UK toddler Jude Owens sets two Guinness snooker records

Toddler Jude Owens secured two Guinness World Records for performing a pair of trick shots. Photo / Guinness World Records

A 2-year-old pint-sized snooker whiz from England has pocketed two Guinness World Record titles after executing a pair of trick shots.

Manchester wunderkind Jude Owens performed a pool bank shot on October 12 last year at two years and 302 days old, the BBC reported.

The move required the object ball to rebound off one or more cushions before dropping into a pocket.

Just weeks earlier, at age two years and 261 days old, Owens completed a double pot, which involved the cue ball striking the object ball, rebounding off a cushion, then returning to knock the same ball into a pocket.

Jude Owens needs the assistance of a stool to reach the snooker table surface. Photo / Guinness World Records

The youngster, who has to stand on a stool to reach the table surface, said his favourite shot to play is a “trick shot”.

“At first it was really difficult, we used to have to use bar stools from anywhere that we went,” said his proud father Luke Owens.

“But we ended up sourcing a stool which we mainly used for cooking at first, but then we utilised it into him using it for snooker shots.”

Luke, a snooker player himself, said he recognised his son’s natural ability early on.

“I think I realised once he put the cue through his fingers and it was dead natural the way he did it.”

Asked who would win a snooker match between him and his father, Jude didn’t hesitate: “Me.”

Jude Owens broke two world records before his third birthday. Photo / Guinness World Records

The young prodigy was given his own walk-out entrance at the 2025 UK Championship, a professional snooker tournament, The Guardian reported.

Dressed to the nines, complete with a bowtie, Jude received a thunderous ovation as he entered the arena to the strains of Take Me Home, Country Roads.

He is also understood to be the youngest competitor to secure a sponsorship deal.

Guinness World Records editor-in-chief Craig Glenday said breaking records “has always belonged to everyone, regardless of age”.

“To see someone as young as Jude display such skill, enthusiasm and determination is incredibly special,” he said.

“We’re thrilled to welcome him into the Guinness World Records family.”

Jude Owens successfully performed a double pot and a pool bank shot. Photo / Guinness World Records

Luke Owens said watching his son’s rapid rise had been emotional.

“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.

“How do you even beat that in life?”

Jude’s other passions include football, particularly his favourite player, Manchester United’s Bruno Fernandes.

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