Bradford & District Sunday School Billiards League champions Pudsey A suffered a rare defeat in the final round of fixtures, going down 3-2 away to Princeville B.
The two Bradford Deaf Centre teams finished the regular season with big wins, the A team's 5-0 triumph over bottom of the table Princeville C, securing second place and a home tie in the play-offs against third placed Deaf Centre B.
Princeville D beat Pudsey B 3-2 but could not improve on their fourth place, and so they will visit the champions in the other qualification play-off match.
Princeville B's fine win against the champions secures them a home tie in an elimination play-offs against bottom of the table Princeville C.
Pudsey B will be at home to Princeville A in the other elimination play-off match.
All four play-off matches will be played on Tuesday, February 27.
RESULTS:
PRINCEVILLE B 3 PUDSEY A 2
PRINCEVILLE D 3 PUDSEY B 2
BRADFORD DEAF CENTRE A 5 PRINCEVILLE C 0
BRADFORD DEAF CENTRE B 4 PRINCEVILLE A 1
BREAKS:
R Bowes (Pudsey B) 45 & 31, S Kershaw (Princeville B) 40 & 31, T Kershaw (Princeville A) 35, P Devitt (Princeville C) 35, G Kershaw (Princeville A) 33, C Jarvis (Princeville D) 30, J Dixon (Bradford Deaf Centre A) 30.
FINAL LEAGUE TABLE (all played 14):
PUDSEY A 43
BRADFORD DEAF CENTRE A 39
BRADFORD DEAF CENTRE B 38
PRINCEVILLE D 34
PRINCEVILLE B 28
PUDSEY B 27
PRINCEVILLE A 24
PRINCEVILLE C 19
QUALIFICATION PLAY-OFFS:
PUDSEY A VERSUS PRINCEVILLE D
BRADFORD DEAF CENTRE A VERSUS BRADFORD DEAF CENTRE B
ELIMINATION PLAY-OFFS:
PRINCEVILLE B VERSUS PRINCEVILLE C
PUDSEY B VERSUS PRINCEVILLE A
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