Apart from the singles competition, there were also several matches involving the Welsh Team, the England Ladies side and the Staffordshire county sides.
The Staffordshire Men's A Team again showed why they are always among the favourites to win the National Inter-county Championships with a solid 24-20 victory over Wales. The Staffordshire B Team also got the better of a Wales side with a 23-21 victory, while the Staffordshire Ladies Team found the going harder against the England Ladies Team, who ran out 28-15 winners. There was also a flyer competition which was won by Warren Hodgson of Wales, who beat local lad Adam Davis 4-1 in the final.
The main singles event had a classy field with the likes of Lee Kendall, Gareth Potts, Phil Harrison, Tim Singh and Keith Jones all fighting for the first prize. So when the quarter-final stages arrived, it was no surprise to see all these names figuring prominently.
The first quarter-final saw Phil Harrison take on young Welsh talent Ryan John, who shared the first four frames of the match before the Cambridgeshire potter moved up a gear and won the next four frames to take the match 6-2.
The second quarter-final saw close friends and practice partners Lee Kendall and Gareth Potts battle for a place in the last four. The England captain went 2-0 up before the apprentice took the next three frames to go 3-2 in the lead. Potts then played some spell-binding pool to win 6-4 - Kendall has obviously taught him too well...
The third quarter-final saw Simon Yates take a 2-0 lead against Keith Jones before the Welsh disher responded with five frames on the bounce. Yates managed another frame to make it 3-5 but Jones took the match with the next for a 6-3 win.
The last quarter-final saw the dark horses for the event paired together - and it was Tim Singh who proved the stronger player with a confident 6-2 win against an out-of-sorts Burgess.
The semi-finals produced two superb matches. The first semi saw Tim Singh look like he was going to beat Keith Jones after going 2-0 up and then 3-2 up, but he could never really pull away and this high-class affair ended with Jones edging it 6-4 and booking his place in the final.
The second semi-final between Phil Harrison and Gareth Potts went all the way. Young Potts was playing superbly and forged into a 5-2 lead, before Harrison came back with the next three frames to make it 5-5. Harrison now looked the firm favourite, but it was Potts who took the deciding frame to book a final appearance.
The final was a classy affair with Gareth Potts taking the first two frames, before Keith Jones rallied and won the next four. Potts dished in the next to make it 3-4 but the flying Welshman ran the next two to win the final 6-3.
Last 16 results
R John beat R Bannister 6-1
P Harrison beat K Lane 6-0
G Potts beat D Henshaw 6-4
L Kendall beat M Blackshaw 6-1
S Yates beat A Woodhouse 6-3
K Jones beat H Jones 6-5
R Burgess beat A Jones 6-3
T Singh beat C Barrs 6-1
Quarter-finals results
P Harrison beat R John 6-2
G Potts beat L Kendall 6-4
K Jones beat S Yates 6-3
T Singh beat R Burgess 6-2
Semi-finals results
G Potts beat P Harrison 6-5
K Jones beat T Singh 6-4
Finals result
K Jones beat G Potts 6-3