LATEST ADDITIONS

Daiwa & Guru backed ace in Maver final. Andy Bennett has won a place in the Maver Match This Final, after winning the Garbolino Lindholme Lakes qualifier, with a weight of 138lb 13oz. The result came on the back of a successful week for Andy - who also won last weeks festival at Lindholme!Having only just missed out on a place in the final from last weekend’s qualifier at Partridge Lakes by a little over 4lbs, Andy was determined not to be beaten again. Fishing meat over ground bait towards the far bank Andy finished the day with 138-13-00 from peg 26 on OasisOne hundred anglers attended this year's Mega 'Match This' qualifier at Lindholme Lakes - the best attendance to date across all Mega 'Match This' qualifiers at the popular Doncaster venue.

Stainforth & Keadby Canal to host exciting new contest. A new teams-of-three winter league is set to run on the Stainforth and Keadby Canal at Thorne. The venue – which has a reputation as being one of the most prolific winter fisheries in the country has been famous for hosting the sell-out individual and pairs league in years gone by. In recent years, numbers have begun to dwindle though – and when the previous organiser announced that he wasn’t interested in running the leagues any more, Lee Kerry and Tom Scholey stepped up to the mark.

England Juniors lead World Youth Championship. The England under-18 team have taken a commanding position on the first day of the Junior World Championship, taking three section wins and a second. As it stands, they are nine points ahead of second-placed France, with one day of the competition still to go. Section winners include Sam Hughes, Bradley Gibbons and Joe Kent, with Matt Barnett second in his section – finishing just a few grams short of victory.

Sanders optimistic of England Youth’s chances. The Junior and Intermediate World Championship takes place tomorrow, on the River Vilaines in France. England has a team entered into both events, thanks to generous backing from sponsors Drennan and Sensas. Dorking skipper Steve Sanders is manager of the junior team and is optimistic of the squads' chances, explaining: “The venue is absolutely fantastic, and we have enjoyed a great week's practice, with the anglers getting better every day.