THE QUALIFIERS for the Grand Finals of the inaugural English League Snooker Championship 2024 ended final weekend as eight groups eagerly put together for the Grand Finals in June.
This web site author and journalist reported on Qualifier 1 a couple of weeks in the past or in order Qualifier 2 completed final weekend on the 4th and fifth Might, with six extra groups making the minimize for the Grand Finals.
Eight groups in whole will make the Grand Finals with a high prize of £1000 up for grabs for the profitable staff.
A complete of 18 groups competed within the inaugural occasion, which is being held throughout three weekends between April and June at Landywood Snooker Membership. Six groups had been concerned within the first of two qualifying weekends which can slender the sector right down to eight for the finals weekend on 29-30 June.
The Six groups that certified for the Grand Finals from each Qualifier 1 and a couple of had been…
Whitchurch Legends, Telford, which incorporates Stan Moody, and SWMBSA D & A completed within the computerized positions whereas Surrey’s Byfleet League and the SWMBSA C had been the 2 “runner-ups” to scrape by way of to qualify for the primary showdown in June.
There was success for Leeds Snooker League (Absolute Dream Group) and Nottingham Snooker who managed to return out on high over what was described as two robust days of play in Walsall in qualifier 1.
Each weekends noticed a plethora of acquainted names from the skilled and semi-professional ranks together with the likes of Mitchell Mann and Snooker Legends 900 stars from the 2 earlier seasons, together with the likes of Matt Ford from the Byfleet League, whom we’ve interviewed additionally on this web site, in addition to Lee Stephens et al.
There was additionally achievement for one of many World Incapacity Snooker’s high gamers Dave Bolton who was one of many profitable gamers to qualify from staff Nottingham in Qualifier 1.
Mark Ball, Captain of the Leeds facet, stated of the consequence on the weekend of Qualifier 1: “Nice weekend. Very robust staff!
He added: “We, as a staff, performed properly, specifically, Lewis Harper, who misplaced one body all weekend!
“There have been some robust groups and really tough one-frame matches. Because it was only one group, we performed everybody twice. However over the weekend (1), Nottingham proved to be the hardest.”
Landywood Snooker Membership proprietor Paul Lloyd captained the Telford staff in Qualifier 2, which additionally featured Moody, who certified for skilled standing within the 2023 World Snooker Federation occasion as they joined Nottingham Snooker and the LBSO Absolute Dream Group at June’s ultimate weekend.
Mark Ball of the Leeds Absolute Dream staff stated now that each Qualifiers have completed: “Now we have a powerful staff, so we’re assured that we are able to go all the way in which in what might be a really extremely contested affair over the weekend (in June) with some extremely rated gamers on present!”
He added: “Whitchurch look the perfect facet as do SWMBSA “D” however others might be simply as robust.”
Effectively accomplished to everybody who competed within the Qualifiers and good luck to the eight groups for the June showdown.
