RESULTS
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UNDER 18 CHAMPIONSHIP
SWISS SYSTEM IN OPERATION UNTIL LAST 16
LAST 16		LAST 8		SEMI FINALS		FINAL
RICHARD TWOMEY	4	RICHARD TWOMEY	5	RICHARD TWOMEY	6	CHAMPION RICHARD TWOMEY	7
PERRY GILLETT	2
MARK BUCKLEY	2	DANIEL MASSEY	1
DANIEL MASSEY	4
GARY BANKS	1	STEVE PETTY	3	JACK POPLE	5
STEVE PETTY	4
BEN CLAYTON	1	JACK POPLE	5
JACK POPLE	4
ADAM GREENSELL	4	ADAM GREENSELL	1	PHIL PARKIN	6	PHIL PARKIN	3
DEREK PATERSON	2
PHIL PARKIN	4	PHIL PARKIN	5
GEORGE REEVES	3
KYLE PICKETT	4	KYLE PICKETT	5	KYLE PICKETT	3
HARRY IRWIN	1
JACK DADY	2	VICTOR SUMMERS	2
VICTOR SUMMERS	4

UNDER 16's CHAMPIONSHIP
Preliminary Round
TOM JACKMAN	Surrey	1
BEN MACKIE	Dorset	4
KINGSLEY PECK	Suffolk	4
NATHAN CLARKE	W Mids	2
LUKE GARMAN	Surrey	0
JOE RIGBY	W Mids	4
LUKE COWAP	Warks	4
LUKE MILLS	Warks	3
FRANK COSTELLO	London	4
IAN SMITH	W Mids	3
LUKE BOWRY	Kent	3
STUART BRAY	W Yorks	4
THEO MORGAN	W MIDS	4
JAMES HARDY	Lancs	0
HARRY IRWIN	Leics	4
ROBERT MURPHY	Suffolk	0
JAMES MALLETT	Suffolk	2
ASHIK NATHWANI	Leics	4
OWEN WEBB	Kent	2
CHARLOTTE MCIVOR	Middlesbor	4
JAMIE MCGAULEY	Bucks	4
ASHLEY SHARPE	Notts	0
RICHARD HANEY	W Mids	4
LUKE BARNES	Warws	1

UNDER 16's CHAMPIONSHIP LAST 32
FINAL 32	LAST 16	LAST 8			SEMI FINALS		FINAL
JOE RIGBY	ASHIK NATHWANI	ROBERT HARDIMAN	2		THEO MORGAN	4	THEO MORGAN	2
ASHIK NATHWANI
BRADLEY WILLIAMS	ROBERT HARDIMAN
ROBERT HARDIMAN
NATHAN MARTIN	IAN DOHERTY	THEO MORGAN	4
IAN DOHERTY
THEO MORGAN	THEO MORGAN
RICHARD HANEY
LIAM PEARSON	LIAM PEARSON	STUART BRAY	4		STUART BRAY	3
GAVIN WEBB
LUKE COWAP	STUART BRAY
STUART BRAY
AIDEN HODGE	DOMINIC MANNEL	JAMIE MCGAULEY	3
DOMINIC MANNEL
KINGSLEY PECK	JAMIE MCGAULEY
JAMIE MCGAULEY
PETER WOODS	PETER WOODS	ASHLEY RADFORD	1		BEN MACKIE	4	CHAMPION BEN MACKIE	5
BYE
STEVE CHAMBERS	ASHLEY RADFORD
ASHLEY RADFORD
BEN MACKIE	BEN MACKIE	BEN MACKIE	4
FRANK COSTELLO
HARRY IRWIN	HARRY IRWIN
CHARLOTTE MCIVOR
TYLER TIPTON	CRAIG ROOKER	CRAIG ROOKER	2		ASHLEY DOBB	0
CRAIG ROOKER
JORDAN FRANCIS	JACK SMITHERS
JACK SMITHERS
REECE YOUNG	REECE YOUNG	ASHLEY DOBB	4
JOHN BOWKETT
ASHLEY DOBB	ASHLEY DOBB
DARYL THORPE

EVENT REPORT

The National Junior Championships took place over the weekend of 21st and 22nd October 2006 at the Chatham Pool and Snooker Club. Players arriving on Friday evening had the opportunity to try the tables at the Chatham club with junior and open flyers taking place organised by Len Yorke. The junior flyer being won by Rob Kelly of Dorset.

The under 18 championship commenced on the Saturday morning with 88 players from 22 counties representing all 7 regions. Playing to the 3-lives Swiss System play continued throughout the day down to the last 16. Richard Twomey (Suffolk), Victor Summers (Berks) and 14 year old Adam Greensill (W Mids) qualified through to Sunday without losing a life. Youngest entry on the day was 9 year old Richard Haney one of the many talented youngesters from the West Midlands and our only young lady Charlotte McIvor from Cleveland was competing in her first major tournament. Another young star of the future was 11 year old Jack Smithers from Surrey who caught the eye of many spectators with his no fear determination potting balls from anywhere and always with a smile.

Moving on to Sunday, the last 16 saw some nail biting matches with hard tactical battles taking place on all tables. At the quarter final stage England Junior players made up 5 of the 8 players, joining them were Daniel Massey (Cheshire), Adam Greensill (W Mids) and Victor Summers (Berks). The final was between defending champion Richard Twomey from Suffolk and last year's Under 16 champion Phil Parkin of Warks with Richard taking a 7 - 3 victory.

The under 16 Championship commenced on Sunday with 45 players competing in a straight knockout tournment, matches best of 7 frames. One of the first casualties was 14 year old Luke Barnes who found himself on the end of a great display of junior pool by 9 year old Richard Haney who took the match 4 - 1. Another early exit was the shock departure of Luke Mills from Warks, one of the most mature 11 year olds ever seen and something very special, however victory was not to be his this weekend after team mate Luke Cowap (Warks) clinched the final frame to take the match 4 - 3. the semi final stages saw ever improving Theo Morgan (W Mids) battling with Stuart Bray for a finals place, Theo winning with a final score of 4 - 3 and Dorset's Ben Mackie taking a 4-0 victory over Nottinghamshire Ashley Dobb, both Stuart and Ashley having a great tournament and gaining credible semi finalists placings.

In the final young Ben Mackie who had never looked like losing all the way through this championship took the early lead over Theo Morgan. Although Theo took the next two frames Ben in the end proved too strong and won 5 - 2.

My thanks to Hazel Parkin for organising the top table and Under 18 Swiss System over the 2 days, Len Yorke and 'Bob' for running the evening flyers, Mike Collins for his help with the Under 16 scoring and Les Church for his assistance with the overall organisation and running of the event.

Judi Collins
England Youth Team Manager