When former national snooker champion Steve Robertson moved from Waikato to Whanganui he was hoping to spend more time with a fishing rod than a cue.
"My mates keep picking me up to take me to tournaments. I don't practise ... I just turn up and play these days. I either play good or I play bad," Robertson said last night.
The formula works for the 61-year-old courier truck operator who reckons he hasn't been serious about snooker since 2000. Robertson won his sixth North Island title with a 3-1 victory against Auckland 19-year-old and 2016 national champion Louis Chand in yesterday's final of the 28-player event at the Havelock North Club.
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"While I played well in patches I definitely didn't have my A game and only finished second in my section," Robertson recalled.