A Debut win for Victor Sarkis — The Brazilian

After winning the Pan-American Championship in 2021, Sarkis finally earned his tour card and was able to travel to the UK. The charismatic cueman was thrilled to beat Joyce 18–14 in a low-scoring frame and earn a place in the last 64. Even though he’s 31, he was not able to qualify for the UK Championship until 2022, but now he is playing in every tournament and he’s hoping to make a big impact.

Victor Sarkis is living his dream by playing on the World Snooker Tour, and scored his first win by beating Mark Joyce to reach the second round of the BetVictor Shoot Out in Leicester. He said: “It feels amazing, it’s what I’ve been working so hard for and to come out here and win my first match is a great feeling.”

I really enjoyed my match on Tuesday and I’m very excited to play again on Friday,” said Sarkis, who now lives in Darlington. “I really like the atmosphere with a lot of noise, I am comfortable with it. I used to look at the TV or YouTube when I lived in Brazil, and see Stephen Hendry, Ronnie O’Sullivan or Mark Williams. Three months ago I was flying to England to fulfill my big dream, and now I’m here. In my first match, I was playing Xiao Guodong. I looked at the WST logo and it was real. Now I’m here playing in the BetVictor Shoot Out.

It was a dramatic finish to the opening day when Jack Lisowski trailed Mark Allen 22–29 with just 30 seconds on the clock. Lisowski snatched victory by knocking in a long red then potting blue, red and black as the clock ticked to zero. Ken Doherty got the better of Stephen Maguire in a battle between two players with six ranking events apiece. Jimmy White was knocked out by Adam Duffy while former Shoot Out champion Barry Hawkins was beaten by Jackson Page.



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