Troy flies the flag for Wales at Euro Pool tournament

ROY MACLEAN was a medal winner after he competed for Wales in the European Blackball Pool Championships.

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Troy, from Blaenau Ffestiniog, qualified for the championships in Bridlington after winning a competition in Bangor.

The Coleg Meirion-Dwyfor Student Union President played against teams from Scotland, Northern Ireland and Gibraltar, winning 15 of his 30 matches.

Troy said: "It was a fantastic feeling to represent Wales, and a massive honour."

Troy is on the Life and Work Skills course at Coleg Meirion-Dwyfor’s Dolgellau campus, and has been offered a job at the Lakeside Café in Blaenau Ffestiniog, having completed work experience there as part of his course.

He plans to return to college next year to progress to the Step Up to Work programme.

He said his two years at college so far had boosted his confidence - in turn encouraging him to pursue his passion for pool.