A two-year-old has become the holder of two Guinness World Records by becoming the youngest person to perform a pair of trick shots in snooker.
Manchester toddler Jude Owens successfully performed a pool bank shot at 2 years, 302 days old on Oct. 12 last year.
The spectacle followed the child completing a snooker double pot just five weeks beforehand, when he was 2 years, 261 days old.
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The achievements make Owens officially the youngest person ever to perform both trick shots, as well as being one of the youngest double record holders in Guinness World Records history.
His father, Luke Owens, first noticed his son’s natural ability at home, where snooker quickly became the toddler’s favorite hobby.
“I think I realized once he put the cue through his fingers and it was dead natural the way he did it,” Luke Owens said.
Luke Owens said that he would use bar stools for his son to reach the table given his height, but that the family now uses a stool they originally used while cooking.
“I think for me, Jude’s achieved quite a lot in such a short space of time, but for him to achieve not just one, but two world records, it’s probably the pinnacle moment,” he said. “How do you even beat that in life?”
The authority on world records said that Jude Owens was given a special walk-out entrance at last year’s UK Championship and that he was the youngest-known person to have a sponsorship in the sport.
“I started playing when I was 10 and obviously Jude started playing when he was two, but I’d say Jude’s got a lot more natural ability than myself,” Luke Owens said.
When asked who would win in a snooker match between him and his father, Jude Owens replied confidently: “Me.”
His family said he was a devoted Manchester United fan and “obsessed” with Bruno Fernandes, the Premier League team’s Portuguese midfielder.
“Record-breaking has always belonged to everyone — regardless of age,” Guinness World Records editor-in-chief Craig Glenday said. “To see someone as young as Jude display such skill, enthusiasm and determination is incredibly special.”
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