The J.F.K’s Amateur Masters was played at J.F.K’s pool club from Friday November 30th to Sunday December 2nd 2007.  It carried a prize fund of some £16,000, from £500 to those players who went out in the last 16, to £4,000 to the eventual winner. It was open to 64 players at £250 per player. 

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News from Day 2:

Joe Prince lost to Steven Dempsey 5 v 4, 5 v 1, 5 v 2 

Etienne Wagner beat Ramesh Gokhul 5 v 4, 3 v 5, 5 v 0, 4 v 5, 3 v 5, before bowing out of the tournament, and the London pool scene, losing to former world champion Carl Morris 5 v 3, 5 v 0, 5 v 3. Etienne returns to South Africa next weekend. A fierce competitor and true student of the game, we wish him all the best. 

Jack Pople beat Darren Baker 1 v 5, 5 v 2, 5 v 2, 2 v 5, 5 v 2 and then showed his quality by beating England International Bayden Jackson 5 v 1, 5 v 2, 2 v 5, 5 v 4, before losing in the quarter finals to Sunny Singh 5 v 3, 1 v 5, 1 v 5, 3 v5 .

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News from Day 1:

Session 1 

Waterloo qualifier Jamie Fay lost to Stephen Dempsey 2 v 5, 4 v 5, 5 v 3, 3 v 5 

Waterloo captain Jerry Tickell lost to Irish International John McMahon 4 v 5, 5 v 4, 2 v 5, 4 v 5 

JFK's player Rob McKay lost to Dee Irwin 5 v 1, 5 v 4, 5 v 0

Session 2  

Saw a change in fortune with Etienne Wagner receiving 1 of the 2 byes into the last 32

Session 3 

Confirmed this upturn with victories for Joe Prince and Jack Pople. 

Joe Prince beat Jonathan Bushnell 1 v 5, 2 v 5, 5 v 4, 0 v 5 

Jack Pople beat Vikas Sabharwal 1 v 5, 3 v 5, 4 v 5

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Etienne Wagner wins last-chance qualifier.

Etienne took the last remaining space in this year's JFK's Amateur Masters, winning the final 5 v 2 against Peter Panayiotou. Etienne joins JFK's team-mates Joe Prince and Jamie Fay (All Waterloo 2), and World Championship semi finalist Rob McKay, in the 64 player field.

For updates on  the event, which starts at 11 a.m. on Friday. click on the link to uk8ball.com {click on 'forums', scroll down to 'pool halls' and click on 'jfks').