CALLUM Wraight (Shrewsbury) and Joel Abdy (Lower Hopton) were week one qualifiers in the 2016 Shipley Classic, jointly sponsored by HH Birch & Son Ltd and RSK Fastenings.

Wraight was in terrific form throughout with wins over Glen Pratt (Littlemoor S&SC) 21-10, Gareth Lally (Crossgates) 21-17 and Paul Mottram (Horbury WMC) 21-16 to make it through to finals night.

Abdy started with relatively comfortable wins over Adam Douglas (Kirkheaton) 21-10 and Keith Hall (Eccleshill) 21-14 before playing an iron bowl when laying game against Andy Cairns (Rossendale) to edge through to the final 21-19.

Qualifying continues on Friday evening, with past winners meeting in the opening round when holder Chris Brown (Lower Hopton) takes on 2011 champion Mark Regan (Brighouse Sports).

Week one scores – First round: Mark Dobson (Pudsey) 7 Gareth Lally (Crossgates) 21, Glen Pratt (Littlemoor S&SC) 10 Callum Wraight (Shrewsbury) 21, Neil Slattery (Crosland Moor) 21 John Armitage (Littlemoor S&SC) 14, Paul Mottram (Horbury WMC) 21 Paul Hillam (Eccleshill) 14, Joel Abdy (Lower Hopton) 21 Adam Douglas (Kirkheaton) 10, Lee Schofield (Hanging Heaton) 18 Keith Hall (Eccleshill) 21, Tom Lawrence (Pudsey) 21 Mark Taylor (Crossgates) 15, Andy Cairns (Rossendale) 21 Marc Armitage (Littlemoor S&SC) 3. Second round: Lally 17 Wraight 21, Slattery 8 Mottram 21, Abdy 21 Hall 14, Lawrence 13 Cairns 21. Third round: Wraight 21 Mottram 16 (draws No 4), Abdy 21 Cairns 19 (draws No 8).

Draw for week two qualifying (practice 6pm, start 6.30pm): Steven Gilroy (Crossgates) v Andy Thornton (Barrow-in-Furness), Brian Lee (Alverthorpe) v Mark Allman (Littlemoor S&SC), Mark Regan (Brighouse Sports) v Chris Brown (Lower Hopton), Nick Bastow (Eccleshill) v Mick Wood (Crossgates), Richard Hobson (Brighouse Sports) v Graeme Wilson (Lower Hopton), John Hanson (Chipping) v Mark Johnson (Barrow-in-Furness), Andy Webb (Castleford) v Mick Angus (Eccleshill), Jon Wood (Crossgates) v Mark McGorlick (Akroydon Victoria).