Harvey Birch (Upholland)

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Dave Norbury (Unison)

Kevin Kearns (British Plate)

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Roger Crowther (Huddersfield)

Kevin Boughey (Newton Sports)

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Terry Kelly (Unison)

Tom Round (Greenalls)

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Anthony Gartside (British Plate). CRUNCH time is looming in the search for this year's St Helens Star Masters champion. After some tip-top trundling over the past few weeks we are now down to the Last Eight who wll play off for the right to claim our prestigous title at the Unison Club, Bishop Road from 6pm on Saturday evening, July 14.

Leading the charge to take our coveted crown outside the borough boundaries are Huddersfield's Roger Crowther and Harvey Birch from Upholland, while the home challenge will be headed by two times former winner Terry Kelly from the host club.

Re-launched this year, sponsored by Carlsberg Tetley and with total prize money of £1,200 up for grabs -- including £400 to the winner -- the Star Masters has proved as popular and competitive as ever.

Latest results

1st round: I. Rutter (Garswood) 21 K. Taylor (Widnes) 7, C. McEgan (BICC) w/o, A. Grady (Unison) w/o, L. Furlong 8 A. Kenny (Liverpool) 21, N. Ditchfield (British Plate) 14 R. Belshaw (Garswood) 21, A. Meadows (Our Lady's) 7 L. McEgan (Railway) 21, C. Carwell (Widnes) w/o, H. Birch (Up Holland) w/o, Eric Webster (Greenalls) 11 K. Boughey 21, P. Forber (British Plate) 17 G. Marsh (Carr Mill) 21, M. Reed (Railway) 16 S. Wallwork (Rainford) 21, J. Gatley (Warrington) w/o, B. Roberts (Liverpool) 21 B. McCarrick (Unison) 20, J. Lomax (British Plate) 18 J. Harrison (Eccleston) 21, S. Lomax (Railway) 21 A. Moorcroft (Haydock) 19, M. Leonard (British Plate) 13 R. Smith 21, G. Baker10 S. Keenaghan (Eccleston) 21, D. Leyland (Unison) 21 J. Worswick (Golborne) 13, A. Prescott (Leigh) 19 D. Bell (Widnes) 21, M. Owen (Railway) 21 E. Mars (Greenalls) 19, S. Bell (Widnes) 16 P. McNulty (Our Lady's) 21, K. Tabener (Garswood) w/o, A. Fargher (BICC) 21 J. Hayes (Golborne) 11, T. Kelly (Unison) 21 A. Williams (Leigh) 19. 2nd round: I. Rutter 21 C. McEgan 5, A. Grady 19 A. Kenny 21, R. Belshaw 21 L. McEgan 12, C. Carwell 12 H. Birch 21, K. Boughey 21 G. Marsh 19, S. Wallwork 20 J. Gatley 21, B. Roberts 13 J. Harrison 21, S. Lomax 21 R. Smith 13, S. Keenaghan 20 D. Leyland 21, D. Bell 21 M. Owen 1, P. McNulty 21 K. Tabener 19, A. Fargher 6 T. Kelly 21.

3rd round: S. Ellis 21 K. Smith 5, J. Gatley 13 D. Norbury 21, K. Boughey 21 G. Glover 13, J. Ashcroft 21 J. Searson 6, J. Harrison 20 M. Bradshaw 21, R. Belshaw 15 T. Kelly 21, H. Birch 21 B. Simms 10, P. Culley 19 J. Hignett jnr 21, R. Fitzpatrick 21 J. Morgan 9, D. Leyland 15 R. Crowther 21, S. Lomax 15 M. Whalley 21, A. Gartside 21 Ed Webster 13, P. McNulty 11 K. Kearns 21, A. Kenny 10 D. Bell 21, I. Rutter 13 J. Daniels 21, T. Round w/o.

4th round: S. Ellis 8 D. Norbury 21, K. Boughey 21 J. Ashcroft 10, M. Bradshaw 16 T. Kelly 21, H. Birch 21 J. Hignett jnr 15, R. Fitzpatrick 6 R. Crowther 21, M. Whalley 16 A. Gartside 21, K. Kearns 21 D. Bell 11, J. Daniels 17 T. Round 21.