CARDIFF & DISTRICT SNOOKER ASSOCIATION

John-Henry Griffiths is the 2016 Handicap Singles champion after winning an exciting final against Taff’s Well A’s Kevin Jones at Llandaff Institute. Jones started quickly and won the first thanks to a 39 break, but Griffiths hit back with a 40+ plus visit in the next to level things at one frame each.

However, Jones was dictating the pace of the match and won a close third frame, before extending his advantage with a dominant display in the next to take a 3-1 lead.

Needing only one more frame to clinch victory, Jones kept up his excellent potting to establish a 30 point lead, and was looking almost certain to win the title. Griffiths stayed in the frame though and took it to the colours, but left Jones a half chance on the pink to win the match. However, it rattled in the jaws leaving a very tricky pink which Griffiths stroked in, and followed with a good black to stay alive at 2-3.

That moment seemed to change the momentum of the match, as Griffiths took control in the next to win it comfortably and take the match to a decider.

It was a very quick match, and the decider was no different as Griffiths surged into a 50 point lead, but Jones potted some good balls under pressure to stay in the frame. He then had a good chance with 4 reds left, but a missed pink left Griffiths in on the last red and he cleared up for a thriller victory by 4 frames to 3.