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SEAN O'SULLIVAN displays his Brazilian Snooker and Darts trophies.

SEAN O'SULLIVAN maybe created history at the weekend by becoming the winner of what was perhaps the first ever Brazilian Snooker tournament held in the UK (unless you know better!)

A small but select(!) gathering were on hand to contest four new trophies on an alternative games night held to complement the main Christmas Snooker get-together which takes place in early January.

Competing for the inaugural B.I. Copa Brasileira de Sinuca, Sean had qualified for the final by winning three of his four group games where he met Ricki Slack who held an identical record.

Sean had won the group clash between the pair on the final black and the final was no less close. Sean led by 18 with 20 points available before Ricki potted the final pink.

But with black lying in an unpromising position right on the bottom cushion, perfect position was needed as it had to be taken as a colour with the very next shot to make the win a possibility and when the cue ball fell short and the pot was missed, Sean was crowned champion.

He had also earlier notched the top break of the night with a 34 against Dwayne Martin to snatch victory after trailing by a good few points early doors.

Sean also took the Haydn Spencer "Round The Clock" Darts Trophy, again defeating Ricki in the final (after both had won three out of four in their group) to round off an impressive evening's work.

The Tommy Gilbert "5s and 3s" Dominoes Trophy went to Keith Robertson, who defeated Dwayne in the final and Mick Bunting lifted the George Brooks Knock Out Whist Trophy by again defeating the luckless Ricki in the final.

Overall an enjoyable informal night with a few sandwiches laid on and a successful first venture into playing a few of these different games, hopefully we will try again next year!!