Chris Winter and Gary Spencer knocked out the defending champions in a cagey match at Arnold Civil Defence. The Stadium pair were receiving a 21 point start.
Winter and Spencer won a tight opening frame and it looked like they were going to make it a whitewash as Spencer knocked in a 37 break. However Butler replied with a 33 break to level the match at 1-1.
The deciding frame was a little one sided thanks to a couple of 20+ breaks from Winter and some good potting from Spencer. Having scored only one point Butler and Hearson-Ellis soon found themselves requiring two snookers. Unfortunately Winter fluked the penultimate red and the Stadium pair conceded.
Congratulations to Chris & Gary who will now play Barry Stark and Ray Brooks in the semi-finals.
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unlucky steve and matt.sorry i couldn't get there something came up.well done to the arnold pair :bravo:
Hard Luck Steve & Matt!
A tough match against a very strong Arnold pairing! You almost did the double ;)
Well played Gaz & Chris :bravo:
Unlucky duckies, sounded like a tough match - going out 2-1 away against high calibre (bit like me) Chris & Gary
was no disgrace! ;)