2018 Tournament
McArdle comes back from 3-1 down to take his revenge over Lenny Degriffa in the Final
High break; 108 - Dean Sheridan
ROUND OF 32 - matches 1-16; best of seven
Wednesday 14 March @ Hazel Grove Snooker Centre
Three centuries - defending champion through
1; Jamie McArdle [51 break] 4-2 Steve Buck
2; Josh Thomond [100 break] 4-3 Saiful Amin
3; Steve Groves 1-4 Mike Booth
4; Pete Peart 1-4 Paul Morgan
5; Ali Anwar 4-1 Dave Ritchie
6; Dave Ackers 1-4 Jimmy O'Shea
7; Phil Burrows 1-4 Sean McAndrew
8; James Leadbetter; w/o for Dave Booth
9; Jordan Purnell 3-4 Nish Joshi
10; Dean Sheridan 4-1 Carl Egerton
11; Phil Henderson 4-2 Andy Turner
12; Gary Lees [102 break] 4-2 Kammy Afsul
13; Pat Burke 1-4 John Welsh
14; Lenny Degriffa 4-0 Asif Nisar
15; Mohammed Ashraf [104 break] 4-1 John Fearick
16; Farakh Ajaib 2-4 Danny Thomas [50 & 58 breaks]
ROUND OF 16 - matches 17-20; best of seven
Wednesday 28 March @ The Moor Club
McArdle recovers from 0-3 down to win - McAndrew comes through close match
Match 17; Jamie McArdle [66 break] 4-3 Josh Thomond
Match 18; Mike Booth 2-4 Paul Morgan [68 break]
Match 19; Ali Anwar [64 break] 4-1 Jimmy O'Shea
Match 20; Sean McAndrew 4-3 Dave Booth
ROUND OF 16 - matches 21-24; best of seven
Wednesday 11 April @ The Moor Club
Sheridan hits 108 as he recovers to win from 2-0 down
Match 21; Nish Joshi [51] 2-4 Dean Sheridan [108, 61]
Match 22; Phil Henderson 0-4 Gary Lees
Match 23; John Welsh 0-4 Lenny Degriffa
Match 24; Mohammed Ashraf 1-4 Danny Thomas [61, 75, 67]
QUARTER FINALS - matches 25-28; best of seven
Wednesday 25 April @ The Moor Club
McArdle wins 4-0 in 45 minutes; Lees edges out Sheridan in final frame; Degriffa and Anwar dominate
Match 25; Jamie McArdle [56, 88] 4-0 Paul Morgan
Match 26; Ali Anwar 4-1 Sean McAndrew
Match 27; Dean Sheridan [94, 98] 3-4 Gary Lees [56]
Match 28; Lenny Degriffa [60] 4-0 Danny Thomas
SEMI-FINALS - matches 29-30; best of nine
Wednesday 9 May @ The Moor Club
Degriffa delivers another solid performance; McArdle edges close match against strong opponent
Match 29: Jamie McArdle [56, 65] 5-3 Ali Anwar [56, 100]
Match 30: Gary Lees 1-5 Lenny Degriffa [66]
FINAL; best of nine
Wednesday 6 June @ The Moor Club
McArdle comes back from 3-1 down to take the title for a second time
Match 31; Jamie McArdle [71, 62] 5-3 Lenny Degriffa
Group stages; Hazel Grove on 28 Feb & 7 March
Group 1;
1st Ali Anwar (7)
2nd Danny Thomas (-7) - 94 break
James Frith (0), Mark Carrington (0)
Group 2; Leadbetter wins six out of six
1st James Leadbetter (-14)
2nd Kammy Afsul (0)
Martin Lee (0), Terry Goodwin (14)
Group 3; tie break for first place
1st Phil Burrows (7)
2nd Nish Joshi (14) - 51 break
Luke Lapersonne (14), Eric Ridgeway (21)
Group 4;
1st Steve Groves (0) - 50 break
2nd Asif Nisar (14)
Mick Dickinson (-7), Lee Young (0)
Group 5; tie breaker for runner-up
1st Josh Thomond (-7)
2nd Andy Turner (7) - 53 and 69 breaks
Jack Culligan (-7), John Snape (0)
Group 6; Peart unbeaten
1st Pete Peart (14)
2nd John Welsh (-7)
John Reid (0), Jordan Lucas (14)
Group 7; all tied on three points - four way shoot-out
1st Jamie McArdle (-14)
2nd John Fearick (0)
Stewart Hesketh (-7), Barry Christie (0)
Group 8;
1st Dave Ackers (-7)
2nd Carl Egerton (-7)
Shane Cunney (7), Yatrick Bhatt (14)
Group 9; tie break for second place
1st Gary Lees (-7)
2nd Steve Buck (7)
Chris Harrison (-7), Wayne McManus (0)
Group 10;
1st Pat Burke (0),
2nd Saiful Amin (7)
Adam Longley (-7), Dave Barclay (7)
Group 11; shootout for first place
1st Dean Sheridan (-14)
2nd Mike Booth (14)
Mark Gorman (0) - 52 break, Kieron Ashworth (0),
Group 12; tie break for first place
1st Farakh Ajaib (-7)
2nd Dave Booth (7)
Damon Heslop (14), Glen Dunville (0)
Group 13; tie for runner up
1st Phil Henderson (7)
2nd Jimmy O'Shea (0)
Jason Way (0), Mark Miller (-14)
Group 14; Ashraf unbeaten
1st Mohammed Ashraf (0) - 87 break
2nd Paul Morgan (-7),
Nathan Williams (-7)- 49 break, Rich Sweetman (14)
Group 15; Champion goes through
1st Lenny DeGriffa (-14) - 69 break
2nd Sean McAndrew (0)
Tony Reeves (-7), Carl Leonard (7)
Group 16; Purnell unbeaten
1st Jordan Purnell (7) - 44 break
2nd Dave Ritchie (-7)
Reece Kershaw (-7), John Daly (14)