DANNY Ferris missed out on winning the Waterloo Championship after losing to the eventual winner.

The Stoke-on-Trent teenager was beaten in the semi-finals 21-12 by Jonathan Copeland, who retained his trophy for the third successive year.

Quarter-finals: Ben Gloag (Hyde) 21, Ben Blackburn (Rossendale) 20; Dean Butler (Nelson) 21, Adam Hawker (Buxton) 16; Danny Ferris (Stoke) 21, Jack Hargeaves (Hyde) 20; Jonathan Copeland (Chadderton) 21, Scott Smith (Stockport) 14.

Semi-finals: Gloag 21, Butler 14; Copeland 21, Ferris 12.

Final: Copeland 21, Gloag 15.

LEEK Beggars Lane BC are celebrating their centenary year with an invitation pairs event tomorrow.

A prize fund of £1,000 is up for grabs and play is due to start at 2pm.

BUCKNALL Private beat Barlaston Plume in the Stubbs Cup final 179-169 and the three Staffs ladies players in the team Fay Carson, Joan Lewis, and Veronica Chell all won their games.

The final of the James Birks Senior Cup will be between Middleport Park and Congleton Park, after Congleton won the second semi-final by 41 points against Birches Head Two at Kingsley.

POTTERIES county player Lee Dale used his knowledge of the green at Swettenham to good affect as he won the club's invitation 32.

Semi-finals: Andy Jones (Stockport) 21, Keith Williamson (Middleport) 14; Lee Dale (Congleton) 21, Jimmy Hartshorne (Congleton) 19.

Final: Dale 21, Jones 19.

THE £2,000 Tonge Classic is underway and next Thursday's qualifying heat (7pm) will see Mark and Dean Ferris in the line-up.

Draw: Dave McDermott v Steven Leech, Dave Gwilliam v Garry Coverdale, Tommy Hedderman v Mark Ferris, Mike Geraghty v Paul Dudley, Ian Hazlehurst v Ant Aldridge, Ryan Goodman v Dean Ferris, Jimmy Hynes v John Pearson, Daz Holt v Gareth Gwilliam.

STOKE bowlers Andy Owen and Chris Jenkins contest the Grange BC Classic at Stockport tonight (5pm), where the finalists are chasing a prize fund of £3,400.

Draw: Lee Turner (Audenshawe) v Robert Hitchen (Halifax), Dave McDermott (Pensby) v Andy Owen (Stoke), Andy Spragg (Chesterfield) v Lee Lawton (Failsworth), Steve Davies (Liverpool) v Danny Barwise (Liverpool), Glynn Cookson (Winsford) v Robbie Fitzpatrick (Wirral), James Grimston (Blackpool) v John Bailey (Llanwrst), Martin Gilpin (Kendal) v Mike Tunstall (Liverpool), Chris Jenkins (Stoke) v Paul Bailey (Birmingham).

STAFFORD duo Chris Ward and Gordon Hawkins head to Yorkshire on Thursday to try to book a place in the sub-finals of the £7,000 Mirfield BC two-man team knockout.

In the first round they will face the experienced Cumbrian pairing of Dave Clarkson and Martin Gilpin.

THE Newcastle London Road Open Doubles Competition qualifying rounds starts on Tuesday.

Competitors will battle it out for a place in the final on Tuesday, September 7.

Draws for the qualifying rounds will be made on the four qualifying days.

Practice for all four dates starts at 6.30pm, with a 7pm start.

Tuesday line-up: M Somers & E Clarke, C Lakin & J Walker, J Cooper & B Taperek, B Rutter & I Farrimond, R Perry & H Walklate, R Gibson & TBC, T Colclough & N Tideswell, I Stanway & G Stanway.

Wednesday: T Adams & A Adams, L Adams & TBC, J Owen & G Lawton, T Matthews & D Kilgariff, C Kearns & P Letts, M Simcocks & D Stanway, A Knight & L Carpenter, M Rushton & K Grocott.

Thursday: C Cooper & K Potts, D Higginson & M Hill, A Blundred & S Hawkins, B Frost & D Shore, J Parkin & D Forster, S Rogers & D Rogers, T Porter & H Rogers, T Chesters & TBC.

Friday: S Howe & J Jenkins, S Holland & K McIntyre, T Morrey & P Dykes, J Berrisford & S Twigge, E Lockett & L Rowley, G Ellis & C Steele, C Matthews & P Matthews, R Goodwin & S Hall.

THE Coors Open Doubles event will be held on Monday at Bucknall Private.

The first round will commence at 10am. Draws for the second round and the semi-final will be made after each round.

Round One (draw to be made on the day): M Simcock & S Howse (Potteries), W Tarrell & D Hoffman (Shropshire), C Martin & L Peart (Potteries), C Ward & G Hawkins (South Staffs), M Lloyd (Shropshire) & N Tideswell (Potteries), P Fellows (Birmingham) & M Fellows (Potteries), J Melvin & M Melvin (Potteries), K Walton & M Beer (Shropshire), B Booth & P Charlesworth (Potteries), N Hodgkinson & N Egan (Staffs), D Higginson & M Hill (Potteries), P Williams & R Goddard (Shropshire), C Kearns & T Colclough (Potteries), F Carson & S Holmes (Potteries), P Djuranovic & A France (Potteries), L Wooldridge & J Gosnall (Potteries).

NORTH Staffs Parks stage their doubles merit event tomorrow.

Two venues will be used, Fenton Private and London Road, with a 10.30am start.

The four winners from each venue will then go to Oakhill Private to play the last eight.