Muir the merrier

Scottish Snooker’s under-14 national champion Ross Muir has been crowned the youngest ever winner of the Scottish Youth Snooker Association championship.

SYSA players and officials with Bert Demarco (far left)

In front of a packed audience at the World of Snooker matchroom in Edinburgh, the 12-year-old from Musselburgh beat Jamie Stewart, 15, from Dumfries, 4-1.

Muir scored a shock 3-1 victory over Scottish under-16 champion Michael Leslie in the semi-finals.

Five-time Scottish Amateur Champion Bert Demarco, 83, presented ten-year-old Ethan Laing with the Young Personality of the Year award.

Leslie, 15, received the number one medal for finishing top of the ranking list with four tournament wins out of six and the highest break medal for a 101 in the Glasgow Open.

 

RESULTS:

LAST 16: Michael Leslie bt Paul Docherty 3-0, Campbell Dunlop bt Keith Mundell 3-0, Lee Mein bt Ross McLean 3-1, Ross Muir bt Axl Menlove 3-2, Jamie Stewart bt Darren McAulley 3-0, Scott Roarty bt Ethan Laing 3-0, Grant Polley bt Stuart Black 3-2, Scott Donaldson bt David Leslie 3-0.

QUARTER-FINALS: Leslie bt Dunlop 3-1, Muir bt Mein 3-0, Stewart bt Roarty 3-2, Donaldson bt Polley 3-1.

SEMI-FINALS: Muir bt Leslie 3-1, Stewart bt Donaldson 3-2.

FINAL: Muir bt Stewart 4-1.

SYSA ROLL OF HONOUR

Edinburgh Open           Michael Leslie (Bonnyrigg)

Glasgow Open             Axl Menlove (Dumfries)

Fife Open                   Michael Leslie (Bonnyrigg)

Dumfries Open             Michael Leslie (Bonnyrigg)

Stirling Open               Michael Leslie (Bonnyrigg)

Scottish Championships Ross Muir (Musselburgh)