The semi final of the Island Snooker was played on Thursday 19th March.
First up was Island Champion Aaron Canavan versus 4th seed Jeremy Gogan.
After a few safety shots, Aaron was presented with a long red to which he potted and went on to make a fine 73 break to take the frame 73 – 0. The second frame was a little scrappier then the first. However with the scores at 16 – 3 in Aarons favour, he compiled a 43 break to take the frame 59-3.
The third frame ended up with the reds quite open and Jeremy 6 – 0 up. And with an Aaron miss, Jeremy had the chance to get in amongst the balls. However he missed a cut into the midde which left Aaron in. And continuing his fine form that evening, compiled an 81 break to take the match 3-0.
In the second semi final, number 2 seed Karl Le Fevre took on Danny Brannan.
Karl went into a 2 frame to nil lead winning the first 53 – 36 and the second 61 – 24 which included a 34 break. However in the 3rd, Danny took control and kept Karl to very minimum chances and he eventually won the frame by 46 – 3 to make it 2-1.
The fourth frame was a tight affair early on with the reds up at the baulk end, both players were stuck with rolling the red into the pack from the black end. However after a lenghly battle, Karl got in to make a 32 break to leave Danny requiring snookers with a red left. Then with an excellent shot, Danny got the required snooker and potted the red and black and got nicely on the yellow with the balls all pottable. However a miss on the yellow allowed Karl to leave Danny needing snookers again and after several efforts by Danny to get the snookers, Karl won the frame by 61-29 to win the match overall 3-1.
Many thanks to Howard Smith for reffing both matches and the Jersey Mechanics for hosting.
The final will be on Thursday 2nd April at the Jersey Mechanics, commencing at 19:30.
