First Division Dawley A took on lowly 2nd Division side Bayley Cue trying to overturn a 225 point handicap. Ade Henry began well as a 24 break helped him to a 77-32 win against Roger Smith to cut the deficit to 180. The two skippers stepped up next for what turned out to be an absolute marathon of a frame ..(sorry Chris Petford aka the ref) ..It was Bayley's Noel Hitch that got in front but Mick Reynolds dug in and slowly closed the gap with a 20 break and after 1 hour and 40 minutes he finally clinched the frame 69-56. Bayley still in front by 167 saw Danny Weaver take on an in form Adam Moore. Adam got in early with a 24 and ran out a 93-30 victor to cut the difference to 104 with just 2 frames to go. Sean Nolan was next for Dawley against Chris Durham for Bayley. Both players had chances and in the end it was sean that came out on top 66-34 to leave Bayley 72 points ahead going into the final frame. After sitting down for 4 hours you couldn't blame the final pairing if they were a little jaded. However Dawley's Keith Price potted a red, opened the pack and continued to make a fantastic 70 break to reduce the deficit to just 2. Shell shocked Spencer played safe off the only red he could see only to see Keith smash another red in on his way to making another 30 before cruelly going in off the final blue. It was more than enough though and he had completed a remarkable comeback winning 111-5 and Dawley taking the match 453-419.

In the other semi final it was two 2nd Division sides doing battle as Shifnal D took on Maddocks 2nd Club. In the first frame 2nd Club's Dave Ferriday beat Karl Wilson 59-31 to extend their advantage to 53. Shifnal's James Beckett hit back in the next by beating Dave's dad Ian Ferriday 60-34 to reduce the deficit to 27. Dean Harris continued the momentum for Shifnal as he beat Mike Thompson 59-26 to put his side in front for the first time, albeit by just 6. The match could go either way and the 4th frame did little to change that as Brian McMillan just edged past Terry Askew 54-42 to give Shifnal a slender 18 point advantage at the start of the final frame. In a tense final frame it was Shifnal's Mark Hebdon that held his nerve to defeat Nick Holmes 42-14 to clinch their place in the final 446-400.

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In only their 2nd year Bayley Lads admitted they felt like they had over achieved by reaching the semi final where they took on an experienced Dawley B side who were conceding a 75 point handicap. Dawley's Luke Fletcher set about reducing that deficit as he won the first frame 82-37 against Ross Bowater, Bayley now just 30 ahead. The second frame swund to and fro before the Lads' Lucas Benbow squeezed past Liam Goodman 52-50 to extend their lead to 32. Gavin Smallwood had a nice 22 break which helped him beat Pete Nolan 67-27 to give Bayley a decent 72 advantage going into the last 2 frames. Skipper Josh Devey did well to hold Dawley's John Davies, who has being playing well this year, but it was John who ran out a 64-33 victor in the end, cutting Bayley's lead to 41 at the start of frame 5. Andy Garbett began well and opened up a 37 point lead to reduce the deficit to just 4. However it was the Lads' Mike Cooper who held strong potting the colours well and doing enough to clinch the final berth for his side. Andy won the frame 49-28 but its Bayley Lads who take their place in the final winning the match 467-445.

In the other semi final it was a battle of 2 of the strongest teams in the league as Shifnal B took on Maddocks A, with Maddocks starting with a 25 point advantage. John Fallows started well and a 32 break helped him to defeat Shaun Harris 80-34 to put Shifnal ahead by 21 after the first frame. Leigh France hit back for Maddocks as he defeated Tom Mulholland 69-32 to put Maddocks back in front by 16. Next up was the battle of the Davies's with Shifnal's Matt beat Maddocks' Phil 73-30 and restore Shifnal's lead to 27. The match continued to swing from one side to the other as Maddocks' Ian Skelton rolled back the years to beat Lynsay Knox 107-26 and give the Oakengates boys a lead of 54 going into the last. Aaran Sparkes had a real go but in the end Ian Eldridge did just enough as Aaran won the frame 108-57 but Maddocks claim their place in the final, winning by a slender 3 points, 322-319.