The Bayley boys – champions in three of the final 4 years – had been pushed all the best way by a Highley facet who completed within the backside half final season.
But it surely was Bayley who got here out on prime – successful 7-5 in video games and in addition edging the combination 198-191 to take the 4 bonus factors for successful away from house.
Reece Farr (21-6), Scott Harries (21-7) and Scott Simpson (21-8) bagged single-figure wins for the defending champions, whereas Stuart Rutter, Spencer Clarke, Dan Taylor and Tom Roden had been additionally heading in the right direction.
David East (21-5) and Stuart Gittings (21-7) led Highley’s cost, with Danny Statham, Dave Scriven and Jamie Taylor additionally successful for the hosts.
It was a gap week of actually shut outcomes – with Wrockwardine Wooden’s 10-2 (243-164) overcome Ifton being the one exception – Jamie King (21-3), Scott Moseley (21-7) and Dan Bodley (21-8) single-figure winners for Wooden.
Sam Millward, Martin Williams, Greg Smith, Rob Roden, Steve Bodley, Aaron King and Liam Stevens had been additionally victorious.
Final season’s runners-up Castlefields had been crushed 7-5 (210-207) by final 12 months’s rock-bottom group Wem USC. Callum Wraight and Gary Neal each grabbed 21-8 victories for Castlefields, however Luke Boniface, Sarah Weaver, Ian Metcalfe, Tim Jordan, Simon Lewis, George Williams and Colin Smith received Wem’s season off to an important begin.
There have been two 6-6 attracts – between Adderley and Hanmer, and Bylet and Burway.
Hanmer earned 4 bonus factors for successful the combination 224-213 at Adderley – because of Dave Gourlay, Graham Bennett, Mike Gilpin, Paul Griffiths, Richard Zolman and Nathan Lacey.
Adderley replied by way of Gary Whitehall, Jamie Brookes, Steve Morrey, Adrian Jennings, Angus Needham and Jamie Lewis.
Bylet simply edged the combination over Burway – 203-201 – with an enormous chunk of that being all the way down to 21-7 victories for Lee Bowden and Joe Dicken. Rob Renke, Cheryl Caswell, Ian Hopson and Rob Fuller additionally received – whereas Robert Weir and Grant Cooper had been edged out 21-20 by Adam Dovey and Liam Dovey, respectively. Paul Williams, Richard Lane and Russell Davies bagged 21-9 victories for Burway, with Duncan Pressley additionally successful.
Elsewhere, St Georges beat Meole Brace 7-5 (220-195) courtesy of Gordon Hawkins (21-8), Joe Killen (21-8), Josh Bradburn, Chris Ward, Tony Rhodes, Peter Grimston and Peter Farmer.
Andy Wiggington scored Meole Bracde’s finest consequence with a 21-8.
And Hanwood overcame Horsehay 7-5 (218-191), with Darren Wellings (21-8), Mark Shore, Shaun Bould, Richard Lawson, Glyn Wellings, Andrew Jones and Dave Turner successful for Hanwood. Craig Baugh (21-8) was Horsehay’s largest winner.
