1 00:00:00,080 --> 00:00:02,400 Speaker 1: Matt Payne is going to be with us after right, 2 00:00:02,440 --> 00:00:04,560 Speaker 1: but he isn't the only young young New Zealander who's 3 00:00:04,559 --> 00:00:06,720 Speaker 1: made a bit of history. Riley James is your new 4 00:00:07,040 --> 00:00:10,959 Speaker 1: youngest ever New Zealander to win the National Super Championships. 5 00:00:10,960 --> 00:00:13,640 Speaker 1: Everage age of the competitors this year was fifty one, 6 00:00:14,440 --> 00:00:17,760 Speaker 1: Riley sixteen. Riley James is with This Morning, Good Morning 7 00:00:17,880 --> 00:00:20,840 Speaker 1: and Warmer's congratulations. Tell us about the tournament. What did 8 00:00:20,880 --> 00:00:23,079 Speaker 1: you think your chances were going in. 9 00:00:25,000 --> 00:00:29,520 Speaker 2: I think my chances were always high from the practice table. 10 00:00:29,560 --> 00:00:32,920 Speaker 2: I always knew if I was in the right head space. 11 00:00:33,960 --> 00:00:36,159 Speaker 2: I play some of the best snooker in the country. 12 00:00:36,240 --> 00:00:39,360 Speaker 1: So how much time do you spend practicing. 13 00:00:40,920 --> 00:00:43,239 Speaker 2: I've actually not been playing a lot of snooker for 14 00:00:43,320 --> 00:00:47,200 Speaker 2: the last month. I've been playing just eight pall paul as. 15 00:00:47,840 --> 00:00:50,600 Speaker 2: I have a lot of call tournaments and so I 16 00:00:50,640 --> 00:00:53,120 Speaker 2: actually haven't spent a lot of time practicing snooker. But 17 00:00:53,200 --> 00:00:55,400 Speaker 2: if I do, maybe two to three hours a day. 18 00:00:55,680 --> 00:00:58,720 Speaker 1: Because I watched your final, and to get to the 19 00:00:58,720 --> 00:01:00,840 Speaker 1: final you beat the number one player and the number 20 00:01:00,880 --> 00:01:03,560 Speaker 1: two ranked player, so it's not like you weren't test today. 21 00:01:04,760 --> 00:01:08,680 Speaker 2: Oh yeah, and I was behind them both of the game. 22 00:01:08,600 --> 00:01:12,880 Speaker 1: So fantastic how to pull it out? You're not professional? 23 00:01:12,880 --> 00:01:13,600 Speaker 1: I take it? Are you? 24 00:01:14,800 --> 00:01:15,759 Speaker 2: I'm not professional? 25 00:01:16,280 --> 00:01:17,440 Speaker 1: Do you think you will be? 26 00:01:19,360 --> 00:01:23,119 Speaker 2: I will definitely be a professional and a Q sport discipline. 27 00:01:23,200 --> 00:01:26,360 Speaker 2: I don't know if it will be snooker, but I'll 28 00:01:26,400 --> 00:01:27,880 Speaker 2: definitely be a prayer at something. 29 00:01:28,319 --> 00:01:29,640 Speaker 1: When do you think you'll turn pro? 30 00:01:32,000 --> 00:01:35,600 Speaker 2: Hopefully by the age of eighteen to twenty, so. 31 00:01:35,520 --> 00:01:37,080 Speaker 1: You've got a couple of years to go. Where do 32 00:01:37,120 --> 00:01:40,040 Speaker 1: you think you are form wise? Currently? You still improving? 33 00:01:41,280 --> 00:01:42,320 Speaker 2: I'm always improving. 34 00:01:43,880 --> 00:01:47,000 Speaker 1: Good mind you? What was eleven frames? Was the format? 35 00:01:47,080 --> 00:01:49,240 Speaker 1: What was your average break? Were you scoring? 36 00:01:49,280 --> 00:01:53,880 Speaker 2: Well? I was struggling quite a bit throughout the tournament, 37 00:01:54,000 --> 00:01:58,360 Speaker 2: but I'm always a heavy scorer, so I think i'd 38 00:01:58,400 --> 00:02:02,000 Speaker 2: be averaging thirty plus every time someone leaves me on, hopefully, 39 00:02:02,200 --> 00:02:03,440 Speaker 2: or I like to think that. 40 00:02:03,560 --> 00:02:05,880 Speaker 1: So how did you get into Q sports? 41 00:02:07,400 --> 00:02:10,440 Speaker 2: Through my dad? My dad? My dad used to play 42 00:02:10,480 --> 00:02:13,400 Speaker 2: a bit of Paul so I watched him play one 43 00:02:13,440 --> 00:02:15,120 Speaker 2: day and I wanted to pick up a queue. 44 00:02:15,360 --> 00:02:16,960 Speaker 1: What do you reckon it is? Do you reckon it's 45 00:02:17,040 --> 00:02:20,079 Speaker 1: God given, it's natural? Or anyone can really learn it? 46 00:02:21,960 --> 00:02:25,920 Speaker 2: I think to a certain extent is natural ability. But 47 00:02:26,800 --> 00:02:29,839 Speaker 2: anyone can pack up a Q and be pretty good 48 00:02:29,840 --> 00:02:31,400 Speaker 2: at it and. 49 00:02:31,480 --> 00:02:36,920 Speaker 1: Back next year to defend your title. What's your top break? 50 00:02:36,919 --> 00:02:41,400 Speaker 2: By the way, my highest break, and I've practiced by 51 00:02:41,440 --> 00:02:44,519 Speaker 2: myself as I've had multiple one four seven Well in 52 00:02:45,000 --> 00:02:47,519 Speaker 2: a game, it's one hundred and thirty. 53 00:02:47,639 --> 00:02:49,200 Speaker 1: One hundred and thirty is very good score at the 54 00:02:49,200 --> 00:02:51,359 Speaker 1: best of times. In the one four seven's given you 55 00:02:51,440 --> 00:02:54,360 Speaker 1: playing with nobody, you wouldn't freak yourself out, would you? 56 00:02:54,400 --> 00:02:56,000 Speaker 2: No? No, it's normal. 57 00:02:56,520 --> 00:02:58,440 Speaker 1: Do you reckon? You do one four seven under pressure? 58 00:03:01,600 --> 00:03:05,400 Speaker 2: Maybe I'd like to say the highest I've ever got 59 00:03:05,400 --> 00:03:08,840 Speaker 2: to in a one four seven is about the eighty 60 00:03:08,880 --> 00:03:10,400 Speaker 2: and ninety range. 61 00:03:10,440 --> 00:03:12,560 Speaker 1: What's the prize, by the way, do you get a 62 00:03:12,560 --> 00:03:13,400 Speaker 1: play to trophy? 63 00:03:14,760 --> 00:03:18,240 Speaker 2: Yeah? I got a big trophy that I can't take 64 00:03:19,120 --> 00:03:23,320 Speaker 2: to my house, But I did get too miniature trophies, But. 65 00:03:23,320 --> 00:03:24,799 Speaker 1: The big one's got your name on it, and that's 66 00:03:24,840 --> 00:03:25,800 Speaker 1: all that counts. 67 00:03:26,240 --> 00:03:28,000 Speaker 2: Yeah, that stays there forever. 68 00:03:28,280 --> 00:03:30,400 Speaker 1: Good on your mate, Well done, Riley James, New Zealand 69 00:03:30,400 --> 00:03:33,919 Speaker 1: Snooker Champion sixteen unreal overnight in China. Mark Williams book 70 00:03:33,960 --> 00:03:36,720 Speaker 1: Suan Murphy in the current final of that particular tournament. 71 00:03:36,720 --> 00:03:39,240 Speaker 1: Mark Williams is fifty, so he's at the other end 72 00:03:39,280 --> 00:03:40,840 Speaker 1: of the spectrum of riley. But if you ever want 73 00:03:40,880 --> 00:03:42,760 Speaker 1: to see, if you ever want to see a style 74 00:03:42,960 --> 00:03:45,520 Speaker 1: of play, I mean, Ronnie's your ultimate and just about 75 00:03:45,520 --> 00:03:48,360 Speaker 1: every aspect of snooker obviously, But if you ever want 76 00:03:48,400 --> 00:03:52,240 Speaker 1: to see a guy walk a table with confidence and 77 00:03:52,320 --> 00:03:55,520 Speaker 1: strike a ball with just an ease that you wonder 78 00:03:55,600 --> 00:03:59,280 Speaker 1: how it's possible he looks that fluid, that good, that relaxed, 79 00:03:59,320 --> 00:04:01,680 Speaker 1: that call Mark Williams as your man. 80 00:04:02,200 --> 00:04:05,120 Speaker 2: For more from The Mic Asking Breakfast, listen live to 81 00:04:05,200 --> 00:04:08,280 Speaker 2: News Talks at B from six am weekdays, or follow 82 00:04:08,320 --> 00:04:09,840 Speaker 2: the podcast on iHeartRadio.