Paul Lee won the Second Semi-Final of the British Under-21 Championship at the Isle of Wight this week.
The qualifiers are as follows:
1. Paul Lee (Sheffield) 14
2. Danny Bird (Isle of Wight)12
3. Matt Read (Arena Essex) 12
4. Simon Stead (Sheffield) 11
5. Chris Harris (Exeter) 10
The reserve for the final is:
6. Marc Norris (Reading) 10
The non-qualifiers are:
7. Nick Simmons (Isle of Wight) 9
8. Simon Cartwright (Sheffield) 9
9. Gary Corbett (Arena Essex) 8
10. Bobby Eldridge (Newport) 7
11. Rob Clarence (Stoke) 5
12. Glen Phillips (Isle of Wight) 4
13. Chris Courage (Exeter) 4
14. Simon Moon (Reading) 3
15. Shane Colvin (Reading) 2
16. Geoff Batt (Oxford) 0
The full line-up for the final at Peterborough on April 23rd is as follows:
Barry Campbell (Belle Vue)
Lee Dicken (Hull)
David Howe (Peterborough)
Scott Nicholls (Poole)
Lee Richardson (Poole)
Blair Scott (Edinburgh)
Grant MacDonald (Workington)
Oliver Allen (Swindon)
Roger Lobb (Arena Essex)
Chris Neath (Newport)
Paul Lee (Sheffield)
Danny Bird (Isle of Wight)
Matt Read (Arena Essex)
Simon Stead (Sheffield)
Chris Harris (Exeter)
In addition there is one wild card.
The reserves for the meeting are:
Mark Blackwell (Workington)
Marc Norris (Reading)
The wild card place is presumable intended to include a worthy candidate who was prevented from qualifying by injury or misfortune. Logically it should come down to a choice between Ross Brady and Paul Clews with James Birkinshaw an outside candidate.