Sam Miller is British O35 Champion

Warwickshire men’s captain Sam Miller rounded off a great tournament with a 4 game win over Phil Rushworth to take his first British title. The former full time professional had reached a high of 79 in the world during his touring days.

Miller was in strong form to make it through to the final with ease to put him up against the other stand out player in Rushworth. In an all imprtant third game Miller recovered from 7-10 down to take a 2-1 lead and went on to win fourth and take the match.

Round 1 – Bye

Quarter Final – Beat Paul Stroud (LEC) 11-3, 11-3, 11-6 (20 mins)

Semi Final – Beat Phil Nightingale (SRY) 11-5, 11-0, 11-6 (25 mins)

Final – Beat Phil Rushworth (SRY) 11-9, 4-11, 12-10, 11-9 (46 mins)