Champion of Champions Hendrys 5 Cues start the defence of their national team crown when they host a strong Southport league team Coronation Hotel. They have some familiar faces who also play in our league(Will Jerram, Andy O'Hara and John Rimmer). Tie date is yet to be confirmed. The Coronation team have reached the Quarter Finals in this in the past, so it should be a tough test. Del Redmond will be representing the league in the singles event(tie yet to be confirmed). Stephen Hendrys Pool Series £100 entry, 4 events, 1st event is Sat 11th September. All events at Hendrys, World rules(best of 11's, pro's off -1, £6,400 prize fund, based on 64 entries. For more details or to enter contact the club on 01772 824861 or Jason Hill(07976 821679). £50 deposit required, other £50 paid before 1st event. You can pay at the club or send cheque(payable to Cahill Leisure Limited). Address:- Stephen Hendrys Snooker Club 275 Brook Street Preston. More info to follow World Championships & World Masters(Imperial Hotel, Blackpool - 28th June-8th July) 5 Cues Craig Day beat top Welsh player Sam Wintle in the first qualifying round of the World Championships 7-5. He was then beat 7-6 by Irishman Patrick Moorhouse. Day plays Temujin Dixon in the semi's of the World Under 21's on Thurs 1st July 9-30pm. In the last 32 of the world champs, the top 8 seeds joined in, with 5 Cues pair and top pro's Lee Clough(seeded 5) and Gaz Hibbott(seeded 7) starting their campaign. The World Championship Quarter Final results:- Phil Harrison(seed 1) 9-8 Adam Davis(6) Mick Hill(3) 9-5 Gaz Hibbott(7- £1,000) Jason Twist(4) 8-9 Craig Waddingham(Qualifier) Gaz Potts(2) 9-4 Lee Clough(5- £1,000) Semi finals:- Harrison 8-10 Hill Waddingham 5-10 Potts Final - Hill(£10,000) 11-8 Potts All matches from quarter final onwards will be screened on Sky Sports from July 28th. In the World Masters Andy O'Hara and Lee Clough both reached the last 32, picking up £150 each. UK Tour Qualifier at Stephen Hendrys Club(coming soon, date to be confirmed) 11am start, tables on free play from 10am. You must register when entering the club. £20 entry, limited to the first 32 paid entries only. 2 UK Tour(Tour no 4) places available(entrance into the main event and club open(amateur event) along with 2 nights accomodation at The Barcelo Hotel(5 star) at Hinckley between 27th-30th August. You will be playing the best players in the world. A 3rd night is an optional extra, along with the option of entering the European Professional Championships, although these must be paid for. At the qualifier, there will also be a £10 flyer open to anyone. Ring Jason(07976 821679) or Maria(01772 824861) for more details. World Championship Qualifier(Stephen Hendrys Club, 275 Brook Street, Preston - Sat 5th June) 11am start, tables on free play from 10am. You must register when entering the club. £20 entry, limited to the first 32 paid entries only. 2 world championship places up for grabs along with 3 nights accomodation at the world championship venue Imperial Hotel, Blackpool. For more details contact Stephen Hendrys Club on 01772 824861 or Jason Hill on 07976 821679. There will be a £10 flyer on the day. All qualifiers will be best of 11, and the flyer will be best of 7. All cheques must be wrote out to Maria Cahill. Qualifiers were Andy Croasdale(Preston) and Ian Davenport(Wigan). The flyer final was shared between Jason Hill(Preston) and Russ McGrady(Blackpool). 3 man team Golden Cue and Vauxhall Grand Prix Pro Event(Great Yarmouth, 7th-9th May) Jason Hill, Sam Lancaster and Andy Sudworth represented the Ley Inn and Will Jerram, John Rimmer and Andy O'Hara, the Coronation Hotel. This competition had a strong field with most of the best amateur players in the country competing. There were over 500 entries, with 320 of them qualifying for the national finals in Great Yarmouth. The Coronation team succomed to a strong Suffolk team including ex pro Alan Mower and current England international Karl Sutton 5-2 in the last 64, collecting £100 for their troubles. Despite a hic-cup in the last 16 were they led 4-0, only to be pegged back to 4-4, the Ley Inn trio won a nail biting match 5-4. They eventually were beaten 5-0 in a lacklustre display in the semi final against a team from Corby(Northamptonshire). They picked up £1,200 between them, with Jason Hill also picking £140 extra for winning a 64 player flyer. Meanwhile, Hendrys 5 Cues Lee Clough had to settle for a Quarter Final exit in the pro event, being beaten after a below par display by young up and coming star Steve Petty 8-5 after leading 5-2. Clough picked up £400. Scotland Under 21 qualifiers(Aberdeen 25th-26th April) Congratulations to Craig Day, who has qualified for the World Championships by travelling upto Aberdeen and successfully trialling for the Scotland U21's. Day, who qualifies through his Scottish mother won 7 first to 3 matches, and lost only 2 in a swiss qualifying system. That meant he finished at position 2, with the first 4 qualifying. Premier Pool Tour Event 2 - Sat 10th April 2010 Andy O'Hara was beaten in the last 64, Craig Day, Sam Lancaster and Jason Hill were all beaten in the last 32. James Brookens(£85) was beaten 6-4 in the Quarter Finals by former 2x World Champ Chris Melling. UK Tour Event 2 - April 2nd-5th(Hinckley) Craig Day and Andy O'Hara were beaten in the last 128, Jason Hill in the last 64, Gaz Hibbott(£100) in the last 32 and Lee Clough(£250) in the last 16. In the club open Day, O'Hara and Hill were all beaten in the last 32(£50). Hibbott and Clough are both in the Quarter Final of the Pro event(to be completed at a later date). Merseyside Amateur Championships(Sat 27th May JJ's Club, Liverpool) A successful event for the Preston City lads with Craig Day taking the winners prize of £250 with a 7-5 victory(from 5-1 down) over Merseyside County 'A' team player Paul Edwards. Jason Hill won the plate event, picking up a consolation £50, with a 4-3 victory over another Merseyside County 'A' team player Paul Gallagher in the final. National Intercounty finals(Gt Yarmouth March 5th-7th) Anne Roccia, Alison Parkes and Louise Kearns(all Team Regal players) were part of the Lancashire Ladies team(won Region 2 to qualify) who became National County Champions. All 3 also had qualified for England trials with Anne Roccia coming through a swiss qualifying system and retaining her England place by winning 6 first to 3 matches and only losing 1. Also competing from the league in the mens event were Lancashire A(won Region 2 to qualify) team players Gaz Hibbott, Jason Hill, Del Redmond, Si Fitzsimmons and Nathan Bridges(all 5 Cues players) and Lancashire B(won Region 2 to qualify) team players Craig Day(Rileys Z) and Sam Lancaster(Ley Inn Reds). The A team were defeated by Staffordshire 23-18 in the semi final with Hill being the star performer. In the B's Sam Lancaster's star performance couldn't prevent them going out to eventual finalists Surrey 24-22 in a play off. Jason Hill and Si Fitzsimmons had also qualified for England trials, trying to join teamate Hibbott in the England team. In the swiss system Fitzsimmons was knocked out having won 3 and lost 3 first to 3 matches. Hill won 6 and lost 2 matches to reach the final deciding match to get in the England team. Unfortunately after leading, he was beaten 3-1. European Championships(Daventry, England) Gaz Hibbott(5 Cues) became European Champion by defeating 3 times world champion Gaz Potts 8-5 in the final. He received £2,500. UK Tour 2010(Event 1 - Imperial Hotel, Blackpool, 12th-14th Feb 2010) Results:- Last 256:- Craig Day(Rileys Z-new) 7-5 Ian Duffy(Ranking 66) Last 128:- Jason Hill(Ley Inn Reds-64) 5-7 Fred Tandy(new) Gaz Hibbott(5 Cues-5) 7-5 Clive Rayson(113) Andy O'Hara(Regs-106) 7-6 Michael Richardson(46) Lee Clough(5 Cues-10) 7-6 Richard King(New) Nathan Bridges(5 Cues-34) 0-7 Jamie Graham(65) Last 64:- Hibbott 7-3 Alex Lewis(110) Clough 7-5 Steve Kane(35) O'Hara 7-5 Kev Barton(16) Last 32:- Hibbott 7-5 Ben Davies(18) Clough 7-6 Steve Petty(26) O'Hara(£100) 6-7 Oly Bale(58) Last 16:- Hibbott 7-2 Mark Thrussell(22) Clough(£250) 5-7 Adam Davis(4) Q-F:- Hibbott 7-2 Fred Tandy(new) S-F:- Hibbott(£700) 5-8 Adam Davis(4) Jason Hill reached the quarter final of the Club Open and received £150. Professional Cup(Q-F onwards) Gaz Hibbott(Pro ranking-5) 8-7 Mick Hill(1) Lee Clough(7) 8-4 Carl Morris(new) S-F:- Hibbott(£1,000) 8-9 Clough Final:- Clough(£2,000) 3-9 Gaz Potts(2-£4,000) Premier Pool Tour 1(Riley's, Preston - Sat 6th Feb 2010) Results:- Round 1:- Andy O'Hara(Rileys Regs) 6-5 Chris Charnley(Chorley) Craig Day(Rileys Z) 5-6 JJ Faul(Liverpool) Sam Lancaster(Ley Inn Reds) 6-3 John Strange(Derby) Steve Crane(Rileys Regs) 3-6 Craig Nicholson Jason Hill(Ley Inn Reds) 6-2 James Croxton(-1 pro) - (Stoke) Round 2:- Andy O'Hara 6-4 Robbie Maxwell Sam Lancaster 6-5 Craig Nicholson Jason Hill 6-2 Harris Ali(Bradford) Last 16:- Andy O'Hara 4-6 Neil Raybone(pro -1) - (Birmingham) Sam Lancaster 6-1 Dave Fisher Jason Hill 6-4 Adam Wong(Crewe) Quarter Final:- Jason Hill 4-1 Sam Lancaster - £100(Sam retired due to illness) Semi Final:- Jason Hill(£180) 5-6 Kev Barton(pro -1) - (Leeds) Kev Barton and Wayne Camm shared the money in the final receiving £400 each. Craig Day won the plate event and picked up £75. Lancashire County Pool Association 2009 season(National County Finals & England Trials - 5-7th March 2010) Lancashire A, B and Ladies have all won Region 2, beating Cheshire, Greater Manchester, West Yorkshire and Cumbria and therefore have all qualified for the National Finals in March 2010. Gareth Hibbott, Simon Fitzsimmons, Del Redmond, Nathan Bridges(all Ley Inn 5 Cues) and Jason Hill(Ley Inn Reds) played for the A team. Craig Day(Rileys Z), Sam Lancaster(Ley Inn Reds) and Dave O'Shaughnessy(Ley Inn 5 Cues) compete for the B team, and Anne Roccia, Alison Parkes and Louise Kearns(all Team Regal) play for the Ladies. In addition to that, Fitzsimmons, Hill and Parkes have earned England trials on 5th March 2010. Hibbott and Roccia(finished ranked number 1 in the region), are already in the England set up. November 6th-8th(Champion of Champions, Great Yarmouth) Ley Inn 5 Cues were crowned the best pub team in England by fighting off the challenge of over 150 other local league Premier Division League champions from throughout the country and coming away with the first prize of £2,500. The team were represented by Jason Hill(Captain), Lee Clough, Gareth Hibbott, Sam Lancaster, Del Redmond, Andy Sudworth and Simon Fitzsimmons. After qualifying through to the national finals the team firstly took on the Hinkley Snooker Club. After racing into a 5-0 lead, the team seemed to be cruising. A few blips then occured, with Hinkley pulling the score back to 6-4. The 5 Cues then picked up the pace to record a 9-5 victory. 5 Cues second group game with Arches saw a winner takes all last 32 spot after they had also beat Hinkley 9-5. The team played well and never looked in trouble and recorded an 8-3 victory. A quickfire display then took the team into the last 16 with an 8-2 victory over BPC Sharks. The last 16, against a good Peterborough side Limetree Mavericks was played at 9am Sunday morning, after a night out on 'the lash' for most team members. Hill decided to go with his 'most sober' players to give the rest time to recover. It worked surprisingly well as 5 Cues produced their best performance of the weekend, with 6 8 ballers in an 8-1 victory(maybe the team should drink more often?????). In the quarter final a surprise package from Birmingham(Station Street A) stood in 5 Cues way of a 3rd consecutive semi final appearance in this tournament. In stark contrast to the previous round, the team struggled and trailed 4-1. The match played on 2 tables then took a twist. Andy Sudworth fluked a ball and cleared up, when almost certainly he was about to lose but for the fluke. Almost simultaneously Jason Hill won a lucky frame 7 after his opponent failed to capitalise on 2 guilt edged chances to win the frame. This left 5 Cues trailing 4-3 when it could so easily have been 6-1. 5 Cues then picked up the pace and raced through to an 8-5 victory. The semi final was against Woolwich Catholic Club(London), consisting of top players such as Andy Breen and Dean Wisher. A whirlwind start brought a 4-0 lead. Woolwich pegged 5 Cues back to 6-4, and it should have gone 6-5, but a mistake let in the 5 Cues, who capitalised and ran out 8-4 winners. A surprise package in Ox and Plough(Great Yarmouth) reached the final. They had just trounced one of the strong favourites Club 147(Leicester) 8-1 in the semi final. 5 Cues, having lost in the semi final and final in the last 2 years, did not want to be denied again. The final was played on 3 tables. The Preston cuemen were awesome, racing into a 6-0 lead in an almost faultless performance. Despite being cheared on by the local support, they had no answer to the firepower of the 5 Cues. Gareth Hibbott sank the winning black for an 8-1 victory. On collecting the winners prize of £2,500, the very large trophy and the title of best pub pool team in the country, captain Jason Hill said 'the boys played some awesome pool, with every member of the team contributing well. I think this title was 'coming' and fully deserved. Lee Clough was almost faultless, only losing one frame all weekend(He didn't get a shot in that frame).' Landlord Peter Milnes was delighted with the teams achievement. Records:- Lee Clough Won 13 Lost 1 Gareth Hibbott W9 L3 Jason Hill W8 L2 Andy Sudworth W8 L3 Simon Fitzsimmons W7 L4 Sam Lancaster W5 L3 Del Redmond W5 L5 Also, over 150 local league individual champions fought out for the title of best amateur in the country. Jason Hill(Ley Inn 5 Cues) represented the league as our champion, along with Craig Day of Rileys Z(representing the Leyland and District League). Anne Roccia competed in the ladies event. Anne, along with other lady players from our league were part of 4 Preston Ladies Interleague teams in the National Ladies Interleague finals. Results:- Champion of Champion Individuals:- Last 128(Regional round) - Jason Hill 5-4 Kevin Close(Accrington) Craig Day w/o Ian Davenport(Wigan) Last 64(National Finals) - Jason Hill 5-4 Ady Bonsor(Peterborough) Craig Day 4-5 Matthew Brannan(Cumbria) Last 32 - Jason Hill 5-3 Chris Wildgust(Birmingham) Last 16 - Jason Hill 5-1 Rob Taylor(London) Quarter Final - Jason Hill(£150) 4-5 Harry Irwin(Leicester) Ladies Champion of Champion Individuals:- Last 64(Regional round) - Jill Dawber(Wigan) 2-5 Anne Roccia(Team Regal) Last 32(National Finals) - Anne Roccia w/o Jan Stirling Last 16 - Anne Roccia(£75) 2-5 Emma Cunningham(Medway) Champion of Champions team event:- Regional Round - Old Oak(Leyland & District Pool League) 3-8 Ley Inn 5 Cues National Finals Group 28 - Ley Inn 5 Cues 9-5 Hinkley Snooker Club Hinkley Snooker Club 5-9 Arches Ley Inn 5 Cues 8-3 Arches Last 32 - Ley Inn 5 Cues 8-2 BPC Sharks Last 16 - Ley Inn 5 Cues 8-1 Limetree Mavericks(Peterborough) Quarter Finals - Ley Inn 5 Cues 8-5 Station Street A(Birmingham) Semi Finals - Ley Inn 5 Cues 8-4 Woolwich Catholic Club(London) Final - Ley Inn 5 Cues(£2,500) 8-1 Ox and Plough(Great Yarmouth) Ladies National Singles(Preston based players) Prelim - Deborah Phillips 2-5 Kate Yarde(Taunton) Round 1 - Laura Kane 0-5 Karen Riches(Folkstone) Anne Lomax 5-2 Danielle Bowes(Padiham) Polly Almond 3-5 Amy Beauchamp(Ashford) Karen Mowat 5-2 Jodie Winsbury(Redhill) Emily Brown 4-5 Teresa Samuel(Yeovil) Chrissie Kane 1-5 Sharon Wright(Walsall) Alison Parkes w/o Sarah Taylor(Ilkeston) Linda Rees 1-5 Jo-Ann Holt Pat Green 0-5 Wendy Forde(Stratford Upon Avon) Anne Harrison 0-5 Debbie Burchall(Nottingham) Donna Wells 1-5 Sharon Lunn(Barnsley) Anne Roccia 5-0 Karen Morgan(Rugeley) Round 2 - Anne Lomax 2-5 Hazel Dabrowski Karen Mowat 0-5 Rmma Cunningham Alison Parkes 5-4 Sharon Dickson Jo-Ann Holt 2-5 Lyndsey Roberts Anne Roccia 5-0 Jodie Holt Round 3 - Alison Parkes 1-5 Sharon Wright Anne Roccia 5-0 Melanie Adams Last 16 - Anne Roccia(£50) 4-5 Sharon Wright Ladies Interleague:- There were 4 Preston teams, but only Lancashire Hotpots reached the ko stage(Last 16). Results from last 16:- Lancashire Hotpots 8-5 Padiham Elc Quarter Final - Lancashire Hotpots 5-8 Notts Ladies October 31st-November 1st(Premier Pool Tour Grand Final, Players Club, Stoke) Results:- Last 128- Jason Hill(seeded 1 North West section) received a bye Craig Day(13NW) won by w/o Sam Lancaster(31NW) won by w/o Last 64- Jason Hill won 6-3 Sam Lancaster 4-6 Jack Whelan(1 - Midlands section) Craig Day won 6-1 Last 32- Craig Day 4-6 Mark Astbury(25NW) Jason Hill 6-4 James Uttley(11NW) Last 16- Jason Hill(£50) 0-6 Matt Brierley(8NW) October 16th-18th(UK Tour Event 6 and Fosters Vauxhall Grand Prix, Daventry) Lee Clough qualified for the quarter final of the Fosters Professional Vauxhall Grand Prix, rounded off with a last 16 victory against world champion Phil Harrison. More news to appear soon. October 8th-9th(Fosters Professional Challenge - Quarter Final onwards) - Mick Hill(pro ranking 1) 8-4 Lee Clough(8 - Ley Inn 5 Cues) Gareth Hibbott(7 - Ley Inn 5 Cues) 2-8 Steve Petty(27) Neil Raybone(12) v Adam Davis(5) Jason Twist(11) 8-7 Gaz Potts(2) Lee and Gareth both collected £400. October 1st-4th(National Interleague Finals, National Amateur Championships and European Professional Cup) - Preston South are representing the league in National Interleague Finals, with the squad consisting of Andy O'Hara(C), Steve Crane, Gary Wainwright, Will Jerram, John Rimmer(all Rileys Regs), Lee Clough, Jason Hill, Gaz Hibbott(all Ley Inn 5 Cues), Sam Lancaster(Ley Inn 09) and Craig Day(Rileys Z). Details on the interleague link. National Amateur Results(Preston City League players):- Last 512 - Gary Wainwright(Rileys Regs) 2-6 Lewis Bland(Bicester) Sam Lancaster(Ley Inn 09) 6-0 Richard Phillips(Willoughby Warterleys) Andy O'Hara(Rileys Regs) 6-0 Jordan O'Connor(London) Last 256 - Sam Lancaster 6-5 Richard Hurt Andy O'Hara w/o Chris Freeman John Rimmer(Rileys Regs) 6-5 Carl Clack(Thetford) Jason Hill(Ley Inn 5 Cues) 6-4 Jason Armour(Bradford) Craig Day(Rileys Z) 5-6 Stephen Parker(Gosport) Will Jerram(Rileys Regs) 6-0 Joseph El-Jarad(Weston-Super-Mare) Steve Crane(Rileys Regs) 4-6 Brian Carroll(Hungerford) Last 128 - John Rimmer 6-4 Ashlee Wilde Sam Lancaster 6-4 Karl Baxter Jason Hill 6-0 Gary Foster Andy O'Hara 6-2 Ryan Cope Will Jerram 6-2 Dave Bryant Last 64 - John Rimmer 2-6 Tom Kennedy Sam Lancaster 1-6 Alex Lewis Jason Hill 4-6 Dave Fernandez Andy O'Hara 1-6 Jack Pople Will Jerram 6-2 Colin Treadwell Last 32 - Will Jerram(£50) 4-6 Brian Carroll Fosters European Professional Quarter Final - October 2nd - 3rd 2009 Jordan Church(pro ranking37) 4-8 Ben Davies(49) Carl Morris(44) 7-8 Ronan McCarthy(9) Gaz Potts(2) 5-8 Ian Hubbard(22) Jason Hill(Ley Inn 5 Cues) 8-4 Neil Toms(24) Semi Final Ben Davies 3-9 Ronan McCarthy Ian Hubbard 9-1 Jason Hill(£1,000) Final Ronan McCarthy(£4,000) 10-8 Ian Hubbard(£2,000) Although Jason didn't seem to get first crack at the finish in his quarter final, he played a solid game. A missed pot by Toms when looking like going 5-2 up changed the complection of the game as Jason picked up his game to race through to a deseved 8-4 victory. Jason went into the semi final in confident mood, even though Hubbard had beaten the last 2 world champions in the previous 2 rounds in Phil Harrison and Potts. Sometimes you just have to say well played though, and Hubbard certainly did that. Jason only missed his first pot of the match in frame 7, although he didn't seem to get much table time as Hubbard had no less than 6 8 ballers. Jason did miss a few chances late on, but the damage had already been done by the awesome display of Hubbard. Jason actually said to Hubbard after he missed his first of only 2 pots in the match, 'Oh so you are human.' Ian replied no, i'm a robot! Lol! Jason did pick up £1,000 for his troubles. 18th-20th September(UK Tour Event 5 - Daventry) Results Prelim - Jason Hill(tour ranking - new) 7-5 Lee Grout(New) James Brookens 7-0 Ashley Holmes(New) Round 1 - Jason Hill 6-7 Michael Puntschart(95) James Brookens 6-7 Gary Simmonds(116) Round 2 - Gaz Hibbott(5) 7-1 Matthew Brannan(New) Nathan Bridges(41) 5-7 Lakesh Badhan(New) Lee Clough(13) 7-3 John Sullivan(77) Round 3 - Gaz Hibbott 6-7 Stephen Dempsey(91) Lee Clough 7-3 James Pheely(40) Last 32 - Lee Clough(£125) 4-7 Clint I'Anson(51) 12th September(Premier Pool Tour - Event 4 - Riley's, Preston) Results:- Last 64 - Jason Hill w/o Sean Greenwood Craig Day 3-6 Gav Preskey(Doncaster) Sam Lancaster 0-6 Chris Melling(Keighley pro -1) Last 32 - Jason Hill 6-4 Tom Smith(Leeds) Last 16 - Jason Hill 6-5 Neil Hardy Q-F - Jason Hill 6-1 Arfan Dad(Keighley pro -1) S-F - Jason Hill 6-2 Dave Birchall(Liverpool) Final - Jason Hill(£200) 3-6 Gav Preskey(£400) CHAMPION OF CHAMPIONS 2009(Finals Great Yarmouth Nov 6-8th) QUALIFYING ROUND DRAW(TEAM EVENT):- Old Oak(Leyland & District Pool League Champions) v Ley Inn 5 Cues Old Oak made a good start by taking a 2-0 lead. They were then pegged back by a break and finish from Gaz Hibbott. After a bad mistake by Paul Foley when looking like going 3-1 up, Del Redmond pounced for 5 Cues to make it 2-2. That seemed to be the turning point as 5 Cues claimed an 8-3 victory. RESULTS:- Mark Langan 1-0 Lee Clough Craig Day 1-0 Simon Fitzsimmons Nick Whitelaw 0-1 Gaz Hibbott Paul Foley 0-1 Del Redmond Richard Fielding 0-1 James Brookens Andy Livesey 1-0 Sam Lancaster Mick Timmins 0-1 Jason Hill Craig Day 0-1 Del Redmond Andy Livesey 0-1 Lee Clough Mick Timmins 0-1 James Brookens Mark Langan 0-1 Simon Fitzsimmons QUALIFYING ROUND 1(MENS and LADIES SINGLES):- League individual champion Jason Hill(Ley Inn 5 Cues) beat Accrington league champion Kev Close 5-4 in a lacklustre performance where neither player could get into their stride. Jason came back from 4-2 down, but will need to improve his performance in the next round. As Jason is also the Leyland league champion, Craig Day(Rileys Z) is representing that league and has won through to Round 2 via a walkover v Wigan Pool League champion Ian Davenport. Anne Roccia beat Jill Dawber from the Wigan Pool League in the 1st round of the Ladies event 5-2. 28-31st August(UK Tour Event 4 & European Professional Event- Hinkley) - RESULTS:- Tour 4 Round 1:- Jason Hill(New) 7-0 Matthew Gould(124-tour ranking) Andy O'Hara(New) 7-3 Roger Charles(103) Round 2:- Nathan Bridges(41) 7-1 Chris McGee(New) Gaz Hibbott(5) 7-4 Jamie Graham(115) Jason Hill 5-7 Shane Appleton(17) Lee Clough(13) 7-5 Nigel Meal(75) Andy O'Hara 3-7 Carl Morris(26) Round 3:- Nathan Bridges 7-3 Wayne Camm(New) Gaz Hibbott 7-5 Wayne Smith(55) Lee Clough 7-0 Andy Jones(64) Last 32:- Nathan Bridges(£125) 1-7 Gaz Potts(1) Gaz Hibbott 7-5 Kev Barton(18) Lee Clough 7-1 Steve Moores(New) Last 16:- Gaz Hibbott(£250) 3-7 Ben Flack(9) Lee Clough(£250) 4-7 Mick Hill(2) FINAL:- Phil Harrison(7-£2,500) 8-6 Ronan McCarthy(12-£1,200) European Professional Event:- Round 1:- Jason Hill(invitation) 8-7 Harry Irwin(Invitation) Round 2:- Jason Hill 8-6 Simon Doyle(34 - Pro ranking) Andy O'Hara(invitation) 8-7 Wayne Smith(42) Nathan Bridges(48) 4-8 Matthew Cooledge(invitation) Last 64:- Lee Clough(9) 8-5 James Gibson(invitation) Gaz Hibbott(8) 8-6 Michael Richardson(54) Jason Hill 8-6 Partab Singh(21) Andy O'Hara 3-8 Stuart Green(30) Last 32:- Lee Clough 8-5 Hitan Patel(23) Gaz Hibbott 8-7 James Croxton(invitation) Jason Hill 8-7 Morray Dolan(15) Last 16:- Lee Clough(£250) 7-8 Jordan Church(37) Gaz Hibbott(£250) 6-8 Ben Davies(49) Jason Hill 8-4 Marc Farnsworth(50) Tournament to be concluded at Vauxhall Holiday Park on 2nd & 3rd October. Lancashire Open(Rileys, Preston on Sunday 9th August) Simon Fitzsimmons(Ley Inn 5 Cues) did best out of our league entrants finishing runner up and picking £80 up for his troubles. WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS & WORLD MASTERS(Imperial Hotel - Blackpool 29 June-9 July) World Championships Results:- Round 1- Jason Hill(Ley Inn 5 Cues) 3-7 Hitan Patel(Ind) Last 64- Gaz Hibbott(Ley Inn 5 Cues) 8-6 Vidas Sabawal(Ind) Last 32- Gaz Hibbott 8-3 Dimitri Labouille(Fra) Lee Clough(seeded 6- Ley Inn 5 Cues) 8-3 Sean Nel(SA) Last 16- Gaz Hibbott(£500) 2-8 Mick Hill(Eng- seeded 4) Lee Clough(£500) 7-8 Tom Ford(Eng) Prelim- Jason Hill 6-7 Andy McDonald(Wal) Gaz Hibbott 7-1 Lee Thacker(Eng) Andy O'Hara(Rileys Regs) 7-4 Les Boddy(Eng) Lee Clough 7-3 Dominic Bake(SA) Round 1- Craig Day(Rileys Z) 7-4 Miguel Falzon(Mal) Gaz Hibbott 2-7 Morray Dolan(Ire) Lee Clough 7-2 Paul Tickle(Eng) Andy O'Hara 7-6 Rob Butterworth(Eng) Round 2- Andy O'Hara 5-7 Steve Prince(Eng) Lee Clough 7-1 Liam Farrell(Ire) Craig Day 6-7 Eddy Mahe(Fra) Round 3- Lee Clough 7-5 Arfan Dad(Pak) Round 4- Lee Clough 7-5 Ben Swinnerton(Eng) Round 5- Lee Clough 8-0 Luckvinder Birdi(Ind) Q-Final- Lee Clough 8-6 Ian Kettel(Eng) S-Final- Lee Clough(£1,000) 3-9 Ben Flack(Eng) Round 1- Gaz Hibbott 5-3 Jarnail Singh(Ind) Round 2- Gaz Hibbott 5-2 Alex Lewis(Eng) Round 3- Gaz Hibbott 5-0 Antony Adams(Aus) Round 4- Gaz Hibbott 5-2 Richard Bruce(Sco) Q-Final- Gaz Hibbott 6-1 John Rusty Wheeler(Aus) S-Final- Gaz Hibbott 6-1 Surinder Singh(Ind) Final- Gaz Hibbott(£400) 7-5 Rob Butterworth(Eng) Round 1- Anne Roccia(Regal) 5-0 Iris Cremona(Mal) Round 2- Anne Roccia 5-1 Lyndal Ellement(Aus) Round 3- Anne Roccia 4-5 Cindy Blackmore(Aus) WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP QUALIFIERS(Morley, Leeds 6th June) Jason Hill qualified for the world championship after a near perfect performance. In the 1st round he beat Sam Lancaster(Ley Inn 09) 6-5 coming back from a 4-0 deficit(Sam had 3 8 ballers in the first 4 frames). He later beat Mark Farnswoth 6-4, in a match containing no less than 10 8 ballers in 10 frames, in the semi finals. He went on to beat another top pro in Shane Appleton 6-2 in the final. In 4 matches he made no less than 15 8 ballers. Results Last 16 - Jason Hill(Ley Inn 5 Cues) 6-5 Sam Lancaster(Ley Inn 09) Quarter Final - Jason Hill 6-2 Dave Shand(Rochdale) Semi Final - Jason Hill 6-4 Mark Farnsworth(Newcastle) Final - Jason Hill 6-2 Shane Appleton(Leeds) WORLD MASTERS QUALIFIERS(31 May - Preston Riley's) With UK Tour players Gaz Hibbott, Lee Clough, Nathan Bridges, Jason Hill, Andy O'Hara and James Brookens already in the masters it was down to league players who also play for Lancashire to fight it out for remaining qualifying places. Results Sam Lancaster(Ley Inn 09) 3-4 Pete Leonard(Wigan) Sam Lancaster 2-4 Craig Day(Rileys Z) Craig Day(Qualified) 1-4 Pete Leonard(Qualified) MONEY MATCHES Jason Hill v Michael Barron(Doncaster) on Friday 12th June, 7pm start at Railway, Askern, Doncaster, £1,700 per man first to 21. Cancelled due to Michael Barron falling 'ill.' James Brookens lost to Lou Callaghan(Blackpool) on Wednesday 3rd June at the Central Club in Blackpool. James could never manage to get infront of his opponent, although he was level at 3-3, 5-5 and 7-7 and had a good chance to go 8-7 up. A crucial miss from James on the black at 11-9 down put paid to his chances, although a fluked black from Callaghan finally gave him victory at 13 frames to 9 in this £3,000 per man challenge match. 22nd-25th May(UK Tour Event 3- Daventry) - Gareth Hibbott, Lee Clough, Nathan Bridges, Jason Hill, Andy O'Hara and James Brookens all competed. O'Hara, Brookens(both last 256) and Hill(Last 128) were all beaten reasonably early. Bridges was very close to beating world champion Gaz Potts, losing 7-6(Last 32 - £125). Clough(£250) was beaten by provisional number 1 before the event Rob Chilton, in the last 16 by 8 frames to 4. Hibbott(£1200) went all the way to the final before losing 8-7 in a classic match with Potts, who now has gained his provisional number 1 birth back off Chilton. In the International Masters pro event, Lee Clough and Gareth Hibbott have both reached the Quarter Final stage, guaranteeing them both £500 each, which will be played at a later date. Nathan Bridges was beaten in the last 64. In the Club Open event for amateurs Jason Hill reached the last 16(£100), and both Andy O'Hara and James Brookens were beaten at the last 32 stage(£50 each). 16th May(Premier Pool Tour - Event 3 - Dishers, Crewe) RESULTS:- Last 64 - Sam Lancaster 6-3 Ralf Winfield(West Yorkshire) Jason Hill 4-6 Terry Hunt(Sheffield) Craig Day 6-2 Stefan Risidi(Leeds) Last 32 - Sam Lancaster 6-5 Kev Barton(-1)(Leeds) Craig Day 6-2 Tom Smith Last 16 - Sam Lancaster(£25) 1-6 Terry Hunt Craig Day(£25) 3-6 Michael Barron(Doncaster) 9th-10th May(Golden Cue 3 man team) - Ley Inn's teams of Jason Hill, Damian Milnes and Sam Lancaster, along with Riley's squad of Andy O'Hara, Will Jerram and James Brookens(playing as Coronation Hotel)competed from our league. At the same weekend Lee Clough and Gareth Hibbott finished off a pro event, where they have both already reached the quarter final. Craig Day had trials for England Under 21's. RESULTS:- Golden Cue:- Last 512 - Coronation Hotel 5-3 Elizabethan A(Welford) Last 256 - Coronation Hotel 5-1 Spot on Snooker Ley Inn 5-2 Halfway House(Halifax) Last 128 - Coronation Hotel 5-0 Locomotive(Stoke) Ley Inn 5-3 Cue Room A(Ilkeston) Last 64 - Coronation Hotel(£100) 3-5 The Venue(Witham) Ley Inn 5-4 Fife W/M Club Last 32 - Ley Inn(£150) 3-5 Drum & Monkey C(Ipswich) Quarter Finals - Lee Clough(seeded 8) 8-7 Gareth Potts(2) Gareth Hibbott(7) 4-8 Rob Chilton(3) - Gareth collected £400 Semi Final - Lee Clough(8) 8-6 Rob Chilton(3) Final - Lee Clough(8) 8-9 Ronan McCarthy(11) - Lee collected £1300 In a swiss system Craig Day failed to qualify despite winning 3 of his 6 matches against other trialists. RESULTS:- Last 64- Craig Day 6-0 Richard Needham Jason Hill 6-0 Sean Greenwood Sam Lancaster 2-6 Lee Smith Last 32- Craig Day 6-1 Michael Barron Jason Hill 6-1 Paul Smith Last 16- Craig Day 6-1 Phil Naylor Jason Hill(£25) 3-6 Mick Hill(pro -1) Q-Final- Craig Day 6-3 Tom Smith S-Final- Craig Day(£100) 2-6 Wayne Camm 10th-13th April(UK Tour Event 2- Hinkley) - It was a largely disappointing event for our league players with Gareth Hibbott, Lee Clough, Nathan Bridges(all last 64 losers) and Jason Hill(Last 256 loser) all winning 1 match each. James Brookens and Andy O'Hara also lost in the last 256. The event was won by newly ranked provisional number 1 Rob Chilton(Wolverhampton). In the professional event Nathan Bridges was beaten in the last 32, Gareth Hibbott and Lee Clough both won 3 rounds and have qualified for the quarter finals, which are to be played at a later date. This has guarenteed Gareth and Lee atleast £400 each. In the Club Open(for amateurs on the UK Tour), Andy O'Hara reached the furthest by reaching the Quarter Finals(£200), being beaten 5-3 by eventual winner Dave McQuillan(Ireland). 2nd-5th April(World Championship Qualifiers and National Interleague Finals) - The Preston South team representing the league will be Andy O'Hara(Captain), Will Jerram, John Rimmer, Steve Crane, Dave Jackson(all Riley's Reg), Jason Hill, Gareth Hibbott(both Ley Inn 5 Cues), Craig Day(Riley's Z) and Sam Lancaster(Ley Inn)- see interleague link for report. The notable absentee will be Lee Clough, due to other commitments. All of these players, with the exception of Hibbott(England player- doesn't have to qualify) will be in the world qualifiers. REPORT Despite a disappointing showing from most of the league's players, Will Jerram failed at the 7th and last qualifying round against top pro Neil Raybone to reach the Fosters sponsored 2009 World Championships. Results:- Round 1:- Andy O'Hara(Rileys Regs) 3-5 Sean Halligan(London) Sam Lancaster(Ley Inn 09) 4-5 Matt Williamson(Altrincham) Craig Day(Rileys Z) 5-0 Barry Sedgewick(North Cheam) Round 2;- Jason Hill(Ley Inn 5 Cues) 4-5 Craig Lakin(Derby) Steve Crane(Rileys Regs) 2-5 Ian Davenport(Wigan) John Rimmer(Rileys Regs) 5-3 Jeff Jones(Weston-Super-Mare) Will Jerram(Rileys Regs) 5-1 Gordon Fyvie((Welwyn Garden City) Craig Day 3-5 Neil Raybone(Willenhall) Round 3;- John Rimmer 3-5 Jason King(Manchester) Will Jerram 5-2 Alex Lewis(Norwich) Round 4;- Will Jerram 5-3 David Atherly(Nottingham) Round 5;- Will Jerram 5-2 Robert Titchener(Chesterfield) Round 6;- Will Jerram 6-3 Jason King Round 7(Final Round);- Will Jerram 4-7 Neil Raybone Premier Pool Tour(Event 1 - Keighley - 14th March) - Jason Hill, Sam Lancaster and Craig Day competed. RESULTS:- Last 64- Sam Lancaster 6-2 Vince Ley Craig Day w/o Craig Waddingham Jason Hill 6-5 Neil Birchall Last 32- Sam Lancaster 3-6 Robbie Maxwell Jason Hill 6-1 Craig Day Last 16- Jason Hill 6-2 Neil Hardy Quarter Final- Jason Hill 6-2 Kev Barton(Pro -1 frame) Semi Final- Jason Hill(£200) 5-6 Wayne Camm European Championships(Ireland) Anne Roccia, of London Road LC, came agonisingly close to becoming the leagues first European Individual Champion. After brushing aside many of Europe's best lady players, she eventually succombed to Carly Smith by 7 frames to 5 after leading 4-2 in the final. Anne has now come close on a number of occasions to claiming a major title victory. 27-29th February(National County Finals and England trials) - James Brookens, Simon Fitzsimmons and Nathan Bridges all failed to qualify for the England team. Having all qualified by finishing in the top 8(averages) playing for Lancashire in Region 2, they had to win 6 matches before they lost 3 against other England trialists and join Gareth Hibbott(Rileys Regs) in the England team. All 3 did manage to win a few matches before being knocked out. After Lancashire mens team won the Region 2 title by pipping West Yorkshire again, they were unable to repeat their National Championship triumph's of 2005 and 2006, as they went out in the last 8 stage. 6th-8th February 2009(UK Tour 1- Blackpool) - Lee Clough, Jason Hill, Gareth Hibbott, James Brookens, Andy O'Hara and Nathan Bridges competed. In a high quality field containing the best players in the UK Gareth(Last 64), James(Last 256), Andy(Last 128) and Nathan(Last 128) were all dissapointed. Out of over 50 newcomers on the tour Jason was top, and beat some notable professional scalps along the way before rattling a difficult black to level at 6-6 versus provisional number 6 Hittan Patel, thus losing 7-5. Beaten in the Quarter Finals, Jason collected £450 and also put himself well on the way to gaining professional status alongside Lee, Gareth and Nathan. Lee went all the way to the final, with a few last frame deciders in the Quarter's and Semi's before being beaten in the Final(£1200) 8-3 by former world champion Carl 'Houdini' Morris. 22 November 2008 - Preston City individual champion Jason Hill did the league proud by winning the Wigan 8 ball Open which included an illustrious list of top amateurs, internationals and a professional, and took away the 1st prize of £400. Last 32- Jason Hill 5-4 Matt Lawrenson(Wigan) Craig Day 1-5 Ian Davenport(Wigan) Sam Lancaster 5-4 Gary Masterson(Preston) Last 16- Jason Hill 5-4 Martin Pennington(Wigan) Sam Lancaster 5-1 Carl Roughly(Wigan) Quarter Final- Jason Hill 5-3 Andy Croasdale(Preston) Sam Lancaster(£25) 3-5 Ian Davenport(Wigan) Semi Final- Jason Hill 5-2 Ian Davenport(Wigan) Final- Jason Hill(£400) 6-2 Dave Roblin(Cheshire) 6-9 November 2008 - Champion Of Champions Team Event(Ley Inn 4 Cues represent the league as Premier Division Champions in this national event to find the best 'pub' team in the country - 96 teams remain in the competition). Also, as singles champion Jason Hill represents the league in the individual competition. He has won 2 qualifying matches versus the Bolton league champ 5-0 and 5-2 versus the Southport league champ - 32 players remain in the competition. Jason Hill has drawn Lloyd Frith-Robinson, singles champion from the Peterborough & District Pool League in the next round. Ley Inn are in a group of 3 teams and must win the group to qualify for the last 32. Ley Inn's team consists of Lee Clough, Jason Hill, Andy Sudworth, James Brookens, Del Redmond, Simon Fitzsimmons and captain Nathan Bridges. The team hope to go one better than last year, where they were runners-up. Jason Hill was beaten 5-4 in the last 32 of the mens singles. Anne Roccia reached the semi finals of the National Ladies KO where she was beaten 6-4. Red Rose Raiders lost 8-1 in the final of the National Ladies interleague. |