Three Bridges Spring Open

Edenbridge's Rob Cross (pictured) won the Three Bridges Spring Open on Saturday 25th April at Three Bridges Football Club beating Rob Metcalfe 3-2 in the Final and will go on to play against either James Wade, Mervyn King, Terry Jenkins or Wayne Mardle at the 107 Club in Crawley on Wednesday 13th May for a chance of collecting a £250 bonus. Cross started the evening with a tricky Preliminary Round match against Ron Clarke but came through 3-1 despite a 135 checkout from Clarke. The biggest upset in the First Round matches saw improving youngster Owen Grantham beat Kevin Fishwick 3-2 while Cross beat Liam Caplin 3-0, Metcalfe beat Ross Mitchell 3-1 while Mal Terry had a 130 checkout as she beat Liam Watson 3-0. In the Quarter-Finals, Metcalfe beat Adam Griffiths 3-0, Owen Grantham beat Bob Abbott 3-2, Gary Simpson beat Warren Grantham 3-2 and Cross beat Mal Terry 3-0. The Semi-Finals saw Metcalfe scrape past Owen Grantham 3-2 and Cross beat Simpson 3-0. Six maximums were struck in the competition with Owen Grantham hitting his first in a competition, Cross hit two while there were one each for Kevin Reilly, Abbott and Metcalfe. Following the Spring Open was a 1001 best of one leg competition which was won by Gary Simpson. He beat Cross in a high scoring final. Full Spring Open results are below.

Quarter-Finals
Rob Metcalfe	3-0		Adam Griffiths
Owen Grantham	3-2		Bob Abbott
Gary Simpson	3-2		Warren Grantham
Rob Cross	3-0		Mal Terry

Semi-Finals
Rob Metcalfe	3-2		Owen Grantham
Rob Cross	3-0		Gary Simpson

Final
Rob Cross	3-2		Rob Metcalfe

Prize Money
Rob Cross (Winner)		£60
Rob Metcalfe (Runner-up)		£25
Total Payout		£85

Preliminary Round
Rob Cross	3-1	Ron Clarke

First Round
Adam Griffiths	3-0	Kevin Reilly
Rob Metcalfe	3-1	Ross Mitchell
Owen Grantham	3-2	Kevin Fishwick
Bob Abbott	3-2	Dick Brice
Gary Simpson	3-0	Mike Kramer
Warren Grantham	3-2	Ian Holman
Mal Terry	3-0	Liam Watson
Rob Cross	3-0	Liam Caplin