Snooker round-up: Landywood C suffer costly defeat in Division One survival bid

Landywood C suffered a potentially costly 3-2 home defeat against Shifnal in their bid to survive relegation from Division One.

Karl Payne opened with an excellent 97-break for Landywood, but Tom Maxfield levelled for Shifnal.

Martin Coffey Jr and Keith Price made it 3-1 to Shifnal before Kevin Richards reduced the arrears for second from bottom Landywood with a 49-break.

Pennefields Bowling Club registered a huge win in their quest to avoid the drop after claiming the scalp of second-placed Landywood Snooker Club.

Simon Thomas, Jon Bate and Jason Hickman propelled Pennefields into 3-0 lead, but Dave Turner and Robbie James pulled two back for Landywood.

Shifnal B are still five points clear of the relegation zone despite losing 3-2 against Charlemont Bowling Club.

The Sedgley derby saw Ex Service emerge 3-2 victors over WMC thanks to winning frames for Simon Hickman, Gurdip Sidhu and Ash Barker and Hotshots B eased to a 4-1 success over Stafford Institute.

Bilston Sports and Social Club extended their lead at the top of Division Two to 11 points with a 4-1 triumph against Landywood D courtesy of Wayne Pruden, Michael Smith, Steve Giles and Stewart Humphries.

Bilston Bowling Club climbed into second spot with a 4-1 demolition of fellow promotion rivals Beaconsfield who they leapfrogged in the process.

Landywood F took one step closer to the drop following a 4-1 defeat at the hands of Poets Corner B.

Elsewhere, Essington WMC enjoyed a 5-0 whitewash at Poets Corner E and Pennefields B collected a 4-1 win at Poets Corner D.

Codsall Firs B created breathing space from the bottom-three with a 3-2 victory at Townsend Social Club.

Wolverhampton Electric remain third in Division Three after losing 3-2 at Woodfield B - while Cannock Cons suffered relegating despite cruising to a 4-1 win against Bilston Bowling Club C.

In Division Four, fourth-placed Bentley Moor won 4-1 at league leaders Old Hall B, as Beechdale closed the gap to one point with a 4-1 success over third-placed Kingswinford Club.

Forty Four C lead Division Five by a single point after following a 5-0 victory over bottom side Golden Cue with a 4-1 drubbing at the hands of Sedgley WMC B.

Rugeley Snooker Club closed the gap after a 5-0 whitewash over Wolverhampton Electric C - as Spencer Hudson and Stephen North beat Callum Wraight and Billy Lanham 417-402 in the semi-finals of the Pairs Medley.

They will now face Ash Barker and Roman Hutchings in the final.