2022 WSF Junior Championships

Underway at the Ding Junhui Snooker Academy, Sheffield. A World Tour card is up for grabs for the winner. Some notable names in the draw include Ben Mertens, Robbie McGuigan, Paul Deaville, Antoni Kowalski, Stan Moody, and about a dozen Iqbal brothers.

Live streaming here: https://www.facebook.com/WorldSnookerFederation/videos/

Results updated here: https://snookerscores.net/tournament-ma ... ip/results

Group A
Riti Eduard (Romania)
Ayaan Iqbal (Scotland)
Bulcsú Révész (Hungary)
Oliver Sykes (England)

Group B
Joel Connolly (Northern Ireland)
Paul Deaville (England)
Kledio Kaçi (Albania)
Ronnie Sullivan (England)

Group C
Jack Borwick (Scotland)
Oliver Briffett-Payne (Wales)
Aaron Smith (Ireland)
Dylan Smith (England)

Group D
Liam Graham (Scotland)
Robbie McGuigan (Northern Ireland)
O'Shay Scott (England)
Harry Wyatt (England)

Group E
Kaylan Patel (England)
Artem Surzhykov (Ukraine)
William Thomson (England)

Group F
Westley Cooper (England)
Arsenii Korolev (Russia)
Christian Richter (Germany)
Petro Sydorenko (Ukraine)

Group G
Liam Davies (Wales)
Hasib Hussain (England)
Filips Kalnins (Latvia)
Elliott Johnson (England)

Group H
Mitchell Berry (England)
Alec Chalmers (England)
Velian Dimitrov (Bulgaria)
David Steven (Scotland)

Group I
Yaron Bodor (Israel)
Antoni Kowalski (Poland)
Sam McKay (Scotland)
Joshua Walker (England)

Group J
Joshua Hands (Australia)
Matvei Lagodzinschii (Ukraine)
Brandon Langan (Scotland)
Stan Moody (England)

Group K
Vladislav Gradinari (Moldova)
Azaan Iqbal (Scotland)
Anton Kazakov (Ukraine)
Michael Roberts (England)

Group L
John Donovan (England)
Yorrit Hoes (Belgium)
Riley Powell (Wales)
Luke Woodhead (England)

Group M
Zac Cosker (Wales)
Samuel Lee Stevens (England)
Lilly Meldrum (Australia)
Steven Wardropper (Scotland)

Group N
Dainton Barrass (Wales)
Jake Crofts (England)
Luke Flanagan (England)

Group O
Daniel Boyes (England)
Ben Mertens (Belgium)
Mason Wilson (England)

Group P
Leone Crowley (Ireland)
Adyan Iqbal (Scotland)
Hasan Hussain (England)
Thijs Pauwels (Belgium)

Group Q
Roman Blakyta (Ukraine)
Nattanapong Chaikul (Thailand)
Amaan Iqbal (Scotland)
Edward Jones (England)

Group R
Xavier Daw (Australia)
Aidan Murphy (England)
Liam Pullen (England)
Mohammed Raees Hanif (South Africa)

gninnur karona wrote:Fine to have 44 British players entered, but disappointing that there are only 25 players from the rest of the world. In particular the total absence of players from China suggests that several of the world's best juniors are not competing in this event.

Yes, still highly restricted international travel for China. Looks like a similar situation in the big boys event, only Si Jiahui and Bai Langning from China, who are both based in the UK I believe.

Into the knockout rounds. Stand-out performer from the groups is possibly Liam Davies, who has top break of 134 and hasn't dropped a frame yet. Likely quarter final with lil' Ben Mertens could be a good one. Only one Iqbal remains.

Last 32:

Mason Wilson/Michael Roberts v Samuel Lee Stevens
Roman Blakyta v Jake Crofts
Stan Moody v Oliver Briffett-Payne
Robbie McGuigan v Antoni Kowalski

Westley Cooper v Mitchell Berry
Aidan Murphy v Yorrit Hoes
Oliver Sykes v Leone Crowley
Kaylan Patel/Filips Kalnins v Paul Deaville

Artem Surzhykov v Dainton Barrass/Christian Richter
Matvei Lagodzinschii v Liam Graham
Liam Pullen v Bulcsú Révész
Steven Wardropper v Anton Kazakov

Ben Mertens v Kledio Kaçi
Amaan Iqbal v Velian Dimitrov
Thijs Pauwels v Jack Borwick
Riley Powell/Sam McKay v Liam Davies

Prop wrote:Is this only streamed on Facebook?

it appears so, but you don't need a log-in to watch.

mick745 wrote:Ben Mertens knocked out by Kledio Kaçi in a surprise result.

Stan Moody v Antoni Kowalski L16 match looks very interesting.

yes. bit of a shock for the belgian.

kowalksi beat young master moody 3-0. after a close first frame he ran away with it. got a 139 break in the final frame - a new high break for the competition. looks like some random portuguese was reffing that one.

liam graham also through to the quarters with 3-0 win.

Down to the last 8 to be played this afternoon:

Jake Crofts (16) v Antoni Kowalski (18)
Yorrit Hoes (17) v Oliver Sykes (16)

Liam Graham (16) v Anton Kazakov (17)
Kledio Kaçi (15) v Liam Davies (15)

kowalski had fought back from 3-0 down to 3-3. but jake crofts pinches the decider on the pink.

liam davies came through his match 4-0.

Yorrit Hoes and Anton Kazakov come thorough their deciders.

So the semis will be:
Jake Crofts vs Yorrit Hoes
Anton Kazakov vs Liam Davies

anton kazakov 3-2 up on liam davies, and barring snookers will be in in the final.

he will face jake crofts who won his match 4-2 this morning.

kazakov always looked like he's had a bit too much for crofts in the end.