LOWER HOPTON’s Chris Brown won the Rastrick Classic.
The Sheffield-based player defeated clubmate Ian Booth 21-13 in the final, after earlier claiming the highest break prize for a run of 15 unanswered points.
First round – Nick White (Thongsbridge) 6 Michael Leach (Preston) 21, Kevin Nicholas (Wrexham) 21 Nigel Cranston (Crossgates) 17, Duncan Watkins (Bolton) 4 Dave Fox (Kirkheaton Con) 21, Ian Booth (Lower Hopton) 21 Gary Ellis (Whitefield) 16, Mick Robinson (Morton House) 20 Simon Coupe (Preston) 21, Scott Fisher (Morton House) 21 David Jackson (Macclesfield) 15, Steven Hirst (Netherton Con) 9 Chris Brown (Lower Hopton) 21, Barry Tinker (Longwood) 5 Dave Fisher (Denby Dale) 21.
Quarter-finals – Leach 20 Nicholas 21, Fox 18 Booth 21, Coupe 19 Fisher 21, Brown 21 Fisher 13.
Semi-finals – Nicholas 18 Booth 21, Fisher 15 Brown 21.
Final – Booth 13 Brown 21.
JOSH BROWN won the Peter Thornton sponsored 15-21 competition, staged at Lockwood Con.
He beat Nathan Haigh in an excellent and very sporting final 21-18.
In the final, Brown soon took a commanding lead and was ahead at 14-6. Haigh rallied and pegged the score back to 14-11. Brown then surged ahead again leading 19-12 but Haigh, who recently won the Peter Firth competition for the third time, came back once again to make the score 19-18.
However, taking two singles in the final two ends, Brown made sure of the title.
In the semi finals, Brown beat a very resilient Danny Towning 21-12, while Haigh beat an even more determined Jake Durham 21-19.
Quarter-finals – J Brown 21 C Walsh 15; ŠD Towning 21 G Beaumont 11; N Haigh 21 L Sykes 9; A Orsmby 13 J Durham 21.
Semi-finals – Brown 21 Towning 12; Haigh 21 Durham 19.
Final – Brown 21 Haigh 18.Š
