TIM Hart won a one-sided final against Kevin Hopper in York and District Snooker Association's 21st monthly knockout handicap competition played at the Cueball Club.

Hart potted superbly, making consecutive breaks of 25, 16 and 12 to leave Hopper little option but to conceded with a possible 51 points still on the table.

In the preliminary round Andy Marshall made breaks of 34 and 36 in his 115-30 win over Adam Scaife.

Highlights of the first round were Paul Brolly and Kevin Hopper both making breaks of 23 in their respective wins, while Richard Lillie and Richard Mounce both won on the colours and Andy Marshall potted the final black to beat Jordan Worobec 62-55. In the quarter-finals Hart beat Marshall 61-27 with the help of a 31 break.

Hart continued his good form in the semi-finals, beating Mounce 62-23. Hopper started his semi-final against Andy Crosby with a 27 break snd quickly followed up with a 53, the highest of the competition. Crosby conceded with the last red and colours remaining.

All players beaten in the first round were entered into a free 'Plate' competition, in which the form player was Martin Oxberry, who made a 42 break in his quarter-final victory over Worobec. Oxberry made a break of 24 in his next match and a 46 break in beating Adam Scaife 79-24 in the final.

The monthly champions of the main competition, which is sponsored by Heworth Minibuses, between last March and next February will be invited to enter the second annual Champion of Champions tournament at the Cueball Club next March.

The monthly champions so far are - March, Phil Anderson; April, Adam Scaife; May, Tim Hart; June, Andy Crosby; July, Andy Crosby; August, Kevin Hopper; September, Kevin Hopper; October, Pete Musson; November, Tim Hart.

There are only three places left to be filled. The next monthly handicap competition will be at the Cueball Club on Wednesday, December 19, starting at 7.15pm. Contact Pete Musson on 01904 416087 as soon as possible to book an entry.

Updated: 12:40 Friday, December 07, 2001