The youngster, who has to stand on a stool to reach the table surface, said his favourite shot to play is a \u201ctrick shot\u201d.<\/p>\n
\u201cAt first it was really difficult, we used to have to use bar stools from anywhere that we went,\u201d said his proud father Luke Owens.<\/p>\n
\u201cBut 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.\u201d<\/p>\n
Luke, a snooker player himself, said he recognised his son\u2019s natural ability early on.<\/p>\n
\u201cI think I realised once he put the cue through his fingers and it was dead natural the way he did it.\u201d <\/p>\n
Asked who would win a snooker match between him and his father, Jude didn\u2019t hesitate: \u201cMe.\u201d<\/p>\n
Jude Owens broke two world records before his third birthday. Photo \/ Guinness World Records<\/p>\n
The young prodigy was given his own walk-out entrance at the 2025 UK Championship, a professional snooker tournament, The Guardian reported.<\/p>\n
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.<\/p>\n
He is also understood to be the youngest competitor to secure a sponsorship deal.<\/p>\n
Guinness World Records editor-in-chief Craig Glenday said breaking records \u201chas always belonged to everyone, regardless of age\u201d.<\/p>\n
\u201cTo see someone as young as Jude display such skill, enthusiasm and determination is incredibly special,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe\u2019re thrilled to welcome him into the Guinness World Records family.\u201d<\/p>\n
Jude Owens successfully performed a double pot and a pool bank shot. Photo \/ Guinness World Records<\/p>\n
Luke Owens said watching his son\u2019s rapid rise had been emotional.<\/p>\n
\u201cI think for me, Jude\u2019s achieved quite a lot in such a short space of time. <\/p>\n
\u201cBut for him to achieve not just one, but two world records, it\u2019s probably the pinnacle moment. <\/p>\n
\u201cHow do you even beat that in life?\u201d<\/p>\n
Jude\u2019s other passions include football, particularly his favourite player, Manchester United\u2019s Bruno Fernandes.<\/p>\n
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