Koen Hughes jumps up to 27th position after beating Robert Garratt 3-0 at Spot On, Sneinton. Koen has won his last three matches and he has a 71% win rate.

Newcomer Paul Nicholas got off to a winning start, a 3-0 reverse of Ben Cox at Spot On, Hucknall. It was a tight match and in the second frame Paul was 38 points down with only 35 on the table. He got a couple of snookers and then cleared the table to pinch the frame. Paul moves up to 60th position on the Ladder and he will now be IMMUNE for 3 days, his reward for winning a match. This means he can challenge anyone in the 10 places above him on the Ladder, but nobody can challenge him for the next 3 days.