Wade Retains William Cross Pro-Am Title

JAMES WADE won the William Cross Pro-Am Mens Singles for a second successive year with a 7-4 win over Ronnie Baxter.

The world number three overcame Andy Jenkins in the final of last year's tournament, and reclaimed the commemorative shield at Shoalhaven.

He was a 7-4 winner over Baxter in the final, having defeated America's Scott Kirchner 6-3 in the semis.

Wade also defeated Russell Stewart, Denis Ovens, Shane Tichowitsch and Gordon Smith during the event.

Baxter hit a nine-darter in his win over Robert Thornton, the second time inside six weeks that he has achieved a perfect leg in competition, following his achievement in the Las Vegas Desert Classic Qualifiers.

Mitchell Clegg, the 2006 Oceanic Masters winner, won the Junior Boys event, while Corrinne Hammond took victory in the Womens Singles and Melissa Sinnott won the Junior Girls knockout.

William Cross Pro-Am Mens Singles
Round One

Craig Strooisma 4-2 Daniel Brown
John Kuczynski 4-1 Stuart Coburn
Philip Hazell 4-1 Peter Hawkins
Ivan Townes 4-3 Wynand Havenga
Robert Thornton 4-0 Tony Crampton
Ronnie Baxter 4-0 Rod Neeson
Chippy Miller 4-2 Dave Mckay
Barry Jouannet 4-0 Wayne Oldfield
Rod Crawford 4-2 Peter Page
Tommy Hyland 4-3 Gary Mawson
Brian Roach 4-0 Graham Thompson
Garry Sinnott 4-3 Ruan Hanekom
Pat Orreal 4-2 Raymond O'Donnell
Ian Brown 4-0 Brian Rowe
Wayne Brown 4-3 Warren French
Preston Ridd 4-2 Daniel Sim
Russell Stewart 4-0 William Aitken
Pete Corcoran 4-2 Scott Krause
Dave Muller 4-0 Andy Dean
Dave Honey 4-0 Reg Tapper
Denis Ovens 4-2 Don Whittington
Barry Whittaker 4-1 Dave Fitzpatrick
Shane Tichowitsch 4-0 Col Sharpe
James Wade 4-0 Gordon Smith
Warren Parry 4-2 Paul Neighbour
Matt Kaletta 4-2 Phil Bottrell
Dean McGladdery 4-2 Bill Keogh
Scott Kirchner 4-0 Evan Lane
Waleed Clayton 4-1 Dave Breasley
Charles Losper 4-1 John Gault
Paul Nicholson 4-0 Jason Stokes
Sean Gibbs 4-2 Mitchell Clegg

Round Two
Craig Strooisma 4-3 John Kuczynski
Philip Hazell 4-1 Ivan Townes
Ronnie Baxter 4-1 Robert Thornton
Barry Jouannet 4-2 Chippy Miller
Tommy Hyland 4-3 Rod Crawford
Brian Roach 4-1 Garry Sinnott
Ian Brown 4-0 Pat Orreal
Wayne Brown 4-3 Preston Ridd
Russell Stewart 4-3 Pete Corcoran
Dave Muller 4-2 Dave Honey
Denis Ovens 4-1 Barry Whittaker
James Wade 4-3 Shane Tichowitsch
Warren Parry 4-3 Matt Kaletta
Scott Kirchner 4-1 Dean McGladdery
Waleed Clayton 4-0 Charles Losper
Paul Nicholson 4-1 Sean Gibbs

Round Three
Philip Hazell 4-1 Craig Strooisma
Ronnie Baxter 4-3 Barry Jouannet
Brian Roach 4-2 Tommy Hyland
Wayne Brown 4-3 Ian Brown
Russell Stewart 4-1 Dave Muller
James Wade 4-1 Denis Ovens
Scott Kirchner 4-3 Warren Parry
Paul Nicholson 4-0 Waleed Clayton

Quarter-Finals
Ronnie Baxter 5-0 Philip Hazell
Brian Roach 5-2 Wayne Brown
James Wade 5-3 Russell Stewart
Scott Kirchner 5-1 Paul Nicholson

Semi-Finals
Ronnie Baxter 6-4 Brian Roach
James Wade 6-3 Scott Kirchner

Final
James Wade 7-4 Ronnie Baxter

William Cross Pro-Am Ladies Singles
Semi-Finals

Corrine Hammond 3-2 Lauren Peters
Margaret Sutton def Melissa Sinnott

Final
Corrinne Hammond 3-1 Margaret Sutton

William Cross Pro-Am Junior Boys
Final

Mitchell Clegg 3-1 Stuart Coburn

William Cross Pro-Am Junior Girls
Final

Melissa Sinnott 3-1 Wallisha Gallagher