Spider Trophy – Preliminary Round

In this tournament, all matches will be played off scratch (no handicaps).

Preliminary Round

Moe Anyanwu 1-3 Andrew Diacopoulos (Sep 23)
Richard Wheelhouse 1-3 Nav Hussain (Oct 11)
Patrick Ashurst v Chris Winter (Oct 14)
Oliver Turner 2-3 Patrick Hort (Oct 5)

The player on the left is the home player.
All matches must be played by 18 October 2025.
The draw was made live on Facebook on 20 September 2025.

Byes into the Last 16

Alan Caulton
Ashley Field
Gareth Clarke
James Burrett
Jim Harrison
Kevin Barlow
Mark Hayman
Paul Bean
Paul Kerry
Scott Stephens
Terry Dowson
Wayne Martin

Breaks over 50

Patrick Hort: 52

General Rules

This tournament will be played in accordance with the official rules of snooker as published by the WPBSA, except for “Miss Rule” and “Mercy Rule” variations explained below.

Miss Rule

The miss rule WILL NOT BE PLAYED unless both competitors elect to play it.

Mercy Rule

The mercy rule will be played, unless BOTH players agree not to play it. You should have this discussion prior to the start of the match. If you don’t discuss it prior to the match then the mercy rule will be played.

If at any point the player at the table needs four or more standard fouls (plus all the balls left on the table, including blacks with any reds) to tie, then they will be obliged to concede the frame immediately.

Draw

A random draw will take place prior to each round and be broadcast live via Facebook Live. The first player drawn shall be the home player.

Match duration

All matches will be best of 5 frames except for the final which will be best of 7 frames.

Match venue

Matches up to and including the semi-finals will be played at any venue of the home player’s choosing within the Nottinghamshire county boundary.

Paying for the table

The player drawn at home will be responsible for all table costs.

Referees

Referees will not be provided.

The Final

The two finalists will be expected to agree on a suitable venue for the final and make the necessary arrangements to book the table. Table costs, if applicable, should be shared equally between the two finalists. If the finalists would like a referee for the match, they will need to organise one themselves.

Prize Money & Trophies

Winner £90
Runner-up £40
Losing SF £20

The winner will have their name engraved on the Spider Trophy.

The winner will receive free entry into the end of season Alan Cunningham Trophy.

Arranging Matches

The Nottingham Snooker VAR Procedure will be used to arrange matches:

VAR Procedure

View the draw

The TD will publish the draw on the Nottingham Snooker website.
Players will also receive a message from the TD with details of their opponent (including their phone number) and the deadline for the match to be played (typically 28 days after the date of the draw).

Arrange and play your match

Within 7 days of the fixtures being published, the HOME PLAYER must:

Make contact with the away player and arrange the match.
Inform the TD of the date of the match.

Players will then play the match on the agreed date.

Please note that you are allowed to both arrange and play your match within this 7 day arrangement period. In this case, there is no requirement to notify the TD of the date, just play the match and the WINNER can send the result to the TD, including details of any breaks over 50.

Result to TD

Immediately following the match being played, the WINNER must send the result to the TD, including details of any breaks over 50.

Penalty for Unsporting Conduct

The TD is at liberty to expel a player from the tournament for any conduct that he considers to be unsporting or at the detriment to the fair progression of the tournament.

Any failure to adhere to the tournament rules and/or VAR procedures will be classed as unsporting conduct and may result in a player being expelled from the tournament by the TD.

TD Discretion

The TD may, at his discretion, allow slight variations to these rules UPON REQUEST, if he feels it will not impede the fair progression of the tournament.

Previous Recorded Winners

2022: Joseph Reynolds
2020: Dave Bolton
2019: Nav Hussain
2018: Nav Hussain
2017: Nav Hussain
2016: Keith Holgate
2015: Troy Brett
2014: Sean Hopkin
2013: John Fountain
2012: Sean Hopkin
2011: Bash Maqsood