Owen Bates masters Challenge Tour 19, denies Wesley Plaisier title double in Milton Keynes

The latest Challenge Tour weekend is over with Owen Bates adding to his title haul as he denies Wesley Plaisier a title double.

Plaisier won the first title of the weekend, but Bates joins Darryl Pilgrim, Robert Grundy and Cameron Crabtree as another different winner this weekend.

Bates, known for his humorous nickname 'The Master' was thus in Milton Keynes edging past Plaisier 5-4. This after taking down Sebastian Bialecki, Thibault Tricole, Berry van Peer and Stefan Bellmont en route.

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Challenge Tour 19 Results

Last 32

Martijn Dragt 5 | 2 Steve Hine

Carl Sneyd 5 | 3 Jarred Cole

Wesley Plaisier 5 | 3 Ciaran Teehan

Lewis Gurney 5 | 4 Paul Rowley

Dan Read BYE | - Peter Hudson

Jack Main 5 | 4 Patrick Peters

Conan Whitehead 5 | 3 Martin Thomas

Ryan Furness 5 | 1 Chas Barstow

Thibault Tricole 5 | 3 Scott Marsh

Adam Atkinson 5 | 4 Alan Norris

Berry van Peer 5 | 4 Arjan Konterman

Owen Bates 5 | 2 Stefan Bellmont

Alexander Merkx 5 | 1 Alan Tabern

Harry Lane 5 | 2 John Henderson

Sebastian Bialecki 5 | 3 Christopher Wickenden

Jim McEwan 5 | 1 Andrew Steed

Last 16

Martijn Dragt 5 | 4 Carl Sneyd

Wesley Plaisier 5 | 1 Lewis Gurney

Dan Read 5 | 3 Jack Main

Ryan Furness 5 | 4 Conan Whitehead

Thibault Tricole 5 | 3 Adam Atkinson

Owen Bates 5 | 3 Berry van Peer

Alexander Merkx 5 | 3 Harry Lane

Sebastian Bialecki 5 | 1 Jim McEwan

Quarter-Finals

Wesley Plaisier 5 | 1 Martijn Dragt

Dan Read 5 | 3 Ryan Furness

Owen Bates 5 | 2 Thibault Tricole

Sebastian Bialecki 5 | 4 Alexander Merkx

Semi-Finals

Wesley Plaisier 5 | 4 Dan Read

Owen Bates 5 | 4 Sebastian Bialecki

Final

Owen Bates 5 | 4 Wesley Plaisier