🎱 FOX CLAIMS CLOCKHOUSE GRAND PRIX EVENT 4 TITLE

Craig Fox enjoyed an unbeaten day at the Clockhouse, Acomb, on Sunday 4th October, defeating Tony Turner 5–2 in the final to win Grand Prix Event 4.

The 32-player competition featured handicapped races to five on the winners side and unhandicapped races to three on the losers side, before switching to straight knockout at the last 16.

Playing from +1, Fox beat Andy Tomlinson, Connor Calland and Simon Recchia to reach the quarter-finals. Turner, starting from +2, also progressed unbeaten after victories over Dean Lonsdale, Recchia and Tomlinson.

Quarter-finals

Dan Potter, competing from −1, continued his impressive run with a 5–3 victory over Darren Franks. Turner defeated Martin Witcombe by the same score, while Fox overcame John Patrick 5–2.

The closest quarter-final saw Kristian Strangeway, playing from scratch, edge Andy Shepherd 5–4. Shepherd had recovered from a winners-side defeat to reach the last eight through the losers side.

Semi-finals

Both semi-finals finished 5–4, producing a closely contested battle for places in the final.

Turner edged Potter to end his strong run, while Fox overcame Strangeway in another deciding-frame contest. Those results set up a final between two players who had remained unbeaten throughout the event.

Final

Fox completed the job with a 5–2 victory over Turner, securing the title and finishing with six wins from six matches.

Congratulations to champion Craig Fox, runner-up Tony Turner, and semi-finalists Dan Potter and Kristian Strangeway. 🏆