THERE are some mouth-watering clashes in the 2015 Shipley Classic, which is sponsored by H H Birch & Son.
The pick of them is 2013 champion Stuart King (Asa Briggs) against 2014 winner Mark Hughes (Crossgates) in week four of qualifying on Friday, June 5.
Week one of qualifying gets underway a week tomorrow (May 15), with practice from 6pm for a 6.30pm start. Finals night takes place on Friday, June 12.
Qualifying draw – Week one (Friday, May 15): Brian Lee (Alverthorpe) v Glen McCafferty (Asa Briggs), Liam Griffin (Pudsey) v Kyle Rennison (Thorner), Joel Abdy (Lower Hopton) v Mark Brammall (Longwood), Adam Ward (Hunslet Moor) v Danny Walker (Denby Grange), Andy Southwell (Asa Briggs) v David White (Thorner), Liam Gleave (Hightown) v Roger Crowther (Longwood), Jack Summers (Asa Briggs) v Kevin Burns (Ossett Flying Horse), Michael Briggs (Troydale) v Nicky Bastow (Eccleshill).
Week two (Friday, May 22): Mark Regan (Brighouse Sports) v Connor Davis (Crosland Moor), James Wilcox (Crossgates) v Andy Walker (Harold Park), Graham Perry (Skipton Devon) v Graeme Wilson (Lower Hopton), Paul Jacques (Littlemoor S&SC) v Josh Brown (Spen Victoria), Kez Smith (Crossgates) v Glen Pratt (Littlemoor S&SC), Keith Hall (Eccleshill) v Paul Smythe (Brighouse Sports), Nigel Roper (Littlemoor S&SC) v Scott Tattersley (Spen Victoria), Chris Brown (Lower Hopton) v Alan Whytell (Harold Club).
Week three (Friday, May 29): Josh Mordue (Pudsey) v Ian Bernard (Silsden), Jon Wood (Crossgates) v Jack Dyson (Netherton Cons), Ian Shuttleworth (Sandal) v Tony Riley (Brighouse Sports), Paul Hillam (Eccleshill) v James Hanson (Pudsey), Chris Mordue (Pudsey) v Kris Shuttleworth (Sandal), Mick Wood (Crossgates) v Danny Sillitoe (Dearne Sports), Steven Gilroy (Crossgates) v Frank Cullen (Netherton Cons), Tom Hanson (Pudsey) v Callum Wraight (Shropshire).
Week four (Friday, June 5): Brian Holdsworth (Alverthorpe) v Dave Rowson (Black Swan), Scott Haynes (Hillcrest) v Chris Hatton (Pudsey), Ian Booth (Lower Hopton) v Alan Lancaster (Rochdale), Mick Hall (Guiseley) v Robert Holmes (Clayton), Harry Seehra (Lower Hopton) v David Hodgson (Black Swan), John Halliday (Hillcrest) v James Davison (Eccleshill), Mark Hughes (Crossgates) v Stuart King (Asa Briggs), John Spinks (Pudsey) v Andrew Tate (Clayton).
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