Townsend and Jones earn Crucible Places at Final World Seniors Tour Event
Wayne Townsend defeated Neal Jones 4-0 in the final of the ninth World Seniors Tour event at The Crucible Club in Reading.
By reaching the title match, both players secured their places at the Crucible Theatre for the 2026 World Seniors Snooker Championship via the ranking lists. For Jones, it will be a debut appearance at the sport’s most famous venue, while Townsend will return for a second successive year.
Townsend made a strong start to the weekend by overcoming Karl Ashmore and Tam Mustafa with the loss of just a single frame to reach the final day.
Consecutive deciding frame successes against Steve Crowley and event five winner Daniel Ward then saw Townsend into a final against Jones.
Jones had battled through a final frame against former World Seniors Snooker champion Aaron Canavan to reach the title match. He proved to be no match for Townsend on this occasion as the 46-year-old ran out a 4-0 victor, with both players having done enough to qualify for the Crucible.
Super Seniors Hat-Trick for Hunter
John Hunter won his third consecutive Super Seniors title at The Crucible Club in Reading by defeating Kevin Willsher 2-0.
The Super Seniors number one came through a field of 15 players in the one-day event to round off the season in style.
Victories over John Rees (2-0) and Ashley Beal (2-1) saw Hunter reach the title match where he faced Willsher, who had defeated Mark Evans 2-1 in the semi-finals.
A dominant final display from Hunter saw him compile breaks of 54 and 56 en route to securing a 2-0 victory.
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