Sport in Short: Snooker

EUROPEAN OPEN (Norbreck Castle, Blackpool) Final qualifying round (Eng unless stated): E O'Sullivan bt R Cairns 5-1; J Weston bt B L'Orange (Nor) 5-2; N Terry bt B Cassidy 5-4; T Shaw bt S Mazrocis 5-1; M King bt S Duggan 5-0; K Broughton bt R Williams 5-0; S Storey wo S Reardon; D Clarke bt B Harris 5-0; C Edwards bt J Higgins (Sco) 5-3; P Horne bt C Small (Sco) 5-1; A Hicks bt J Cundy 5-0; Y Merchant (Ind) bt N Dyson 5-2; B Jones bt T Kearney (Irl) 5-1; D Hackeson bt M Husnu 5-1; S Longworth bt M Gold 5-2; C Waters bt J O'Boye 5-2; S Lee bt W King (Aus) 5-4; R Foldvari (Aus) bt C Kikis 5-3; B Pinches bt S Lynskey 5-3; I Brumby bt D Veneables 5-3; M Williams (Wal) bt M MacLeod (Sco) 5-1; M Rowing bt D Grimwood 5-2; J Saunders bt D Martin 5-1; S Campbell bt R Garrett 5-4; J Perry bt M Davis 5-1; A Higgins (N Irl) bt C MacGillivary (Sco) 5-2; D Henry (Sco) bt S Ventham 5-1; D McDonell bt P Webb 5-3; A Harris bt B Rowswell 5-0; D Dale bt G Cripsey 5-1; P Liones bt J Bodle 5-1; E Henderson (Sco) bt C Morton 5-0; J Woodman bt R Pincott 5-1; S Roberts bt J Whittaker

5-4; C Kelly bt J Rea (Sco) 5-3; M Gauveau (Can) bt J Dunning 5-2; J Wright bt P Morgan 5-4; C Scanlon bt T Wilson 5-4; P Gibson bt I Hurdman 5-2; A Cheema bt A Peacock 5-2; S Beggiato w/o G Natale (Can); P McPhillips (Sco) bt R Foxhall 5-4.