David Nichols regained his Eastern Counties title by defeating Matthew Sutton 259-218 in a close-fought final at the Newmarket Snooker & Bowl on 14th April.
In the semi-finals Nichols had defeated Phillip Welham 473-165, helped by a run of 121, while Sutton had defeated Arthur Reeve 324-113 at the same stage of the competition. Sutton included a break of 137 in his win.
In the Plate event, Jim Chambers (Haddenham) defeated Mark Mytton (Huntingdon) in the final by 325 (68, 75)-173, and in the subsidiary cup Clive Scott defeated Mick Wright 246-221.
Entries were received from seven different counties which was run by the Eastern Counties Billiards Association. Newmarket Snooker & Bowl helped to sponsor the event.
Quarter-finals
| D. Nichols (Erpingham) 103, 80, 59 | 458 | D. Maunders (Lincoln) 77 | 174 | ||
| P. Welham (West Acre) 91, 62, 50 | 406 | L. Chapman (D. Mkt) | 126 | ||
| A. Reeve (Spalding) | 235 | P. Mundford (Bury) | 172 | ||
| M. Sutton (Kettering) 83, 79 | 331 | J. Temple (Morston) | 221 |
Semi-finals
| D. Nichols 121 | 473 | P. Welham 55 | 165 | ||
| M. Sutton 137, 54 | 324 | A. Reeve | 113 |
Final
| D. Nichols 87, 58 | 259 | M. Sutton 60 | 218 |