First side relegated from snooker league's top flight

They lost 3-2 to 10th-placed Baggeridge Social, as frame wins from Eliott Bastable, Phil Thompson and David Hall beat out efforts from Bilston’s Wayne Pruden and Graham Cole.

Townsend Social and Bilston Bowling A occupy the other two relegation places, however Landywood B are only two points from safety after all three struggling sides lost in the penultimate game week.

Second-bottom Townsend were beaten 4-1 by Landywood A, thanks to frame wins from Jack Harris, Mick Stockley, Dave Turner and Robbie James, and Landywood B also lost 4-1 after Roy Stokes, Luke Higginbotham, Ryan Hamilton and Adrian Holmes won for Hotshots B.

Bilston fell in the final frame during a 3-2 loss to Charlemont A, as Scott Compton, Milan Krstanovic and John Spencer took home the points.

Only four points separate the sides going into their final matches.

Last season’s champions, Stafford Institute, confirmed third with a 3-2 win against this season’s winners Hotshots A.

Jason Kendrick got a 76 break as he and Rob Wharne put Institute 2-0 up. Daniel Eaton-Lees sealed the win in the fourth frame.

In the Shifnal War Memorial derby, the A team beat the Bs 3-2 thanks wins from John Fallows and Matthew Davies (67), before Martin Coffey Jnr won the deciding fifth frame.

Elsewhere, Poets Corner A won 4-1 at Sedgley WMC and Wednesfield Cons defeated Sedgley Ex Service 3-2.

Pennfields A bagged the final promotion place in Division Two, returning to the top flight only a year after relegation. They beat Poets H 3-2 thanks to Jon Bate, Colin Reade and Ash Barker.

Baggeridge Social B, Landywood E, Willenhall Liberal and Wolverhampton Electric are all still in contention for the final two relegation places, with Willenhall Liberals hosting Baggeridge next week.

Baggeridge fell 3-2 to Pennfields B and Electric fell 3-2 to Landywood D. Tony Davis, Tony Poole and Les Edmunds won for Pennfields as Michael Hodgkiss, Colin Kettlewell and Paul Hodgkiss won for Landywood D.

Landywood E lost to their C team and Liberal lost to Poets C, both ended 4-1. Jamie Harris, Neil Gould, Craig Meredith and Danny Ludgate won for Landywood C, while Poets C’s winners were Tom Burgess, Sean Newman, Andel Clarke and Harry Garbett

Poets B failed to secure the title after a shock 4-1 loss to Codsall Firs. Frames from Steve Heath, Wayne Habberley and Lee Haselum got Firs the win, alongside Steve Goodall’s, as he got breaks of 49 and 34.

They are only four points clear of Stafford Institute B, who won a 5-0 whitewash against already-relegated Golden Cue thanks to Stuart Jones, Mike Wainwright, Steven Smart, Darren Poutney and Dan Batkin.