DANNY Towning (Whitkirk) and Stuart Mort (Kirkham Cons) were the latest qualifiers in the Pudsey Classic, sponsored by Northern Trade Windows.

Towning made it through to finals night for the first time with wins over Mark Allman (Littlemoor) 21-13, Lee Heaton (Brownedge) 21-16 and Jamie Dunn (Greville Arms) 21-16, while Mort qualified by beating Bob Whitfield (Brighouse Sports) 21-8, Craig Gant (Netherton Con) 21-18 and Darren Plenderleith (Greville Arms) 21-8. Qualifying continues this weekend, with many local bowlers in action.

Night five qualifying scores – First round: Warren Wilson (Leeds) 8 Jamie Dunn (Greville Arms) 21, Mark Johnson (Crooksmoor) 21 Steven Hirst (Netherton Con) 14, Danny Towning (Whitkirk) 21 Mark Allman (Littlemoor) 13, Peter Clark (Brighouse Sports) 20 Lee Heaton (Brownedge) 21, Paul Burke (Chapel Allerton) 11 Craig Gant (Netherton Con) 21, Bob Whitfield (Brighouse Sports) 8 Stuart Mort (Kirkham Cons) 21, Robert Hitchen (Lower Hopton) 21 Lee Johnstone (Houldsworth WMC) 19, Gareth Coates (Mirfield Old Bank) 14 Darren Plenderleith (Greville Arms) 21. Second round: Dunn 21 Johnson 18, Towning 21 Heaton 16, Gant 18 Mort 21, Hitchen 16 Plenderleith 21. Third round: Dunn 16 Towning 21 (draws No 4), Mort 21 Plenderleith 7 (draws No 12).

Night six qualifying field: Steven Gilroy (Crossgates), Greg Smith (West Brom FSC), Danny Sillitoe (Dearne Sports), Ryan Clark (Thongsbridge), Chris Kelly (Thongsbridge), Andrew Tate (Clayton), Lee Brown (Potteries), Matt Hill (Potteries), George Podmore (Potteries), Sam Bailey (Potteries), Ross Mallinson (Crosland Moor), Chris Bly (Bury), Tony Throup (Spen Victoria), Gary Siswick (Crosland Moor), Liam Fallas (Crosland Moor), John Greenhalgh (Crosland Moor).

Night seven qualifying field: Andrew Sykes (Mirfield Old Bank), Ian Booth (Lower Hopton), Scott Tattersley (Spen Victoria), Jack Hargreaves (Hyde), Stephen Baskerville (Knutsford), David Baskerville (Knutsford), Roger Morgan (Craig-y-don), Callum Wraight (Shrewsbury), Richie Goddard (Shrewsbury), James Davison (Thongsbridge), Andy Davison (Ossett Flying Horse), Paul Rooks (Eccleshill), Nick Bastow (Eccleshill), Andy Webb (Ossett Flying Horse), Graham Hickey (Thongsbridge), Paul Hillam (Eccleshill).

Bill Burlinson (Warrington) and Mark Hughes (Crossgates) were week five qualifiers in the Spen Masters. sponsored by P&I Hopkins Butchers.

Burlinson made it through with wins over Ian Vickers (Scholes) 21-14, Richard Jackson (Thongsbridge) 21-18 and Mark Regan (Brighouse) 21-16, while Hughes qualified with wins over Kristian Walder (Kippax) 21-14, Richard Stockdale (Eccleshill) 21-18 and Rob Dunford (Morton House) 21-14.

Qualifying continues on Saturday evening, with Clayton’s David Scott in action.

Week five qualifying scores – First round: Paul Bailey (Birmingham) 21 Gordon Bradford (Elland) 7, Dave Smith (Pudsey) 10 Mark Regan (Brighouse) 21, Bill Burlison (Warrington) 21 Ian Vickers (Scholes) 14, Ashley Tattersley (Lower Hopton) 7 Richard Jackson (Thongsbridge) 21, Kristian Walder (Kippax) 14 Mark Hughes (Crossgates) 21, Dean Scarth (Pudsey) 12 Richard Stockdale (Eccleshill) 21, Kevin Wainwright (Warrington) 14 David Walker (Scholes) 21, Rob Dunford (Morton House) 21 Andy Mailer (Sheffield) 10. Second round: Bailey 13 Regan 21, Burlinson 21 Jackson 18, Hughes 21 Stockdale 18, Walker 11 Dunford 21. Third round: Regan 16 Burlinson 21 (draws No 5), Hughes 21 Dunford 14 (draws No 9).

Week six qualifying draw: Paul Dudley (Radcliffe) v Paul Chamberlain (Burton on Trent), Steven Hirst (Netherton) v Chris Barton (Wallasey), James Martin (Huddersfield) v Adam Pennington (Chester), David Scott (Halifax) v Brian Hill (Chesterfield), Andrew Spragg (Chesterfield) v Kevin Nixon (Doncaster), Wayne Dews (Dewsbury) v Paul Firth (Lower Hopton), Martin Gaut (Shropshire) v Dean Ferris (Stoke on Trent), Conor Chamberlain (Burton on Trent) v Francis Pennington (Chester).