Domestic matches in the L&L Property Contractors Snooker League took a break this week.
Instead the final group qualifying games in the Eric McMullen Memorial Handicap TKO Trophy took place.
As a result, Workington Golf Club will take on Station Road B and Workington Veterans Club B will be up against Workington Conservative Club in the semi-finals to take place on Wednesday, March 2.
Previous qualifying games in group A had already seen Workington Golf Club through with nine points.
But as Workington Cons faced Station Road A in the only outstanding group A fixture, the remaining semi-final spot went to the Cons Club with a 4-1 home win.
Victories for Dave Holland (+29 handicap) , Richard McCarthy (+1) and Alan Moore (+5) took the Cons to 3-0 but a win for Keith Telford (+43) gave the Station A side a slim chance of qualification in the frames won format.
In the last, a tight affair could have gone either way but in securing the proceedings on the black Ryan Barker (+21) took his team through to the semis.
Station Road A finished fourth in qualifying group A and and go into the plate with third placed finishers, Vets Club A.
In group B four of the five teams all had the opportunity to qualify and even though the Rack Shack defeated Vets B 3-2, and the United Club beat Station B 3-2, the point a frame format still saw both losers progress to the semi-finals.
In the game between Station B and the United Club a victory in the first from Simon Frazer (+23) put Station B 1-0 up however as Clive Lister (+19) won the next parity was achieved.
A 43 break from Station B’s Peter O’Hagan (Scr) took care of frame three but back came the United Club as Andrew Mitchelhill (+9) put in a captain’s performance to make short work of frame four for 2-2.
In the decider Mark Suitor (+34) made the most of his handicap advantage and in winning on the colours he guided his team to victory albeit in a score-line that just fell short of qualification.
The other match in group B, and the only remaining qualifying game, started with an Andy Moore (+35) victory to put the Rack Shack 1-0 up.
However as Michael ‘Sid’ Walker (+28) and Vets B captain, and team mate, Geoff Banton (+32) won the next two, fortunes were soon reversed.
Back came the Rack Shack with a Stephen Harrison (+37) win in the next and as Peter McAvoy (+35) took the decider the Whitehaven side ended qualifying on a positive note even though they just missed out finishing third in group B.
The Rack Shack and fourth placed United Club both go on to the plate competition.
Final standings
GROUP A
1. Workington Golf Club (9 Points)
2. Workington Conservative Club (8)
3. Workington Veterans Club A (7)
4. Station Road A 6PTS
GROUP B
1. Workington Veterans Club B (13 Points)
2. Station Road B (12)
3. Rack Shack (10)
4. United Club (9)
5. Maryport Social (6)
The Eric McMullen Memorial Trophy handicap[ semi-finals will be: WGC v Station B; Vets B v W’ton Cons
The Plate semi finals will be: Vets A v United Club; Rack Shack v Station A.
