Ian Lelliott won the plate at the 9th Northants Open on Sunday 19th May beating Sussex teammate Colin Southouse in the Final. Ian took the advantage early and was in control until Colin got the break back needing 11k in 9 minutes, however he fell 840 points short of the target.
In the main competition Martin Cole produced the best performance from a Sussex player in reaching the semi-final, where he was knocked out by Jason Neal (Northants) who went on to claim the title. Martin had a bye in the first round but then beat a trio of Sussex players in Joe Oakley (last 32), Jim Millward (last 16) and Phil Osborne (quarter-final).