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