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Pocket-sized pool player taking on teen opponents

Merthyr Express

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June 05, 2025

MEET the six-year-old pool wonderkid already competing against teenagers - even though he’s only just taller than the table.

- SIENNA COOMBES and ISOBEL WILLIAMS

Pocket-sized pool player taking on teen opponents

Teddie Tandy already travels across Britain battling on the baize - despite standing at just 3ft 7in.

The little lad learnt to play during the Covid lockdown alongside his brother Coby, eight, after dad Luke Tandy, 36, built a table in their garden.

In November, while watching their dad playing a tournament in Blackpool, the pair started asking if they could compete too.

Now, both kids play in weekly tournaments near their home in Pontypridd, where Luke says they are very popular with attendees.

He added: “I was surprised. They always used to watch me play and they never wanted to have a go until one day they asked if they could play me. They've beaten me a few times.

“I was trying to give Teddie a tip but he did it his way and he beat me.”

The pair participated in the Ultimate Pool Challenger in Bolton, Lancashire, earlier this month, where their dad says they had a great time.

Coby, who has cerebral palsy, was in the disability category - which is all ages - and made it through the group stage of the tournament before being knocked out.

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