At the fourth attempt, Jerry Staffurth has finally made it to the Winner's Circle this year.
In a gritty encounter, he overcame a stubborn Gary Mitchell in the Final of the Seniors' Open (Over 55s).
At 8-1 up in the first game, Jerry was having it all his own way, before Gary pulled him back to 5-8 and Jerry eventually gained the point for the game. 7-2 up in the second, which again seemed to be going Jerry's way. However, a determined series of hand-in accumulations, saw Gary come back to 6-8, followed by four straight points to take the game 10-8.
The third was more of a ding-dong; Gary gaining a 5-2 advantage until Jerry was able to slow him down and equalise at 6-6. A scrappy point followed, which ended in a controversial 'Let' call by the marker. Sadly, believing that he had been on the wrong end of several marking decisions, Gary felt unable to continue and retired.
Jerry collected his small Winner's mug and the Stephenson's Rocket trophy.