The qualifying matches for the First Radiant Grand Slam Championship were also held in Sheffield during the same week as the World Prelims. Two rounds were played to arrive at eight players for this tournament to be held in India in June, The format was best of seven games of 150 up.
| S. Hardcastle
| 4 | J. Caven
| 1 | ||
| C. Everton
| 4 | D. Heald
| 0 | ||
| P. Cavney
| 4 | J. Fitzmaurice
| 3 | ||
| G. Sethi
| 4 | R. Chapman
| 0 | ||
| M. Wildman
| 4 | D. Rees
| 1 | ||
| J. Murphy
| w/o | D. Singh
| scr | ||
| M. Kothari
| 4 | D. Barton
| 1 | ||
| J. Sinclair
| 4 | H. Griffiths
| 0 |
| M. Russell
| 4 | S. Hardcastle
| 0 | ||
| M. Ferreira
| 4 | C. Everton
| 1 | ||
| R. Foldvari
| 4 | P. Cavney
| 0 | ||
| G. Sethi
| 4 | P. Gilchrist
| 3 | ||
| I. Williamson
| 4 | M. Wildman
| 0 | ||
| J. Murphy
| 4 | E. Charlton
| 0 | ||
| R. Close
| 4 | M. Kothari
| 1 | ||
| N. Dagley
| 4 | J. Sinclair
| 0 |
Tournaments to the short game format are a bit of a lottery at this level with the leaves and the run of the balls having more bearing than in long games. The event is seeded for a Russell/Dagley final. Russell and Sethi should contest one Semi and Dagley and Williamson the other provided the Earl Shilton man can get past his old rival Bob Close in the first round. B.Q.R, remembering Dagley's form at the Barbican, takes Norman for this one.