Results 16th September 2007

Nottinghamshire's Bayden Jackson has won the opening leg of the 2007 Midlands Mini-Series in Eastwood and will be hot favourite to repeat that feat on this performance in the second instalment of the Series in November at Derby.

With players travelling from as far as Worcester, Cambridge, the West Midlands, Leicester, Stafford and Manchester the standard was, as always at these events, very high. The 21 players were drawn into 7 groups of 3 with the top players moving into the money stages.

Group One:
Rob Wharne 6-2 Roger Charles
Rob Wharne 6-3 Lawrence Beech
Roger Charles 6-4 Lawrence Beech

Rob Wharne qualifies

Group Two:
Steve Hewlett 3-6 Adam Lilburne
Steve Hewlett 6-1 Gaz Baker
Adam Lilburne 6-2 Gaz Baker

Adam Lilburne qualifies

Group Three:
Mark Billingsley 1-6 Rich Wharton
Mark Billingsley 6-3 Darren Finch
Rich Wharton 6-1 Darren Finch

Rich Wharton qualifies

Group Four:
Steve Hotchkiss 5-6 Mark Simcox
Steve Hotchkiss 6-4 Giles Eastwood
Mark Simcox 3-6 Giles Eastwood

Steve Hotchkiss qualifies

Group Five:
John Grobnik 4-6 Mark White
John Grobnik 3-6 Steve McCann replaced John McMahon
Mark White 6-1 Steve McCann

Mark White qualifies

Group Six:
Liam Bullock 2-6 Bayden Jackson
Liam Bullock 2-6 Fred Tandy
Bayden Jackson 6-4 Fred Tandy

Bayden Jackson qualifies

Group Seven:
Stephen Bennett 4-6 Gary Mitchell
Stephen Bennett 4-6 Matty Mason
Gary Mitchell 3-6 Matty Mason

Matty Mason qualifies

Second Chance Section Winner: Fred Tandy

Quarter-Finals:

Matty Mason 6-5 Adam Lilburne
Rich Wharton 2-6 Mark White
Rob Wharne 1-6 Bayden Jackson
Steve Hotchkiss 6-5 Fred Tandy

Semi-Finals:

Matty Mason 2-6 Mark White
Bayden Jackson 6-1 Steve Hotchkiss

Final:

Bayden Jackson 6-2 Mark White