SYNGENTA’S Paul Hernon stands between champion Robert Read and a place in this year’s Open Snooker Championship semi-finals.

The only other player left in the quarter-finals to have previously won the title is Trevor Liversidge, who faces Simon Stockwell at Bradley and Colnebridge.

SNOOKER CHAMPIONSHIP

Third round (best of five frames) – S Stockwell (Bradley and Colne) v T Liversidge (Golcar Con), D Poutney (Lower Hopton) v L Landa (Lindley WMC) or J Shaw (Golcar RBL), M White (Meltham Con) v C Dyson (Top Spot), R Read (Lindley WMC) v P Hernon (Syngenta).

SNOOKER HANDICAP

Third round (best of three frames) – L Landa (owes 32) (Lindley WMC) v A Wilson (3) (Meltham Lib), S James (owes 5) (Almondbury Con v R Read (owes 45) (Lindley WMC),C Dyson (1) (Top Spot) v C Mann (21) (Syngenta), F Walker (21) (Syngenta) v W Baker (owes 14) (Golcar Con), L O’Brien (21) (Berry Brow Lib) v A Harper (12) (Broad Oak BC), A Battye (owes 17) (Meltham Con) v N Ewart (9) (Lower Hopton WMC) R Farrar (21) (Berry Brow Lib) v M Harvey (11) (Syngenta), P Smith (22) (Golcar Con) v K Baxter (8) (Broad Oak BC).

LEN OLDHAM SNOOKER PAIRS

Third round (best of five frames) – M Goodier and C Schorah (Lindley WMC) v T Liversidge and L Shaw (Golcar Con), C Dyson and S Ali (Top Spot v R Armitage and T Clegg (Marsh Lib), M White and G Wilkinson (Meltham Con) v A Battye and P Shaw (Meltham Lib), M Naeem and P Joyce (Lindley WMC) or R Parr and M Stocks (Police) v R Read and A Boothroyd (Lindley WMC).

SNOOKER THREE PLAYER TEAM KO

Third round – Berry Brow Lib A or Almondbury Con A v Golcar RBL D, Springwood BC A v Syngenta A, Moldgreen Lib B or Springwood B v Meltham Lib A, Golcar RBL A v Top Spot A.

VETS SNOOKER HANDICAP

Third round (best of three frames) – N Byrne (owes 9) (Marsh U BC) v M Williams (owes 6) (Syngenta), D Winterbottom (18) (Meltham Con) v R Sutton (owes 30) (Golcar RBL), B Cousen (owes 26) (Springwood BC) v B Flanagan (10) (Meltham Con), E Charlotte (10) (Golcar RBL) v F Moorhouse (20) (Meltham Con).

VETS SNOOKER THREE MAN KO

Second round – New Mill A v Syngenta C, New Mill C v Springwood BC A, St Patricks A v New Mill D, Meltham Con A v Meltham Con B.

BILLIARDS HANDICAP

Second round (200 UP) – P Shaw (60) (Meltham Lib) v R Armitage (owes 100) (Marsh Lib), R Taylor (40) (Golcar Con) v P Mortimer (100) (Springwod BC), M Peaker (owes 100) (Brockholes BC) v C Hawkins (85) (Meltham Lib), M Patmore (100) (Bradley and Colne) v P Rayner (75) (Springwood BC).

LADIES SNOOKER CHAMPIONSHIP

Preliminary round (best of three frames) – L Vernon (Hillhouse and Birkby) v K Roberts (Moldgreen Con), Y Armitage (Milnsbridge Soc) v C Lawson (Milnsbridge Soc), Z Wilson (Moldgreen Con) and A Roberts (Milnsbridge Soc) recieve byes.

Closing date Sunday, March 1, 2009.