26th January 2008
Adam Gallen from Exeter, runner-up in two West of England Billiards & Snooker Foundation finals this season, went one stage further to take victory against last months winner Michael Rogers from Taunton. Gallen reached the final stages of the competition by first qualifying in second place from group B behind Will Blackmore. In the semi final Gallen swept aside Jay Bullen 2-0 to book his place in the final. Rogers path to the final started as a convincing winner of group A, losing just the one match to Bullen who scored breaks of 40 and 21 in the same frame. Bullen joined Rogers as second place qualifier to reach the knock-out stages. Other results saw new comers Ben Mills and Adam Chadwick compete well against more seasoned campaigners and Matt Baker just fail to pip Blackmore to qualify.

The tournament was sponsored by GWRSA (South). Tournament Director Mel Berry said "Gallen’s victory means that the ranking table is looking a bit congested at the top, we should have an interesting run in to the finals day." Anyone under 16 interested in playing in this tournament should visit the WEBSF web site www.websf.co.uk

Report by Steve Canniford