Australian 11yo brings home gold from snooker and eight ball championships

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• Eleven-year-old Angelo Tsakaris from Darwin has won six national titles in snooker and eight ball. He took up the game after watching his grandfather play.
• He recently represented Australia at the international blackball championships in the UK. Fifteen-year-old Adam Grace is the best eight ball player in the Northern Territory, adults included.
• He practises for hours each day and will compete at the national eight ball championships as the youngest-ever NT champion. Local officials say the territory has several young players competing at international level.