INDIVIDUAL FINALS
Senior Merit Result;
Dean Whittaker 3-2 Steve Groves
Dean Whittaker 36 & 38, Steve Groves 33
An entertaining match that went to the pink in frame 5
DENTON LIBS; Saturday 11 May 7.00
Hornby Handicap;
Wayne McManus v Mark Gorman
WITHINGTON; 15 May 8.00
Masters;
Phil Henderson v Steve Groves
Levenshulme Classic;
Wayne McManus v Michael Brindley
Veterans Handicap;
Carl Dexter v Kamal Baddar
FOUR NEW TEAMS FOR 2024-25
Four new teams have now been accepted for Season 61
Flixton B
Longsight C
Sale Excelsior
The Moor Club
All new teams will join D2 next season
This will give us 14 teams in D1 and 12 in D2
Promotion/relegation (following precedents from previous seasons)
Three teams will still be promoted from D2; Flixton, Longsight A and Sale
Only one team will now be relegated from D1; Denton Libs B
NOW POSTED
APRIL HANDICAPS
UPDATED RANKINGS
SEE LINKS BELOW
RESULTS
Thursday 2 May
First Division Cup QF
Cheadle 2-5 Libs A
Libs progress to SF
Wayne McManus beats Michael Brindley to extend his PoS lead
Beech House 2-5 Droylsden A
Victory on the road for Droylsden
Droylsden win the aggregate by 12
Gorton 3-4 Libs B
Re-rack drama in the final frame
Home side took the aggregate by 14 but onl;y won two frames
Benchill 5-2 Albert
Home side win comfortably and progress to the SF
Second Division Cup QF
Longsight B 2-5 Flixton
Jordan Pompilio 65, Kieran Simpson 50
Fllixton take four frames and the aggregate to move into the next round
Droylsden A 1-6 Ladybarn
Paul Clyne 38
Comfortable win for Ladybarn over five man Droylsden
W Didsbury 4-3 Fallowfield
Frames shared - four on black balls
Home side take the aggregate by 27
Sale 3-4 Greg Street
Matt Foster 35, Graham Dillon 30
Frames shared
Visitors take the aggregate point by 31
Thursday 9 May
SEMI-FINAL FIXTURES
D1 CUP SF
Libs A v Droylsden B
D2 CUP SFs
Flixton v Ladybarn
Greg Street v W Didsbury
Thursday 16 May
D1 CUP SEMI FINAL
Libs B v Benchill
D2 CUP FINAL
Team with best record in group matches will play at home
Thursday 23 May
D1 CUP FINAL
Team with best record in group matches will play at home
INDIVIDUALS
ALL NEW INDIVIDUAL DRAWS POSTED BELOW
CLASSIC & VETERANS FINALS; DATES AND VENUES TO BE ARRANGED
DEADLINE FOR ALL SEMI-FINAL RESULTS IS MIDNIGHT ON TUESDAY 16 APRIL
USE THE FORM BELOW TO SUBMIT ALL RESULTS
NEXT FIXTURES
Thursday 11 April;
Draw in 'stick order'. Lowest handicap v lowest handicap and so on
First team to score four points will go through to next round
Thursday 9 May
First Division Cup SF
Libs A v Droylsden B
Libs B v Benchill
Second Division Cup SF
Flixton v Ladybarn
Greg St v W Didsbury
Thursday 16 May
The teams with best record in group matches will play at home in the final
First Division Cup Final
Winner 5 v Winner 6
Second Division Cup SF
Winner 5 v Winner 6
Wednesday 19 June;
DELEGATES MEETING
Presention of trophies and prize monies
Rule change proposals to be submitted for July AGM
2023-24 SEASON STATS
Highest break = 128
Steve Groves
Top three breaks by one player
Steve Groves; 128, 101, 82
Most breaks of 30 and above = 33
Michael Brindley
Highest aggregate total = 564
Withington 564-270 Libs B [21/9/23]
Biggest aggregate win = 294
Withington 564-270 Libs B [21/9/23]
Closest aggregate win = 1
Denton Libs A 451-450 Gorton [14/12/23]
Same aggregate total 3 weeks running
Droylden B scored 397 three weeks running [19/10-2/11]
Best run of black ball victories = 11
Flixton played 12 black ball frames in their first five matches and won the first eleven
Most black ball wins by one team in a match = 5
Gorton 7-0 Denton Libs B (8/2/24)
Most consecutive frames won = 13
Mchael Brindley has won twelve league and one cup frames in a row
Most points scored in a frame by an individual = 136
136; Michael Brindley [-35] 18/1/24
Highest final combined score by two players = 190
Sam Garlick (hcp 35) 100-90 Mike Burke (hcp 11)
Biggest winning margin in a frame = 121
Mahmood Zirghan (07/03/24)
Lowest number of points actually scored in a frame = 60
M Parker (12) 44-41 Alf Brown (13)
P Sakals (-5) 46-29 M Molloy (10)
The minimum possible points score in a frame is 42
Longest frame = 77 minutes
Tony keegan v John Daly
2023-24 HONOURS
TEAM
Division One
Champions; Withington
Runners-up; Cheadle
Third; Albert
Division Two
Champions; Flixton
Runners-up; Longsight A
Play-off winners; Sale
KO Cup
Winners; Droylsden B
Runners up; W Disbsury
Semi-finalists; Ladybarn
Semi-finalists; Flixton
KO Shield
Winners Albert
Runners up Benchill
Semi-finalists N Reddish
Semi-finalists Longsight B
First Division Cup
Winners
Runners up
Second Division Cup
Winners
Runners up
INDIVIDUAL
Senior Merit
Winner Dean Whittaker
Runner up Steve Groves
Semi-finalist Jonathon Spark
Semi-finalist Wayne McManus
Hornby Hamdicap
Winner
Runner up
Semi-finalist Steven Daly
Semi-finalist Chris Moffatt
Veterans Handicap
Winner
Runner up
Semi-finalist Saleem Oppal
Semi-finalist Pete McMahon
Levenshulme Classic
Winner
Runner up
Semi-finalist Kieran Simpson
Semi-finalist Shane Cunney
Tony Ellis Trophy
Winner Anthony Filgate
Runner up Tom Kay
Semi-finalist
Semi-finalist
Masters
Winner
Runner up
Semi-finalist Phil Duckworth
Semi-finalist Shane Cunney
Pairs
Winners Brian Dillon & Graham Dillon
Runners up Wayne Mcmanus & Graham Nuttall
Semi-finalists Alvee Choudhury & Arik Kadir
Semi-finalists John Daly & Matt Foster
High Break;
D1 Player of the Season;
D2 Player of the Season;
Best New Player;
D1 Most Improved Player; Sam Garlick
D2 Most Improved Player; Jordan Pompilio
OTHER NEWS
SNOOKER AGAINST CANCER ; thanks to our fundraising efforts during the 2022-23 season, a total of £520 was donated from the league to our two charities, Macmillan Cancer Support and The Christie. With gift aid, this means that each charity will receive £312
SCORES AND RESULTS
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A fine of £5 may be imposed on the home team if either deadline is missed
HANDICAPS
Handicaps can go down to -35 *. However the biggest start any player can give in a league match is now capped at 50 . No limit applies in cup matches or individuals.
The maximum handicap is +35
*Current or former Main Tour, Q Tour or Challenger Tour players' handicaps can go below -35
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