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Daniel Boyes and Dylan Smith are Pairs Champions.

Daniel Boyes & Dylan Smith are Pairs Champions.

After over 10 hours of play, NSC’s Daniel Boyes and Dylan Smith emerged as this year’s pairs champions, defeating 2 time previous winners Richard Binns and Glen Cassidy 3-1 in the final.

After several marathon matches lasting between 2-3 hours during the day, Binns/Cassidy emerged from the top half of the draw, beating Jason Walton/Andy Blamire in the semi-final. Waiting for them in the final were Boyes/Smith, who had earlier come through a tight semi-final against Luke Drennan/Oliver Mulcahy.

Binns/Cassidy struck first in the final, a 36 break from Binns putting them in front. Breaks of 26 and 32 from Daniel Boyes put the teenagers in front at 2-1 before Dylan Smith crafted a superb 70 break in frame 4 to seal the win.

Thanks to referee Simon Taylor and to our sponsors, the NSC.

Paul Marlow
General Secretary & Tournament Director

(left to right) Cassidy & Binns Refereee Simon Taylor with Boyes & Smith
(left to right) G. Cassidy & R. Binns Referee Simon Taylor with D. Boyes & D. Smith

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

Bagley and Broadhead win pairs title

Bagley and Broadhead win pairs title.

From a strong field of 29 pairs, Jonathan Bagley and Stephen Broadhead emerged victorious after a long day’s play at the Northern Snooker Centre.
In an all Leeds final they defeated Richard Binns and Glenn Cassidy 3-1, after beating last year’s winners Wayne Cooper and Kevin Firth in the semi-final. Binns and Cassidy had scraped through a tough semi against Lionel Payne and Johnny Gallagher which had gone down to the pink in the decider.

Shaun Wilkes and Dave Pagett won the Plate competition, beating Chris Hart and Gareth Green in the final. Daniel Boyes took the days high break prize with a run of 90.

Thanks to Andy Kitson for officiating and of course to our sponsors, the Northern Snooker Centre

Jonathan Bagley & Stephen Broadhead with Referee Andy Kitson, Glen Cassidy & Richard Binns
Jonathan Bagley & Stephen Broadhead with Referee Andy Kitson, Glen Cassidy & Richard Binns

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Yorkshire Snooker Pairs Draw

Yorkshire Snooker Pairs Draw

We have 29 entries for this year’s Yorkshire Pairs competition on Sunday, May 18th.

Matches in the main competition will be best of 3, with a best of 5 final.

There will be a best-of-3 plate competition for the first match losers.

Players should register by 10:15 for a 10:30 start.

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

Draw as follows-

Preliminary Round.

Binns/Cassidy v Slingsby/Slingsby

Harris/Scott v Large/Dalton

Ishtiaq/Ishtiaq v Singh/ A Green

Hartley/McCardle v O Read/Berry

Walton/Blamire v Cooke/Hogarth

Pagett/Wilkes v Payne/Gallagher

Jones/Jones v Clayforth/Rennison

Brotherston/Ditta v Jensen/Parlour

Collier/Collier v Hall/Hall

Broadhead/Bagley v Nawab/West

Boyes/Godfree v R Read/J Read

Whaley/Walker v Woodhead/Matthews

Hart/G Green v T Harris/Shazad

Cooper/Firth Bye

Gaughan/Hughes Bye

McKreith/Harland Bye

1st Round

Binns/Cassidy v Slingsby/Slingsby v Harris/Scott v Large Dalton

Ishtiaq/Ishtiaq v Singh/A Green v Hartley/McArdle v O Read/Berry

Walton/Blamire v Cooke/Hogarth v Pagett/Wilkes v Payne/Gallagher

Jones/Jones v Clayforth/Rennison v Brotherston/Ditta v Jensen/Parlour

Collier/Collier v /Hall/Hall v Broadhead/Bagley v Nawab/West

Boyes/Godfree v R Read/J Read v Whaley/Walker v Woodhead/Matthews

Hart/G Green v T Harris/Shazad v Cooper/Firth

Gaughan/Hughes v McKrieth/Harland

Paul Marlow
General Secretary & Tournament Director

 

Cooper and Firth take Pairs title

Cooper and Firth take Pairs title.

The experienced Bradford duo of Wayne Cooper and Kevin Firth battled their way to the Yorkshire Snooker Pairs title yesterday after a full day of action at the Northern Snooker Centre.

The revised format of shorter matches in the early rounds with a plate competition for 1st match losers seemed to work well with the semi-final stage reached by mid-afternoon.

In the top half of the draw, Cooper/Firth had wins against Large/Dabell, Bagley/French and Jensen/Jackson before coming up against Michael Whaley/Josh Walker in the semi-final. The Bradford pair raced into a 2-0 lead before Whaley/Walker hit back to level. A tense final frame went down to the colours before Cooper stepped up to calmly clear green to pink to seal the victory.

In the lesser populated bottom half of the draw, Mark Ball and Ant Green saw off Leeds duo Malcolm Bilclough and Tony Massey before beating Harrogate’s Kaif Shazad and Liam Mills in the semi-final.

In a final played in great spirit, a 33 break by Cooper was enough to take the first frame before Ball/Green levelled. The next two frames were tight affairs but it was Cooper/Firth who took them both for a 3-1 win and with it the Pairs Trophy.

The day’s high break was a run of 62 by Michael Whaley.

In the consolation plate final Sheffield’s Shaun Wilkes and Dave Pagett defeated Harrogate pairing Ian Brotherton and Shab Ditta.

Thanks to Andy Kitson for officiating and to our sponsors the Northern Snooker Centre.

Results-

Prelims

Whaley/Walker 2-0 Hart/Broadhead
Boyes/Godfree 2-0 Hall/Hall
Knipe/Risidi 2-0 Binns/Cassidy
Wilkes/Pagett w/o Brookes/Pearson scr
Cooper/Firth 2-0 Large/Dabell
Bagley(56)/French 2-1 Walton/Kendall

1st Round

Whaley/Walker 2-1 Boyes/Godfree
Knipe/Risidi 2-1 Wilkes/Pagett
Cooper/Firth 2-0 Bagley/French
Jensen/Jackson 2-0 Hartley/McArdle
Shazad/Mills 2-0 Jones/Jones
Ishtiaq/Ishtiaq w/o v Batler/Drennan scr
Ball/Green w/o Matin/Munshi scr
Bilclough/Massey 2-1 Brotherton/Ditta

2nd Round

Whaley(62)/Walker 2-1 Knipe/Risidi
Cooper(56)/Firth 2-0 Jensen/Jackson
Shazad(59)/Mills 2-0 Ishtiaq/Ishtiaq
Ball/Green 2-1 Bilclough/Massey

Semis

Cooper/Firth 3-2 Whaley/Walker
Ball/Green 3-1 Shazad/Mills

Final

Cooper/Firth 3-1 Ball/Green

Paul Marlow
General Secretary & Tournament Director

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Yorkshire Snooker Pairs Championship 2024

Yorkshire Snooker Pairs Championship 2024

There are 22 entries for this year’s Yorkshire Pairs Championship which takes place next Sunday (12th).

In an effort to ensure the competition can be finished within the day, and in light of a number of last year’s matches lasting well over 3 hours, this year’s matches up to and including the semi-finals will be best of 3 with only the final being best of 5. There will also be a consolation plate competition for 1st match losers in which all matches including the final will be best of 3.

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

Please note there is a half-marathon event in Leeds on Sunday morning so some roads will be closed. As a result, the start time has been pushed back slightly. Players should register by 10:00 for a 10:30 start.

The draw is as follows.

Preliminary Round.

Whaley/Walker v Hart/Broadhead
Hall/Hall v Boyes/Godfree
Binns/Cassidy v Knipe/Risidi
Brookes/Pearson v Wilkes/Pagett
Cooper/Firth v Large/Dabell
Walton/Kendall v Bagley/French

1st Round

Hartley/McArdle v Jensen/Jackson
Shazad/Mills v Jones/Jones
Ishtiaq/Ishtiaq v Butler/Drennan
Ball/Green v Matin /Munshi
Bilclough/Massey v Brotherston/Ditta

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