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Cormac doubles up Junior success

Cormac Kerr was seeing double in
Blackpool after claiming his second major
trophy of the year.

Four months after becoming Junior
European champion, the 17-year-old from
Drogheda defeated Irish team mate, Ben
Doyle, to win the WEPF Junior World
version.
“I really don’t know how to describe it,”
said delighted Kerr after his 8-6 success.
“I would have been happy with one of
them. Now I have won both.
“This was completely my goal when I first
picked up a cue but it doesn’t feel like it’s
happened.
“It still feels like I have another game to
play,” added Kerr who defeated another
Irish prospect, Adam Maher 7-1 in the Junior Winner - Cormac Kerr
semi-finals. the same venue last February.
“It was hard because Ben is my team mate, Kerr also knocked out Australia’s Jayden
and I would have preferred to play some- Domeika 7-6 in the quarter-finals; the latter
one from a different country. voted top player in the World Junior team.
“Playing Adam in the semi-finals was Domeika was attempting to emulate
tough as well. All their family members compatriot Matthew Curwood who lifted
are here and there is a big crowd from the trophy for Australia but didn’t return to
Wexford. the UK to defend.
Another Aussie hope, Lochlan Courtney,
I’m the only one from my region, County also lost in the last eight, beaten 7-2 by
Louth. Adam was one of the favourites and Maher.
I thought it might be harder but I cruised
that one. In addition, to his singles success Kerr won
“Ben, however, brought the best out of four out of his five frames in the team final
me,” said Kerr, a 7-3 winner over England’s against hosts England. For information on
Chris Panayiotou in the European final at the Junior team event see page 17.

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