3^rd January 2009
Event 3 of the Plymouth Bronze Waistcoat tour was held at the Victoria Snooker Centre. The day was full of exciting and memorable moments and one I'm sure the players will not forget in a hurry. Group A saw Haydon Pinhey produced an array of good touch shots to win frame one against Jonathan Jolly. He followed this with the second frame to win the match 2-0. Cody Hall versus Chris Coumbe made for a tense opening frame with Coumbe potting the black to go 1 up. Hall started well in frame 2 but Coumbe potted well to win 2-0. Against Pinhey, Hall started the match with some good pots using the rest but Pinhey got in with a couple of small breaks 14 & 19 to win 2-0. Adam Lewin won the first frame against Jolly, Jolly tried to keep the second frame safe but Lewin continued to pot well to win 2-0. Chris Coumbe demolished Jolly in their 1st frame 70-10. Jolly dug deep in the second frame and potted well but Coumbe proved too strong on the day and went on to win 2-0. Hall stormed into a 1-0 lead only to piped at the post by breaks of 26,21 and a 22 clearance from Lewin to win 2-1.Coumbe beat Pinhey 2-1 with some good potting from both players. Hall played well in his last match against Jolly to win 2-0. Pinhey fluked blue and pink in the first frame and then went on to beat Lewin 2-0. Coumbe beat Lewin with breaks of 21 and 25 to qualify and reach the semi finals.

In group B there was good safety play between Peter Beckwith and Dan Legassick with their match going down to the decider, which Legassick took 2-1. Sam Lloyd potted well against Chris Corry to take the opening frame. Corry bounced back with some good long shots. However, Lloyd's consistency came through and he won 2-0. Beckwith won 2-0 against Corry and Lloyd won 2-1 against Legassick with some good solid snooker, Legassick potted some good long balls but Lloyd proved too strong. The two group B qualifiers were determined by a final tally of frame scores from all matches played. These were Beckwith, Lloyd, Legassick was the unlucky player missing qualification by just 2 frame points, just going to show that every ball counts in the group stages.

The semi finals saw superb play from Pinhey to beat the consistent Beckwith. Pinhey affectionately known by his peers as the 'Pocket Rocket' produced a break of 23 in the first frame and a superb 48 break to clinch the match. Lloyd played consistently well all day to reach the semi final and his opponent Coumbe was also in fine form. However, both struggled to combat nerves and the pressure of the match each giving away a lot of fouls. It was Lloyd that held himself together the best potting the important colours to beat Coumbe 2-0 and reach the final.

In the final Pinhey started well but Lloyd dug deep to clinch the first frame by potting a magnificence black down the rail to win. Lloyd punched to air in excitement and the smile on his face said it all. Pinhey tied the match by taking the second frame with an awesome 25 clearance, potting everything in sight in the decider to defeat Lloyd 2-1. Tournaments Director's Steve Brookshaw and Darren Hall reported how impressive and professional all the players behaved, and how proud they feel being involved with the West of England Billiards and Snooker Foundation.

Report by Steven Brookshaw and Darren Hall