11 year old Potting Machine Is Crowned Champion

Carl Martin 2007 Tyrone Under-14 8Ball Pool Champion

Carl Martin who has came through Ireland’s Junior Pool Academy has become Tyrone’s Newest Cue Star after being crowned 2007 Tyrone Under-14 Individual Pool Champion ……

The young 11-year old player who hails from Fintona put in one of the best performance from a player of his age to be crowned the youngest 2007 Tyrone under-14 individual 8ball pool champion last Wednesday night in Omagh defeating a host of top players from throughout Tyrone older than himself with a dazzling display of potting which any senior player would have been proud of………….

Carl who has his own full-size snooker table at home and who knocks in breaks of 30 and 40 plus when practising picked up a cue at a early age and fell in love with all cue-sport games ever since …….……

Lee Booth (Booth Developments, main sponsors) with players who made it into the 1/4-finals
Back Row: Thomas Montgomery (Sandholes), Steven Quinn (Fintona), Adam Mc Mackin (Beragh),
Lee Booth (sponsor), Andrew Mc Whirter (Sandholes) and Nath Todd (Seslanore, runner-up.
LtoR front row:Carl Martin (Fintona, winner), Dale Booth (Omagh),
Niall Garrity (Omagh), Cieran Fay (Coalisland)

Ronnie Boyle tournament organiser said, when playing in the Omagh District Snooker League many years ago Carl reminds me of a young 11 year-old Dermott Mc Glinchey from Castlederg coming onto the scene reaching the semi-finals on the senior N. Ireland snooker championships at a young age and a some years later Dermott turned professional and is still playing on the professional circuit…….

This young Fintona player Carl Martin could do the same in the world of 8-ball pool and maybe one day be crowned world pool champion…..……

The two finalists Carl Martin (Fintona, winner) and Nathan Todd (Seskanore, runner-up)
is pictured with the tournament sponsor Lee Booth of Booth Developments.....

The under-14 championships was played in groups of four with the top two players progressing to the knockout stages which seen Carl finishing runner-up in his group defeating Niall Garrity (Omagh) and Dale Booth (Omagh) before losing to Nathan Todd (seskanore)………

In the semi-finals Carl defeated the tournament favourite and top junior player Adam Mc Mackin (Beragh) who also plays on the men’s circuit on a 3-1 score-line before returning the result from the group matches this time round by defeating Nathan Todd 3-2 in a fantastic final…..

Carl Martin (Fintona) 2007 Tyrone Under-14 8Ball Pool Champion receives
his trophy from the tournaments sponsor Lee Booth of Booth Developments...

This was a fantastic performance from Carl who is only a first year at Omagh Christian Brothers school and who has also qualified for the grand-finals of the under-16 Star of the Future hosted by Ireland’s Junior Pool Academy also defeating much older players in this under-16 9ball category in the Enniskillen venue…..

If there is any other junior players that would like to play in tournaments or learn the game they can do so by contacting 07776365059 and full details will be given…..

The organisers would like to take this opportunity in thanking Lee Booth of Booth Developments for there kind sponsorship for these under-14 8ball pool championship because without people like Lee its very hard to organise these underage tournaments for these up and coming young junior players……..