A Geelong man has snookered a chance to compete for $500,000 in prize money.
Johl Younger will take on competitors from around the country and overseas in an Australian Snooker Goldfields Open.
Organisers announced this week that Younger had earned a wildcard entry to the event, which they described as “Australasia’s most lucrative snooker tournament”.
Competitors will converge on Bendigo for the tournament from 30 June to 6 July.
Younger will join Western Australian Matthew Bolton as Australia’s two wildcards in the event.
The pair will have to win their way through qualifying rounds to reach the main event.
Younger has an ideal training opportunity as the owner of central Geelong’s Slate Pool Lounge.
Organisers said the tournament had also attracted Belgian teen Luca Brecel, who at 17 last year made world headlines as the youngest player to ever compete in the final stages of the world championships.
Australia’s leading player at Bendigo will be world number-three Neil Robertson.
