Gary Wilson entertained Michael Rudd at High Howdon Social Club but lost the first frame, when Rudd made a 34 break Wilson took the second with two breaks of 63.

Rudd took the third at 66-16 but went down 67-56 in the fourth. Wilson hit a purple patch with breaks of 61 and 35 in the fifth and 77, using only baulk colours and blue, to take the sixth. Rudd could only sit and watch as Wilson's added breaks of 54 and 21 to win the match 5-2.

David Craggs visited Ormesby Institute and completed a formidable 6-1 victory over resident player Anthony Parsons, in which he set the league's highest break with a 118 clearance. Craggs quickly took a 2-0 lead including a 43 break in the second frame. In the third frame Parsons found himself in a difficult situation but made a well-worked 63 break, before failing on the brown. Craggs retaliated to go to the interval with a 3-1 lead. Craggs then took the next three frames, making breaks of 45 and 64. Following a re-rack in the final frame of the night, Craggs compiled a spectacular and extremely fast 118 whirlwind clearance much to the crowds delight. This win lifted Craggs to the top of the table.

David Lilley of Hebburn visited John McCallum at Ashington's Northern Social The two players between them have lifted every amateur national competition and CIU title and have both represented England at international level and world events. Lilley took the first frame with a 91 break. He looked like taking the second until he went in-off the last pink, allowing McCallum in, but in an unfortunate twist of fate, McCallum went in-off the black. Lilley took the next two to four up at the interval, helped along by a break of 58. Lilley looked certain to take the fifth after building up a lead of 30 but McCallum potted the last red, a black, and the remaining colours to win by five points. McCallum added the sixth but in the last Lilley made a 45 break to leave McCallum needing snookers with four reds, a feat he failed to accomplish and conceded at 10-66.

In making the trip to Durham Snooker Centre, Andy Craig of Stanley was eager to notch up some frame wins in an attempt to lift him from the foot of the table when he played against Spennymoor's Paul Davison. In what proved to be a tight match at times, Craig could not compete against Davison's very tight safety play. In the first frame Craig edged into an early lead and looked to have put himself in a winning position when he snookered Davison on the blue and found it left in a comfortable straight line for the corner pocket. However he missed the pot, which would have given him perfect position on the pink and the frame. Davison stepped in to take the frame and shatter Craig's confidence so that he struggled from there to really make an impression on the scoreboard. The highest break of the night came in the fourth when Davison knocked in a 43 break, but generally the frames were scrappy encounters. Unfortunately this devastating result for Craig sees him remain at the foot of the table, but if he re-captured his form when a professional he would upset many opponents.

Durham Professional, Michael Rhodes was hosted by Chris West at Whitley Bay. The home player was soon two down to the league leader but a 67 break in the third got West back into the match after Rhodes made a 47 break to take an early lead. Rhodes replied with a 62 break to extend his lead to 3-1. West clawed his way back to take the next at 73-29 but then could only sit and watch while Rhodes notched up a 107 break eventually missing a tricky shot to leave the colours, which could have easily resulted in a 134 clearance. West replied by taking the final frame with a break of 71 to eventually lose the match by only one frame.

In a re-arranged game Michael Rudd visited Andy Craig at Stanley Central Club and won 4-3.