Howard ran out comfortable winners, but there were a few close matches. Ian Gordon and Alan Watson posted maximums with only Peter Worthington managing to take a leg of the Scotsman, 11,8, before losing in four.  The big story though, is the fantastic comeback from Nick Boden, who from two legs down, managed to come back to defeat former medway champion Graham French 11,9 in the fifth,  terrific stuff from the Upnor player.  He couldn't  repeat his heroics against Alan Watson, but all four legs were tight. Shane Jarrett managed to win one leg but couldn't quite get past Graham. 

Written by: David McAulay