DAVID CAUSIER has scooped the World Billiards Championship 2024 towards Rob Corridor on the luxurious Landywood Snooker Membership in Walsall.
Causier, in his 50s, has received seven World Billiard titles, and the final one was in 2022.
The trophy was offered to him by former World Billiards champion and World Snooker Tour (WST) Corridor of Fame inductee Rex Williams.
A complete of 55 rivals from ten nations and three continents launched into the Landywood Snooker Membership for four-day match which started with an preliminary group part.
He first turned English Novice Billiards Champion in 1992 in his profession that has spanned some 30 years.
The few days of the occasion noticed some excellent billiards from gamers together with Corridor, who reached a remaining in some thriller matches.
On his web site, Corridor has some 68 English Novice rating titles, the primary of which was within the 2004/5 seasons. He went onto dominate the novice circuit.
He has been a World Billiard finalist thrice previous to this.
The occasion was additionally commentated on by snooker stalwart Phil Yates, and within the commentary field have been among the high gamers.
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On the ultimate, Paul Lloyd, proprietor of the Landywood Snooker Membership got here into focus on with Yates – the honour of holding the World Billiards Championship on the membership.
He mentioned: “It was very humbling.”
Including that along with his snooker background, it had at all times been a dream to personal his personal snooker membership. Lloyd additionally mentioned he hoped that these guys within the billiards at some point received much more cash than what they’re presently getting within the occasions to date.
Lloyd added: “To be sitting within the commentary field with you (Phil Yates) it’s humbling.”
Final 12 months, Landywood Snooker Membership sponsored the English Novice Championship for the primary time.
Causier mentioned after on World Billiards: “I’m actually happy, it’s an exceptional achievement. It has been a protracted, laborious week however it has all paid off in the long run.”
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David Causier defeated Peter Gilchrist 1,051-122 within the remaining of the 2024 English Open to efficiently defend the title he received twelve months in the past on the Landywood Snooker Membership.
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“I don’t suppose both of us settled earlier than the interval. It’s troublesome when you might be enjoying for 5 hours and also you don’t actually need to blow your self out early on and really feel a bit flat. I felt that if I bought to the interval with a lead, then I knew I may have a great hour someplace and within the second session I had a interval the place I used to be scoring closely.” he mentioned.
“No one needs to get crushed in a remaining, I misplaced right here final 12 months and it isn’t gratifying in any respect. I’ve simply gone twelve months on the World Billiards calendar with out dropping however I simply need to hold pushing on and hold bettering!”
Earlier this 12 months, Landywood had hosted the Pink Ribbon occasion, the primary time since 2019. Search Pink Ribbon on right here to learn our articles.
