IN the preliminary round of the Gordon Davey Memorial Individual Trophy, four of the top 20 with most wins in the league this season were defeated.

These included top player Paul Willetts losing to Alan Falconbridge 2-0, Chris Page to Lewis Paget 2-0, David Hay to Phil Julian 2-1 and Ben Lennard to Mark Truscott 2-1. Other winners were Harry Perry, Chris Spurrier and Alan Coggin.

The first round proper will be played this Friday (April 24) at four different venues: Stithians CC, The Boslowick Inn, The Seaview Inn and Penryn AFC.

With the possibility of 21 frames in each venue, the league officials have brought the starting time forward to 7.30pm.