Scottish number two Stewart Crawford faces a tough battle if he is to regain the Newcastle Grand Prix title this weekend.

Previous winner Crawford is up against reigning champion Matt Ware from Hampshire and English number two Darius Knight is also expected to compete.

Scottish number four Niall Cameron is also amongst the six top seeds for the event.

Gavin Rumbay, the Scottish number one, misses the event but will compete in the English Open in Sheffield at the end of the month.