Bad weekend for Guernsey

Tuesday 19th April 2011, 2:29PM BST.

Guernsey’s Upton representatives, the Gremlin Galacticos. From left to right: Darren Hughes, Silvi Magloire, Paul Le Sauvage and Adam Shorto. (Picture by Steve Sarre, 1124432)

GUERNSEY snooker and billiards endured a disappointing weekend with two narrow defeats at the Gremlin Club on Saturday.

In the afternoon session, Gremlin Galacticos’ bid for a second Snooker Upton title fell to a Jersey Mechanics side who were selected in the absence of top flight team league snooker.

Skipper Adam Shorto provided a fine early boost for the Premier Division champions, making breaks of 34 and 63 to beat Guy Heys 3-0.

But with Darren Hughes struggling to settle down until his third frame against Dave Brabiner, the Galacticos led only 4-2 at halfway with Jersey’s two island finalists to come.