JACKIE Ellis said she'd been "waiting a year for this" after edging Lorraine Colliss in the final of the Ladies Championship at Chandlers Ford Snooker Club.
The 51-year-old, from Clyffe Pypard near Royal Wootton Bassett, had lost a marathon black-ball game in the semi-finals last year.
Determined to ease that pain, she produced the best snooker of the competition under extreme pressure on the final few balls.
Leading Colliss by a slender one point, she potted the green, the brown, a deadweight blue from an acute angle into a middle pocket and the pink with the rest for the evening’s highest break of 18.
Reflecting on the blue, she said: “I thought to myself, do not mess this up. You’ve been waiting a year for this.”
Ellis, who suffers from chronic fatigue syndrome and fibromyalgia, which causes widespread pain and affects balance, coordination, concentration and short-term memory, is ranked 33rd on the World Ladies Billiards and Snooker circuit .
She also competes on the Cuestars Seniors (40+) Tour.
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