Platinum Cup
Queens Platinum Anniversary Cup
The Platinum Jubilee of Elizabeth II was the international celebration in 2022 marking the 70th anniversary of the accession of Queen Elizabeth II on 6 February 1952.
The Masham Snooker Club joined the celebrations by running a snooker knockout competition and was given a gift from the Masham Parish Council which allowed us to purchase a cup to award the winner.
Later that same year the queen sadly passed away and after the funeral, the committee decided that the Platinum Cup could be played as a remembrance of the Queen to mark her 70 years on the throne. Following this decision the committee ran the first event as a memorial and it was very well attended. The club intends to continue to run the event yearly and the winners name is added on our honours board.
Andy ganderton - 2022
The Inaugural event celebrated the Queens Platinum Anniversary.
The event was incredibly well attended making for a very busy session with all three tables in play and ultimately set up a great final. A very tight match followed with little difference between the two players.
After a long game with some great safety play and barely any difference in points, it came down to the final colours and after a miss from his opponent, Andy sealed the win by taking the blue, pink and black. A worthy victor to celebrate a great evenings play.
Dave Terry - 2022
The same year we re-played the event again as a remembrance of the Queens 70 year reign, also making it a yearly event.
Once again the club found itself well attended and after several busy sessions, the finalists were selected.
A good game was played with both players giving a great game of snooker to those watching.
Dave sealed his win with a good victory and winning margin making him the worthwhile victor.
Rob MacDonald - 2023
The second year of the Queens Platinum Cup was held in November 2023 and was won by Rob.
A great evening was had by all, as we marked the memory of our late Queen and her Platinum anniversary.
A good attendance led to several long sessions with many players playing great snooker to try and get through. In the end the final was a good match and hard fought with only a few points making a difference between them.
A final break sealed the win and made Rob the worthwhile victor of the event and completed a memorable evenings play.