All groups were played as Round-Robins, one-hour matches. Two players from each group to qualify.
A very high standard of play by the two qualifiers. Orton displayed great form in the decider with Rewhorn making breaks of 152, 103, and 84.
| N. Rewhorn
83, 98, 114 | 507 | J. Barker
| 107 | ||
| A. Orton
62 | 292 | H. Willis
| 110 | ||
| A. Orton
153 | 296 | J. Barker
| 120 | ||
| N. Rewhorn
112, 63 | 450 | H. Willis
| 142 | ||
| J. Barker
| 209 | H. Willis
| 163 | ||
| A. Orton
84, 103, 152 | 450 | N. Rewhorn
| 184 |
A century in two games and a 70 in the third saw John Smith to the top of the group. Newcomer John Middleton played very well and pressed the more experienced Willis very hard for the second qualifying place.
| J. Smith
70 | 300 | B. Veriato
| 151 | ||
| G. Willis
| 197 | J. Middleton
| 159 | ||
| G. Willis
| 256 | B. Veriato
| 120 | ||
| J. Smith
118 | 256 | J. Middleton
| 134 | ||
| J. Smith
113 | 277 | G. Willis
| 114 | ||
| J. Middleton
| w/o | B. Veriato
| scr |
A close group with Ingram winning after losing his first game. Terry Smith just made second place by beating Brian Dix by only 3 points.
Michael Painter was unfortunately delayed in traffic and forfeited his first match.
| B. Dix
| w/o | T. Smith
| scr | ||
| T. Smith
| 158 | R. Ingrams
| 134 | ||
| R. Ingram
| 214 | M. Painter
| 122 | ||
| T. Smith
| 166 | B. Dix
| 163 | ||
| R. Ingram
| 242 | B. Dix
| 71 | ||
| M. Painter
| 312 | T. Smith
| 106 |
Title-holder Colby took the top spot comfortably with Evans ousting Chris Hudson for second. The fourth player, Alan Hughes, was unavoidably absent.
| R. Evans
| 253 | C. Hudson
| 141 | ||
| T. Colby
| 235 | C. Hudson
| 150 | ||
| T. Colby
93 | 241 | R. Evans
| 161 |
Keeling did very well to beat Ken Shirley who earlier had a century against Ian Birch. Keeling had a very narrow victory (23) against Ernie Houghton.
| K. Shirley
57 | 294 | E. Houghton
| 236 | ||
| T. Keeling
80 | 287 | J. Birch
| 175 | ||
| T. Keeling
| 230 | E. Houghton
| 207 | ||
| K. Shirley
126, 72, 50 | 445 | J. Birch
| 160 | ||
| T. Keeling
73 | 375 | K. Shirley
| 234 | ||
| E. Houghton
| 256 | J. Birch
| 207 |
Scott qualified comfortably; Lloyd qualified on points after a triple tie. Lloyd's big win over Bernard Edwards was the decisive result.
| T. Scott
| 271 | A. Marsden
| 140 | ||
| E. Lloyd
| 415 | B. Edwards
| 76 | ||
| A. Marsden
| 295 | E. Lloyd
| 160 | ||
| T. Scott
| 259 | B. Edwards
| 208 | ||
| T. Scott
| 282 | E. Lloyd
| 215 | ||
| B. Edwards
| 212 | A. Marsden
| 204 |
A surprise looked on when Shelley lost his first match to Jamie Moore, but the 1992 champion came back strongly with emphatic wins in his other games.
| J. Moore
| 283 | P. Shelley
| 253 | ||
| M. Gregory
| 268 | K. Hobbs
| 186 | ||
| J. Moore
| 244 | M. Gregory
| 151 | ||
| P. Shelley
105, 83 | 443 | K. Hobbs
62, 53 | 233 | ||
| P. Shelley
104 | 415 | M. Gregory
| 200 | ||
| K. Hobbs
84, 63 | 325 | J. Moore
| 203 |
The only five man group looked very competitive and so it turned out. Routledge did well to finish ahead of the more experienced Malcolm Lax and Tom Terry.
| T. Terry
| 264 | M. Lax
| 151 | ||
| C. Routledge
| 239 | J. McCann
| 177 | ||
| C. Routledge
| 227 | G. Tutt
| 160 | ||
| J. McCann
| 320 | M. Lax
| 218 | ||
| J. McCann
| 246 | T. Terry
| 185 | ||
| M. Lax
| 369 | G. Tutt
| 178 | ||
| M. Lax
| 360 | C. Routledge
| 298 | ||
| T. Terry
| 315 | G. Tutt
| 145 | ||
| J. McCann
| 338 | G. Tutt
| 130 | ||
| C. Routledge
| 208 | T. Terry
| 158 |
"Stuart Hill (Honley Liberal) won the Huddersfield Open for the sixth time by beating Brian Cousen (Lindley Liberal) 500 - 384. Hill built up a lead of some hundred points only to see this disappear as Cousen knocked up consecutive breaks of 35 and 87. After the interval a mistake over a safety shot let Hill in for a 62 which he followed with a 61 at his next visit. Cousen, four times champion, fought back well but Hill kept the initiative running to game with an unfinished 35. "hanks Geoffrey and well done Mr. Hill.