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 complete will make the Grand Finals with a high prize of £1000 up for grabs for the successful group.
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 have been concerned within the first of two qualifying weekends which can slim the sector all the way 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 have been…
Whitchurch Legends, Telford, which incorporates Stan Moody, and SWMBSA D & A completed within the automated positions whereas Surrey’s Byfleet League and the SWMBSA C have been the 2 “runner-ups” to scrape via 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 powerful 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 group Nottingham in Qualifier 1.
Mark Ball, Captain of the Leeds facet, mentioned of the end result on the weekend of Qualifier 1: “Nice weekend. Very powerful group!
He added: “We, as a group, performed effectively, particularly, Lewis Harper, who misplaced one body all weekend!
“There have been some powerful groups and really troublesome 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 group 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 remaining weekend.
Mark Ball of the Leeds Absolute Dream group mentioned now that each Qualifiers have completed: “We have now a robust group, so we’re assured that we will go all the way in which in what shall be a really extremely contested affair over the weekend (in June) with some extremely rated gamers on present!”
He added: “Whitchurch look the most effective facet as do SWMBSA “D” however others shall be simply as robust.”
Effectively accomplished to everybody who competed within the Qualifiers and good luck to the eight groups for the June showdown.