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Local snooker players took a break from the usual league
competition last week when the Telford Snooker League staged
its annual divisional individual competitions with the third
division competition, played at Wellington Billiard Hall,
being the only one to reach a conclusion.
Maddocks D's Colin Smith proved to be in tremendous form
throughout the evening as he lifted the Third Division title
with an excellent 2-1 win over Little Dawley G's Graham Copson
in the final which ended just before 1.00am in the morning.
Colin began the final by knocking in a 31 break to take the
opening frame. But Graham replied in similar fashion and a
run of 30 drew the frame score level at one apiece. However
it was Colin who took the deciding frame to clinch the title.
Colin started the evening with a win over Frank Williams
and followed up with further victories over Byron Mitchell
and John Tranter before getting the better of Hills Lane's
Richie Jones in the semi-final.
Graham's route to the final began with a narrow 51-42 first
round win over Bayley D's Brian Aberdeen and he followed up
by beating Brian's team-mate Dave Dudley in the next round.
Kevin Smith was next to fall by the wayside before Graham
edged out Billiard Hall F's Rob Cook on the final black to
secure his place in the final.
Bayley player Dave Dudley accounted for Alan Davies in round
one before falling at the next hurdle and club mate Craig
Johnson also fell at the second round stage when, after defeating
team-mate Mick Healey, he lost out to Kevin Smith.
Rob Cook's road to the semi's began with a good win over
fellow Billiard Hall player Chris Fletcher before accounting
for Criag Whitehead, conqueror of Roy Lowe in round one.
Another Bayley man lost out to Rob in the Quarters as Darren
Rhoades was unable to stop the home player progressing to
the semis.
Darren still left happy in the knowledge that he had defeated
his captain Steve Lane in the second round after beating last
year's runner-up Steven Weatherall in round one. Steve Lane
must surely be looking to change his lucky socks in readiness
for the Team Knockout final after they seem to have lost at
least some of their power in recent weeks. However he did
produce one of the performances of the night when he accounted
for one of the pre-tournament favourites Kev Whitehead in
the opening round.
In the lower half of the draw John Tranter began his journey
to the quarter-finals with a fine win over his team captain
Chris Durham before producing an excellent performance against
Lee Elcock in round two.
Ian Johnson also made it through to the second round after
defeating Ken Davies - but he was unable to stop Stephen Ward
moving into the last eight after Stephen had earlier defeated
Jason Mills.
First Round Results:
Graham Copson beat Brian Aberdeen; Dave Dudley beat Alan
Frances; Craig Johnson beat Bill France; Kevin Smith beat
Mike Healey; Rob Cook beat Chris Fletcher; Craig Whitehead
beat Roy Lowe; Steve Lane beat Kev Whitehead; Darren Rhoades
beat Steve Weatherall; John Tranter beat Chris Durham; Lee
Elcock beat Steve Farrington; Lee Harris beat Jim Lewis; Colin
Smith beat Frank Williams; Byron Mitchell beat Richard Tranter;
Richie Jones beat Steve Camp; Ian Johnson beat Ken Davies;
Stephen Ward beat Jason Mills.
Second Round Results:
Graham Copson beat Dave Dudley; Kevin Smith beat Craig
Johnson; Rob Cook beat Craig Whitehead; Darren Rhoades beat
Steve Lane; John Tranter beat Lee Elcock; Colin Smith beat
Lee Harris; Richie Jones beat Byron Mitchell; Stephen Ward
beat Ian Johnson
Quarter-Finals:
Graham Copson beat Kevin Smith; Rob Cook beat Darren
Rhoades; Colin Smith beat John Tranter; Richie Jones beat
Stephen Ward.
Semi-Finals:
Graham Copson beat Rob Cook; Colin Smith beat Richie
Jones
Final:
Colin Smith beat Graham Cospson 2-1
The first division competition was played once again at
the Bayley Club and there were, to say the least, a few shocks
early on as he competition was played down to the last eight
- the quarter-finals onwards will now be played at the Bayley
Club on Wednesday 24th April (Start Time 7.45pm).
Alan Turner rolled back the years as he potted a superb pink
before sinking the final black to defeat Neil Price on his
way to a quarter-final place against John Fallows.
Alan continued his good form in the second round when he
defeated another Anstice A player in the shape of Phil Reynolds,
the Madeley man having earlier accounted for Bayley E's Dave
France in round one.
Shifnal A's John Fallows got the better of Bayley E's Martin
Watkins in the opening round before beating Broseley player
Carl Walker for a place in the last eight against Alan Turner.
Chris Morgan-Adams played some electrifying snooker in his
opening round match against Ian Eldridge but he suffered a
power failure in his next game as Andy Kendrick pulled the
plug on the Bayley players aspirations to book a quarter-final
tie against Maddock's Ian Skelton who accounted for his Oakengates
captain Dave France, on the black, in the previous round.
Graham Darrell produced a super display to come out on top
against Shaun Harris in their first round encounter only to
fall in the next round as Matt Bailey benefited from a fortunate
fluke on the last red to book his place in the last eight
where he will play team-mate Darren Pountney.
Darren's competition began with a first round victory over
his Hills Lane compatriot Tim Hicks and followed with a good
win over last year's runner-up Phil Davis.
Last year's winner Steve Fletcher just edged out Ian Duffy
on the final black in round one before falling to John Squire
who played some excellent snooker to leave Steve requiring
a snooker with one red left.
In the quarter-finals John will play Keith Price who overcame
fellow Anstice player John Jones with a 70 break before accounting
for Darren Wincott in round two.
First Round:
Alan Turner beat Neil Price; Phil Reynolds beat David
France; John Fallows beat Martin Watkins; Carl Walker beat
Linsay Knox; Andy Kendrick - bye; Chris Morgan-Adams beat
Ian Eldridge; Dave France - bye; Ian Skelton - bye; Graham
Darrell beat Shaun Harris; Matt Bailey beat Leigh France;
Darren Pountney beat Tim Hicks; Phil Davis beat Rick Cousins;
Steve Fletcher beat Ian Duffy; John Squire beat Sam Morgan-Adams;
Darren Wincott beat Nick Oakley; Keith Price beat John Jones.
Second Round:
Alan Turner beat Phil Reynolds; John Fallows beat Carl
Walker; Andy Kendrick beat Chris Morgan-Adams; Ian Skelton
beat Dave France; Matt Bailey beat Graham Darrell; Darren
Pountney beat Phil Davis; John Squire beat Steve Fletcher;
Keith Price beat Darren Wincott
Quarter-Finals (to be played at the Bayley Club on Wednesday
April 24th)
Alan Turner v John Fallows; Andy Kendrick v Ian Skelton; Matt
Bailey v Darren Pountney; John Squire v Keith Price
The outcome of the second division competition is also in
doubt after the initial field of 26 was played down to the
last four at Shifnal War Memorial Club.
Spencer Rowley is already through to the final as his semi-final
opponent, Phil Whitby, is on holiday when the semis and final
are due to be played and in the final Spencer will play either
Pete Wilkes or Wayne Weeks.
Spencer recorded the highest break of the evening when he
knocked in a run of 41 on the way to defeating Wally Harper
in round two - having earlier defeated M Shabir in the first
round.
In the quarter-final the Shifnal F man got the better of
an in-form Jim Hill, who himself had compiled a break of 31
in his opening encounter with L Badhan.
Phil Whitby defeated Fraser MacKinnon and Chris Morris after
initially seeing off the challenge of Nigel Wallcroft in round
one.
One of the best games of the evening saw Chris Painter go
35 points ahead of fellow Shifnal player Jeff Sparkes only
for Jeff to fight his way back into contention on the colours.
However it was Chris, with a terrific screw shot on the final
pink, who eventually took the frame on the black before bowing
out in the quarter-finals against Wayne Weeks.
Wayne booked his place in the last eight with an excellent
win over the in-form A Ali from the Billiard Hall. The X team
player had produced a super display in the opening round,
twice knocking in breaks of 22, to defeat one of the pre-tournament
favourites Dave Peplow.
Pete Wilkes' run to the semis began when he defeated competitions
secretary Nigel Stallard before beating Barrie Easthope who
in turn had beaten Ray Whitehead in his opening match.
First Round:
Nigel Stallard - bye; Pete Wilkes - bye; Barrie Easthope
- bye; Jeff Sparkes - bye; Chris Painter - bye; A Ali beat
Dave Peplow; Wayne Weeks beat Rob Lane; M Surfraz beat Fred
Harper; Jim Hill beat L Badhan; Spencer Rowley beat M Shabir;
Wally Harper beat Ray Evans; Chris Morris beat John Darrock;
Phil Whitby beat Nigel Wallcroft; John Powell beat John Rawlins;
Fraser MacKinnon beat Aaron Sparkes.
Second Round:
Pete Wilkes beat Nigel Stallard; Barrie Easthope beat
Ray Whitehead; Chris Painter beat Jeff Sparkes; Wayne Weeks
beat A Ali; Jim Hill beat M Surfraz; Spencer Rowley beat Wally
Harper; Phil Whitby beat Chris Morris; Fraser MacKinnon beat
John Powell.
Quarter-Finals:
Pete Wilkes beat Barrie Easthope; Wayne Weeks beat Chris
Painter; Spencer Rowley beat Jim Hill; Phil Whitby beat Fraser
MacKinnon.
Semi-Finals:
Pete Wilkes v Wayne Weeks; Spencer Rowley v Phil Whitby.
STEVE FLETCHER
Steve.Fletcher@telfordsnooker.com
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