Berkshire's Neil Pauffley won through from Qualifying to reach the Final of the AEGON Pro Series Event at Ilkley last week.
In a terrific week for Pauffley, he collected wins against four players placed above him in the World Rankings including a win against Great Britain Number 10, Dan Evans. His win against Evans was particularly memorable as he had to fight back from losing the first set to win 2/6, 6/3, 6/3.
Unsurprisingly, after such a tough run, he eventually went down in the Final, losing to Martin Fischer, the Italian Number 1 seed 6/2, 6/4. However, it proved to be a great Tournament all round for Neil who will have had his chances of making the World Top 500 boosted by his excellent performances.