DIVISION TWO:
The draw interestingly kept the Bayley and Maddocks players apart and the first semi final saw young gun Ben Godding take on stalwart Chris Morgan-Adams. Ben started brightly with a 24 break and looked set to take the opener before Chris hit back and looked to clear to pinch it on the black. However he broke down on 24 missing the final black, still trailing by 4 points. Ben stepped up and, attempting the double into the middle pocket, achieved a treble taking the frame 53-42. The second frame was a tale of missed pots before Ben again took control to seal the frame and his place in the final 54-27. The other semi final saw the two Maddocks players fight to join Ben. The first frame was a little nip and tuck as the lead changed hands before James O'Hara took it 56-45 over James Hayward. The second frame saw some good potting from Mr Hayward and a 21 break helped him level the match, winning 66-19. The deciding frame was again very close and could have gone either way before James Hayward's 25 clearance took it 79-31 to seal his place in the final. The Bayley's Ben Godding started strongly in the final and a 26 break helped him take the initiative 54-17. The next frame was a closer affair but Ben still looked favourite until a missed plant let James back into it. He didn't look back, clinching the frame 52-30 to take the final to a decider. The final frame, fittingly, was also a close contest with both players in good form. In the end it was a break of 24 off the last red which sealed the title ...and his first trophy ...for James Hayward.
DIVISION ONE:
Unfortunately due to work commitments, Lewis Round was unable to play thus leaving just 3 players to contest the title. Therefore it was agreed to play a round robin format then a one frame final between the top 2 from the round robin. First up was Dawley's Darren Weston who potted well including a nice 54 break to set the tone for the evening, in defeating Bayley's Kelvin McLeod 90-39. Next up for Kelvin was another Dawley potting machine, this time Michael Mancini. In the end it was Michael who got over the line 65-35. In the final game of the group stage it was Michael who edged past Darren in a close game winning 74-57. The momentum stayed with Michael in the final as he claimed the win 69-35 over his team mate and remained unbeaten throughout to take the title.
Congratulations chaps, I look forward to the other finals in the New Year