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THREE Lincoln cueman have qualified for the last-16 of a national snooker competition.
Dale Schofield will be joined by doubles partners Matt Lee and Geoff Bowen for the final stages of the English Six-Reds Championship in January.
Stoke’s Graham Beardmore and Ronnie Kralj, from Northampton, completed the quintet who progressed from the Midlands qualifier at The Winchester, near Leicester.
Beardmore finished runner-up in his group despite getting off to a flying start with a 3-1 victory over Lee, the 2013 champion.
Lee finally kicked into form after trailing Cannock-based Riley Parsons 2-0 in his next match. He won 3-2 and remained undefeated for the rest of the day.
Schofield - who compiled the highest break of the day, a 66 in a 3-2 defeat by Bowen - said: “It was a great venue.
“The short format made it quite competitive. The lads who played were friendly and I really enjoyed it.”
Kralj booked his spot in the last-16 by finishing as the best third-placed player.
The last-16 stage will be hosted by Barretts Club, Northampton, on Saturday, January 31, 2015.
Tim Dunkley
EASB Media Officer South and World Snooker coach
The English Association of Snooker & Billiards is the national governing body for the amateur game in this country. For more information about competitions, rankings lists and results, see www.easb.co.uk.
Dale Schofield will be joined by doubles partners Matt Lee and Geoff Bowen for the final stages of the English Six-Reds Championship in January.
Stoke’s Graham Beardmore and Ronnie Kralj, from Northampton, completed the quintet who progressed from the Midlands qualifier at The Winchester, near Leicester.
Beardmore finished runner-up in his group despite getting off to a flying start with a 3-1 victory over Lee, the 2013 champion.
Lee finally kicked into form after trailing Cannock-based Riley Parsons 2-0 in his next match. He won 3-2 and remained undefeated for the rest of the day.
Schofield - who compiled the highest break of the day, a 66 in a 3-2 defeat by Bowen - said: “It was a great venue.
“The short format made it quite competitive. The lads who played were friendly and I really enjoyed it.”
Kralj booked his spot in the last-16 by finishing as the best third-placed player.
The last-16 stage will be hosted by Barretts Club, Northampton, on Saturday, January 31, 2015.
Tim Dunkley
EASB Media Officer South and World Snooker coach
The English Association of Snooker & Billiards is the national governing body for the amateur game in this country. For more information about competitions, rankings lists and results, see www.easb.co.uk.