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Yorkshire Snooker Pairs 2026 Draw

This year’s Yorkshire Pairs has attracted 22 entries.

Matches up to and including the semi-finals will be best of 3, with a best-of-5 final.

Dress code applies, no jeans, trainers or collarless t-shirts please.

Players drawn in matches in the first round should register by 9:45 for a 10:00 start.

Players who have received a bye into the last 16 should register by 10:45 for an 11:00 start.

First round.

Payne/Gallagher v Holding/Willmott
Collier/Collier v Firth/Cooper
Hartley/McArdle v I Matthews/Burton
McKenna/Edginton v Binns/Cassidy
Whaley/Walker v Cooke/Billaney
Walton/Blamire v Jensen/Jackson

Last 16

Payne/Gallagher or Holding Willmott v Collier/Collier or Firth/Cooper

Hartley/McArdle or I Matthews/Burton v McKenna/Eginton or Binns/Cassidy

Whaley/Walker or Cooke/Billaney v Walton/Blamire or Jensen/Jackson

Slingsby/Slingsby v O Read/Berry

R Read/J Read v Woodhead/C Matthews

Broadhead/Bagley v Drennan/Mulcahy

Clayforth/Pears v Dave Boyes/Wynter

Wootton/Saxton v Dan Boyes/Smith.

Paul Marlow
General Secretary & Tournament Director

Inter League is now complete

This year’s Inter League is now complete.

In the depleted Division 1, Castleford secured the point they needed to finish second behind runaway winners Sheffield “2” despite going down 4-2 away at Sheffield “1”. Bradley Andrews starring for the home side.
Will Lemons headed the MVP list with 13/16. Shaun Wilkes also had 13 wins but finished second by virtue of having missed a match. He did however, take the high break prize with 110.

Division 2 was a much closer affair, with just 1 point separating the top three teams.
Sheffield “3” had already secured the title, Leeds finishing second thanks to a 5-1 win at home to Wakefield. Danny Waite and Tom Oates gaining maximum points.
Bradford finished third, despite thrashing Huddersfield “2” 6-0, thanks to Simon Bedford, Boover Singh and Hanif Rafiq.
In the other match, Halifax overcame Harrogate “2” 4-2.
Dave Hall finished as MVP with 17/22, and Simon Bedford took the high break prize with 71.

Paul Marlow
General Secretary & Tournament Director

Yorkshire Snooker Handicap Finals Day

*Yorkshire Snooker Handicap Finals Day*

The Yorkshire Snooker Handicap Finals Day took place on Sunday, 10th May at the Northern Snooker Centre, bringing together 29 players across 8 groups for what proved to be a superb day of competition.

Group matches were best-of-3, with the top 2 from each group advancing to the knockout stages. Five players — Saood Nawab, Aidan Holroyd, Richard Binns, Michael Rhodes and Luke Farrell — topped their groups with perfect records.

The standout performance of the group stage came from Michael Whaley in Group E, who hit the ground running with breaks of 100 and 51 in a 2–0 win over Martin McGuigan, setting the tone for his run through the day.

The last 16 saw lower-handicap players Richard Binns, Stephen Broadhead and Tommy Doherty all falling to Jack Walker, Tony Fell and Martin Glen, respectively. Also progressing to the quarter-finals were Conrad Norcliffe, Danny Peel, Aidan Holroyd, Chris Hart and Michael Whaley.

The semi-finals saw Whaley face Martin Glen, who had earned his place by defeating two minus-handicap players in Doherty and Hart earlier in the day. Whaley proved too strong, winning 2–0. In the other semi-final, Danny Peel edged out Tony Fell 2–1 in a closely contested match.

The final got underway at 8:20 pm, with Whaley giving Peel a 20-point start. Whaley again started sharply and moved 2–0 ahead, only for Peel to fight back and level the match, forcing a deciding frame. Whaley held his nerve to close out the victory 3–2, with the match concluding just after 10:30 pm.

Feedback from competitors throughout the day was extremely positive, with the format widely praised. Our thanks go to the Northern Snooker Centre for hosting, to Simon Taylor for refereeing, and to everyone who entered. The YBSA are already looking forward to next season’s event.

Allen Slingsby, Tournament Director

Lines and Liu reach Snooker final

Lines and Liu reach the Snooker final.

Current title holder Peter Lines will play 15-year-old Shaun Liu in this year’s Yorkshire Snooker Championship final on a date tbc.

Lines defeated Johnathan Bagley 4(67,53,79)-1 in the quarter final before a comfortable 4-0 semi-final win over Vladislav Gradinari. Gradinari, having come through a close 4(60)-3 quarter final against Gavin Godfree.

Liu beat Tommy Doherty 4(43,49,46)-1 in his quarter-final match before overcoming Will Lemons 4(115,82)-1 in the semi-final.
Lemons beat Josh Walker 4-0 in his quarter-final match.

Thanks to referees Paul Bannister, Rod Eaton, Julian Bell and Alan Rayner and of course to our sponsors the Northern Snooker Centre.

Paul Marlow
General Secretary & Tournament Director

[SF] Will Lemons with Ref Julian Bell and Shaun Liu
[SF] Vladislav Gradinari with Ref Alan Rayner and Peter Lines

Sheffield “3” secure Division 2 title.

Sheffield “3” secure Division 2 title.

Despite going down 4-2 at home to Leeds (Danny Waite 53 break), Sheffield gained the points needed to secure the Division 2 title.
They stand 6 points clear of nearest rivals Leeds and have a better win/draw record.

Elsewhere, Harrogate “2” fought out a 3-3 draw with Bradford (Boover Singh 55).

In the other match, Halifax had a fine 5-1 win at Huddersfield “2”, Dave Hall (55) and Johnny Gallagher starring for Fax. Dave Hall’s brace keeps him on top of the MVP list with 16/20.

The last round of matches is on the weekend of 30th/31st May, with 2nd spot still up for grabs.

Dave Hall Holding onto the Div2 M.V.P

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Paul Marlow
General Secretary & Tournament Director

Yorkshire handicap finals

Yorkshire Snooker Handicap Finals Day

Sunday May 10th will see 32 players battle it out for the Yorkshire Snooker Handicap title.

The 32 qualifiers represent 7 different leagues, and will be split into 8 groups of 4.
All matches on finals day will be best of 3, with 2 players from each group going through to the knockout stages.
Four players qualified with 100% records, they have had their handicaps reduced by 5 points. All other handicaps remain the same.
Group order will be determined by the following-
A/Frames won
B/Frame difference
If 2 players are tied-Head to Head.
If 3 or 4 players are tied-High Break(over 25).
If no high break- blue ball shootout.
Groups are as follows-
A
M Holgate 40
R Reid 45
S Nawab 25
J Walker 45
B
D Hemingway 20
R Binns -10
D Peel 20
J Collier 20
C
L Mills 10
S Broadhead scr
E Ross 50
R Abrahams 50
D
C Norcliffe scr
T Fell 35
M Rhodes 50
J Harris 40
E
M Whaley scr
M McGuigan 20
S Ghazan 50
G Cassidy 5
F
L Drennan 5
S Sagar 40
G Godfree 5
A Holroyd 25
G
L Farrell 35
K Firth -5
D French 25
T Doherty -5
H
R Kilby 30
C Hart 10
M Glen 25
B Mahmoudi 50
Last 16
1/Winner A v R/up B
2/Winner B v R/up A
3/Winner C v R/up D
4/Winner D v R/up C
5/Winner E v R/up F
6/Winner F v R/up E
7/Winner G v R/up H
8/Winner H v R/up G
QF,s
9/Winner match 1 v Winner match 2
10/Winner match 3 v Winner match 4
11/Winner match 5 v Winner match 6
12 Winner match 7 v Winner match 8
SF,s
Winner match 9 v Winner match 10
Winner match 11 v Winner match 12
Prize money
Last 16 £20
QF,s  £40
Semi,s £80
R/up £160
Winner £240
Players should register by 9 :45 for a 10:00 start.
Dress code applies

Yorkshire handicap Q2 results

Following another full day of snooker we now have another 16 qualifiers in this year’s Yorkshire Snooker Handicap.

The 8 group winners were
S Sagar
C Norcliffe
S Broadhead
M McGuigan
G Godfree
D French
B MahmoudI
S Ghazan
The further 8 qualifiers were
L Drennan
C Hart
G Cassidy
L Farrell
J Collier
T Doherty
R Abrahams
Ĵ Harris
They will join the qualifiers from Q1 on finals day on Sunday May 10th.
Details to follow.
Thanks to referee Simon Taylor, TD Allen Slingsby and of course our sponsors and hosts the Northern Snooker Centre.

The Yorkshire Snooker Handicap Qualifier “2” Draw

The Yorkshire Snooker Handicap Qualifier “2” Draw

The 2nd qualifier for this season’s Yorkshire Snooker Handicap is again full to capacity, in fact slightly oversubscribed with 51 entrants.
This provisionally means 5 groups of 6 and 3 groups of 7, although if there are any “no shows”, then the groups will be re-balanced accordingly.
As in Q1, the 8 group winners will progress to finals day, whilst players in positions 2 and 3 will enter a best-of-3 play-off round.

Round Robin group matches will be 1 frame.
If 2 players are tied, the result of their head-to-head match will determine who finishes highest.
If 3 players are tied, then the high break (over 25) will determine who finishes highest.
If there are no high breaks, a blue ball shootout will be held.
Players in groups A to F should aim to register by 9:45 for a 10:00 start.
Players in groups G & H should register by 10:15.

Dress code applies, so no trainers, jeans, or collarless t-shirts, please.

Paul Marlow
General Secretary & Tournament Director

Yorkshire Snooker Handicap Q1

The 1st qualifying event for this year’s Yorkshire Snooker Handicap was concluded today, with the new group single frame format seemingly proving popular with the players, judging by the feedback received.

Five of Yorkshire’s largest Snooker leagues are represented by the 16 qualifiers.

The 8 group winners were-

Richard Binns – Leeds
Matthew Holgate – Leeds
Tony Fell – Leeds
Kev Firth – Bradford
Rich Reid – Harrogate
Liam Mills – Harrogate
Darren Hemingway – Wetherby
Martyn Glen – Bradford

After the KO round for the 2nd/3rd finishers.

The further 8 qualifiers were-

Ethan Ross – Leeds
Michael Whaley – Mirfield
Saood Nawab – Huddersfield
Aidan Holroyd – Bradford
Jack Walker – Bradford
Michael Rhodes – Bradford
Richard Kilby – Doncaster
Danny Peel – Bradford

All the above will progress to the finals day on May 10th.

Q2 is now open for entry and will be held on Sunday, May 3rd. With a closing date of 25th April, so act fast.

Thanks to our roaming ref, Simon Taylor and to our sponsors, the Northern Snooker Centre.

TD’s Paul Marlow / Allen Slingsby

The Yorkshire Snooker Handicap Qualifier “1” Draw

The Yorkshire Snooker Handicap Qualifier “1” Draw

The first qualifying day for this year’s Yorkshire Snooker Handicap has attracted a maximum field of 48 players.
Due to the large number of entries, 16 players will progress to the finals day on May 10th.
The field has been split into 8 groups of 6.
Round Robin matches will be 1 frame.
The 8 group winners will go straight through to finals day.
The 16 players who finish in positions 2 and 3 will then play an additional best-of-3 match to determine the extra 8 qualifiers.
If 2 players are tied when the groups are completed, the result of their head-to-head match will determine who finishes higher.
If 3 or more players are tied, the player with the highest break (over 25) will finish highest.
If there are no breaks over 25 to split the tied players, a mini blue ball competition will be held.

Players in groups A to F should register by 9:45 for a 10:00 start.
Players in groups G and H should register by 10:15
Dress code applies, no trainers, jeans or collarless t-shirts.

Reserve
Matthew Holgate (+45)

Paul Marlow
General Secretary & Tournament Director

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