Nigel Eckersley beat 12 players in two events at the three-day English National Championships.
The Uckfield veteran, 52, surged into the last 16 of the main event, the men's singles, at the English Institute of Sport in Sheffield.
His best win was against No.9 seed Greg Baker, from Warwickshire.
Eckersley lost to former England champion Alex Perry, from Nottingham, in the last 16.
In the veterans' singles, Eckersley reached the semi-finals where he lost 11-8 in the fourth game to England No. 2 John Hilton.
Brighton University have won promotion to division two of the British League after winning all four of their matches at Ashford.
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