Lloyd Leads Local Successes In Royal Oak Qualifiers

Chris Lloyd is one of three New Zealanders who qualified today for the first round of the Barfoot & Thompson Royal Oak Open in Auckland - boosting to nine the number of locals playing in the PSA Tour event.

But Lloyd is drawn to face compatriot Kashif Shuja, the Pakistan-born New Zealand national champion who is the event's top seed.

Qualifying finals:
Rik Smet (BEL) bye
Chris Ryder (ENG) bt Josh Thom (NZL) 11-6, 11-0, 11-5
Chris Lloyd (NZL) bt Stephen Preefer (USA) 11-10, 11-2, 11-3
Mike Weston (NZL) bt Chris McEldowney (NZL) 11-7, 11-8, 11-7
Paul Tuffin (NZL) bt Brent Lewis (NZL) 11-5, 11-8, 11-10
Stuart Crawford (SCO) bt Michael Bill (NZL) 11-6, 11-3, 11-5
Chris Simpson (ENG) bt Nigel Lloyd (NZL) 11-4, 11-6, 11-3
Yasunori Ishiwata (JPN) bye