SURREY’S Lionel Sams will face emerging star Josh Payne in the Coral UK Open first round at the Butlins Minehead Resort on Friday after winning the qualifier at Rileys in Oxford.
Sams went through after beating Aidan Wiltshire 5-2 in the final.
Oxfordshire’s Dennis Smith faces the winner of Mark Barilli and Steve Hine in round two.
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