The Supreme Pool Series 2018 K8.com Classic at Newcastle-under-Lyme was won by Scott Gillespie, the winner of the opening Jason Owen Open in May.

32-year-old Gillespie is from Larkhall and plays regularly in the Motherwell District Pool League. He recently came through a field of 256 players to win the Scottish Pool Association’s Mick

McGoldrick Individual Membership competition in Paisley. He defeated ex-snooker professional Mark Boyle 8-6 in the final of that event.

128 players took part in the K8.com Classic with the group stages followed by a final 16 knockout phase. Gillespie had to overcome the in-form Phil Harrison 11-6 in the first round. Harrison had already bagged the Strachan Cup and Supreme Masters this season. The Scot then came through a thriller to defeat 2016 IPA World Champion Gareth Hibbott 11-10. An 11-7 win over Jordan Church was followed by the same score winning margin over Northern Ireland’s Declan Brennan.