The draw has been made for the round-robin group stages of the Paul Hunter English Open 2008 which will take place between 27th and 30th July.There are 100 entries who are split into four groups of five, and twenty groups of four. There will be 64 qualifiers for the knock-out stages made up of the top two in each group of four, plus the third placed player in the groups of five. Additional qualifie...

DIVISION 1BCI 'E' 3-2 BCI 'A'Andy Speirs (BCI 'E') beat Jason Betteridge 67-40 with the help of a quality 30 break. Wayne Martin hit back for BCI 'A', beating Jonathan Mason 69-49 with the help of a 38 break. The third frame between Tony Collins and Kwok Yip was a real thriller. Yip dominated throughout but Collins never gave up and eventually pushed the frame to the last four colours before Yip to...

Division OneChris Piech produced another superb performance as he overpowered Steve Butler 4-0 to move two points clear at the top of the table. Butler had no reply as Piech rushed into a three nil lead helped by breaks of 49, 33 and 31. Butler did respond in the final frame building up a twenty point cushion going into the colours, however Piech who was in no mood to drop a frame cleared up to rec...

Division OneChris Piech moved level on points at the top of the Trevor Steeples Trophy table after a hard fought victory against Zeb Ahmed. It was a high quality encounter which showcased just how good the current local amateur snooker scene is in Nottingham. Piech had built up a two frame lead knocking in an excellent 53 break in the process before a quite remarkable third frame reduced Zeb Ahmed'...

DIVISION 1CUE CLUB 1-4 BCI 'A' Jason Betteridge (BCI) won convincingly even though he fell behind by 26 early on in the frame. With some excellent tactical play and potting, Betteridge fought his way back in front with the aid of a 31 break, keeping his Cue Club opponent under the cosh. Wayne Martin (BCI) looked to be heading for certain defeat after falling 44 behind with 59 on the table. His Cue...