Two former champions have been drawn against each other in the last 16 of this year's Kent Messenger Group Sunshine Challenge.

Steve Lovell (h5, Sittingbourne), who won the title in 2005 and 2006, will play away to six-handicapper Gary Tottman (Canterbury) who was successful in 2004.

Lovell, who also won the national title in 2006 while representing the Kent Messenger Group, booked his place in the last 16 by beating Andrew Killip (h12, Walmer & Kingsdown) 4&3.

Tottman kept his hopes alive by beating Tony Sampson (h9, Redlibetts) 5&4.

Second round results

David Morgan (h10, West Malling) beat Lloyd Foster (h7, Whitstable & Seasalter) 1-up, Nick Hales (h14, Upchurch River Valley) beat Paul Appleton (h23, Deangate Ridge) 5&4, Barry Venner (h13) beat Tony Piggott (h6, Boughton) 3&2, Alan Carter (h8, Lydd) beat John Hutchins (h11, Sheerness) walkover, Tom Robertson (h9, Shortlands) beat Ray Young (h18, Addington Court) 6&5, James Walsh (h12, Tudor Park) beat Stephen Twort (h18, Poult Wood)

1-up, Peter Ludlow (h14, Gillingham) beat Barry Barnsley (h22) 4&3, Gary Tottman (h6, Canterbury) beat Tony Sampson (Redlibetts) 5&4, Steve Lovell (h5, Sittingbourne) beat Andrew Killip (h12, Walmer & Kingsdown) 4&3, Anthony Bensted (h14, Whitstable & Seasalter) beat Gordon Butcher (h15, Romney Warren) 4&3, Pat Goode (h15, Canterbury) beat Shaun Skirrow (h22, Royal Cinque Ports) 2&1, Stephen Neale (h21, Gillingham) beat Kevin Hood (h12, Wrotham Heath) 3&2, David Tottman (h6, Canterbury) beat Joseph Taylor (h17, Bearsted) 2&1, Sam Gibbons (h14, Royal St Georges) beat Phil Paine (h8, Canterbury) 3&2, Trevor Sandford (h15Tudor Park) beat Andy Smith (h5, Kings Hill) won 2&1.

Third round draw: Nick Hales (h14, Upchurch River Valley) v Tom Robertson (h9, Shortlands), Barry Venner (h13) v Stephen Neale (h21, Gillingham), David Tottman (h6, Canterbury) v James Walsh (h12, Tudor Park), Gary Tottman (h6, Canterbury) v Steve Lovell (h5, Sittingbourne), Pat Goode (h15, Canterbury) v Anthony Bensted (h14, Whitstable & Seasalter), Alan Carter (h8, Lydd) v Steve Sharkey (h13, Farleigh Court) or Peter Webber (h22, Bearsted).

The winner of this year's competition will represent the Kent Messenger Group in Portugal in November when he will take on 12 other regional newspapers' winners.