At Eden Grove-Pegler's green, Reilly became only the fourth player to defend the title, and the eighth to win it more than once.

Reilly defeated Jackie Fraser, winner of the newly-inaugurated DDBA Series competition, in the first round, before edging out Paul Morgan of EG Sports (Barrie O'Brien Open winner) in his next game and then in the semi-final comfortably beating Keith Ryde of Armthorpe, who had won the Westfield Park Clark Racing Open.

In the final, Reilly faced 2002 winner Danny Sillito, who had won the Meir Open earlier in the season. Despite battling his way through four difficult games to reach the final, including an impressive 21-13 win against Woodlands Park's Chris Brown in the last four, Sillito never got going in the final.

Reilly won the first six ends for a 7-0 lead. The closest Sillito was to get was 9-3 down. Reilly led 15-3 and wrapped up the title at 21-4.

Preliminary round: Neil Fletcher (Tickhill) 18 Danny Sillito (Tickhill) 21

First round: Danny Sillito 21 Derek Hardy (Armthorpe Welfare) 10, Matthew Holmes (Yorkshire Main) 13 John Laycock (Brodsworth Welfare) 21, Chris Brown (Woodlands Park) 21 Shawn Laycock (Brodsworth Welfare) 10, Barry Connolly (Pilkingtons Recreation) 21 Jenie Hallas (Brodsworth Welfare) 19, Mick Reilly (Pilkingtons Recreation) 21 Jackie Fraser (Armthorpe Welfare) 15, David Poole (EG Sports) 16 Paul Morgan (EG Sports) 21, Keith Ryde (Armthorpe Welfare) 21 Ross Meese (Tickhill) 17, Hilary Bennett (Yorkshire Main) 19 Sarah Fox (EG Sports) 21.

Quarter-finals: Danny Sillito 21 John Laycock 8, Chris Brown 21 Barry Connolly 20, Mick Reilly 21 Paul Morgan 18, Keith Ryde 21 Sarah Fox 14.

Semi-finals: Danny Sillito 21 Chris Brown 13, Mick Reilly 21 Keith Ryde 10.

Final: Danny Sillito 4 Mick Reilly 21

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