ROB ARMITAGE, from Marsh Liberal Club, is the next opponent to stand between Robert Read and yet another Open Snooker League title.

Not for the first time, Armitage and Read have been paired against each other – this time in the quarter-finals – with Read having the home advantage at Lindley WMC, as he bids for a 14th Open title.

Read’s clubmate Naeem (who he faced in last year’s semi-final) is also through to the quarters where he faces Lucs Landa at Golcar RBL.

Chris Thorpe from League-leaders Marsden Lib tackles League president Tony Clegg, while in the final encounter, Simon Stockwell (2010 runner-up) meets the winner of the Matt Bloxsome v Alex Hirst clash.

The closing date for the next round of the Snooker competitions is Sunday, February 26.

Lindley Working Men’s Club’s Andy Boothroyd outshone his illustrious history-making teammate Read in the latest round of Huddersfield Open Snooker fixtures.

Lead-off man Boothroyd gave his opponent Carl Moon a massive 51-point start on handicap before knocking in breaks of 49 and 42 to run out a big winner 103-55 and set his side on the path to a 3-1 victory.

Read himself had a 36 break as he beat Crosland Moor Conservative’s Jack McQuillan, and with Haydn Corbett defeating Mark Atkinson, Lindley bagged a 3-1 win to push them into fourth place in the Premiership.

Boothroyd’s 49 was the top effort of the week, although Lower Hopton’s Neil Ewart came close, with a 48 break in his victory over Canalside’s Mike Harvey.

Other results from the Open League, Veterans’ League and Billiards League are:

Deighton WMC A 3 Honley Con A 1 – N Greene (owes 10) 64 I Wimpenny (scr) 61, W Comerford (20) 29 M Rowsbottom (21) 68, J Core (11) 63 D Rowsbottom (19) 40, D Core (22) 74 G Broadhead (18) 54.

Slaithwaite CBC B 3 Marsden Lib B 1 – S Given (17) 63 E Shaw (29) 68, W Scott (34) 77 R O’Brien (5) 42, P Gilbert (21) 76 M Riding (6) 47, J Langfield (21) 76 S Rothwell (21) 62.

Lower Hopton 3 Canalside A 1 – J Weston (owes 1) 33 R Bates (6) 67, I Newby (4) 69 C Norcliffe (owes 23) 62, M Bloxsome (owes 20) 62 S Stennett (owes 7) 45, N Ewart (4) 80 M Harvey (owes 2) 21.

Lindley WMC A 3 Crosland Moor Con 1 – A Boothroyd (owes 20) 103 C Moon (31) 55, R Read (owes 45) 94 J McQuillan (14) 81, H Corbett (owes 24) 87 M Atkinson (7) 48, J McMahon (owes 27) 65 D Percival (owes 5) 78.

Golcar Con B 3 Lindley Lib B 1 – W Baker (owes 16) 88 M Greaves (owes 30) 42, S Illingworth (30) 85 J Scholefield (19) 65, M Hamilton (70 69 J Bowker (8) 40, G Hey (owes 11) 21 A Holding (6) 89.

Break: W Baker 25.

Top Spot A 2 Primrose Hill 2 – C Dyson (owes 17) 39 R Silvester (18) 83, B Pickup (4) 60 P Daw (19) 46, M Boylan (owes 26) 52 A Gilroy (15) 78, S Ali (1) 56 C Wilkinson (5) 45.

Slaithwiate CBC A 2 Meltham Lib D 2 – L Quarmby (owes 24) 60 C Keogh (16) 84, A Kershaw (owes ) 61 L Fitzgerald (22) 63, D Holroyd (12) 59 J Portelli (18) 55, P Wood (24) 90 A Stott (21) 60.

Slaithwaite CBC A 2 Meltham Lib D 2 – L Quarmby (owes 24) 60 C Keogh (16) 84, A Kershaw (owes 10) 61 L Fitzgerald (22) 63, D Holroyd (12) 59 J Portelli (18) 55, P Wood (24) 90 A Stott (21) 60.

Moldgreen Con A 3 Top Spot 1 – L Carr (5) 63 A Oldfield (8) 22, D Crines (9) 74 M Wood (owes 22) 26, J Almond (owes 11) 63 J Siswick (11) 50, K Hobson (1) 64 J O’Kane (21) 83.

Break: D Crines 28.

Crosland Moor Con C 3 Marsden RBL A 1 – B Haigh (9) 65 J Shaw (owes 7) 40, N Cox (22) 82 B Wood (20) 48, R Punchon (5) 40 P Carter (9) 69, N Plunkett (21) 74 G Irving (11) 70.

Almondbury WMC 1 Marsh Lib 3 – R O’Connor (owes 3) 44 T O’Hara (1) 51, S Wilson (4) 48 G Whitehouse (10) 58, M Butterworth (17) 48 T Moore (owes 14) 76, P Jones (21) 82 T Clegg (owes 29) 27.

Broad Oak BC B 2 Deighton WMC 2 – A Haigh (18) 54 J Senior (26) 78, A Howlett (25) 85 I Elson (31) 39, R Waterworth (owes 5) 68 D Rowe (21) 64, J Lendon (27) 78 J Wenzel (12) 83.

Break: R Waterworth 25.

Marsden RBL B 4 Bradley and Colnebridge B 0 – C Shaw (owes 13) 75 R Townley (15) 46, C Zaffino (5) 73 T Whiteley (12) 46, S Burgon (30) 104 S Stockwell (owes 32) 57, R Clarke (owes 1) 53 A Fenton (owes 5) 42.

Break: C Zaffino 25.

Golcar RBL C 2 Berry Brow Lib C 2 – M Smithies (23) 32 E Claydon (21) 72, A Brough (26) 58 S Middleton (36) 80, T Hirst (31) 73 P Boothroyd (16) 40, D Fawthrop (scr) 60 A Middleton (scr) 57.

Crosland Moor Con B 2 St Patricks 2 – D Frost (26) 84 Z Hussain (24) 56, D Plunkett (25) 44 J Holstead (16) 69, A Fowler (owes 1) 32 Y Hussain (22) 72, T Huntington (owes 5) 70 S Hussain (23) 53.

Marsden Con 2 Upper Hopton A 2 – S Peacock (owes 20) 36 S Weatherby (17) 79, I Shepherd (28) 85 M Williams (26) 50, L Bradbury (scr) 28 M Haigh (11) 50, S Rowley (21) 64 G Bennett (6) 35.

Berry Brow Lib A 1 Lepton Lib B 3 – C Gee (32) 74 M Taylor (7) 46, I Meehan (30) 50 K Bryan (25) 89, R Steer (5) 44 J Bryan (owes 6) 53, R Gee (1) 46 M Wimpenny (16) 56.

Lockwood Con A 3 New Mill A 1 – R Bodsworth (17) 92 S Whiteley (owes 17) 46, P Bodsworth (11) 75 S Cannon (7) 50, C Ball (21) 59 P Stanyer (owes 60 87, D Singh (12) 67 M Holding (owes 17) 55.

Meltham Con A 1 Newsome WMC B 3 – M Garside (owes 7) 52 N Oakes (22) 74, M White (owes 30) 56 D Oakes (owes 22) 57, G Wilkinson (owes 22) 69 J Berry (owes 2) 59, C Worrall (13) 41 M Oakes (25) 63.

Lindley Lib A 1 Golcar Con A 3 – G Jordan (24) 75 E Charlton (19) 50, P Gaffey (23) 41 P Ainley (9) 74, A Wortley (12) 46 D Lloyd (21) 75, D Mason (34) 60 J Kitson (owes 3) 85.

Netherton Con A 2 Holme Spts 2– S Ambler (26) 47 A Marsden (9) 81, P Harrison (19) 43 P Robinson (owes 5) 69, G Shaw (3) 77 M Maude (owes 12) 48, J Boylan (8) 67 B Parret (23) 35.

Golcar Con D 2 Paddock Con 2 – R Hall (21) 55 J Wise (12) 75, D McLean (owes 1) 67 B Jowett (19) 53, M Crawshaw (18) 83 P Senior (28) 53, P Robinson (22) 50 N Hartlet (24) 72.

Lepton Lib A 3 Berry Brow Lib 1 – S Kemp (21) 46 L O’Brien (34) 89, I Hoyle (scr) 43 R Farrar (11) 35, C Ellis (11) 59 E Crookes (21) 55, C Dean (25) 78 S Cogger (26) 54.

Marsh U BC A 2 Golcar RBL A 2 – S Kirkbright (35) 61 G Martin (21) 85, N Byrne (4) 72 M Hirst (30) 64, K Jackson (22) 59 J McElroy (21) 77, G West (owes 3) 62 R Sutton (owes 2) 38.

Kirkburton Lib 3 Almondbury Con B 1 - P Caine (21) 73 A Langton (19) 33, B Keenan (owes 12) 83 C Marsden (19) 73, J Houghton (21) 54 M Sykes (24) 89, N Armstrong (owes 22) 70 D Lucid (21) 58.

Moldgreen Con D 2 Kirkburton Lib B 2 – G Senior (36) 56 D Standhaven (30) 83 C Senior (19) 59 J Kaye (25) 40, A Cooper (21) 68 D Young (7) 17, G Hallsworth (45) 70 P Johnson (29) 80.

Crosland Moor WMC 0 Slaithwaite CBC 4 – A Roberts (40) 70 S Given (17) 105, D Peacock (45) 90 W Scott (34) 93, M Peacock (34) 65 P Gilbert (19) 74, S Gant (17) 29 J Langfield (21) 67.

Shelley SS A 3 Meltham Lib B 1 – S Armitage (33) 64 J Ellis-Pownall (owes 9) 75, P Schofield (25) 71 M Waddington (scr) 66, B Hudson (40) 84 A Lawton (24) 49, P Hoyland (owes 1) 59 F Wrathall (2) 24.

Deighton WMC A 3 Cowcliffe Lib B 1 – N Greene (owes 10) 98 H Stoney (45) 70, J Core (110 62 T Whiteley (39) 87, D Tiernan (5) 60 A Flathers (21) 57, D Core (22) 78 J Chadwick (21) 44.

Breaks: N Greene 40, 25.

Marsden Lib B 2 Netherton Con B 2 – E Shaw (29) 69 T Whittaker (21) 89, R O’Brien (5) 77 J Martin (21) 70, M Riding (60 38 J Pejica (21) 71, D Whitwam (21)71 I Mozley (owes 32) 68.