TWO Bournemouth-based young potters celebrated together after achieving regional success on home tables at Greenbaize Snooker Club.

Bradley Cowdroy survived a “terrible start” to claim his third winner’s trophy of the season on the Cuestars South of England Under-21 Gold Tour.

And Silver Tour stalwart Nat Kidner said it had been “unbelievable” to have ended a near five-year wait for a first Cuestars winner’s trophy.

In a repeat of last month’s fourth leg in south London, Cowdroy defeated Connor Benzey (Eastleigh) 2-0 in the final.

But the 15-year-old from Bournemouth, dubbed The Warrior, looked to be heading home after losing his first two matches in his four-man round-robin group without winning a frame.

The rankings leader said: “It was a terrible start.

“I was feeling the pressure as it was my home event.”

Cowdroy will take a 28-point lead over Anthony Rice (Fordingbridge) into the second half of the season.

Meanwhile, Ferndown teenager Kidner’s champagne moment came in his 39th tournament on the Cuestars junior circuit.

The 14-year-old was understandably ecstatic after beating 16-year-old Chloe White (Havant), the women’s world number 30, 2-0 in a final that was watched by family and friends.

Clutching his prized piece of silverware, he said: “I never thought I could do it.

“It’s just unbelievable. I’m just really, really happy.”

Kidner broke the back of the first frame with a run of 30 and wrapped up the next by doubling the black the full length of the table into the green pocket.

Not a great lover of the fine art of safety play, he insisted the double was always on.

“If it works, it works,” he explained.

“If it doesn’t, it doesn’t but it worked.”

Earlier, Kidner was “thrilled” to overcome his fellow Greenbaize member David O’Callaghan, the runaway rankings leader, 2-1 in the last-four.

And he revealed he followed his own advice given to young clubmate Josh Reeves the previous day.

“I concentrated and was focused,” he said. “I was telling Josh to do that exact thing and, well, it worked for me.”

Kidner, who had never even appeared in a final before, made his Cuestars Bronze Tour debut in Gloucester back in March 2013.

He is now joint fourth in the rankings with Kaine Petty (Fordingbridge).

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GOLD TOUR

Round-robin Group A: 1 Mickey Joyce (Chandler’s Ford SC), 2 Oliver Sykes (Chandler’s Ford SC), 3 Bradley Cowdroy (Greenbaize, Bournemouth), 4 Arron Smith (Selsey RBL, Chichester).

Round-robin Group B: 1 Steven Hughes (Chandler’s Ford SC), 2 Ryan Hughes (Chandler’s Ford SC), 3 Elliott Weston (Top Spot, Havant), 4 Reece King (Greenbaize, Bournemouth).

Round-robin Group C: 1 Connor Benzey (Chandlers Ford SC), 2 Aidan Murphy (Fishponds Cons Club, Bristol), 3 Dan Sykes (Chandlers Ford SC), 4 Anthony Rice (Salisbury SC).

Quarter-final results (12 points): Joyce 2-0 D Sykes, Cowdroy 2-1 S Hughes, Benzey 2-0 R Hughes, O Sykes 2-1 Murphy.

Semi-final results (15 points): Benzey 2-0 O Sykes, Cowdroy 2-0 Joyce.

Final result (£60/£30, 25/18 points): Cowdroy 2-0 Benzey.

SILVER TOUR

Round-robin Group A: 1 Chloe White (Waterlooville Sports Bar), 2 David O’Callaghan (Greenbaize, Bournemouth), 3 Shane Kearns (Jesters, Swindon), 4 Keegan Reed (Salisbury SC), 5 Kaine Petty (Salisbury SC).

Round-robin Group B: 1 Nat Kidner (Greenbaize, Bournemouth), 2 Riley Ellis (147 SC, Swindon), 3 Callum White (Waterlooville Sports Bar), 4 Brett Wallace (Fareham SC), 5 Ally Pollard (Salisbury SC).

Semi-final result (15 points): Chloe White 2-0 Ellis, Kidner 2-1 O’Callaghan.

Final result (25/18 points): Kidner 2-0 Chloe White.