A young snooker starlet from Tameside was rubbing shoulders with greatness when he took on former world champion Ken Doherty.
James Bradley, who is just 11, stepped up to take on the Irish pro when he visited the Moor Club in Stockport.
The youngster showed no fear as he played a frame against Ken during an exhibition match.
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James, from Hyde, loves snooker so much that he practices for three hours a day after returning from Werneth Secondary School in Stockport.
His love for the sport came about after dad Neil Bradley bought James a small three-foot snooker table when he was just six years old.
And, it's not the first time he's taken on a champ.
At age nine James competed in a similar exhibition game against the legendary Jimmy White.
So when Neil and his son heard that Ken was going to be traveling to Greater Manchester, they decided to head down and see him.
"As soon as we found out we decided to go and watch," Neil told the Manchester Evening News.
But, after a chat with renowned coach Reg Davies, James was told he could play a frame against the ex-champ - and it wasn't the first time the two had met.
"James has met Ken a couple of times before," Neil explained.
"He was actually on TV before because he took a birthday cake up to Ken at the crucible during the world championship a couple of years ago."
He added: "He gets better and better all the time, he puts in the hours, three hours each day after school.
"He was over the moon as soon as he found out he could play Ken. He took his cue just in case."
Footage from the match shows James being cheered by onlookers as he pots a number of balls against the former champ.
