Meads in Seville

So ... we meet again!

World Class Qualifying in Sheffield
Tonight's qualifying finals at the Hallamshire and Abbeydale clubs tonight featured the world numbers
20, 21, 22, 25, 28, 29, 32 and 54 - quite a field.

Nick Taylor (Eng) bt Stephen Meads (Eng)
10/15, 15/12, 7/15, 15/11, 15/13  (125m)

Olli Tuominen (Fin) bt Paul Price (Aus)
15/10, 17/16, 15/6  (75m)

Nick Matthew (Eng) bt Peter Genever (Eng)
15/11, 15/10, 15/8  (67m)

Adrian Grant (Eng) bt Rodney Durbach (Rsa)
15/13, 15/9, 15/7  (65m)

The lucky winners get to face Peter Nicol, David Palmer, Jonathon Power and Joe Kneipp in the first round in the Crucible ...

Matthew Delights Home
Crowds In Sheffield
Sheffield's Nick Matthew raised hopes of local interest in the first round at the Crucible Theatre on Wednesday, when he overcame former British Open champion David Evans in the first qualifying round.

Taking full advantage of playing at his own club Hallamshire, world No25 Matthew beat the former world No3 from Wales 15-9 15-11 11-15 15-4 in exactly one hour.

Chances of an all-Yorkshire final qualifying match were dashed when James Willstrop, the world junior champion from Pontefract, was overcome by Sussex's Peter Genever in an 83-minute marathon. Genever won 15-14 8-15 15-9 15-9 and now faces Matthew for a place in the main draw.
 

Qualifying First Round results:

Nick Taylor (Eng) bt Lee Drew (Eng)  17/16, 13/15, 11/15, 15/9, 15/6  (90m)
Stephen Meads (Eng) bt Derek Ryan (Irl)  15/11, 13/15, 15/8, 15/12  (105m)
Nick Matthew (Eng) bt David Evans (Wal)  15/9, 15/11, 11/15, 15/4  (60m)
Peter Genever (Eng) bt James Willstrop (Eng)  15/14, 8/15, 15/9, 15/9  (83m)

Rodney Durbach (Rsa) bt Davide Bianchetti (Ita)  15/12, 15/12, 15/12  (70m)
Adrian Grant (Eng) bt Ben Garner (Eng)  15/13, 15/7, 15/10  (50m)
Olli Tuominen (Fin) bt Peter Barker (Eng)  14/15, 15/8, 12/15, 15/9, 15/6  (90m)
Paul Price (Aus) bt  Ben Howell (Eng)  16/17, 15/5, 15/6, 16/17, 15/10  (88m)
 

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