William Hurley, 13, from Rayleigh, has been selected to represent England at the European Snooker Championships.William will fly to Sarajevo, Bosnia next week for the championships and will compete in both the Under 16 and Under 18 snooker events. tournaments.
Rayleigh’s iconic Pink Toothbrush will support him for England’s victory, which will fund William’s trip to the Sarajevo resort where he will compete.William’s father Daniel Hurley said: “We went to Rayleigh Lanes snooker club and I showed him the snooker tables. and he quickly became obsessed.”Before that he had been playing football since the age of four, but as he became obsessed, we took him to dozens of junior tournaments.”William qualified after competing in the tournament from 2023. -24 England Under 21 Snooker Tour, which consists of five events across the country from September to January 2024.
No other kid is playing the game at his level in the area. Wherever you go, there aren’t many snooker players in the area. area.”It’s unusual in Essex. Usually people play football or on the computer, but if you look at the history of Essex, there have been some great snooker players.”Hurley said the family had taken steps to find a sponsor for William.n nHe added: “We went to ten Rayleighs. and Pink Toothbrush came back and said he would support us in this. It would be good to see people follow Williams. steps.”It’s on everyone’s lips when younger players become pros like Luke Littler in darts. It takes a little longer to notice.”William trains at Rayleigh Lanes sports pub after school and at weekends.He plays in the local league. at The Lanes on Mondays and Wednesdays and is currently in Cuestars U21 silver.position.
