ROBERT READ is aiming for a ‘lucky seven’ on the bounce as he pursues yet another Huddersfield Open Snooker Championship title.

The Lindley WMC player, having already passed Tommy Donlan’s record, now has his sights set on an incredible 15th individual crown.

But first he must dispose of another player who has inflicted a final defeat on him 10 years ago – Marsh Liberal Club’s, Rob Armitage, in the semi-finals.

Armitage beat Read in the 2003 final at Moldgreen Liberal Club and has already accounted for Read’s clubmate Naeem.

The other player to have beaten Read in a final in recent years is Trevor Liversidge, who was one of the holder’s victims in the previous round.

The other semi-final is between another Marsh man, Michael Whaley who takes on Huddersfield’s former Yorkshire League captain Andy Battye from Springwood BC.

Whaley was in action for Huddersfield’s Snooker team in the Yorkshire League, where he helped the side to a 4-2 victory over Wakefield 1.

Rick Needham gave Huddersfield the ideal start with a 2-0 win over John Spooner, knocking in a 37 break in the second frame after finding himself 20 points down before clearing up the last five reds with two blacks and three pinks.

Whaley then made it 4-0, in which he made a 32-point clearance and a second frame break of 39 against Wayne Haigh.

That ensured the visitors would seal the win, which they did despite Colin Hawkins losing out 2-0 to Ricky Marsden in the final two frames.

Huddersfield now have two matches remaining, away to Selby on Sunday, followed by their final home game against Bradford, on March 24.

Scores:

Wakefield 1 2 Huddersfield 4: John Spooner lost to Rick Needham 25-49, 48-71; Wayne Haigh lost to Mike Whaley 37-61, 19-89; Ricky Marsden bt Colin Hawkins 54-32, 67-28.

Latest Huddersfield Open Snooker League results:

Cowcliffe Lib 1 Top Spot 3 – T Meehan (35) 61 S Reilly (owes 4) 67, T Proctor (4) 44 S Jai (21) 79, R Maude (6) 53 B Pickup (owes 2) 42, R Hawkyard (15) 34 S Ali (2) 78.

Crosland Moor Con 2 Canalside 2 – C Moon (33) 91 O Saeed (21) 53, M Atkinson (3) 55 C Norcliffe (owes 26) 66, K Oprey (15) 59 M Harvey (owes 2) 37, G Doughty (owes 14) 42 M Saeed (9) 67.

Canalside B 1 Bradley and Colne WMC B 3 – T Booker (5) 35 R Townley (6) 54, C Mann (24) 90 C Sykes (26) 59, M Blagbrough (15) 63 A Fenton (owes 5) 72, A Blagbrough (26) 45 J Waters (18) 74.

Break: A Fenton 37.

Springwood BC 2 Lindley Lib B2 – T Whitehouse (12) 61 A Holding (owes 6) 77, B Whitehouse (6) 64 J Schofield (10) 28, B Stead (7) 40 J Bowker (20) 67, A Batty (owes 14) 94 J Hill (22) 66.

Break: A Holding 31.

Broad Oak BC B 1 Broad Oak BC D 3 – M Burgess (13) 58 B Gilbert (22) 81, R Walker (12) 28 S Tidswell (18) 70, A Haigh (15) 69 M Bentley (23) 56, J Lendon (24) 32 M Blakely (23) 82.

Break: M Blakely 26.

Marsden Con 3 Meltham Lib D 1 – S Peacock (owes 23) 82 C Keogh (7) 35, A Smith (owes 3) 74 L Fitzgerald (22) 62, I Shepherd (17) 69 J Portelli (18) 47, R Taylor (0) 35 A Stott (17) 71.

Breaks: S Peacock 25, 29.

Slaithwaite CBC 3 Upper Hopton WMC B 1 – D Holroyd (9) 89 D Borhouse (11) 18, B Morley (26) 78 J Wilson (16) 58, P Gilbert (10) 50 D Rourke (owes 27) 75, P Wood (24) 69 S Homes (7) 41.

Lepton Lib B 2 Broad Oak BC 2 – W Lockwood (22) 85 S Woodhouse (9) 23, A Roddy (6) 65 K Baxter (owes 14) 16, M Wimpenny (16) 53 M Heap (owes 4) 63, M Taylor (5) 13 A Harper (6) 61.

Marsden RBL 2 Lepton Lib B 2 – B Wood (17) 58 W Lockwood (21) 72, J Shaw (owes 5) 22 A Ruddy (6) 80, D Kipling (1) 48 M Taylor (5) 37, G Irving (11) 64 M Taylor (16) 55.

Marsden RBL 0 Lower Hopton WMC 4 – B Wood (17) 53 N Ewart (4) 58, J Shaw (owes 5) 29 I Newby (6) 81, D Kipling (1) 55 N Walton (21) 75, G Irving (11) 53 P Kennedy (10) 64.

Holme Spts 1 Moldgreen Con 3 – M Maude (owes 28) 68 L Carr (5) 75, P Robinson (owes 5) 50 D Crines (5) 56, A Marsden (9) 64 K Hobson (4) 11, B Parratt (24) 67 J Bastow (owes 36) 94.

Breaks: M Maude 25; P Robinson 25.

Crosland Moor Con C 4 Marsden Soc 0 – B Haigh (9) 66 D Crosbie (owes 17) 48, G Moorhouse (15) 64 C Hawkins (owes 10) 52, N Cox (19) 61 D Sewell (2) 50, G Ineson (owes 6) 101 M Auty (21) 52.

Golcar Con C 0 Moldgreen Lib 4 – A Brough (29) 59 G Manson (21) 83, E Riley (2) 8 J Burnand (owes 1) 65, T Hirst (31) 59 P Garraty (owes 12) 81, T Riley (1) 21 M Patmore (9) 54.

Break: J Burnand 29.

Upper Hopton WMC 1 Paddock CBC 3 – G Bennett (2) 39 R Wielgus (15) 57, M Haigh (11) 62 D Crosse (7) 33, S Larner (owes 2) 58 S Stockton (160 77, M Willans (29) 46 I Fretwell (12) 76.

Lindley Lib 1 St Patricks B 3 – R Greaves (owes 12) 25 A Smith (owes 1) 63, G Jordan (15) 52 J Halstead (14) 61, D Mason (34) 51 S Hussain (33) 82, R Kaye (28) 89 Y Hussain (19) 71.

Almondbury Con 3 Lepton Lib 1 – S Taylor (15) 60 C Clarke (23) 58, S James (owes 19) 53 I Hoyle (owes 9) 33, J Wood (25) 62 S Kemp (23) 72, D Morton (owes 6) 66 C Ellis (11) 61.

Moldgreen Con C 2 Golcar Con B 2 – R Wilson (35) 87 M Stocks (owes 45) 105, R Bintcliffe (10) 75 W Baker (owes 14) 59, K Gledhill (owes 10) 46 T Liversedge (owes 42) 87, S Morris (6) 71 G Hey (owes 11) 59.

Netherton Con B 2 Springwood BC B 2 – T Whittaker (13) 71 F Thwaite (33) 46, J Pejica (14) 76 M Brammah (38) 45, S Smith (26) 52 R Coote (25) 87, L Moseley (owes 32) 74 G Sewell (28) 87.

Moldgreen Con B 3 Honley Con 1 – J Leslie (30) 72 I Wimpenny (0) 66, T Atkinson (owes 3) 74 D Holroyd (16) 61, L Pursell (25) 46 P Schofield (13) 93, J Kowalski (23) 80 D Rowbottom (17) 69.

Berry Brow Lib C 1 Crosland Moor Con B 3 – E Claydon (30) 101 D Frost (26) 32, D Middleton (21) 46 D Jessop (1) 67, C Gannon (26) 58 J Moorhouse (21) 81, A Middleton (0) 30 T Huntington (owes 5) 46.

Kirkburton Lib B 2 Marsden RBL B 2 – D Young (9) 31 C Shaw (owes 4) 63, J Kaye (30) 34 F Hawken (21) 76, P Johnson (25) 73 R Clarke (owes 3) 27, D Standhaven (30) 69 C Zaffino (0) 32.

Break: C Shaw 27.

Meltham Lib 2 Newsome WMC B 2 – A Chapman (owes 21) 45 D Oakes (owes 22) 55, T Boothroyd (owes 9) 64 N Oakes (16) 51, P Waddington (owes 13) 44 J Durham (21) 68, P Headey (owes 3) 70 G Beaumont (21) 49.

Shelley SSC 2 Cowcliffe Lib B 2 – P Schofield (25) 59 S Rogers (22) 68, P King (22) 81 H Stoney (45) 66, B Hudson (27) 67 C Weston (21) 48, P Hoyland (owes 1) 26 T Whiteley (39) 77.

Almondbury WMC 2 Lindley WMC B 2 – S Wilson (5) 73 R Whitcombe (34) 59, R O’Conner (1) 33 N Armstrong (owes 9) 58, B O’Toole (30) 58 N Burrows (34) 89, S Mulhall (9) 65 M Goodier (owes 19) 54.

Marsh U BC B 1 Almondbury Con B 3 – G Rogers (22) 70 C Madden (25) 91, P Bottom (38) 83 C Marsden (15) 62, N Hinchliffe (40) 63 M Sykes (20) 87, A Oldfield (19) 70 D Lucid (21) 73.

New Mill B Police B 1 Slaithwaite CBC B 3 – J Lee (21) 78 J Turner (21) 48, K Skarz (21) 57 W Scott (34) 76, R Parr (2) 41 J Langford (16) 52, C Holmes (27) 71 J Bryson (30) 94.

Broad Oak BC C 3 Shelley SSC B 1 – C Beaumont (21) 75 C Walker (22) 50, D Walsh (38) 83 A Greenwood (24) 76, M Howlet (35) 83 R Pontefract (21) 61, B Littlewood (30) 71 A Robinson (26) 76.

Meltham Lib C 2 New Mill 2 – D Hoyle (35) 51 P Booth (21) 91, I Lee (25) 63 D Lomax (8) 76, C Kelly (6) 99 S Whiteley (owes 7) 16, P Shaw (owes 13) 54 M Holding (owes 13) 39.

Break: C Kelly 32.

St Patricks 1 Lockwood Con B 3 – Mir (21) 39 A Gavin (12) 70, D Adams (35) 72 K Wood (owes 9) 84, B Adams (35) 70 C Meywood (21) 69, C Adams (30) 58 D Shaw (21) 83.

Crosland Moor WMC B 0 Berry Brow Lib 4 – M Peacock (34) 63 I Meehan (28) 93, A Roberts (42) 61 R Gee (3) 87, D Peacock (45) 72 A Muff (16) 97, R Hewson (34) 64 R Steer (7) 72.

Milnsbridge Lib 1 Hillhouse and Birkby BC C 3 – D Dowie (owes 1) 35 R Tunnacliffe (7) 63, J Haigh (32) 81 W Watson (38) 68, L Boothroyd (8) 85 L Vernon (38) 96, M Graham (31) 62 J Dolan (20) 68.

Golcar RBL 1 Meltham Lib B 3 – J McElroy (21) 50 J Ellis Pownall (owes 13) 93, N Dawson (26) 47 N Hill (owes 8) 67, T Glover (17) 22 F Wrathall (4) 73, M Hirst (34) 91 A Lawton (26) 81.

Breaks: J Ellis Pownall 31; F Wrathall 81

Latest Veterans Open Snooker League results:

St Patricks C 1 Paddock Con A 2 – M Hussain (8) 46 B Almond (owes 23) 78, B Reynolds (owes 10 77 B Redfearn (owes 17) 55, J MacIntosh (5) 56 F Griffin (owes 28) 61.

Borough Club 3 Marsh Lib A 0 – T Needham (owes 14) 48 J Ashton (owes 14) 37, M Hull (owes 4) 56 I Van Leeuwen (3) 23, N Wimpenny (owes 15) 57 K Forward (3) 54.

Canalside B 2 Springwood BC A 1 – T Blackburn (6) 72 B Cousen (owes 30) 22, G Austin (6) 64 D Rourke (owes 30) 57, B Moorhouse (owes 4) 53 G Price (owes 30) 54.

Borough Club 0 Crosland Moor Con B 3 – N Wimpenny (owes 15) 38 B Haigh (owes 2) 64, T Needham (owes 14) 36 S Hadcroft (owes 5) 61, M Hull (owes 4) 24 J Moorhouse (5) 58.

Marsh Lib A 0 St Patricks C 3 – J Ashton (owes 14) 51 M Hussain (8) 64, C Ware (24) 50 B Rayneld (owes 1) 57, K Forward (3) 60 J MacIntosh (5) 71.

Lepton Lib 2 Canalside A 1 – T Wiper (12) 31 J Field (owes 2) 65, J Dobson (10) 71 F Walker (owes 16) 25, T Bedford (13) 55 F Belamy (owes 1) 38.

Meltham Con A 0 Marsh Lib C 3 – T Hill (scr0 51 S Whiteley (owes 30) 91, R Longley (16) 68 A Clegg (owes 30) 78, B Wrathall (10) 52 R Taylor (owes 22) 82.

Break: S Whiteley 28.

Marsh Lib B 0 Lindley Lib A 3 – R Woodworth (26) 43 A Hitchen (7) 71, H Hargreaves (14) 32 B Farrand (10) 67, G Ramm (19) 46 D Green (6) 81.

Primrose Hill Lib 3 Paddock Con B 0 – M Crines (17) 71 J Sharland (15) 35, J Horvath (25) 67 D Hardy (14) 46, W Shaw (6) 42 A Cockshaw (10) 39.

Golcar RBL C 1 Crosland Moor WMC B 2 – G Moxon (20) 60 J Wade (24) 77, L Holmes (16) 77 C Collier (24) 65, D Crawford (21) 55 J Carter (15) 67.

Crosland Moor Con C 0 New Mill Club D 3 – B Morley (10) 43 J Smith (10) 63, M Mulligan (29) 57 D Milner (owes 1) 63, A Robinson (13) 69 C Battie (18) 78.

Paddock Con A 1 Meltham Lib 2 – F Griffin (owes 28) 24 F Wrathall (owes 15) 59, B Redfearn (owes 17) 45 A Graham (owes 10) 50, B Almond (owes 23) 84 A Lawton (owes 2) 34.

Paddock Con A 1 Canalside B 2 – B Redfearn (owes 17) 50 T Blackburn (6) 57, F Griffin (owes 28) 69 B Moorhouse (owes 4) 26, B Almond (owes 23) 43 M Williams (owes 12) 56.

Crosland Moor WMC A 2 Golcar RBL B 1 – T Bullas (13) 66 J Garside (owes 19) 41, J Needham (owes 12) 53 R Sutton (owes 25) 44, J D Haigh (8) 24 E Charlotte (1) 54.

Marsh U BC B 2 Moldgreen Con 1 – G Chadwick (10) 33 T Sykes (20) 66, D James (5) 53 C Blackburn (owes 2) 31, J Mikula (27) 68 R Armitage (owes 8) 42.

Hillhouse and Birkby BC 1 Bradley and Colne WMC A 2 – C Sykes (owes 8) 66 D Walsh (13) 35, K Roys (10) 36 B Brennan (10) 58, G Pulleyn (scr) 36 J Daley (6) 50.

Latest Billiards League results:

New Mill Club A 0 Springwood – P Stanyer (55) 163 T O’Hara (75) 200, P Booth (95) 187 A Clegg (owes 100) 200, S Whiteley (owes 65) 85 R Armitage (owes 100) 200.

Break: R Armitage 77.

Brockholes BC 2 Lindley Lib A 1 – M Peaker (owes 100) 200 D Tully (60) 154, A Bottomley (85) 150 D Ainscough (90) 200, D Peaker (owes 45) 200 B Cousen (owes 80) 121.

Break: S Anscough 47.

Lindley Lib 2 Milnsbridge Lib 1 – A Hitchen (115) 200 J Bell (130) 179, D Green (120) 200 J Haigh (105) 184, D Stuart (75) 129 R Singleton (125) 200.

Moldgreen Lib 3 Upper Hopton WMC 0 – F Griffin (owes 5) 200 S Rhodes (105) 175, J Ingleby (owes 30) 200 S Holmes (55) 147, M Patmore (65) 200 D Rourke (owes 35) 175.

Break: F Griffin 43, J Ingleby 60.

Springwood BC B 0 New Mill Club B 3 – T Whitehouse (55) 167 D Lomax (80) 200, P Rayner (55) 165 J Bowden (30) 200, w/o M Holding (80) 200.

Break: J Bowden 45, 27, 36.

Snooker draws

OPEN SNOOKER CHAMPIONSHIP

Semi-finals (best of seven frames) – M Whaley (Marsh Lib v A Battye (Springwood BC), R Armitage (Marsh Lib), v R Read (Lindley WMC).

Closing date - Sunday, April 21.

OPEN SNOOKER HANDICAP

Fourth round (best of three frames) – P Smith (9) (Golcar Con) v K Wood (owes 9) (Lockwood Con), R Driver (10) (Lockwood Con) v M Bentley (23) (Broad Oak BC), M Atkinson (3) (Crosland Moor Con) v P Proctor (23) (Cowcliffe Lib), S Stockwell (owes 32) (Bradley and Colne) v C Zaffino (scr) (Marsden RBL).

Closing date - Sunday, March 31.

LEN OLDHAM PAIRS

Semi-finals (best of five frames) – A Boothroyd and R Read (Lindley WMC) v T Liversedge and M Stocks (Golcar Con), M Whaley and C Thorpe (Marsh Lib) v S Peacock and L Bradbury (Marsden Con) or M Naeem and H Corbett (Lindley WMC).

Closing date - Sunday, April 21.

THREE PLAYER TEAM KO

Semi-finals (best of three frames) – Berry Brow Lib A v Meltham Lib D, Lindley Lib B v Slaithwaite CBC.

Closing date - Sunday, April 21.

JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIP

Semi-finals (best of three frames) – J Wenzel (Deighton WMC) v J Lee (New Mill), L Vernon (Hillhouse and Birkby) v R Bodsworth (Lockwood Con).

Closing date - Sunday, April 21.

VETS SNOOKER HANDICAP

Semi-finals (best of three frames) – F Griffin (owes 28) (Moldgreen Lib) v T Clegg (owes 3) (Marsh Lib), P Booth (owes 8) (New Mill).

Closing date - Sunday, April 21.

VETS THREE PLAYER TEAM KO

Semi-finals (best of three frames) - Crosland Moor Con B v Springwood BC A, Golcar RBL B v New Mill C.

Closing date - Sunday, April 21.

BILLIARDS CHAMPIONSHIP

Semi-finals (500up) – T Clegg (Springwood BC) v R Armitage (Marsh Lib), M Peaker (Brockholes BC) v B Cousen (Lindley Lib).

Closing date - Sunday, April 21.

BILLARDS HANDICAP

Third round (200up) – F Griffin (owes 5) (Moldgreen Lib) v T Moore (60) (Marsh Lib), G Whitehouse (105) (Marsh Lib) v P Booth (95) (New Mill), T Clegg (owes 100) (Springwood BC) v M Holding (80) (New Mill), P Shaw (65) (Meltham Lib) v R Singleton (125) (Golcar Con).

Closing date - Sunday, April 21.

BILLIARDS TEAM KO

Semi-finals (200up) – Marsh Lib A or Brockholes BC v Marsh Lib , New Mill B v New Mill A.

Closing date - Sunday, April 21.