English Under 14 Final 2008-09

Oliver Lines overcame Darryl Hill 5-2 to win his home club backed English Under 14
Snooker Championship, World Snooker Academy, English Institute of Sport, Sheffield.

Jurys Inn sponsored the EASB finals weekend and also provided accommodation for players and officials.

Frame scores Darry Hill first :
(23-49), (0-87)31, (59-35), (36-73), (69-37), 35(51-65), (36-62) : 2-5

Lines son of Main Tours Peter Lines won the 1st frame on the blue added the 2nd comfortably with breaks of 31 and 26.

Hill formerly of Leeds now Isle of Man watched by former pro Graham Miles a friend of the family won the 3rd frame with a run of 24, Lines fouling on the last pink.

Although Lines made a break of 28 early in the next frame the outcome took 38 minutes to decide Lines in front 1-3.

The winner again in front at the resumption with a 24 however the Manx youngster with runs of 20 and 25 won the frame on the blue.

Hill looked odds on to make the game all square opening with 35 in frame six, Lines
back in with a 24 both players then laid snookers on the yellow and brown both fluked snookers from the escapes, Lines missed the pink for the frame but redeemed himself with a nervous father looking on with a long black.

Hill first in again with 21, Lines 14 and 17, Hill 15 for 36 all, Lines composed claimed his first title with a break of 26 to the blue.

Malcolm Thorne
English Snooker.   

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