GRIMSBY potter Ashley Wright won the Grimsby Senior Snooker final – and his special prize is to play a frame against one of the sport's greatest names.
Wright's reward for his 5-2 victory over Nige Emmerson in the Frank Templeman Grimsby Senior Snooker Championship Final is an exhibition frame against Jimmy White.
White, pictured, is in town on Friday, May 17 when he will appear at the Grimsby Auditorium as part of the centenary season of the Grimsby & District Snooker League.
Wright and Emmerson did battle at the Ray Edmonds Snooker Centre.
Wright took the first frame with runs of 21, 22 and 27.
Wright moved 2-0 ahead with a 75-24 win, with the aid of a break of 33.
Things were looking bleak for Emmerson when Wright made a 30 break early in the third frame but, on attempting to open the reds, he suffered a poor run of the balls and had to play a safety shot. This spurred on Emmerson, and he hit breaks of 35 and 29 to take the frame 81-32.
The fourth frame was completely dominated by Wright and he overpowered his opponent 81-1 to take a 3-1 lead into the interval.
Emmerson came out the stronger and he put himself back in contention, winning the fifth frame 61-25.
However, he missed a long red in the next which proved costly – Wright went on to snatch the closest frame of the night 63-51.
During this frame, Wright showed the sporting side of the game when he called a foul on himself, which had been missed by everyone.
He used the momentum from the previous frame to become champion as breaks of 39 and 30 saw him complete a 5-2 victory.
For more information on the Jimmy White night, call David Webster on 01472 485249. Tickets are available from the Auditorium now.
