We now have our 8 qualifiers for the 2025 Summit Merit Finals on Monday 7th April at a green to be confirmed the next day or two.
Please see a report and results from the four qualifiers below.
Langley
Elliot McGuinness beat Joe Dicken 16 and Ryan Hocknull 18 to qualify, as Phil Clinton defeated Chris Baker 12 and Reece Farr 19.
1
Phil Clinton
Elliot McGuinness
1
Phil Clinton
21
19
Reece Farr
2
Elliot McGuinness
21
18
Ryan Hocknull
1
Phil Clinton
21
12
Chris Baker
2
Reece Farr
21
17
John Newey
3
Elliot McGuinness
21
16
Joe Dicken
4
Ryan Hocknull
21
0
BYE
Woodfield
Darrell Handley had to win through three games to get through. He beat Darren Griffiths 9, Aaron Tapper 16, after being 7-0 down, and Dave Semper 19 from 17-12 down. Nathan Dawes only conceded 6 in total in his two games against Nathan Davis and Kris Johnson.
1
Darrell Handley
Nathan Dawes
1
Darrell Handley
21
19
David Semper
2
Nathan Dawes
21
2
Kris Johnson
1
Darrell Handley
21
16
Aaron Tapper
2
David Semper
21
11
Sean Lockley
3
Kris Johnson
21
16
Tim Benton
4
Nathan Dawes
21
4
Nathan Davis
1
Darrell Handley
21
9
Darren Griffiths
2
Aaron Tapper
21
17
Nick Wyer
Atherstone Cons
Rikki Higgs defeated last year’s champion James Seville to get through 18 while Adam Weaver beat Darren Carter 16 and Mark Orme 17.
1
Adam Weaver
Rikki Higgs
1
Adam Weaver
21
17
Mark Orme
2
Rikki Higgs
21
18
James Seville
1
Adam Weaver
21
16
Darren Carter
2
Mark Orme
21
18
John Dewey
Boldmere St Michaels
Conor Chamberlain defeated Darren Plenderleith 15 and then Rob Carter 10 to qualify, while Jon Palmer beat Stretton Anglesey pair Richard Stretton 11 and Paul Chamberlain 19 to get through.