Bradford saw another good gathering of 43 top players, from which Paul Bennett emerged supreme for the first time this season. The early rounds saw fine performances by Mark Hirst, who had a break of 118 in defeating Paul Devitt, and Paul Dunning who ran in breaks of 94 and 53 in his win over D. Richardson. Dennis Marr was involved in the closest finish with a one point victory over Gary Rogers. The usual Teesside contingent were soon depleted after early defeats of Darren Kell, Lee Lagan and Mark Hatton, leaving Bennett as their sole representative. Neal Rewhorn progressed at the expense of David Smith and Peter Shelley, making century breaks in each game.
Reaching the quarter finals, Paul Bennett began to strike his best form with breaks of 154 and 106 to record the day´s highest aggregate of 565 and see off the challenge of Joe Bird. He then swept aside David Nichols with the day´s highest break of 205, adding runs of 120 and 60 to leave his opponent no chance of recovery. In the other semi-final Paul Dunning contested an exciting finish with Neal Rewhorn, emerging victorious by a single point.
The final saw Bennett again in supreme form as be passed the 500 aggregate for the third consecutive game, to win with some ease, making breaks of 102 and 95 in the process.
| David Nichols 62 | 334 | Dennis Marr | 205 | ||
| Paul Bennett 154, 106, 55 | 565 | Joe Bird | 200 | ||
| Neal Rewhorn | 287 | Phil Welham | 268 | ||
| Paul Dunning 62 | 262 | Steve Crosland | 241 |
| Paul Bennett 205, 120, 60 | 504 | David Nichols | 116 | ||
| Paul Dunning | 246 | Neal Rewhorn | 245 |
| Paul Bennett 102, 95 | 501 | Paul Dunning | 101 |
The Plate was won by Lee Lagan who included a break of 197 and a victory over Darren Kell along the way. He defeated York´s Gary Rogers in the final, who also had a good break of 132 in his semi-final win over Paul Devitt.