Chris Melling and Arfan Dad were back in Blackpool at the weekend for the Ultimate Pool Pro Series, for events seven and eight of the year.

The Keighley duo both impressed at the start of the weekend, with Melling edging out Clayton Castaldi 7-5 in his event seven opener.

Dad did even better, thumping Ryan Lambeth 7-1, meaning hopes were high heading into the last-32.

But the pair went no further, Melling going down 7-3 to Scott Gillespie and Dad losing by the same scoreline, defeated 7-3 in a match against former doubles partner Craig Waddingham.

Waddingham went on to defeat Gillespie in the semi-final, and he went on to win the tournament, thrashing Marc Fleming 8-1 in the showpiece.

And it was the same again for the Keighley pair in event eight.

Melling won his opener 7-5 against Shaun Sharkey, while Dad defeated Matt Cooke 7-3.

Chris Melling came up short in Blackpool over the weekend, winning just twice.Chris Melling came up short in Blackpool over the weekend, winning just twice. (Image: Ultimate Pool.)

Yet the last-32 was where it all ended, Melling losing a thriller 7-6 to Greg Batten, as Dad slipped to a 7-4 defeat against Shaun Chipperfield.

And once again, Dad was beaten by the eventual champion, with Chipperfield storming into the final then crushing Aaron Davies 8-2.

Bradford cueist Karl Boyes was entered into the last-64 of both tournaments, but withdrew and played in neither.