Lexi-Jayne Rooksby first started playing two years ago when she filled in for her dad's pub team.
Lexi-Jayne Rooksby said she would "try her best" when she goes to the competition in GibraltarLexi-Jayne Rooksby from Rushden, Northamptonshire, will play in the JDC World Youth Championship in Gibraltar in November.
Nicknamed "The Knockout", Rooksby only took up playing the sport two years ago as a favour to her dad because his pub team were "short of players."Mick RooksbyRooksby has played at county level and has come up against other Northamptonshire professionals including Kettering'sBy her own admission, Rooksby said she "doesn't practise much" and never practised at home.
Speaking about her chances at the upcoming tournament, Rooskby said: "I hope I do well, but there's going to be good people there. I'll try my best."Mr Rooksby added: "When she first started playing, there was no inkling to what she was going to be like, so when she qualified, there were a few tears.
"To only do and be as good as she is - you don't really hear those kind of stories.", at the age of just 16, in December 2023.
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