Chandlers Ford Snooker Club

14/06/2026

THE super six from the south have arrived at The Maltings Q Club in King’s Lynn, Norfolk, for today’s English Junior Billiards Championships.

Pictured, from left: Lewis Thomson, William Thomson, Ben Taylor-Jenkins, Elijah King, Christopher Woodward, Alfie Wyatt.

William has won the national under-16 title for the past four years. Ben, Elijah, Christopher and Alfie are making their debuts in these championships.

Ben will receive his first England cap in the Home Internationals in Leeds in August – joining William and Christopher in the three-gold-lions club.

13/06/2026

CHANDLERS FORD SNOOKER CLUB - OPEN SERIES 38 WEEK 23 (16 RUNNERS)

BEN Taylor-Jenkins heads off to Norfolk for tomorrow’s English Junior Billiards Championships with the confidence boost of reducing his Open Series handicap to a minus number for the first time.

The 15-year-old beat Navraj Landa 2-0 in this evening’s final and moves up to third place (worth £340) in the rankings with three weeks remaining.

Caden Read took today’s high-break honours with a 59.

Defending champion Harry Singh has a 16-point lead over Austen Petty in the race for the guaranteed first prize of £500. Only Luke Beebe in 2014 has won back-to-back titles in the 17-year history of the competition.

Breaks: Caden Read: 59, 33; John Brazil: 45; Lennon Savage: 41; Navraj Landa: 33, 33; Peter Chin: 24.

13/06/2026

EASTLEIGH & DISTRICT JUNIOR LEAGUE 75

CHESTER Chan (first picture) today earned promotion to the Cuestars Under-21 Silver Tour.

Increasing his highest break for the second time in four weeks, the 11-year-old from Reading put together an impressive 45 against Connor Phillips in this morning’s Under-13 League at Chandlers Ford Snooker Club.

Henry Price made a personal best break of nine. Five-year-old George Gallant, son of former Club Champion Danny Gallant, enjoyed his introductory session.

Jack Miller leads Jesse Goncalves by two points at the top of the Under-13 Premier. Asten Sahota cut Lennon Savage’s advantage to six points in the Under-19 Premier.

Cakes (second picture) to celebrate Lennon 16th birthday on Monday went down a treat at teatime.

IN OTHER NEWS

• Oliver Sykes won his first match as a professional. He beat Liu Wenwei 6-1 in the first qualifying round of the China Open at the Mattioli Arena, Leicester, before going down 6-2 to Lan Yuhao. Next up is Scotland’s Ross Muir in the Wuhan Open on Monday morning, again in Leicester.

• Ryan Spratt has been invited to play for the England U21 B team in the Home Internationals in Leeds in August.

• Good luck to William Thomson, Lewis Thomson, Ben Taylor-Jenkins, Christopher Woodward and Elijah King in the English Junior Billiards Championships in King’s Lynn, Norfolk, tomorrow.

• Junior club members who are aged 16 or over are eligible for the Tuesday Singles League. A new series starts at 7pm this coming Tuesday. Cost is £15. Free practice from 6.30pm. Players compete off scratch in round-robin groups for ten weeks. In the 11th week, the top eight play a knockout for the rolling prize fund.

• Elijah King (third picture) passed Bronze Level 5 of the Cuestars Academy on Wednesday.

• Henry Price (fourth picture) passed Bronze Level 1 yesterday.

• Jimmy White’s Sports Lounge in Woking is running an under-21 Junior Open on August 30. It’s handicapped and a straight knockout. Enter via https://snookerz.co.uk/jwsl-junior-open.



WEEK 12 GROUP WINNERS

U13: Jack Miller, Joseph Hughes, Alexander Feng, Lewis Thomson.
Breaks: Chester Chan: 45(PB); Jack Miller: 24; Kornel Adamczyk: 11; Henry Price: 9(PB).

U19: Asten Sahota, Jack Miller, Isaac Church George Broom.
Breaks: Navraj Landa: 35, 31; George Broom: 18.

10/06/2026

A NEW adventure starts this afternoon for Oliver Sykes when he makes his professional debut on the World Snooker Tour against Liu Wenwei in the China Open qualifiers at the Mattioli Arena, Leicester.

Oliver has show that the pathway works. The trail has been blazed. Who will be the next to follow in his footsteps? Is there a new ‘Oliver Sykes’ currently learning how to make a bridge hand and stand properly in our under-13 sessions on Saturday mornings?

Here is a link to a Q&A with Oliver by WST.

https://www.wst.tv/news/2026/june/06/oliver-sykes-q-a/

09/06/2026

THERE’S a new name on the Tuesday Singles League honours board.

Ryan Spratt beat Rob Gall 2-0 in the Series 52 play-off at Chandlers Ford Snooker Club this evening.

Both players are relatively new to this competition. Former Saturday morning junior Ryan pocketed £112 in prize money.

A new ten-week league starts next Tuesday. Players compete off scratch in round-robin groups. In the 11th week, the top eight play a knockout for the rolling prize fund.

Shane Hellyer returned to chip-run duties – and bought a pizza.

RESULTS (PRIZE MONEY)

QUARTER-FINALS (£12): Neil Carroll 2-0 Harry Singh, Ryan Spratt 2-0 Assi Anwar, John Buckley 2-0 Dave Nunn, Rob Gall 2-0 Shane Hellyer.

SEMI-FINALS (£24): Ryan Spratt 2-1 Neil Carroll, Rob Gall 2-0 John Buckley.

FINAL (£112/£62): Ryan Spratt 2-0 Rob Gall.

PICTURES

Ryan Spratt with his prize money

Finalists Rob Gall (left) and Ryan Spratt

08/06/2026

CHANDLERS FORD SNOOKER CLUB SUNDAY ROLL-UP

KEVIN Hardy and Ryan Spratt split the £62 prize pot last night.

Defending champion Harry Singh leads Lewis Boyce by one point at the top of the table. It was good to see Mike Levick and Nathan Page back in the competition.

Week 3 money winners: Ryan Spratt £31.02, Kevin Hardy £31.02

Breaks: Ryan Spratt: 71.

06/06/2026

CHANDLERS FORD SNOOKER CLUB - OPEN SERIES 38 WEEK 22 (22 RUNNERS)

LEWIS Harris moved up to sixth place (worth £135) after winning this evening’s final.

A third successive final takes the in-form Harry Singh to pole position in the race for the guaranteed first prize of £500 and reduces his handicap to an eye-watering -24. There are four weeks remaining.

Plate specialist Peter Chin beat Navraj Landa in the final of the secondary competition.

Ryan Spratt shared today’s high-break honours with Asten Sahota.

Breaks: Asten Sahota: 70, 64; Ryan Spratt: 70; Shane Hellyer: 40, 40; Navraj Landa: 37, 36, 30, 30; Peter Chin: 35, 31, 28; Christopher Woodward: 35; Caden Read: 32; Tom Jenkins: 21.

06/06/2026

EASTLEIGH & DISTRICT JUNIOR LEAGUE 75

THREE new high breaks were recorded during a busy morning at Chandlers Ford Snooker Club.

Michael Broom (first picture) put together an impressive 37 against Connor Phillips in the Under-19 League.

Earlier, Jackson Sexton (second picture) made a 14 against Kornel Adamczyk in the Under-13 League. And Isaac Neagle, who made his competitive debut during the Ken Jones May Half-Term Cup, chalked up an eight in his first Saturday session.

Jack Miller returns to the top of the U13 Premier – by one frame from Jesse Goncalves. We had a perfect 20 runners today, five round-robin groups of four.

Ben Taylor-Jenkins moves up to third place - behind Lennon Savage and second-placed Asten Sahota - after winning the top group in the U19s.

Cakes (third picture) to celebrate William Thomson’s 14th birthday last Wednesday and goodies ahead of Ben’s 15th birthday on Monday went down a treat at teatime.

IN OTHER NEWS

• Oliver Sykes makes his professional debut on the World Snooker Tour on Wednesday. He faces Liu Wenwei in the China Open qualifiers at the Mattioli Arena, Leicester. Six days later, he returns to Leicester to take on Ross Muir in the Wuhan Open Qualifiers.

• We spotted something interesting on snookerscores.net today. The EPSB has created a header for an English Under-16 Tour next season - in addition to the usual English Junior Tour. Watch this space.

• Does anyone want a pair of black trouser and a black waistcoat (fourth picture) that is suitable for a nine-year-old? I still have the size 5 black shoes (fifth picture) which are ideal for snooker as the uppers are soft. Both free to a good home. See Tim.



WEEK 11 GROUP WINNERS

U13: Jack Miller, George Broom, Oliver Andrews, Kornel Adamczyk, Jacob Mandry.
Breaks: Jesse Goncalves: 25; Haydn Howell: 22; Jackson Sexton: 14(PB); Isaac Neagle: 8(PB).

U19: Ben Taylor-Jenkins, Caden Read, Michael Broom, William Thomson, Christopher Woodward.
Breaks: Lennon Savage: 45; William Thomson: 40; Caden Read: 38; Michael Broom: 37(PB); Ben Taylor-Jenkins: 33; Jack Miller: 23; Chester Chan: 22.

03/06/2026

CHANDLERS FORD SNOOKER CLUB TUESDAY SINGLES LEAGUE SERIES 52

HARRY Singh is on a roll - joint top of both the Open Series and the Sunday Roll-Up and now number-one seed for next Tuesday’s play-off for the £270 rolling prize fund,

Harry and fourth-placed Ryan Spratt won their respective round-robin groups last night.

Rob Gall finished the ten weeks of league action in second place. John Buckley is third. The other four qualifiers are Assis Anwar, Dave Nunn, Shane Hellyer and Neil Carroll.

Week 10 group winner: Harry Singh, Ryan Spratt.

50+ Breaks: Rob Gall: 55, 50.

Rolling prize fund: £270

03/06/2026

https://www.itv.com/watch/news/catch-up-watch-the-latest-edition-of-itv-news-meridian-west-from-tuesday-2-june/7m2b3qp

The Chandlers Ford SC piece, aired yesterday, starts at 17.00.

Watch the latest from ITV News - Catch up: Watch the latest edition of ITV News Meridian (West) from Tuesday 2 June