMON FOUGHT HARD TO BRING IT TO 2-2. EAMON HAD HIS CHANCE IN THE DECIDING FRAME TO PUT THE TOURNAMENT FAVOURITE OUT BUT IT WAS DECLAN WHO SCRAPED OVER THE LINE.

AFTER THAT IT WAS PLAIN SAILING FOR DECLAN WINING HIS NEXT TWO MATCHES 3-0. HE THEN CAME UP AGAINST PETER BERRYMAN THE RECENT U19 CHAMPION BUT DECLAN WAS TOO STRONG IN ALL DEPARTMENTS COMING OUT A 3-0 WINNER.

WELL DONE DECLAN!!!

JUNIOR TOURNAMENT DIRECTOR NIGEL CLEWER WOULD LIKE TO THANK ALL THE PLAYERS WHO TOOK PART IN THIS YEARS EVENTS AS WELL AS THE PARENTS WHO TURN UP REGULARLY TO SUPPORT THEIR PLAYERS.

WITH ENTRIES MORE THAN TREBLING THIS YEAR IT IS FAIR TO SAY THAT N.I JUNIOR SNOOKER IS ON THE WAY UP AND A BIG THANK YOU MUST GO TO NIGEL FROM ALL THE PLAYERS FOR HIS HARD WORK THROUGHOUT THE SEASON