Gray keeps the Amateur Tour crown
Mark Gray has retained the IRPT Amateurs Tour Grand Finals title after another thriller against Danny Davies at Club 147 in Leicester.
The Bourne Snooker Centre man won 6–5 in the final for the second year running, leading 4–2 before slipping 5–4 behind and closing out the last two frames. The £1,200 first prize also locked in Gray’s number-one Amateur Tour ranking after a season that brought him 10 event wins.
Path to the title: 6–1 over Kev Farrelly (last 32), 6–2 Gary Jones (last 16), 6–4 Glenn Whittemore (QF), 6–1 Ryan Bosworth (SF). The top 16 from the tour year joined 80 other players in the Leicester field. Per Peterborough Today.
Reyes Cup is live in Makati
The 2026 Roobet Reyes Cup is underway at Makati Coliseum. Matchroom confirmed showtime this lunchtime UK time, with Efren Reyes in the house and captains Francisco ‘Django’ Bustamante and Ralf Souquet lagging for the opening break.
Robbie Capito, making his Team Asia debut alongside Carlo Biado in the opening doubles, told Matchroom: “We are not the underdogs.” Joshua Filler, on the Rest of the World side with Aleksa Pečelj in that same doubles, called his team the favourites. Django said if Asia win, he’ll be dancing.
Opening-night order (7pm local): Biado/Capito v Filler/Pečelj; Duong Quoc Hoang v Francisco Sánchez Ruiz; AJ Manas/Albert Januarta v Fedor Gorst/Shane Van Boening. First to 11 points across the four days. Live on WNT TV, ESPN+ (USA), and One Sports (Philippines). Scores on Absolute Pool and CueScore as racks land.
Meglino goes undefeated in Lantana
Florida’s Anthony Meglino swept the $4,000-added Open 9-Ball at Paradise Billiards in Lantana (48 players, Oct 10–11), beating BJ Ussery twice — 7–5 in a winners-side semi and double hill in the final. He blanked Carlos Nurinda for the hot seat. Per AZBilliards.
Also on the board
Jacky Wei took the iCUE Snooker US Open (USSA ranking event) at iCUE Billiard Club in Rowland Heights, California, over Peter Du in the final (Oct 10–11). Semis: Wei beat Arafati; Du beat Peng.
Week ahead
Northern Ireland Open — Waterfront Hall, Belfast, 18–25 Oct (Alex Higgins Trophy; Jack Lisowski defending).
Roobet Philippines Open — Gateway Mall, Quezon City, 20–24 Oct; David Alcaide defends.
WPA Blackball World Championships — Thistle Hotel Heathrow, 20–28 Oct (British Pool Federation host).
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