Chris Ward Individual Singles Final played at Shifnal War Memorial Club on 24th April 2013

The final was contested between Matt Davies and Angus Way , both of the home club with Matt attempting to win the trophy for the eighth time in nine years and Angus appearing in his first Chris Ward Final.

Frame 1

A slow start to the match with both players playing safe in the early stages with Angus edging ahead by 14 points Then a slight error from Angus allowed Matt in to take a 66 break on his way to winning the first frame by 74 points to 26 points

Frame 2

A more tactical frame this time with both players playing some excellent safety shots , Matt edging ahead by just over 30 points with two reds left on the table. Matt then left Angus a glimmer of a chance at this stage to take the remaining reds and colours , but having been frozen out for so long Angus failed to take the opportunity Matt winning the frame by 62 points to 14 points.

Frame 3

Again a safety exchange from both players , and then the highlight of the match where Matt knocked in a flawless break of 102 to take the frame by 118 points to nil.

Frame 4

This turned out to be the final frame of the match and followed the pattern of the previous frames, Matt not giving Angus a look in and when the opportunity presented itself Matt knocked in a break of 49 , comfortably winning the frame by 67 points to 3 points.

FINAL RESULT MATT DAVIES 4 ANGUS WAY 0

Congratulations to Matt on winning his eighth Telford Singles title and also to Angus on reaching the final and to both players in playing the match in such a sporting manner.

Thanks to Shifnal War Memorial Club for the use of the table, thanks to Rob Wright for marking the scoreboard and to those who came to watch the match.