Warwick Workmen's Club II have all but retained their snooker league title after recording a 5-0 demolition of hosts Spanish Point Boat Club I on Wednesday night.

The visitors took an early lead when Henryk Marszalek beat rival Stewart Greenslade 64-17 in the first of their two-frame contest.

Steven Bremar, the Warwick captain, doubled his team’s advantage with a 51-48 triumph over Todd Dziak in the second frame.

Marszalek then defeated Greenslade 92-15 in the second frame to clinch the best-of-five series for the visitors.

Zane DeSilva, the Progressive Labour Party deputy leader and Minister of Housing and Municipalities, kept the ball rolling for Warwick courtesy of a 48-36 win over Spanish Point’s Alex Hooper.

DeSilva then teamed up with Bremar to complete the whitewash, defeating Hooper and Dziak 56-42 in the doubles contest.

The result has given Warwick II an unassailable lead at the top of the standings, all but guaranteeing them a second successive league title.

“We are getting closer and closer and we are right on the verge [of clinching the title],” DeSilva told The Royal Gazette. “We have a pretty good team and I manage to chip in now and then.

“I think overall it’s been a pretty interesting and exciting season, and I look forward to the completion of the league schedule and also some of the cup games that are outstanding.

“Steven and myself are defending Bermuda Open doubles champions, and we look forward to defending that title.”

The remaining league encounter saw hosts Royal Artillery Association edge Spanish Point Boat Club 3-2.

Keino Zuill got RAA off to a flying start with a 49-20 win over Tyler Moniz in the first of their two frames together.

Kyle Williams doubled the hosts advantage with a convincing 78-22 conquest over Alan Smith in the second.

Richard Burton finally got the visitors on the board after coming away with a 60-23 win against Kenya Trott.

It was then game on after Moniz took down Zuill 57-24 in the second frame between the pair to level the series and set up a winner-takes-all scenario heading into the doubles contest.

With everything to play for, RAA duo Aaron Bean and Williams beat Burton and Smith to seal the deal for the hosts.

In the opening round of the Bermuda Open Singles competition at Warwick Workmen’s Club, Dziak beat DeSilva 2-0 and will now face Pamela Quadroy in the next round at the same venue.

Elsewhere, Aaron Bean edged Nadanja Bailey 2-1 at RAA and will come up against the winner of the contest between Bremar and Chris Dakin in the second round on a date to be confirmed.

Also advancing in the competition was Paul Fedden who beat rival Stephen Tucker 2-0 in a second round contest at Sandys Boat Club. Fedden, the Bermuda Snooker Association president, will now square off against John Orr in the quarter-finals on a date to be confirmed.

Also progressing to the quarter-finals was Marszalek by way of a 2-0 win against Mark Iris at Warwick Workmen’s Club. Marszalek will now face an opponent yet to be decided in the last eight of the competition.

Orr set up a quarter-final showdown with Fedden after pulling off a 2-0 win over Martin Siese in two black ball games at Spanish Point Boat Club.

Gary Bascome also advanced in the competition with a 2-0 win over rival Jimmy McGill 2-0 at Spanish Point Boat Club and will cross swords with the winner of the contest between Moniz and Burton on a date to be confirmed.

In Tony DeSilva Memorial Cup second round action at Warwick Workmen’s Club, Bailey beat Aaron Burrows 2-0 to set up a quarter-final showdown with Bremar on a date to be confirmed.

Also advancing in the competition was DeSilva with a 2-1 win over Dakin at Warwick Workmen’s Club. DeSilva will now face Dziak in the quarter-finals on a date to be confirmed.