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THE shortened version of the game threw up big breaks and tight finishes in the southern qualifying tournament for the English Six-Reds Championship.
When the dust had settled at Woking Snooker Centre, six players had booked spots in the national last-16.
Darran Lock (Seaton, Devon), Freddie Blunden (Brighton), Ashley Beal (Maresfield, East Sussex), Chris Mason (Seaford, East Sussex), Ryan Mears (Aldershot) and Lawrence Oliver (Milton Keynes) will travel to Cueball Derby on Saturday, March 5, 2016.
Mason topped the first round-robin group with ease but the other two qualifiers were decided on the last frame of the final match.
Despite opening his first frame of the tournament with a 70 break, Mears lost 4-2 to Oliver and thought he’d blown his chances when going down 4-2 to Mason.
With only two wins under his belt, Mears had to overcome Peter Devlin (London) - who had already won three out of four - in the final match to stand any chance of qualifying.
The 27-year-old signed off with a 4-1 victory that included breaks of 39, 43 and 34 to deprive Devlin of a place in Derby by just one frame.
An undefeated Beal topped the second group from Blunden but the third place was decided on a must-win final match for both players.
Lock clawed back a 3-1 deficit against Dominic Holmes (Godalming) and compiled a 44 in the decider to triumph 4-3.
Andrew Scott failed to qualify after losing his first three matches but had the consolation of making the day’s highest break of 72 in a 4-2 victory over fellow Londoner Adam Stacey.
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.
When the dust had settled at Woking Snooker Centre, six players had booked spots in the national last-16.
Darran Lock (Seaton, Devon), Freddie Blunden (Brighton), Ashley Beal (Maresfield, East Sussex), Chris Mason (Seaford, East Sussex), Ryan Mears (Aldershot) and Lawrence Oliver (Milton Keynes) will travel to Cueball Derby on Saturday, March 5, 2016.
Mason topped the first round-robin group with ease but the other two qualifiers were decided on the last frame of the final match.
Despite opening his first frame of the tournament with a 70 break, Mears lost 4-2 to Oliver and thought he’d blown his chances when going down 4-2 to Mason.
With only two wins under his belt, Mears had to overcome Peter Devlin (London) - who had already won three out of four - in the final match to stand any chance of qualifying.
The 27-year-old signed off with a 4-1 victory that included breaks of 39, 43 and 34 to deprive Devlin of a place in Derby by just one frame.
An undefeated Beal topped the second group from Blunden but the third place was decided on a must-win final match for both players.
Lock clawed back a 3-1 deficit against Dominic Holmes (Godalming) and compiled a 44 in the decider to triumph 4-3.
Andrew Scott failed to qualify after losing his first three matches but had the consolation of making the day’s highest break of 72 in a 4-2 victory over fellow Londoner Adam Stacey.
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.