British Junior Open: M. El Shorbagy for the third consecutive time

Having won the U15 and U17 in the last two years, TECNIFIBRE player M. El Shorbagy was favourite to make it a hat-trick this year and despite the best efforts of France's surprise finalist Grégoire March, he duly fulfilled those expectations.

The frenchman led 6/4 in the first but was never ahead again, but threatened in the second when he pulled back from 7/2 to 8/7. The egyptian put a crosscourt wide of his opponent to double his lead, and in the third treated the crowd to the full range of his explosive shot-making.

Three titles already, and he's not seventeen until next week - not many would bet against another two miniature Drysdale cups making their way to the Shorbagy household...