Belfast, who two weeks back look certain for relegation, have suddenly stormed up the table. Jacob Goodchild picked up his second succesive maximum and only lost one leg in the process. Segun Ake also went undefeated, but had to fight hard, with two fifth leg victories, Keith Ludlum was just edged out 11,9 in the decider and Michael Barker 12.10 in the fifth.  Shev Macdonald managed to defeat Keith 11,5 in the decider but wasn't so lucky against Michael Barker, also going down 11,5 in the fifth. A great result for Belfast, now with a bit of daylight, between them and their fellow strugglers

Written by: David McAulay