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Tuesday 4th November 2008, 2:29PM GMT.

Adam Shorto hit a 63 clearance in his win over John Skillett. (Picture by Steve Sarre, 0425918)

ADAM SHORTO is back on top of the Individual Snooker League at the expense of John Skillett, whom he beat 4-1.

Having comfortably taken the opener, Shorto stole the next on the black before being pegged back by Skillett’s third 48 break of the league.

At 30-all in the fourth, Shorto produced a top class 63 clearance to reopen a two-frame lead prior to clinching the last to make it four wins out of four.

Martyn Desperques also has a 100% record having beaten Glenn Le Prevost 5-0. The current champion has yielded just one frame in his three matches and the highlight of his latest victory came courtesy of a 71 break in the second frame.

Desperques sits just a point behind Skillett, having played two games fewer.