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Gildersome's Michael Gaughan defeated Lee Hart of Crossgates Rec 3-2 to win tonight's Sykes Cup final, to bring the curtain down on this season's finals series.

Conceding 35 points per frame it was Gaughans league experience which was the telling factor in a close fought match.
The flamboyant Hart looked to have secured the first frame when 25 in front with only 22 remaining, but a foul on the brown proved costly as Gaughan coolly cleared the last 4 colours to win 68-66.
It looked to be heading for 1-1 when Hart led the next by 17 points with only pink and black remaining, but a nicely laid snooker gave Gaughan the penalty points he required and soon after he potted pink and then black to make it 2-0 (71-69).

Back came Hart and some fine single ball potting saw him win the next two frames comfortably (23-73, 44-75) to take the match into a decider.

After both players had missed several early chances, Gaughan gradually started to claw back the handicap and by the time they reached the colours it was all square. Gaughan sunk the yellow to take the lead and then in the next visit potted green, brown and a great blue to go 14 points up with 13 left.
A couple of shots later and an easy pink gave him frame and match.

Thanks to Kenny Symons for officiating and to the NSC for use of the match table.

Mon 9th July sees the last match of this season's competitions at the NSC with Michael Gaughan (-3) taking on Lee Hart (+32) , 7:30 start, dress code applies.

A strong field of 37 hopefuls turned up to compete for the 2nd ADT Flexibles Ltd handicap kindly sponsored by our chairman Andy Taffinder.

Highlight of the preliminary round was a repeat of this years Leeds singles match between Dan Womersley and Tom Doherty. This time it was Dan who prevailed, gaining revenge for his Leeds singles defeat. Elsewhere there were wins for juniors Stanley Moody, Liam Pullen and Daniel Boyes, and also a 2-0 win for Ian Rayner over Steve Quigley.

In the first round proper, Stan Moody won a tight match over Ian Rayner, whilst Dan Womersley showed signs of what was to come with breaks of 69 and 49 in beating Daniel Boyes. Liam Pullen impressed onlookers with a comfortable win over Steve Gale, Mark Pears defeated Jason Hudson, Tony Griffin beat Ian O,Brien, Dan Booth overcame Nigel Turner, Martin McGuigan knocked out teenager Shannon Metcalf and Phil Buckle won a marathon tie against Chris Hudson.
In the lower half of the draw, Lewis Gillen caught the eye with a break of 87 in a quickfire win over Dave French, Carl Harkin defeated Karl Briggs, Dave Boyes beat Steve Broadhead, and Steve Parlour battled past Peter Walker. Another promising youngster James Pears defeated Jordan Wilkinson, Gavin Godfree beat Andy Dilucia,Kev Dilucia won through against Craig Pullen, and Tom Oates defeated Oliver Hudson.

The round of 16 saw Dan Womersley continue his impressive form against Stan Moody, a break of 73 helping him to the win. Rapidly improving Liam Pullen defeated Mark Pears, Dan Booth overcame Tony Griffin and Martin McGuigan saw off Phil Buckle in another lengthy battle.
The lower half saw wins for Carl Harkin over Dave Boyes, Steve Parlour over Lewis Gillen,James Pears over Gavin Godfree and Tom Oates over Kev Dilucia, the latter unluckily going in off the black in the decider.

The tie of the quarter finals saw Dan Womersley up against fancied Liam Pullen. Conceding 50 points per frame looked a tall order but breaks of 50 and 87 from Dan saw him comfortably through to the semis. In the other matches Dan Booth beat Martin McGuigan, Carl Harkin eased past Steve Parlour, and in the closest match of the round, Tom Oates won the second frame on the black and the decider on the pink to knockout plucky James Pears.

Dan Womersleys fine form continued as breaks of 50 and 87 helped him see off Dan Booth and cruise into the final where he faced Carl Harkin who defeated Tom Oates in the other semi.

The final saw Dan attempt to give his opponent 70 points per frame. A 48 break helped him take the first frame. The second looked to be going the way of Carl before a 26 break to pink forced a black ball game, each player playing several excellent safety shots before Dan finally potted the black for a 2-0 win and a well earned £100 first prize. Dan also shared the high break prize with Lewis Gillen, both players having runs of 87.

In the "Plate" competition for first round losers it was Barnbow Social's Shannon Metcalf who impressed with victories over Peter Walker, Steve Gale, Jason Hudson and Michael Calvert to take the £40 consolation prize. Calvert enjoying wins over Karl Briggs, Tom Doherty, Paul Turner and Andy Dilucia on his way to the final.

Father and son duo Kyle and Josh Brady (NSC) defeated Kevin Wilton and Czaba Molnar (Harehills Libs) 3-1 to win the Len Lee Pairs title.

Receiving 12 start per frame, the NSC pair settled first and it was youngster Josh who struck the first blow. One of a crop of rapidly improving players from the NSC junior academy, a nicely taken 23 break early in the frame put his side in command of the first frame which they ended up winning comfortably 70-28. At this point an early finish looked on the cards but aided by a couple of flukes the Harehills Libs duo fought back to level the match at 1-1 with a 68-33 frame win.
As is often the case with doubles the match gradually turned into a tactical battle with neither side wanting to take any chances. An early 16 break by Josh in the next put his side in the driving seat and despite a scare late in the frame they emerged winners 74-44 to go back into the lead at 2-1.
The next frame again turned into a nervy affair for both sides, but when the NSC pair managed to grind out a 39 point lead with only one red left the match looked all over. Back came Wilton and Molnar and a couple of nicely laid snookers and a free ball got them back into the game, 26 behind with 27 left on. A couple of fouls later and the lead was reduced to just 18 points, before up stepped Josh to pot a good yellow and green to go 23 in front with 22 on. The Harehills duo couldn't get the snooker they required and a couple of shots later the Bradys took the frame 77-41 and the match 3-1.

Thanks to referee Michael Davenport and the NSC for use of the facilities.

Tuesday 26th sees the final of the Len Lee Pairs between
Kevin Wilton/Czaba Molnar (22) of Harehills Libs and father and son duo Kyle and Josh Brady (34) of NSC.
Match is best of 5, 7:30 start, dress code applies.

Sun 1st July sees the second annual "ADT Flexibles Ltd" handicap kindly sponsored by our chairman Andy Taffinder. Entry is £5, payable on the day. No pre-registration necessary. 10am start.
Matches best of 3 with a 1 frame plate competition.

Last night saw Jonathan Bagley defeat Mark Ball 4-1 to add the Leeds crown to the Yorkshire title he won earlier this season.

A well attended final saw Bagley start the brighter of the two players, breaks of 31 and 48 giving him the first frame 79-5. No breaks of note in the second but Bagley continued to dominate taking the frame 65-5.
At this point a whitewash looked to be on the cards but to his credit Ball fought back and an excellent run of 46,ending with an unlucky in off when potting the yellow, gave him the frame 82-45 and it was game on again.

After a short interval play resumed and it was Bagley who again settled the quicker, a break of 39 helping him take the frame 73-6 and a 3-1 lead.
Ball came back in the next and it looked like going 3-2 as he began to carve out what promised to be a frame winning break. However, the wheels came off when on 32, he potted a red, only to see the white canon another red and roll agonisingly into the middle pocket. This allowed Bagley back into the game and a few shots later a cool green to pink clearance gave him frame (54-43) and match.

The match was played in great spirit and was followed by presentations of all this year's Leeds Snooker competitions.

League secretary Bob Patterson, league president Chris Williamson and head of the junior academy Ian Williamson all spoke after the match of the strength of the Leeds league and especially the talent currently coming through the junior ranks.

Thanks to Michael Davenport for officiating and once again to the NSC for the use of the excellent facilities and interval refreshments.

This was the first year that the presentations followed immediately after the singles final and this format looks set to continue.

Dave Sutcliffe last night defeated Harehills WMC teammate Karl Hemsley 182-114 to win the Stan Brooke Individual competition.

Receiving 14 points per frame Dave settled quickly and enjoying the best of the running he built a lead of 36 points going into the last 3 colours. Two outrageous flukes on blue and pink extended the lead to 47 before Karl potted a great black to limit the deficit to 40 points after the first frame.

In the second frame it was Karl who took the initiative and he quickly pulled back the 14 point handicap to get his nose in front. He led by 11 points before potting blue and pink to extend the lead to 22,Dave then crucially sinking the final black to leave Karl the winner by 15 points.

So going into the final frame Karl trailed by 25 points and desperately needed a good start to put pressure on his opponent. Unfortunately as hard as he tried he couldn't get a foothold into the frame and it was Dave who raced into a 47-0 lead.

With 6 reds remaining Dave led by 49 points (74 on aggregate) with 75 points left on the table. When he potted the next red the match was effectively won and a few minutes later Karl conceded with a couple of reds left on the table.
Well done to both players for a match played in great spirit and to Michael Davenport for officiating.

We return to the NSC on Friday for the Leeds City Singles Final.

The final of the Leeds City Singles will take place at the Northern SC this Friday starting at 7-30pm, between Johnathan Bagley & Mark Ball.
The 7 frame final will be followed by a presentation of the trophy to the winner, and the other 2018 LCC competitions, by Chris Williamson proprietor of the NSC and President of the LBSO.
Other than the finalists in the singles, THOSE EXPECTED TO ATTEND for the respective annual trophy and their individual cash / token awards, are as follows-
SINGLES: Semi-finalists - RYAN WALTON & STEPHEN BROADHEAD.
PAIRS: WINNERS - SCOTT RAPER / TONY MASSEY & RUNNERS-UP - CHRIS HART / STEPHEN BROADHEAD.
TEAM: WINNERS - DENISON HALL & RUNNERS-UP - MAIN LINE SOCIAL.
U.16 JUNIORS: WINNER - ISA ISHTIAQ, R-UP - RILEY FISHER, S/FINALISTS - SHANNON METCALF & LIAM PULLEN.
U.18 JUNIORS: WINNER - JOE FENTON, R-UP - ISA ISHTIAQ, S/FINALISTS - STANLEY MOODY & JACK TOWNEND.
JUNIOR HIGH BREAK - LIAM PULLEN (74).

FOOD WILL ALSO BE PROVIDED FOC BY THE NORTHERN SC.

Please do your best to support this new venture by the LBSO and our main sponsor the Northern Snooker Centre, by coming along.
THANK YOU!

Tomorrow, Tuesday 19th, sees the final of the Stan Brooke Individual competition between Harehills WMC clubmates Dave Sutcliffe and Karl Helmsley. 7:30 start. Dress code applies.

Northern Snooker Centre will play host to the 2018 Leeds City Championship Singles Final on Friday 22nd June, 19.30 start. Which will be contested between Jonathan Bagley and Mark Ball. This will then be followed by the presentation of the trophy along with all other 2018 Leeds City Championship competitions, please come and show your support on the evening.