Brighton castle juniors with WPBSA coach Kai Michael

Week 21/21:

Today was the final weekend of the current handicap league. With first and second place decided, there was much left to play for other than who would finish third. Isaac, Toby & Thomas all had a shout of taking the position.

A warm welcome to Bertie and Stanley who have attended a session a while back but dropped in today for the session. Stanley really impressing and even managed to cause an upset in his tie against Raffertie, who needed a 2-0 win to take fourth spot.

Star of the day ⭐️Stanley

Still spaces left for the following half-term days, Wednesday 21st & 28th August and Monday 2nd September.

We shall take a short break from league snooker now and turn are attention to sharping up all juniors games ready for the busy junior season ahead.

Thanks, all Kai.

League results —
+65 Emrys - Bye
+55Isacc 2-0 +50Toby
+15 Gus 2-0 Alex +35
+30 Taylor 2-0 Bertie +70
+50 Raffertie 2-0 Stanley +70

Happy 18th birthday to former junior player Tyler Reed.

Such an amazing talented player when the club started 5 years ago Tyler was the absolute stand out junior quickly producing 50 breaks at 12 years of age.

Have a great day mate and come see us any time your always welcome 🥳

Summer camp day 3 ☀️😎🔥🇵🇱

On Monday, we held a very special session and a landmark from the club as we would be joined by our new friends all the way from Poland Snookerowy.

We would welcome polish coach Przemek plus his 7 juniors - Stefan, Szymon, Janek, Jurek, Axel, Wojtek 😀

For the first half of the day we are played a doubles snooker competition 1 junior from each club would pair up together for the competition a great opportunity for junior to get to know each other.
Just before lunch we introduced speed pool to the Snookerowy to which was a massive hit. This is such a fantastic game as I’m sure they would all agree.

After lunch, we played a straight knockout pool competition with some incredible matches being played. We ended the day with a brilliantly fun game of killer with plenty of laughs throughout Szymon the stand-out playing only missing 1 shot during the round and ending of 5 lives 👏🏻

Despite the language barrier this really has been a truly amazing few days Snookerowy are a fantastic set up, and I hope we can all meet again very soon we have made some great friendship for life the past few days and I know my boys are very keen on a team rematch 🏆

Special thanks to club owner Dave Jones & Manger Pat Adams for allowing this special event to take place at the club for the last few days and also a special shout out to castle junior captain Mathew Jameson for all his help making Snookerowy feel so welcome 🙏🏻

Have a safe trip home guys, thanks all Kai.

Snooker double winners 🏆 Wojtek & Brooklyn
Pool winner 🏆 Brooklyn
Player of the day 🏆 Leon
Speed pool winner 🏆 Gus
Killer winner 🏆 Szymon

Snookerowy Klub Sportowy

Last night's match -

Well, what an evening of snooker between to great junior clubs.

A massive well done to our polish friends who managed to get the victory in a very close match up between the sides. Some absolute outstanding snooker, especially rafferie v Axel toward the end which has the whole club at a stand still to watch.

Castle team —
Mathew, Gus, Oliver, Taylor, Thomas, Raffertie, Brett

Snookerowy team — Leo, Stefan, Szymon, Janek, Jurek, Axel, Wojtek

Final result -
Castle 12-15 Snookerowy

Tomorrow Snookerowy will join us for a fun filled day at our summer camp, which I think everyone is really looking forward tonight after tonight.

Thanks, all Kai.

Snookerowy Klub Sportowy

Team match versus our polish friends Snookerowy Klub Sportowy let’s go ! 🏆

Castle Snooker and Sports Bar

A reminder that this weekends junior club will take place on Sunday 9am-11am NOT Saturday due to pride thanks 🌈

Day 2 of the summer club 🔥😎☀️

Thank you for air-conditioning! An absolute boiling day today, not ideal for snooker but nevertheless a packed half-term club.

Great to see London brother Marshall & Dylan Denieffe attend their first Brighton session and both having a great day.

Well, don to all juniors involved today, it was a great session. On Monday, we welcome are Polish friends to the junior club in which I’m sure will be a fantastic day of snooker and lots of friendships being made 😊

This weekend's junior club will take place on Sunday 9am-11am, NOT the usual Saturday due to pride 🌈

Thanks all, Kai.

Snooker doubles winner 🏆 Tommy & Thomas
Pool winner 🏆Gus Walker
Speed pool winner 🏆 Dylan Denieffe
Player of the day 🏆Thomas Lynn

Player of the month for July Tallulah Michael well done 👏🏻

Congratulations Mathew Jameson handicap junior league champion 2024 🏆

With just 2 Saturdays left of the current league leader Mathew needed just to attend the session today and earn his 1 point for attending to be crown champion so when he arrived through the door this morning we had a delighted Mathew 😀

Congratulations also to Tallulah Michael, who secured second place in the league table. Tallulah is current our only female player coming up against some very talent young men, so I can’t praise her enough for what can only be classed as a wonderful achievement 👏🏻

Juniors Isaac and Toby now fight it out for third place in the last weekend of the junior league which will now take place on Saturday 17th August.

Star of the day ⭐️ Mathew Jameson

Have a lovely weekend all thanks Kai.

League results -
-20 Mathew 2-0 Gus +10
+55 Raffertie 2-0 Toby +50
+35 Alex 1-1 Isaac +50
+55 Tallulah — Bye

When the junior set up began 5 years ago, there were two targets, I really hoped one day we could achieve a junior making a century break and also a junior being selected for England.

Adam Abass pictured with myself this year has achieved both the following, earning his first England call up earlier in the year, followed by his first century break of 106.

I've presented Adam with a special trophy as the junior clubs first centurion.

Well done Adam, keep up the excellent work and you will achieve great things.

Summer club kick-started today for the first session of the holidays 😎

A really great and enjoyable session this morning to kick-start things off we played a doubles snooker competition which was a lot of fun partners were drawn at random and the handicaps awarded.

Adam and Gus would see a first round defeat to Mathew and Isaac, while raffertie and Thomas would breeze past Toby and Alex, setting up a final between my self (Kai) and Tommy.

Before lunch, we had a group game of speed pool with a few new exciting twists along the way.

After lunch, a pool straight knock out competition took place and finishing the day with a group game of killer.

Well done to all juniors involved today, it was a great session 👏🏻

Special mention—For Adam Abass who made his first practice 147 today. During the half-term club juniors like to have a go at the line-up on the 9ball pool tables with snooker balls, not only is this really fun, but it allows all to make a higher break then they would usually get on a snooker table, nevertheless is great for their confidence. My included along with Adam and some others have been trying to make a 147 during the session we’ve got close numerous times, but today Adam managed to crack it 👏🏻

Thanks all, Kai.

Snooker double winners🏆 — Tommy & Kai (coach)
Pool 🏆 — Adam Abass
Speed pool winner 🏆 — Adam Abass
Player of the day 🏆 — Raffertie Atkinson

Castle Snooker and Sports Bar

Summer club 2024 ready ☀️😎

Updated league tables :

Really pleased to say, we will be welcoming Snookerowy Klub Sportowy all the way from Poland in a few weeks time to join up with our junior set up for a few days. I’m sure we will have a fantastic few days and numerous friendships will be made along with some great snooker.

Sunday 4th August will see both juniors club go head-to-head in a team match up. This will take place at 5pm at the castle club, all spectators welcome to what will surely be a fascinating match up between the clubs.

Castle Snooker and Sports Bar
Snookerowy Klub Sportowy

Week 19/21:

The end is in sight 🏆

Just 3 weeks remain in the junior handicap league and only 5 juniors mathematically able to win the league. Mathew Talluah Isaac Toby Thomas, any points dropped today could hear their title bids over.

Some cracking matches were drawn out today, and Talluah tough draws kept coming. Not only has she drawn 5 of her last 5 matches, her previous two toes have been against league leader Mathew and today third place Isaac really tough going.

The tie of the day would be played between second place Talluah and third place Isaac on which could be a big swing in the challenge for the title if either could get the 2-0 win a draw wouldn’t change too much apart from helping Toby Walker if he could his self secure a 2-0 victory in his match versus Thomas.

Star of the day ⭐️ Tallulah

Thanks, Kai.

League results :

0 Brett 2-0 Taylor +25
+55 Tallulah 1-1 Isacc +50
+50 Toby 1-1 Thomas +20
+ Gus 1-1 Raffertie +55
-15 Mathew 2-0 Alex +35

Updated league tables:

Huge well done Taylor Jones who was last months player of the month for June 👏🏻

Some great photos from last weeks u21 open taken by Mathew Jameson.

Week 18/21 :

Just 3 weeks now remain of the current handicap league and today there would be some mayor twists in the league table with some results 😲

With the league edging ever closer to the end, league leader Mathew was looking for just 3 more wins to earn him his second consecutive league title which second place and just 2 points behind Tallulah was still fighting for the chance to be crowned champion. Isaac and Toby both knew they had a good chance of making a real stamp in a title charge as results could go their way.

As every week, a randomized draw is made for league ties and in an incredible turn of events, Mathew first place would draw tallualh second place!

This was much to the delight of third and fourth spot Isaac and Toby, but could they make some ground as either was to slip up!

The session would eventually end with some crazy matches being played, numerous black ball finishes and on paper favorites being beat.

Star of the ⭐️ Joshua

Thanks, all Kai.

League results :

+30 Brooklyn 2-0 Brett 0
+70 Gerry 2-0 Marco +70
0 Oliver 2-0 Taylor +25
+70 Joshua 2-0 Isacc +50
+50 Raffetie 1-1 Toby +50
-10 Mathew 2-0 Tallulah +50
+35 Alex 1-1 Gus +10

Limited spaces still available book on now 😊

🏆2024 castle u21 open report

Well, what can I say, 5 years of this competition, and it seems to get better every time, some of the snooker played yesterday was out of this world and wouldn’t look out of place on the TV screen.

A huge well done to all 32 players, for the first time we saw a real mix in standard from newcomers to juniors looking for match experience and then the absolute top juniors looking for the prize money and title.

It was nice to welcome some new faces along in Zac Cosker, Aidan Murphy and the English u14 champion Nicolas Ayres all lads massively impressed having good runs on the day. Nicolas narrowly losing out in the semis to the eventual winner.

The final would see Shaun Liu reach the final for the second year running and face coulsdon Evan Plummer.

Special thanks —
To referees Steven Hughes and Phil Watson, who were wonderful all day. Also, a big mention to club owner Dave Jones and club manager Pat Adams for allowing me to hold this competition, which really is proving ever more popular each year. I’m hoping next year's the prize pot will exceed £1,500

Semi-final results —
Shaun Liu 3-0 Oliver Sykes
Evan Plummer 3-2 Nicolas Ayres
Final —
Evan Plummer 3-2 Shaun Liu

Prize money — Semi finals £150×2
Runner-up £300
Winner £600
Refs £50

Notable breaks 50+ :
Oliver Sykes : 87, 85, 72, 65, 56, 55, 51
Aida murphy: 105, 69, 55, 50
Evan Plummer: 79, 57, 75, 68, 65,73
Zac cosker: 54
Dylan Denieffe : 50
William Thomson: 50
Shaun Liu : 67,55,84, 65, 83
Dylan Smith : 75
Nicolas Ayres : 66

Thanks Kai.

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Castle U21s open winner 2024 Evan Plummer 🏆

Massive congratulations Evan you was super all day wining the final 3-2 in a thriller against Shaun Liu 👏🏻

Full report will be posted tomorrow.

U21s final 2024 🏆
Shaun Liu v Evan Plummer

U21s open Semi finals 🏆

Shaun Liu v Oliver Sykes
Evan Plummer v Nicolas Ayres

Castle U21s open day 2024 !

Who will be this years champion 🏆

Castle Snooker and Sports Bar

The snooker bug must have in the air this morning with a jam packed junior club 😃

It was lovely to welcome former English’s u14 champion Shaun Liu to the session, who has really made some great friendship within the group. Shaun will be taking part in the castle's yearly u21 open tomorrow, which attracts the elite of junior players from all over.

A warm welcome to Leighton & Jake, who seemed to certainly enjoy themselves.

No league games were played this morning, so lots of practice and time for the juniors to have a mingled among themselves playing snooker and some pool.

Star of the day ⭐️ Shaun Liu

Day's notable breaks :
Mathew Jameson 42, Shaun Liu 65,55,44 and then I lost count of all the rest 🤣

Have a great weekend all thanks, Kai.

‼️information for this Sundays castle u21 open

Would everyone playing in the first 8 matches please arrive at 9.45am and for all reaming players please arrive at 11.30am.

Suggested parking -

Churchill square shopping centre car park which is a few minutes walk to the club. There is a nearer car park on Regency square but the prices can be rather expensive, alternatively there is lots of pay and displays around but usually tricky finding a free space. If you’re coming by train, the station is around a 10 minute walk.

Please remember this is a dress code event - trousers, shoes, polo or shirt.

If anyone has any objections to photos being taken and used for the castle clubs website and social media please let us know.

Any problems on the day please contact -

Kai 07753494709
Castle club 01273 382246

Thanks see you all see you Sunday Kai.

Castle u21 open draw for next Sunday will be made shortly and allocated start times sent out thanks 🏆