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Peter Lines and Daniel Boyes defeated Stephen Broadhead and Johnathan Bagley 3-0 in tonight's Leeds pairs final.
After a cagey start, Lines compiled a beautiful 84 clearance to take the first frame (120-5).
Not to be outdone Boyes then contributed a break of 60 to put his side 2-0 up (67-10).
Stephen Broadhead was in first in the third frame with a run of 20, but Lines /Boyes then took control and a break of 30 from Boyes effectively sealed the frame and match (79-25).
Thanks to referee Graham Mason and our hosts and sponsors the NSC.

A reminder that this Friday, (4th) its the final of this season's Yorkshire Snooker Championship between Peter Lines (Leeds) and Robert Read (Huddersfield) at the Northern Snooker Centre.
Match starts at 7:30, spectators welcome.

Gildersome’s Daniel Boyes claimed the Len Lee Invitation Trophy last night with a very comfortable 4-1 win against Richard Binns of Belle Isle.

Frame 1: Binns started the match in fine style, quickly into the frame with a quickfire 35 break, but Boyes came back strong too with a couple of mini contributions. A loose shot from Binns at the business end of the frame then allowed Boyes to compile a frame winning 33 break to take the first frame (74 – 39) 1 – 0

Frame 2: Again, Binns was the stronger in the early stages of the frame, mixed with further help from Boyes with unexpected missed pots. The frame now firmly in the balance, Binns continued to persist, helped with a further 26 break the match was now level (16 – 54) 1 – 1

Frame 3: This was the frame when the tides turned and Boyes playing in his first Len Lee Invitation final began to find some form. Mixed with some excellent long points and precise positional play, breaks of 24 and then 42 ended this frame to lead the match (66 - 16) 2 - 1

Frame 4 & 5: Both these frames followed in similar patterns, the impressive Boyes now stepping up another gear and with breaks of 35, 36 and then a 46 in the final frame meant this match was over.
(75 – 1) (75 – 15) 4 – 1

Well done to Daniel Boyes!

Thanks to NSC for hosting the final and thanks to the ever-impressive match referee on the night Mark Ball!

Belle Isle WMC added the Stan Brooke Team title to their Windsor trophy triumph with a hard fought 292-274 victory over the Northern Snooker Centre in tonight's final.
In the first frame Belle Isle's David Waring (44) just edged Chris Gaunt (19) 73-68 in a typically nervy affair.
The second frame saw NSC's Nathan Daniels (15) start off confidently and by the middle of the frame he had clawed back the 25 handicap he was conceding to Luke Waring (40). From there he slowly pulled away and by the end of the frame he had secured a 65-111 win putting his team 41 ahead on aggregate.
Next up it was Belle Isle's Shane Waring (36) against Aaron Drummond (14). Try as he might Aaron couldn't get any fluency going and Shane managed to stay ahead the whole frame, finally running out a 94-66 winner.
So this left the NSC with a slender 13 point advantage going into the final frame.
In this situation the pressure is firmly on the player who's in front whereas the player who's behind can play with a little more freedom as they feel they have nothing to lose.
That turned out to be the case as Belle Isle's David Summerfield (-3) started brightly against Craig Myers (12).
Playing good solid match snooker David slowly ate into the 15 start he was conceding and started to whittle down the aggregate deficit.
When it got to the blue there was 30 points in it to the Belle Isle player, so 17 in front on aggregate.
Craig potted blue and a couple of shots later went for a long pink which rattled in the jaws of the green pocket and rolled agonisingly across the table to finish over the yellow pocket. David stepped up to pot the pink and seal the match with a 60 points to 29 frame win.
Thanks as always to the NSC and to referee Paul Marlow.

The final of the Leeds City Championship Singles between Daniel Womersley (NSC) v Richard Binns (Belle Isle) will be held on Wednesday 23rd July at NSC, 19.30

The evening will incorporate the presentation of all the Leeds City Championship Competitions including the Junior Competitions during the interval break.

Please come along to support the night which promises to be a cracking final.

South Leeds Cons "B" defeated East End Park "B" 5-2 in last nights Champion of Champions final.
Playing at no4 Gavin Griffin (23) got South Leeds off to a flying start beating Barry Lord (40) 93-63 in their first frame. Meanwhile on the adjoining table James Hullah (12) made it 2-0 (62-55) after clearing the last 3 colours against Delon Spencer (10) in a marathon frame lasting just over an hour.
Barry Lord then hit back for East End Park (55-104), before James Hullah won another scrappy frame (59-39) to give South Leeds a 3-1 lead at the halfway stage.
Darren Horner (-2) gave East End Park hope when winning his first frame (28-71) against Dave Lucas (-4) and when Pete Raby (-16) took a lead against Tom Oates (-14) in their first frame it looked like 3-3 was on the cards. Oates had other ideas though and a fine 25 break clearing up to the pink effectively gave him the frame and put South Leeds 4-2 in front.
So South Leeds needed just one of the last 2 frames to take the title and it was Tom Oates gaining in confidence who powered his way to a 72-26 win to give his team an unassailable 5-2 lead and with it the coveted Champion of Champions tag.
The match was played in great spirit, ably officiated by Mark Ball and Paul Marlow.
Many thanks to our hosts the Middleton Conservative Club.
Next up on Wednesday its the Stan Brooke Team final at the NSC.

Hi all please see my new telephone number 07309905572.
Please use this number if you need to contact me although email is preferred.

Paul Grimes LBSO league secretary.

Garforth WMC trio of James Pears, Matthew Marshall and David Horry ran out comfortable winners against Mainline Social to win the 3-Man KO final, last night at South Leeds Conservative Club.

The match started with the respective No3 and No2 playing first, on one table it was David Horry (33) putting his wits against his Mainline opponent Paul Wardman (31) The other table saw Garforth’s Matthew Marshall (23) take on Martin McGuigan (0)

Both frames started in similar fashion, more noticeably the match between Marshall and McGuigan when a large cluster or reds veered towards the black corner pocket making it very scrappy indeed. Marshall potting the isolated reds and playing safe, leaving McGuigan with scraps to go out, that was the theme throughout, Marshall ran out a comfortable winner to give Garforth a 1 – 0 lead (68 – 34)

Horry on the other table was the better in this encounter, helped with some good fortune began to open a big advantage and despite needing snookers on the colours Wardman landed some to keep the frame alive, after a lengthy battle trying to pot the Pink, eventually Horry sank it and another frame in the bag for Garforth 2 – 0 (96 – 75)

The big guns of James Pears (-17) and veteran Lee Atkinson (-17) were next up. The frame started brightly, but some unforced errors with poor positional play meant any momentum was short lived. After some further exchanges, Atkinson was in the balls and made a timely 28 break, not to be out done, Pears contributed with a 24 of his own and looked well to win the frame, but an unexpected miss on the green allowed Atkinson to clear up the black to bring a frame back for Mainline 2 – 1 (44 – 56)

Back on again were Horry & Wardman as too Marshall & McGuigan. Horry starting the stronger in his match, some good early mini breaks to ease into this crucial match up. Same applied to Marshall in his frame, putting further pressure on McGuigan knowing he needed to win this frame to keep the match alive. Eyes were on both tables and when Horry led by 24 with just the colours remaining, Wardman had a chance to get back into the frame with the yellow over the pocket. A mis calculation of scores meant he attempted the snooker rather than the pot, this proved to be costly as a couple of fouls later meant he was 35 behind, the task was too big and Horry once again running out a comfortable winner to take Garforth one frame away from victory 3 – 1 (98 – 58)

Attention now was on the Marshall / McGuigan match and after a nice 27 break, Mcguigan led going into the colours. Marshall 8 behind with Blue, Pink, and Black remaining. Several safety exchanges resulted in a chance for Marshall, slim as they were as the black was on the side cushion. After potting the Blue he landed perfectly on the Pink and left the white on the side cushion facing a tough black up the rail towards the yellow pocket, knowing this would be game, set and match! In it went for a great clearance to win the frame and match. 4 – 1 (54 – 48)

Well done to Garforth WMC!

Thanks to South Leeds for hosting and to both guest referees officiating superbly on the night Mark Ball and Paul Marlow

Mark Ball and some other daft lads will be taking part in a staggering 90 Hole Golf Day Challenge on Sunday 29th June

Will be a long day with the first shots taking place around 4.30am and aiming for the last shots and the challenge completed by 9pm fingers crossed!!

Inspired by the strength and bravery of Albie, who died at only 2 years old from a rare and aggressive brain tumour. The Albie Sugden Foundation aims to support children during their treatment for cancer, as well as funding research projects into the causes, treatments and cures of brain tumours.

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Any donations to this amazing foundation would be very much appreciated.

Thanks
Mark Ball

It was second time lucky for Dave French (Farsley Cons) losing in last year’s final to now claim the coveted Sykes Cup against Joe Crossthwaite (Belle Isle) in an edgy, sticky and scrappy affair at NSC.

Frame 1 – French receiving 15pt start a frame broke the match off and it was clear to see who appeared the nervousness of the two as Crossthwaite started the brightest and looked the more settled with some early contributions. French had several chances but wasn’t to be and Crossthwaite easy took to opener to lead 0 – 1 (69 – 26)

Frame 2 – This time it was Crossthwaite that just couldn’t settle, squandering early chances which then didn’t help with some good fortune from French allowing him to advance his 15pt lead to ease the second frame and level the match 1 – 1 (9 – 61)

Frame 3 – This started similar fashion to the previous frame, both players really struggling with the ‘Centre’ table at NSC and a real scrap fest as you call it, both players missing guilt chances to take any momentum leading onto the colours. Another run of good fortune from French fluking the brown and with the simplest of blues to navigate to land plum on the pink to take a 2-1 lead. To the surprise of everyone watching and celebrity referee, French somehow missed the blue. Crossthwaite potted the blue and pink, meaning French could only tie. A couple of exchanges and it was Crossthwaite to pot the decisive black and lead 1 – 2 (67 – 53)

Frame 4 – This pivotal frame followed similar fashion to the previous two frames, very scrappy and lots of missed pots throughout. Inevitably, again decided on the colours. Crossthwaite looked to have the frame and match won, but a delicate miss on the pink when trying to play position for the black meant some hope for French to level the match. However, it was Crossthwaite when potting the pink was unfortunate not to land on the black when moving it from the cushion, a poor safety shot then followed, it was then French to step up and pot a long black to the level the match 2 – 2 (76 – 63)

Frame 5 – DECIDER! French certainly started the stronger in this frame, executing some early chances to open an early advantage. Try in vain as Crossthwaite did, he just could not get a colour from any red. With a big lead going onto the colours snookers required for Crossthwaite and when he laid a telling snooker which French missed it was game on again…. Crossthwaite then had a glorious chance when potting the green, but a rash attempt at a simple brown allowed French to take the frame away and snookers required again. Crossthwaite battled and landed some exceptionally good snookers but the crafty man from Farsley got out each time and when he potted the blue and then later the pink to land the title, hands were shaken. 3 – 2 (66 – 33)

Well done to Dave French.

Thanks to NSC for hosting the final and thanks also to the amazing, ever so popular celebrity referee on the night Mark Ball…