Top honours safe for Laxton

Competition is fierce throughout the Wednesday Junior Snooker League at Waterlooville Sports Bar.
Points shared. Harry Wilson, Henry Martin and Thomas Sharp. Picture: Tim DunkleyPoints shared. Harry Wilson, Henry Martin and Thomas Sharp. Picture: Tim Dunkley
Points shared. Harry Wilson, Henry Martin and Thomas Sharp. Picture: Tim Dunkley

Division one leader Samuel Laxton won a high-quality safety battle with Zak Truscott in their final match to claim the honours in the top group.

Harry Wilson, Henry Martin and Thomas Sharp shared the points following a three-way tie in the second group.

Wilson won the tiebreak and is now leading division two.

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Lennox Anderson dropped one place to second, while Martin climbed to third.

Sharp moved up to fifth in division one.

Laxton has an eight-point advantage over defending champion Dean Russell.

World Snooker coach Tim Dunkley runs sessions for under-19s from 4.30pm to 6.30pm every Monday and Wednesday.

Elsewhere, English Under-14 champion Olly Gibbs chalked up his highest break of 94 against Ryan Hughes in the second round of the Chandlers Ford Snooker Club Championship.

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The 14-year-old from Gosport was knocked out 3-0 in his next match by beaten finalist David Mumford.

In Bournemouth the previous day, Gibbs topped his round-robin group in the eighth and final leg of the Cuestars south of England championship tour at Greenbaize SC.

He then lost 3-2 to Christian Chislett in the last-eight of the Snooker Hub-sponsored event.

Gibbs finished the season ranked joint 19th while group-stage casualty Jamie Wilson ended the campaign in 12th place.