BOURNEMOUTH'S David O’Callaghan potted his way to a second winner’s trophy on the Cuestars South of England Under-21 Silver Tour – using a borrowed cue.
The 18-year-old chalked up a 2-0 victory over promoted Chloe White in the final of the first leg at Waterlooville Sports Bar to give him an early lead in the rankings.
Explaining why his father Keith had to loan him his cue, O'Callaghan said: “I left it in a locker at Greenbaize overnight and, because we left early, I couldn’t pick it up.”
Discussing his performance in Waterlooville, he said: “I played rubbish throughout the groups and the semi-final.
“I almost fluked my way through. It was the final group match against Brett Wallace, he played so much better than me. I just managed to pinch that.
“Then, I played really well in the final – when it mattered.”
O’Callaghan’s only defeat was by Riley Ellis, last season’s Bronze Tour rankings winner, in the group stages.
Kaine Petty from Fordingbridge reached his third semi-final in six events but went down 2-1 to O’Callaghan.
The tournament was sponsored by Vortex Property Management to raise awareness of Sightsavers, an international charity that works in developing countries to treat and prevent avoidable blindness.
For more information about the charity, visit www.sightsavers.org.
The second leg of 10 is at Salisbury Snooker Club on Sunday, October 8.
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