THE Stourbridge League five-a-side knockout cup was won for the first time by Kingswinford RBLA.

Gregg Reece and Stephen Small won the opening frames against defending champions Pockets SC and though Gary Smith pulled one back, Kingswinford had a 78 point advantage going into the final frame.

Eighteen-year-old Andy Smith had a magnificent 83 break, clearing the last 13 reds, before failing narrowly to pot the yellow. That left experienced Andrew Brown to clear yellow to pink to lift the cup for Kingswinford.

The knockout plate competition also saw new winners in the shape of Amblecote Institute A, who won the trophy in decisive fashion against Kinver Constitutional B.

Steve Mason and David Grainger pulled back the handicap in the opening two frames and Andy Round, Rob Clark and Rick Wooldridge completed the victory.

The well contested Premier Individual Championship was won for the second time by Brierley Hill SC’s Elliott Bastable, who defeated Kinver Constitutional’s Darren Oakes 4-1 in a match which could have gone either way.

The First Division individual champion was Amblecote RBL’s Mark Jeffries, who took the title for the third year in succession by foiling a great fightback by Wayne Whitmore of Kingswinford Cons.

Baggeridge Social’s Frankie Bennett went 2-0 down to Stourbridge Institute’s Simon Tyler but recovered to take the Second Division individual title 3-2.

The singles handicap was contested by Rick Woolridge and Jack Trueman - both from Brierley Hill SC. Wooldridge won the first two frames before 15-year-old Trueman recovered really well to tie matters at 2-2.

In the decider the older man prevailed, maintaining his composure to compile a match-winning break.

In the over-45s handicap singles, previous champion Paul Bates of Stourbridge Institute led 2-1 but Norton Social’s Kev Franklin hit back to take the title 3-2.

In the over-65s event, Kinver Constitutional B’s Arnold Tromans completed a very successful season by beating Graham Lewis (Amblecote Institute) 3-1 in an entertaining match.

The Foursomes handicap final was contested between two pairings making their first appearances, with Wayne Robbins potting the final black to take the title with his Hot Shots.