54th

The new rankings are out and following his great run at the German Open, Liam Pitchford has jumped from the 120s up to 54 in the world. Great stuff! Does anyone know if that means he will get automatically into the main draw of the top tournaments now, not needing to do the qualy groups?

Apologies for the delay but I have posted a selection of images from the 54th (2013) ETTA English National Championships at Ponds Forge, Sheffield. I've not included many pictures of players holding trophies since these are readily available elsewhere. I've tried to focus on the players...