Schedule & Info

Men's Qualifying Finals:

Dougie Kempsell 3-0 Nick Mulvey                       11-3, 11-1, 11-8 (32m)
Mark Fuller 3-2 Richie Fallows           8-11, 11-4, 7-11, 11-7, 11-9 (83m)
Peter Billson 3-2 George Parker      11-5, 11-3, 3-11, 11-9, 14-12 (57m)
James Earles 3-0 Ashley Davies                        11-3, 11-3, 11-8 (28m)
Lyell Fuller 3-0 Will John                                   11-5, 11-1, 11-5 (25m)
Anthony Graham 3-0 Taminder Gata-Aura       11-4, 13-11, 11-7 (29m)
Keith Timms 3-2 Julian Tomlinson 10-12, 11-5, 6-11, 11-8, 11-6 (71m)
Ollie Holland 3-0 Paul Rawden                       12-10, 11-5, 11-7 (41m)

Top qualifying seed Dougie Kempsell made it through for the second year in a row, first beating Joel Makin in a tough 82-minute opener, then despatching Nick Mulvey in straight games.

“My body’s feeling it after a tough match this morning,” admitted the Scot, “so I’m happy to win in three tonight. I’ve never played any of the really really top guys so it might be nice to get one this time around - although I won’t be disappointed if I get a ‘less tough’ draw!”

In fact Dougie drew Charles Sharpes for the second time in a row.

Mark Fuller won his afternoon game against Danny Massaro in three tough games, then came from 2-1 down to beat Richie Fallows in a gruelling and at times contentious five setter.

“He beat me 3-2 in Colwyn Bay in a similar match,” said Fuller, ” so I really wanted to win that one. He’s a great fighter and I am too so it makes for an interesting match - it was a hard battle but fun too!”

Fuller expressed a preference for drawing Nottingham clubmate Declan James in the main draw, but he will face Joe Lee.

Fallows picked up one of the lucky loser spots and he will face Peter Billson, who qualified by beating first Matt Sidaway and then George Parker - 14-12 in the fifth after being 2-0 up.

“It’s getting harder and harder to get into the main draw,” said the Lancastrian favourite. “All credit to George he had a tough-match this afternoon [against Stuart Crawford] but still managed to up the pace after I’d taken the first two and I just couldn’t live with him for a while.”

James Earles, Anthony Graham, Ollie Holland and Lyell Fuller added to the tally of young Englishmen in the draw. Teenager Fuller first beat Patrick Rooney and then Will John (who picked up the other lucky loser spot) and knew exactly who he wanted to draw:

“It’s great to get through for the first time after missing out in the finals last year,” he said. “It’s just got to be the world champion next!”

Lyell was the player representative who was called on to pull the balls out of the bag to decide the main draw places, and he was delighted when his first selection was his own number 5 ball, setting up a date with defending champion Nick Matthew.

“Is that on the glass court?” he asked. Yes Lyell, it’s on the glass court!

The final spot was claimed by Keith Timms who recovered from two games down to beat Dave Barnett, then came from 2-1 down to beat local hope Julian Tomlinson.

“That was probably my final right there,” said a tired Timms after reaching the main draw for the first time. “It’s been a good couple of days,, I’m well chuffed with that, but now I’ll have to take another day off and find some fresh clothes!”

Wednesday’s action features not only the men’s first round -half of them on the glass court - but also the start of the Masters competition, and two rounds of qualifying in the women’s event.

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Women's Qualifying Round One:

Katrina Burrows 3-0 Lucy Townley                 11-8, 11-6, 11-2 (22m)
Kirsty West 3-0 Roxanna Keshavarz               11-7, 11-3, 11-7 (13m)
Hannah Carey 3-2 Abby Hicks   12-14, 10-12, 11-5, 11-7, 11-9 (36m)
Alison Thomson 3-0 Rachel Cooper                11-2, 11-5, 11-5 (16m)
Olivia Howell 3-1 Jessica Davis              11-5, 3-11, 11-5, 11-5 (36m)
Hannah Williams 3-0 Hannah Shipley              11-9, 11-9, 11-7 (18m)

Men's Qualifying round three:

Richie Fallows 3-0 Nick Wall                                  11-5, 11-3, 11-6 (28m)
Mark Fuller 3-0 Danny Massaro                          15-13, 13-11, 11-8 (45m)
Nick Mulvey 3-1 David Haley                        4-11, 11-9, 11-7, 11-7 (51m)
Dougie Kempsell 3-1 Joel Makin                12-10, 12-10, 8-11, 8-11 (82m)

James Earles 3-1 Phil Nightingale                  11-5, 5-11, 11-3, 11-2 (34m)
Ashley Davies 3-2 Jamie Henderson  13-11, 11-6, 10-12, 9-11, 11-4 (51m)
George Parker 3-1 Stuart Crawford             12-10, 11-9, 5-11, 11-9 (66m)
Peter Billson 3-0 Matt Sidaway                             12-10, 11-4, 11-2 (34m)
 
Taminder Gata-Aura 3-0 Amir Manouchechri           11-3, 11-7, 11-6 (17m)
Anthony Graham 3-0 Dom Hamilton                       11-4, 11-9, 11-3 (29m)
Lyell Fuller 3-1 Patrick Rooney                     11-8, 11-9, 10-12, 11-8 (45m)
Will John 3-2 Adam Murrills                 9-11, 11-5, 8-11, 12-10, 11-6 (60m)

Ollie Holland 3-0 Daniel Soar                                 11-4, 11-6, 11-5 (25m)
Julian Tomlinson 3-2 Steve London        5-11, 11-7, 7-11, 11-4, 11-8 (70m)
Paul Rawden 3-1 Kyle Finch                        10-12, 11-4, 11-8, 11-5 (46m)
Keith Timms 3-2 Dave Barnett            10-12, 7-11, 11-4, 11-8, 11-5 (56m)

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