We have our 16 qualifiers for the 2025 Midland Masters on Saturday 20th September at Stretton Bowling Club at 10 a.m.
Well done to all our qualifiers. Thank you to Mark Thomas, Chris Jones, Steve Wall, Martin Gaut and Jack Hazeldine for running the qualifiers.
Albrighton
The two Killens qualified at Albrighton, Tom beating Dave Scriven 11 and Joe defeating Dave Evans 8 and Phil Jones 10. Former runner up Stuart Rutter had to beat his wife Jackie in the qualifier 18, after he had got past John Lea 13 first game. Liam Stevens was the other qualifier, defeating Pete Millington and Lisa Wilson 19.
| 1 | Thomas Killen | 21 | 11 | Dave Scriven |
| 2 | Stuart Rutter | 21 | 18 | Jackie Rutter |
| 3 | Joseph Killen | 21 | 10 | Phil Jones |
| 4 | Liam Stevens | 21 | 19 | Lisa Wilson |
| 1 | Dave Scriven | 21 | 0 | BYE |
| 2 | Thomas Killen | 21 | 0 | BYE |
| 3 | Jackie Rutter | 21 | 14 | Ryan Stevens |
| 4 | Stuart Rutter | 21 | 13 | John Lea |
| 5 | Joseph Killen | 21 | 8 | Dave Evans |
| 6 | Phil Jones | 21 | 12 | Daniel Corbett |
| 7 | Liam Stevens | 21 | 19 | Peter Millington |
| 8 | Lisa Wilson | 21 | 0 | BYE |
Allscott Heath
2024 Shropshire Merit winner Josh Bradburn got through after beating Wrockwardine Wood pair Josh Cotton 12 and Steve Faulkner 17. Two of his team mates also qualified. Ayden Smith beat Martin Gaut 20 and Tim Willis-Cotton 13, and Pete Grimston defeated Adrian Owens 12. Former Staffordshire Merit winner Nick Wyer got through by defeating Scott Moseley 12, with Cheryl Caswell, recovering from a sprained ankle, hobbled her way to a 20 win over Dale Downes from 20-15 down.
| 1 | Ayden Smith | 21 | 13 | Tim Willis-Cotton |
| 2 | Josh Bradburn | 21 | 17 | Steve Faulkner |
| 3 | Nick Wyer | 21 | 12 | Scott Moseley |
| 4 | Cheryl Caswell | 21 | 20 | Dale Downes |
| 5 | Peter Grimston | 21 | 12 | Adrian Owens |
| 1 | Tim Willis-Cotton | 21 | 11 | Matthew Parton |
| 2 | Ayden Smith | 21 | 20 | Martin Gaut |
| 3 | Steve Faulkner | 21 | 18 | Will Childs |
| 4 | Josh Bradburn | 21 | 12 | Joshua Cotton |
| 5 | Scott Moseley | 21 | 9 | Christopher Dodds |
Archibald Worthington
2023 Shropshire Merit winner Rich Lawson got through after beating Jacob Reese 5, while Conor Chamberlain made the trip over to get through after defeating Clay Flattley and Ed Proudlove 13. Tim Jordan had to beat his son Rhys to qualify 21-4, after beating Jack Hazeldine 17.
| 1 | Richard Lawson | 21 | 5 | Jacob Reese |
| 2 | Conor Chamberlain | 21 | 13 | Edward Proudlove |
| 3 | Tim Jordan | 21 | 4 | Rhys Jordan |
| 1 | Jacob Reese | 21 | 12 | Andrew Armstrong |
| 2 | Richard Lawson | 21 | 0 | BYE |
| 3 | Conor Chamberlain | 21 | N/A | Clay Flattley |
| 4 | Edward Proudlove | 21 | 12 | Richard Proudlove |
| 5 | Tim Jordan | 21 | 17 | Jack Hazledine |
| 6 | Rhys Jordan | 21 | 16 | Richard Lockett |
Shelton
Former winner Callum Wraight got through after beating Lee Walmsley 11, with Mark Thomas also qualifying by defeating his Meole Brace captain Chris Jones 13. Castlefields team mates Gary Neal and Ash Wellings got through by beating Emmet McKinley 16 & Rob Jones 14 and Craig Wilson 11 & Pete Griffiths 8 respectively.
| 1 | Gary Neal | 21 | 14 | Rob Jones |
| 2 | Ashley Wellings | 21 | 8 | Peter Griffiths |
| 3 | Callum Wraight | 21 | 11 | Lee Walmsley |
| 4 | Mark Thomas | 21 | 13 | Chris Jones |
| 1 | Gary Neal | 21 | 16 | Emmet Mckinley |
| 2 | Rob Jones | 21 | 19 | Jesse James |
| 3 | Peter Griffiths | 21 | 17 | Camilla Parsonage |
| 4 | Ashley Wellings | 21 | 11 | Craig Wilson |
| 5 | Callum Wraight | 21 | 0 | BYE |
| 6 | Lee Walmsley | 21 | 0 | BYE |
| 7 | Mark Thomas | 21 | 0 | BYE |
| 8 | Chris Jones | 21 | 0 | BYE |