The first round of the above was played last night and very tense it was, with all 4 games going down to the wire. Results:
Nick Briggs (1979) 0-1 Ian Snape (2245)
John Duggan (2174) 1-0 Andrew Ponting (1904)
Richard Selway (-) ½-½ Michael Prizant (2076)
Stephen Lowe (-) 0-1 Graeme Plato (-)