Chris Melling, runner-up in the 1998-99 Bradford Snooker Championship, is already out of this season's event.

The Cuedos member, beaten 4-3 by Richard Brooke in the final last June having led 3-1, fell by the same score to Darren Goy (Regal) in the first round.

Goy, a former Bradford junior, now plays UK Tour regular Waheed Khan (Cuedos).

In another late first round clash, Paul Rawlings (Central Division WMC) defeated Martin Garrity (Lidget Green WMC) 4-3.

Unchanged Bradford have a double date in the Yorkshire Inter-District League a week on Saturday against Leeds No 1 at Pudsey Conservative Club (7.30).

Bradford teams - Billiards: Andy Armitage, Paul Devitt, Brian Mullaney. Snooker: Wayne Cooper, Kevin Firth, Matthew Holt.

First leg matches in the second round of the John Smith's Hey's Trophy will be played tonight, as well as first round first leg clashes in the E Rosse Hopkinson Plate Team tournament.

Second legs of these snooker tournaments will be in a fortnight.

First round first leg matches in the Moorhouse Shield Team billiards event are next Thursday, with the return legs three weeks tonight.

First round draw: Lidget Green WMC v Eccleshill WMC, Lidget Green Cricket Club v Queensbury Cons, Harold Club B v Great Horton Cons, Low Moor WMC v Harold Club A, Lidget Green Cons v Clayton Cons. Byes: Fields Sports & Social, Lilycroft WMC, Clayton Libs.

Joe Johnson was in action this afternoon in the second round of the Thailand Masters qualifying at Newport Centre.

The evergreen 47-year-old faced old foe Tony Jones, 40 in April, who defeated Ian Brumby 5-4 on Tuesday.

Cuedos member Jason Prince and China Open quarter-finalist Peter Lines both play tonight (6.00).

Birstall's Prince faces Mark Gray (Peterborough), while Leeds' Lines plays Redcar's Mike Dunn.

Bradford's Simon Bedford has been drawn against Stuart Reardon (Romford) in the first round of the UK Tour Event Two final stages at Jesters, Swindon on Sunday, January 23 (10am).

Bedford won this event in 1998. Craig Butler (The Clubhouse In Cue Gardens) plays in the same session against David Brimwood.

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