Andy Radford West of England Champion
There were eighteen entries in the competition which was held for the first time at Rileys Club, Exeter. The payers were divided into six groups who played on a ‘round robin’ basis. The winners of the six groups, decided on matches won, then points difference, and the two best runners-up, decided in the same way, contested the quarter-finals with a knock-out system to decide the eventual winner. All matches were played over a time of 50 minutes.
Group Stages Dave Clue (Liskeard) won group A recording breaks of 118 and 97 in the process. Andy Radford (Exeter) recorded break of 117 and 53 in winning group B. Phil Davis (Chippenham) won group C. Charlie Gay (Redruth) topped group D including a break of 62 on the way. Group E was won by Brian Harvey (Bridgwater), who recorded a break of 116. Mike King (Exeter) won Group F. The remaining two qualifiers that made it to the Quarter finals were Chris Mitchell (Liskeard) and Jeff Pyle (Exeter).
King, Radford, Mitchell and Gay won their quarter-finals and King and Radford won through to the final. King made the better start in the final, with a break of 54, but Radford gradually overtook him and ran out winner by 244 – 210.
The winner received a prize of £100, kindly donated by the owner of the recently closed Sidwell club, and grateful thanks are expressed to him and to Riley’s who allowed the tournament to be played at their club.
Report by Geoff Setter
Group A – Qualifier Dave Clue
| Player | Breaks | Score | Score | Player | Breaks |
| Carroll Walters | 109 | 320 | Dave Clue | 118 | |
| Carroll Walters | 294 | 204 | Mike Allen | ||
| Dave Clue | 97 | 240 | 224 | Mike Allen |
Group B – Qualifier Andy Radford
| Player | Breaks | Score | Score | Player | Breaks |
| Andy Radford | 117 | 301 | 200 | Roger Northcott | |
| Andy Radford | 53 | 319 | 171 | Justin Cole | |
| Roger Northcott | 130 | 260 | Justin Cole | 51 |
Group C – Qualifier Phil Davis
| Player | Breaks | Score | Score | Player | Breaks |
| Jeff Pyle | 220 | 182 | Tina Owen-Sevilton | ||
| Jeff Pyle | 175 | 191 | Phil Davis | ||
| Tina Owen-Sevilton | 114 | 238 | Phil Davis |
Group D – Qualifier Dave Clue Charlie Gay
| Player | Breaks | Score | Score | Player | Breaks |
| Derek White | 141 | 295 | Chris Mitchell | 50 | |
| Derek White | 126 | 273 | Charlie Gay | 62 | |
| Chris Mitchell | 166 | 250 | Charlie Gay |
Group E – Qualifier Brian Harvey
| Player | Breaks | Score | Score | Player | Breaks |
| Brian Harvey | 116 | 281 | 153 | Steve Downing | |
| Brian Harvey | 368 | 113 | Geoff Lingard | ||
| Steve Downing | 175 | 232 | Geoff Lingard | 60 |
Group F – Qualifier Mike King
| Player | Breaks | Score | Score | Player | Breaks |
| Mike King | 240 | 233 | Bill Andress | ||
| Mike King | 221 | 215 | John Howell | ||
| Bill Andress | 228 | 203 | John Howell |
Quarter Finals
| Player | Breaks | Score | Score | Player | Breaks |
| Dave Clue | 124 | 356 | Mike King | ||
| Andy Radford | 277 | 159 | Brian Harvey | ||
| Phil Davis | 16 | 215 | Chris Mitchell | ||
| Charlie Gay | 324 | 113 | Jeff Pyle |
Semi Finals
| Player | Breaks | Score | Score | Player | Breaks |
| Mike King | 119 | 362 | 141 | Charlie Gay | |
| Andy Radford | 50 | 252 | 228 | Chris Mitchell | 53 |
Final
| Player | Breaks | Score | Score | Player | Breaks |
| Mike King | 54 | 210 | 244 | Andy Radford |
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