Twelve-year-old Kamran Ashraf has been at it again - this time beating all that came before him in a seniors snooker tournament.

The Nelson youngster was entered in the competition at Chalkers snooker Club along with 16-year-old Mohammed Izrail. Both snooker aces were entered into the competition because of their regular winning performances at the club.

And in an amazing turn of events both lads ended up in the final. Kamran continued his winning streak to claim the £75 first prize and the championship trophy. Remarkably it was his 185th snooker tournament victory.

It wasn't the first time little Kamran has upset the odds on the snooker circuit. He was in top form again days later at the Northern Snooker Club in Leeds. There he claimed the top prize against senior players despite giving some of them 40 point head starts!

He was put into the tournament by Glenn Stevenson of Chalkers Snookers Club in Nelson.

Kamran's father, Raht said, "He is fast improving and with the amount of practice he does that's not surprising."

"He hit his first 100 break this year and it's fantastic how he wins almost any snooker tournament he enters."

"He's been playing pool since he was five-years-old and only took snooker up a couple of years ago.

"It is embarrassing for some older players when they get beaten by him because on a full-size table he sometimes needs an extension for his cue and rest."

When he was featured in Asian Image Sport for the first time Kamran was 10 and had only just taken up snooker . Back then he won a series of junior tournaments in quick succession. After doing so he got the chance to play both Ronnie O'Sullivan and Steve Davies in friendlies.

Raht added, "One particular day there were two tournaments, one in the evening and one in the morning. As he did well in both tournaments this led to him to playing 14 hours pretty much solid, so his determination is obviously there for all to see."

Glenn Stevenson said, "He's a got a chance of making it but there's still a long road ahead of him and he needs to realise that times will be tough.

"Playing top quality players from further afield will aid his development and if he remains focused I can see no reason why he can't progress."