MANCHESTER OPEN SNOOKER
2020 TOURNAMENT
FINAL
24th NOVEMBER 2021
AT THE MOOR CLUB
Ian Martin 5-0 John Welsh
2020 Manchester Open Champion; Ian Martin
Marker Robin Dalgleish, finalists Ian Martin and John Welsh, and referee Greg Coniglio
High break: 125 by Gary Lees
KNOCK OUT FIXTURES
KNOCK OUT QUARTER-FINALS Matches 25-28; Wednesday 3 November – best of 7. @ The Moor Club starting at 8.00 - EASB referees
25. Sajid Zumard (-7) 2-4 Michael Wrigley (0)
Match turned when Wrigley took pink and black to lead 3-1
26. Mick Dickinson (0) 2-4 Ian Martin (-14)
Martin 39 clearance to win frame 1 by a point and a 58 clearance to go 3-2 up
27. Mark Miller (-7) 0-4 John Welsh (-7)
Solid scoring took Welsh through
28. Tanveer Hussain (0) 0-4 Stewart Hesketh (-7)
Hesketh won all four frames comfortably
KNOCK OUT SEMI-FINALS Matches 29-30; Wednesday 10 November - best of 7. @ The Moor Club starting at 8.00 - EASB referees
29. Michael Wrigley (0) 1-4 Ian Martin (-14)
Martin started strongly with 73 and 44 breaks in frames one; three more 40+ breaks saw him home
30. John Welsh (-7) 4-2 Stewart Hesketh (-7)
First four frames were shared, then Welsh had a 63 break in frame five
KNOCK OUT FINAL Match 31; Wednesday 24 November – best of 9. @ The Moor Club starting at 8.00 - EASB referees
31. Ian Martin (-14) 5-0 John Welsh (-7)
Martin scored heavily to take the title, starting with an 84 break in frame one
2020 Manchester Open Champion; Ian Martin
Marker Robin Dalgleish, finalists Ian Martin and John Welsh, and referee Greg Coniglio
High break: 125 by Gary Lees
Many thanks for the generosity of our continuing main sponsor, Steve Groves of HOME Estate Agents
Thanks also to Dean Sheridan, of DPS Sameday Ltd who is now sponsoring the High Break prize
Thanks also to Oldham Snooker Academy and the Moor Club, our hosts for the 2020 Tournament
VENUES
KO R1 & R2 at the Oldham Snooker Academy, 13 Waddington Street, Oldham OL9 6QH
Quarter-Finals, Semi-Finals and Final at The Moor Club, Heaton Moor, Stockport
Play starts 7.30 at Oldham, 8.00 at The Moor Club
Dress code in KO stages
INCREASED PRIZE MONEY FOR 2020
Winner £500 (up from £320)
Runner-up £200 (up from £160)
Semi-finalists £100 each
Quarter-finalists £40 each
High break; £1 per point
KNOCK OUT RESULTS
ROUND 1 Matches 1-8; Wednesday 4 March 2020 – best of 7. Oldham Snooker Academy
1. Nish Joshi (7) 2-4 Jack Culligan (-7) Culligan 50
Joshi lead 2-1, Culligan won three in a row
2. Sajad Zamvrad (-7) w/o John Reid (0)
Reid withdrew with broken wrist
3. Michael Wrigley (0) 4-0 John Scofield (7) Wrigley 54, 54
4. Glen Dunville (7) 1-4 Saiful Amin (0) Amin 68
Level at 1-1 then Amin wins next three
5. Gary Lees (-7) 3-4 Mick Dickinson (0) Dickinson 51
Dickinson recovers from 2-3 down
6. Eddie Lott (-7) 4-0 Lee Norcross (0)
7. Ian Martin (-14) 4-1 Martin Lee (7) Martin 55, 57, 59
Lee won first frame, but Martin got four in a row
8. Mohammed Ashraf (-7) 4-2 Stephen Delaney (-7)
Ashraf went 3-0 up before a Delaney revival
ROUND 1 Matches 9-16; Wednesday 11 March 2020 – best of 7. Oldham Snooker Academy
9. Dean Sheridan (-14) 3-4 Sheldon O’Connor (0)
Sheridan 50, O'Connor 50
O'Connor recovers from 2-3 down
10. Mark Miller (-7) 4-2 Phil Henderson (0) Miller 61
11. Andy Turner (0) 2-4 Paul Dean (0)
12. John Welsh (-7) 4-0 Dave Ritchie (-7)
Welsh:- frame 1 47 & 85, frame 4 58 & 53
13. Steve Groves (0) w/o Tanveer Husain (0)
Groves withdrew
14. Reece Kershaw (0) 4-1 Mark Carrington (0)
15. Lenny Degriffa (-14) 4-2 Yatrik Bhatt (7) Degriffa 67, 53
Degriffa pulls away after first four frames shared 2-2
16. Stewart Hesketh (-7) 4-1 Tony Reeves (0) Hesketh 72
ROUND 2; part 1. Matches 17-20; Wednesday 13 October 2021 – best of 7. @ Oldham Snooker Academy starting at 7.30
17. Jack Culligan (-7) 1-4 Sajad Zamvrad (-7)
18. Michael Wrigley (0) w/o Saiful Amin (0)
19. Mick Dickinson (0) 4-3 Eddie Lott (-7)
Last frame decider
Dickinson 71
20. Ian Martin (-14) 4-3 Mohammed Ashraf (-7)
High quality entertaining match that went to the wire; Ashraf missed a plant to let Martin in to clear for victory
Martin 117, 72; Ashraf 79, 77
ROUND 2; part 2. Matches 21-24; Wednesday 13 October 2021 – best of 7. @ Oldham Snooker Academy staring at 7.30
21. Sheldon O’Connor (0) 1-4 Mark Miller (-7)
Miller wins first three frames
22. Paul Dean (0) 1-4 John Welsh (-7)
Welsh pulls away after Dean wins third frame
23. Tanveer Hussain (0) 4-3 Reece Kershaw (0)
Tanveer recovers from 3-2 behind
24. Lenny Degriffa (-14) 2-4 Stewart Hesketh (-7)
Hesketh led 3-1 and went on to victory
KNOCK OUT QUARTER-FINALS
Matches 25-28; Wednesday 3 November 2021 – best of seven. Moor Club. EASB Referees
25. Sajid Zumard (-7) 2-4 Michael Wrigley (0)
Match turned when Wrigley took pink and black to lead 3-1
26. Mick Dickinson (0) 2-4 Ian Martin (-14)
Martin 39 clearance to win frame 1 by a point and a 58 clearance to go 3-2 up
27. Mark Miller (-7) 0-4 John Welsh (-7)
Solid scoring took Welsh through
28. Tanveer Hussain (0) 0-4 Stewart Hesketh (-7)
Hesketh won all four frames comfortably
KNOCK OUT SEMI-FINALS
Matches 25-28; Wednesday 10 November 2021 – best of seven. Moor Club. EASB Referees
29. Michael Wrigley (0) 1-4 Ian Martin (-14)
Martin started strongly with 73 and 44 breaks in frames one; three more 40+ breaks saw him home
30. John Welsh (-7) 4-2 Stewart Hesketh (-7)
First four frames were shared, then Welsh had a 63 break in frame five
KNOCK OUT FINAL
Matches 25-28; Wednesday 24 November 2021 – best of nine. Moor Club. EASB Referees
31. Ian Martin (-14) 5-0 John Welsh (-7) Ian Martin 84
Martin dominates the final, scoring heavily when at the table
GROUP STAGE RESULTS
Groups 1-4; Wednesday 5 February. Oldham Snooker Academy
· Group 1
1st; Nish Joshi (7) 5 points
2nd; Stephen Delaney (-7) 3 points - won tie break. 74 break
3rd; Ed Hobson (0) 3 points. 81 break
4th; Jamie McArdle (-14) 1 point
· Group 2
1st; Sajad Zamvrad (-7) 5 points
2nd; Martin Lee (7) 3 points
3rd=; Mark Farmer (7) 2 points
3rd=; Carl Egerton (-7) 2 points
· Group 3
1st; Michael Wrigley (0) 6 points
2nd; Lee Norcross (0) 4 points
3rd; Graham Hardy (7) 2 points
4th; Neil Jenkins (7) 0 points
· Group 4
1st; Glen Dunville (7) 6 points
2nd; Mick Dickinson (0) 4 points
3rd; Keiron Ashworth (7) 2 points. 51 break
4th; John Mulreid (7) 0 points
Groups 5-8; Wednesday 12 February. Oldham Snooker Academy
· Group 5
1st; Gary Lees (-7) 5 points 125 break (total clearance)
2nd; Saiful Amin (0) 4 points
3rd; Tony Pierucci (0) 3 points
4th; Wayne Stanley (7) 0 points
· Group 6
1st; Eddie Lott (-7) 5 points
2nd; Jon Scofield (7) 3 points
3rd=; Terry Goodwin (14) 2 points
3rd=; Kaele Mayor (0) 2 points
· Group 7
1st; Ian Martin (-14) 5 points
2nd; John Reid (0) 3 points
3rd=; Pat Burke (0) 2 points
3rd=; Pete Peart (14) 2 points
· Group 8
1st; Mohammed Ashraf (-7) 4 points
2nd; Jack Culligan (-7) 3 points-won tie break 85 break
3rd; John Harrower (7) 3 points
4th; Dave Evans (7) 2 points
Groups 9-12; Wednesday 19 February. Oldham Snooker Academy
· Group 9
1st; Dean Sheridan (-14) 4 points
2nd; Tony Reeves (0) 2 points
3rd; Steve Buck (7) 0 points
4th; Barry Christie (7) no show
· Group 10
1st; Mark Miller (-7) 6 points 91 break
2nd; Yatrik Bhatt (7) 2 points Tie break winner
3rd; James Kay (-7) 2 points
4th Dave Booth (7) 2 points
· Group 11
1st;Andy Turner (0) 5 points
2nd; Mark Carrington (0) 4 points
3rd; Matt Smith (7) 2 points
4th; Paul Morgan (-7) 1 point
· Group 12
1st; John Welsh (-7) 5 points
2nd; Tanveer Hussain (0) 4 points
3rd; Joe Brennan (14) 3 points
4th; Mike Booth (7) 0 points
Groups 13-16; Wednesday 26 February. Oldham Snooker Academy
· Group 13
1st; Steve Groves (0) 4 points Tie break winner
2nd; Dave Ritchie (-7) 4 points
3rd; Phil Burrows (7) 3 points
4th; John Daly (14) 1 point
· Group 14
1st; Reece Kershaw (0) 4 points
2nd; Paul Dean (0) 3 points Tie break winner
3rd; Adam Longley (-7) 3 points 67 break
4th; Pat Doohan (7)
· Group 15
1st; Lenny Degriffa (-14) 3 points
2nd; Phil Henderson (0) 2 points
3rd; Sean McAndrew (0) 1 point
4th; Jason Way (7) Late withdrawal
· Group 16
1st; Stewart Hesketh (-7) 6 points
2nd; Sheldon O’Connor (0) 3 points
3rd; Danny Connolly (-7) 2 points
4th; Mike Holland (7) 1 point
Reserves: Paul Mansfield (14), Rob Lucas (14), Jordan Lucas (14), Eric Ridgeway (21), Rich Sweetman (21), Ricky Lee (21), Jake Gordon (21), Anthony Filgate (21)