Premier Champions Shots A
Runners-up Croxley RBL
3rd Place Glenn A
Best Ind performance Sean Vaz – Shots A
Highest break (League) Danny Brocklehurst – Abbots - 89
Div 1 Champions Boxmoor
Runners-up Kings Langley B
3rd Place Watford Social
Best Ind. Performance Mark Cooper – Kings Langley E
Highest Break (League) Lee Taylor – Boxmoor – 47
Noel Heelis (Highest break League and Cup) Trophy
Andy Lavin – Croxley RBL - 98
Challenge Cup Champions – SHOTS A
Runners-up – Glenn B
Challenge Cup Plate Champions – Croxley RBL
Runners-up - Kings Langley B
Ted Higgins Trophy
Champions - Boxmoor
Runners-up – Rickmansworth CC
Singles Championship
Champion – Vineet Verma
Runner-up – Jamie Rous – Oxhey Hall B
Singles Handicap Champion – Jamie Rous – Oxhey Hall B
Runner-up – John Leahy – Glenn A
Pairs Handicap
Champions – Jamie Rous and Don Allday – Oxhey Hall Runners-up – Andrew Scott and Jason Hoaren – Glenn A
ColbourneTrophy (2-man)
Champions – James Miller and Leigh Griffiths – Hatfield Road A
Runners-up – John Leahy and Conor Treacy – Glenn A
The Paul Dean 3-Man Team Shield
Champions – Rymel Hanson, Vineet Verma, Derren Wright –Shots
Runners-up – Nick Smith, Graham Steele, Matt Mahoney – Ricky CC
The Tony Thompson Over 45's handicap
Champion – Sanjay Meghani – Shots A
Runner-up – Dave Pullman - Boxmoor
Alan Sharp Over 35 HandicapTrophy
Champion – Darren Laverack – Kings Langley B
Runner-up – Neil Weiser – Glenn D
Gordon Wilson Memorial Trophy (Over 60's)
Champion – Brian Dunworth – Hatfield Road A Runner-up – Mark Goulding - B’wood RBL
Roy Couch Trophy (Under 30's handicap) N/A
Billiards Champion Champion - TBC
James Miller (Hatfield Road) or Dave Pullman (Boxmoor)
Runner-up – TBC
Tonight’s contest saw Borehamwood Legion’s Mark Goulding go head to head with Brian Dunworth of Hatfield Road, for the Title of Over 60’s Champion
Frame 1
Brian kicked off this evening’s proceedings, and early on engaged in safety play. Brian scored the initial points to negate the handicap, and throughout the frame scores were being picked off by both players, with Brian edging a lead. Brian took the last 2 reds to leave Mark needing snookers, and a foul 6 from Mark sealed the frame in Brian’s favour.
1-0 Brian
Frame 2
Early fouls from Mark brought the scores close. The balls opened up early but no real sign of an easy chance, fantastic safety playing a part. Going into mid point of the frame, the score was low, the balls had gone awkward, and still not many opportunities available. Through all this Mark and Brian continued to deliver quality safety play.
A quick dash of points for Brian gave him the lead with 2 reds left, and ultimately, getting the advantage on the colours to go 2-0 up.
Frame 3
Once again the balls went awkward early doors, and both parties could only cherry pick the odd point here and there.
But it was Mark who broke the cycle, with a 16 break to increase his lead, huge in the context of this frame and keeping his match hopes alive. Brian wouldn’t go away though and started to claw back, well in contention for the colours.
Brian, ever the wily old fox delivered some masterclass safety and snooker laying to earn himself the lead on fouls, and was able to take yellow and green. Mark battled on valiantly, but unfortunately in vain as Brian slotted in a tidy brown to middle, followed by long blue and long pink to claim the frame and match 3-0
Both players exhibited fantastic safety skills all night. And while Mark showed extreme prowess potting great long balls and super thin cuts, it wasn’t enough to overcome Brian’s steely determination. And what was very clear to see was the huge amount of respect these guys have for each other.
Congratulations to our Over 60’s Champion Brian Dunworth!
Commiserations to our Runner Up Mark Goulding, you held yourself together incredibly well in your first ever final and you’ll definitely be back for more!
A big thank you goes to Abbots Langley Club for hosting, to Danny Brocklehurst for officiating, and to David Maley for manning the super duper scoreboard
Tonight. The big one. The Championship Final. Stepping up to do battle on the old green baize for Watford’s finest honour: coming from Shots is Vineet Verma. Going against him is Oxhey Hall’s Jamie Rous. Rousy was offered the coin and lost. Vin chose to break. Game on.
Frame 1
Started cagey with neither player wanting to give anything away. A few points were taken by both players, with a prolonged safety battle. But it was Vin with the first real chance, and hit home a 50 break, and left Jamie on the verge of needing snookers. Jamie fought on but it wasn’t enough to overcome.
1-0 Vin
Frame 2
This frame started far less edgy. Jamie got in early to take the lead, but Vin countered to take the lead himself. After a brief bout of safety play, Vin got back in to further his lead. A loose safety from Jamie gifted Vin a 3rd opportunity to score and took the chance well as the damage was done by the last red, going 2-0 up.
Frame 3
Jamie got in with the first pick of the points.
A brief safety battle ensued, with the odd point being picked off. Vin offered Jamie a chance and boy did Jamie answer, with a fantastic 89 clearance, to claim his first frame of the night and get into the match.
2-1 Vin
Frame 4
Jamie continued on, finding form, taking first blood and backing up with good safety play. But a bad miss from Jamie gifted Vin a chance, which he took well with a confident 45 break. Jamie fought back to be in close contention with 1 red left. Vin got the chance and claimed the last red. Green to frame ball brown was superb and Vin took the next couple to further his lead.
3-1
Frame 5
After an initial cagey start Vin got the first opportunity and took a small smattering of points to take the lead. After a brief safety exchange Jamie got the second opportunity of the frame and made a small break to retake the lead. Fouls from both players at key moments really heightened the tension. Vin’s safety left a red in baulk but he went in off. Jamie dished up the points to claim another frame back.
3-2 Vin
Frame 6
Jamie got the initial handful of points before leading into a safety exchange. Vin got back in, cherry picking points to take back the lead. Vin’s awesome safety white tucked behind the green left Jamie in trouble, and he gives Vin the chance to pick off more points, edging closer to the winning line.
Some late fouls gave Jamie a glimmer of hope but ultimately Vin held his nerve and took the final balls the claim frame and match.
Vin 4-2
Congratulations to our new Watford Champion Vineet Verma! And commiserations to our Runner Up Jamie Rous. You both fought hard and gave us a very entertaining final.
A big thank you goes to Abbots Langley Club for hosting, to Roger Jashek for officiating, and to David Maley for manning the super duper scoreboard. A special thanks goes to everyone else who turned up to support these 2 great players
Friday 30th May Pairs Handicap final between Jamie Rous and Don Allday (Oxhey Hall B) and Andrew Scott and Jason Hoaren (Glenn A) played at Shots. Tony Thompson referee
Frame 1: Jamie/Don 57-39 Andrew/Jason
A very tight frame throughout, and only decided on the colours
Frame 2: Andrew/Jason 60-21 Jamie/Don
Andrew and Jason scored consistently with small breaks and took the frame 60-21
Frame 3: The Glenn boys took an early lead but Jamie got in and showed his class with a very well constructed 62 break to go 2-1 up.
Frame 4: A fairly even frame, but a 29 break by Jamie changed things, leaving the Glenn boys needing snookers - which they obtained to leave them just 25 behind on the green, but Jamie took the green leaving too much for Andrew and Jason to recover again from.
3-1 to Jamie and Don.
Congratulations to Jamie and Don, and well done to Andrew and Jason as Runners-Up!
Thanks to Tony Thompson for refereeing and for this report, and thanks the Shots for hosting.
Congrats to Shots A, who retained their Challenge Cup title for a third season running last night against a valiant Glenn B team at Oxhey Hall. Referee – Jash.
Frame 1: Shots’ Guv’nor Richard Pipe (7 h/c) 69-59 Saagar Sodha, Glenn B (18 h/c)
Ric opened superbly, leaving Sagaar little except getting out of snookers and potting with confidence – including two 16 breaks to go 30 ahead. However, Saagar did well to keep in touch and towards the end made an excellent comeback, and had a tricky pink and black to claim victory, but left the pink over the hole for Ric to take the frame.
Frame 2: Shots’ Sean Vaz (-2 h/c) 73-30 Paul Gurney Glenn B (6 h/c)
Paul started very well and potted some excellent early reds to get into good break-building positions, but didn’t take advantage. Sean gradually took control, with some outstanding long pots, with a 23 break to go 44-30 ahead, and then a further 21 break to seal victory, and for Shots to go 2-0 up.
Frame 3: Shots’ Sanjay Meghani (-12 h/c) 68-48 Mark Knightley (18 h/c)
Despite the 30 difference, Sanjay never looked fazed, and with an early 21 break never looked in trouble. Mark didn’t have too many chances to hurt Sanjay, and a further excellent 39 break – albeit with a fluke blue on 20 – meant that Mark had no answer to Sanjay’s superb potting power.
3-0 to Shots on the night.
Congrats again to Shots, and well done to runners-up Glenn B.
A special mention to Warren, Ben and Frank at Oxhey Hall for putting on a fabulous post-match barbie spread. Thanks boys!
Congrats to Boxmoor for winning the Ted Higgins Team Final last night at Kings Langley against Ricky CC.
Frame 1: Boxmoor’s Dave Pullman (22 handicap) 68-62 Nick Smith Ricky CC (40 handicap)
This was an excellent opening frame, with superb early safety play and snookers from both players. Dave chipped away at Nick’s handicap start to level, but then Nick stayed in touch during the frame. At the end, Nick potted an excellent long blue to leave Dave 13 behind with only pink and black remaining, but whilst potting the blue Nick was unfortunately left snookered on the next pink, which he failed to hit. Dave then fluked the pink for a nervous bout of safety and potting attempts on the remaining black. Both had chances to win it, but Dave was victorious with an excellent final long pot .
Frame 2: Boxmoor’s Bob Hoskins (16 h/c) 17-65 Dave Jones Ricky CC (24 h/c)
Dave went 20 ahead early in the frame with some positive potting. Further fine breaks of 16 and 17 saw Dave break away and win convincingly, with arguably the performance of the night to level the match at 1-1.
Frame 3: Boxmoor’s Lee Taylor (10 h/c) 72-43 Josh Freeth Ricky CC (24 h/c)
Another frame with excellent early safety from both players, resulting in the balls bunched up and a re-rack possible. Josh opened them up, and from then on both players had good chances but only managed isolated pots. With 3 reds left on the table the frame was locked at 39-39. Lee got a chance and scored an effortless frame winning 28 break in typical Taylor double quick time. 2-1 to Boxmoor.
Frame 4: Boxmoor’s Darren Carter (24 h/c) 72-42 Michael Charnock Ricky CC (45 h/c)
With the stakes now high for both teams, this frame was understandably very nervy, with neither player excelling. The frame continued to be tight and cagey until Darren managed to break away at the end to clinch victory for Boxmoor 3-1.
3-1 to Boxmoor on the night.
Congrats to Boxmoor, and well done to runners-up Ricky CC.
Singles Handicap final between John Leahy and Jamie Rous played at Croxley RBL: (John had a 15 point start)
Frame 1: John 68-16 Jamie
A very confident start from John as breaks of 27 and 23 gave him a 1-0 lead
Frame 2: John 65-28 Jamie
A scrappy frame with no real breaks of note but John was the more consistent throughout and he opened up a 2-0 lead
Frame 3: John 15-Jamie 80
After losing the first two frames, Jamie kept his hopes alive with a superb 80 break to reduce his arrears to 2-1
Frame 4: John 33-74 Jamie
Another high quality frame as a break of 57 from Jamie levelled the match up at 2-2
Frame 5: John 31-72 Jamie
After a cagey start which lead to a re-rack, Jamie continued where he left off in Frames 3 and 4 and, despite no real breaks of substance, he did enough to complete the comeback and win 3-2
Congratulations to Jamie and commiserations to John in what was a very good final.
Thanks to Nick Smith this report and for refereeing duties and to Croxley RBL for hosting.
Tuesday 20th May, Over 45’s Final
Tonight Dave Pullman from Boxmoor and Shots’ own Sanjay Meghani do battle on the old green baize for the title of over 45’s Champion
Frame 1
Dave broke off starting this evenings event. After a safety bout chances were presented to both sides but neither player could capitalise. Sanjay made a 23 break to level the scores, and with fouls it went close going into the colours. After some nervy play, Sanjay potted the black to win.
Frame 2
Sanjay and Dave both had early chances here, Sanjay nicking a few points and Dave countering a few points, keeping Dave’s start intact, and maintained through most of the game. Sanjay had an opportunity late in the frame mounted a fight back, but couldn’t see it through to the end, with Dave stepping in to take the colours to level the game 1-1
Frame 3
A repeat start of the previous 2 frames saw both parties nicking points here and there, with Sanjay slowly creeping up on Dave’s start. A long red attempt from Sanjay left the white nestled in the pack, and a miscue from Dave left Sanjay a golden opportunity, who made a 28 to go ahead, and got back in straight away with a 25 to claim frame 3 for his own.
2-1 Sanjay
Frame 4
The potting started straight away here with Sanjay taking points to claw back the start, and Dave retaliating to edge away again, for the majority of the frame. Poor safety from Dave gave Sanjay the chance to score 24, putting him 2 behind with just the blue pink and black left. But a long blue with exquisite positioning on the pink got Dave over the line to force a deciding frame.
2-2
Deciding Frame
Neither party wanting to give anything away, but Sanjay got in first after the opening safety battle with a 22, and was let in again straight away to make a 53 break, putting Sanjay 41 in the lead with 43 remaining. With a couple points a time being claimed either side and a foul 7 with free ball gifted to Dave it was set to go all the way. 1 point the difference with pink and black left. Missed opportunities came and went but it was Sanjay who took pink to middle and the long black, to put an end to a very well fought contest, and claim the match 3-2
Congratulations to Sanjay, commiserations to Dave, both worthy finalists and very fitting, going to the very last ball.
Big thanks to Abbots Langley Club for hosting, Danny Brocklehurst for officiating, and David Maley for manning the super duper scoreboard
Congrats to Kings Langley’s Darren Laverack for winning the Alan Sharp Memorial Trophy (Over 35’s handicap) last night against Glenn’s Neil Weiser at the Glenn
Thanks to Tony Thompson for refereeing. Here is his report:
Frame 1: Darren 53-9 Neil
Darren set off with a comprehensive start, winning this frame comfortably.
Frame 2: Darren 78-10 Neil
Darren increased his lead in the second. Neil was a little unfortunate that many of the shots he took on resulted in leaving Darren with balls over the pocket.
Frame 3: Darren 56-41 Neil
This was the best frame of the night. Darren started with an excellent 43 break, which could have been more. Neil responded with a fine 19 break to come back, but then Darren wrapped things up at the end to win 3 nil.
Congrats to Darren and well done Neil for reaching the final again!
Congrats to Shots Team 2 for winning the Paul Dean 3-man Team Final last night at Kings Langley against Ricky CC.
Frame 1: Shots’ Rymel Hanson 66-42 Graham Steele Ricky CC
Graham maintained his 25 handicap lead during the first half of the frame, until Rymel got a couple of small breaks to draw level. Rymel gradually increased his lead as the frame progressed, although Graham had his chances.
Frame 2: Shots’ Vineet Verma 85-60 v Matt Mahoney
Matt’s 32 start was maintained during early exchanges until Vineet scored 14 to almost halve the deficit, then a fluked red led to a further 15, followed by steady 14 and 20 breaks to win the frame.
Frame 3: Shots’ Derren Wright 79-54 Nick Smith
A rather scrappy frame, with both players making a nervy start. Nick retained his 26 handicap start until halfway through the frame. Derren started to take control towards the end with some solid potting, although again, Nick had his chances.
Frame 4: Rymel 96-46 Matt Mahoney
With Shots 3 nil up, Ricky’s Matt started well and added a fine 15 to his 27 start to build a healthy lead, and it appeared the tide might turn. However, Rymel quickly put paid to that with some outstanding potting and the performance of the night. Breaks of 26, an excellent 41, and a finish of 25 to win the frame and the match in style.
4-0 to Shots on the night.
Congrats to Shots, and well done to finalists Ricky CC.
Frame 1: Mark Thomas 7-86 Darren Laverack
A very comfortable win for Darren who, already with a 20-point start, made breaks of 23 and 21 to gives Kings Langley a 1-0 lead.
Frame 2: Andy Lavin 91-46 Harry Burgin
Despite giving up a 36-point start, Andy played a brilliant frame. The highlight being a 45 break which gave him parity and put the pressure on Harry. He then comfortably saw out the rest of the frame to level things at 1-1.
Frame 3: Simon Paine 14-69 Kurt Weston
Another one-sided frame. Simon's 5 start was lost off the break as he potted the blue from it. Kurt was the more composed player albeit with a good run of the ball. 3 breaks of 14 were enough for him to restore Kings Langley's lead at 2-1
Frame 4: Karl Townsend 101-79 Tony Dean
This was an excellent frame and one in which the handicap system worked very well. Karl was giving up a massive 49 point start but a superb break of 45 took him within 3 points of Tony. There was then some excellent tactical play on the colours, but it was Karl who prevailed to level things up again at 2-2
Frame 5: Dennis Tristram 66-57 Ian Campbell.
It was only fitting that this high-quality final went down to the final frame, and this was a nail-biter! Ian started off well defending his 19 point start by increasing his lead to 35 points. However, some good pots from Dennis got him back in the frame and as they got to the colours it was level at 45-45. Dennis potted the yellow but Ian potted green to blue to give him a 10 point lead. However, an unfortunate in off whilst going for the pink was a turning point. Dennis had the first chance to win but missed a relativelty simple black. However, Ian did the same leaving it for Dennis again who made no mistake. A thrilling end to a superb final
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Hi all, following on from my last post, Mick's funeral will be held at West Herts Crematorium on Thursday 17th April at 11.30 am, and following on at the Kings Langley Services Club.
Some very sad news Ladies and Gents. Kings Langley's Mick Hurran, who was a very popular figure and had played in the league for over 30 years, passed away on Saturday evening. Mick had suffered from Alzheimer's for quite a while, but still tried to get down to the club when he could until a few months ago. Condolences to Linda and their family.
Congrats to Andy Lavin, representing the WDBSL as our Champion, who reached the semi final of the Champion of Champions at JP's in Harlow at the week-end. He gallantly fell to the tournament winner Zac Richardson. Well done Andy!
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The last of the finals have now been played, see below the full list.
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ALL RESULTS FOR 2023-24
Premier Champions Shots A
Runners-up Glenn A
3rd Place Hatfield Road
Best Ind performance Rob Powell – Abbots Langley
Highest break Jamie Rous - 100
Div 1 Champions Oxhey Hall C
Runners-up St Albans CC B
3rd Place Shots B
Best Ind. Performance Jach Swanson – Oxhey Hall C
Highest Break Cookie Latif Shots B - 74
Noel Heelis Trophy Jamie Rous - 100 break
Challenge Cup Champions – SHOTS
Runner-up – Hatfield Road
Challenge Cup Plate Champions – Croxley RBL
Runners-up- Cotterells
Ted Higgins Trophy Champions – Oxhey Hall C
Runners-up – Rickmansworth CC
Singles Championship Champion – Andy Lavin (Croxley RBL)
Runner-up – Andrew Scott (Glenn A)
Singles Handicap Champion – John Leahy (Glenn A)
Runner-up – Andrew Scott (Glenn A)
Pairs Handicap Champions – John Leahy and Conor Treacy - Glenn
Runners-up – Harry Charalambous and Sanjay Meghan - Shots
ColbourneTrophy (2-man) Champions – Harry Charalambous and Sanjay Meghan - Shots
Runners-up – Paul Gurney and Anand Bhatt – Glenn
3-Man Team Champions – Darren Marjoram, Carl Duffield and Ian Wyse – B’wood Social
Runners-up – Harry Charalambous, Chris Mullins and Pete Wrigglesworth - Shots
Over 45's handicap Champion – John Leahy – Glenn A)
Runner-up – Darren Carter – Kings Langley B
Alan Sharp Trophy Champion – Hifzur Rahman
Runner-up – Gary Norman (St Albans CC B)
Gordon Wilson Memorial Trophy (Over 60's) Champion – George Zammit, Kings Langley D
Runner-up – Chris Moody, Kings Langley D
Roy Couch Trophy (Under 30's handicap)
Billiards Champion Champion - Dave Maley, Abbots
Runner-up – Dave Pullman, Boxmoor
Wednesday 29th May at Abbots Men's Club.
Ref: Danny Brocklehurst, Match Co-ordinator and Match Reporter: Dave Maley
Tonight’s contest saw The Glenn’s John Leahy and Conor Treacy go toe to toe with Harry Charalambous and Sanjay Meghani of Shots
Frame 1
John started this evenings play, both sides going into aggressive safety play. John had the first chance at a long red but missed due to hampered cueing, which left Sanjay to score the first 24 points of the mate. Harry attempted a wild long red, John pocketed the red left for him and played a good snooker behind the yellow. Sanjay made a valiant escape attempt but come up short, however Conor failed to capitalise on the opening gifted to him, and left Harry in, who swiftly compiled a 38 to go 51 in front 59 on. After some missed chances and fouls from The Glenn boys Harry potted the red to seal the first frame.
Frame 2
Sanjay’s turn to break, a brief safety exchange gave John a good chance to score heavy but only made 23.
Conor played a blinding safety, Sanjay escaped but left John an easy opener, making 32 for 60-0 Lead 91 remaining. Conor fouled awarding the shots boys the only 4 points they’d score this frame. Sanjay missed the red left on for him. John scored 16, missed frame ball red to go 73 in front 67 on. Harry played a poor safety, but Conor missed frame ball red almost identically to John
John eventually got in with 15 to cement frame 2 91-4, Harry and Sanjay failing to pot a ball
Frame 3
Conor broke poorly, Harry made 6 to negate the start, followed by a good bout of safety from all corners. Sanjay had the first real chance and made a solid 52 break to go 53 in front 83 remaining. John and Conor picked off the odd loose red with a colour to nick a handful of points here and there. Sanjay failing to escape from a snooker and Harry missing everything allowed the gap to close. Very nervy play for the rest of the frame lots of balls rattled, eventually Harry potted the last of the colours to secure a 2-1 lead.
Frame 4
Harry to break the 4th, John played a safety too thin cannoning a red up table for Sanjay’s early chance, played the green off 1 cushion but missed the cannon into the pack. A short period of safety ended when Sanjay rattled a red which landed over the opposite corner. Conor had his chance and he was going to take it, making a beautifully compiled 61 break, putting himself and John 62 in front with 67 remaining. Harry had a chance to get Shots back into the game but he only made 8, letting John to the table for a red and pink, snookers now required. Harry and Sanjay valiantly continued but a red from Conor and a missed pink from Sanjay saw the concession from Shots, leading us to a nail biting decider.
Frame 5 decider
John broke, leaving Sanjay the long opener which was narrowly missed. Conor made 22 to put the Glenn boys in front. Harry was left an easy opener but put the Red to the far jaw, allowing John to make a 24, extending their lead. Mid frame safety play ensued, neither team wanting to leave the slightest of chances. Sanjay screamed home a beautiful long red bridging over the yellow, but a loose white landed in-between black and pink, but Sanjay’s skills with the long rest allowed the break to continue with a beautifully potted black. Shots looked to clawing their way right back into this decider, but a snatched green from Sanjay brought Conor to the table, only amassing 15 points but that was enough to leave Harry and Sanjay needing snookers. Swiftly after John arrived at the table following a poor safety from Harry, John making 21 which was enough for The Glenn to claim the match 3-2.
Congratulations to John and Conor, commiserations to Harry and Sanjay. Well played everyone for playing great snooker on a well fought final. Thoroughly entertaining throughout and too close to call until the end.
Many thanks to Danny for refereeing and to Dave for manning his command centre with the super scoreboard
THE PAUL DEAN THREE-MAN TEAM SHIELD FINAL Friday 31st May at Oxhey Hall
DARREN MARJORAM, IAN WYSE AND CARL DUFFIELD (BOREHAMWOOD SOCIAL) V HARRY CHARALAMBOUS, CHRIS MULLINS AND PETE WRIGGLESWORTH (SHOTS)
Ref and Match Reporter Nick Smith.
Thanks to Oxhey Hall for hosting and Nick for reffing!
Frame 1 - Carl v Harry. Carl started with a 38 handicap start, but it was Harry, with an excellent 31 break who took the first frame 86-47.
Frame 2 - Darren v Pete. Darren 2 handicap start. Darren overcame Peter 68-37, after a 20-minute dual over the final blue, and winning on the pink to make it 1-1.
Frame 3 - Ian v Chris, Ian with a 17 handicap start. Ian won 72-46, winning on the pink to go 2-1 up.
Frame 4 - Darren v Harry. Darren 23 handicap start. Excellent safety from Harry, but Darren was able to make enough when in the balls to win 69-34 to go 3-1 up.
Frame 5 - Carl v Chris. Carl 18 handicap start. No breaks of note, and a tight frame, but Carl won with a fluke on the pink to win 68-55, and the match 4-1.
Congratulations to both teams for reaching the final, and bad luck to the Shots boys!
So, in the first and newly named 'Paul Dean Shield' final, after Paul's untimely death last July, it's Darren, Carl and Ian who are this year's Champions, well done boys!
Mon 27th May Wed at Oxhey Hall
HARRY CHARALAMBOUS AND SANJAY MEGHANI (SHOTS) V PAUL GURNEY AND ANAND BHATT (GLENN)
Ref Jash.
Thanks to Oxhey Hall for hosting and Mario and Warren for organising.
Frame 1 - Sanjay v Anand. Anand, with a 44 handicap start was first out of the blocks with some outstanding pots, to extend his lead to 59-0. Then, after perhaps one attempt too many he let in Sanjay for the first time, and Sanjay didn't disappoint with a fine 40 break, then a further 12 to close to 59-52. Then a couple of mistakes by Anand gave Sanjay a further 12 and 15, before wrapping up the frame 94-61.
Frame 2 - Harry v Paul. An early 16 from Harry levelled the scores, before two missed chances by Paul let in Harry to lead 32-14. Then a good 24 break from Harry took him to 57-14. Paul then rallied superbly with some fine snooker to close to 57-52. Paul was then so close to potting the green to make him favourite to clear the well placed colours and the frame, but the green wobbled, leaving Harry to clear up 69-58. 2-0 to Shots.
Frame 3 - the doubles.
An early 24 from Sanjay and 23 from Harry wiped out the handicap difference to lead 48-29 and then 54-33. Sanjay then cleared to the blue to win the frame and the match 3-0.
Congratulations to both teams for reaching the final, and bad luck to the Glenn boys!
So, it's Harry and Sanjay who go one better than last year's runners up to be this year's Champions, well done boys!
Weds 22nd May at Shots
ANDY LAVIN (Croxley RBL) v ANDREW SCOTT (Glenn A)
Ref Jash, Match Reporter Conor Treacy.
The Big Final had a very cautious start from both players. Chances were missed by both, and the scores were pretty level throughout. A bad miss from Andrew allowed Andy to clear the colours from yellow to blue to leave Andrew needing a snooker. After a couple of good snooker efforts Andy took the frame 49-25.
Frame 2 saw missed chances from both players at the start, before Andy compiled a fine 36 break. Andrew immediately responded with a nice 29 break. The frame went to the colours with Andrew clearing up with another excellent 25 break to win on the black. 70-56, and 1-1.
Frame 3. A poor break off from Andrew allowed Andy to start well with a 26 break. More chances were offered to both players, but it was Andy, with a 21 break, who went on to win the frame 68-19 to lead 2-1.
Frame 4. A scrappy start to the frame. A mis-placed safety shot from Andrew let Andy in to make a solid 28 break. A further missed brown from Andrew led to a 20 break from Andy, with Andrew conceding shortly afterwards at 50-3. 3-1 to Andy.
Frame 5. Andy opened with an excellent 28 break. Andrew then missed a difficult half chance which led to Andy making a 30 break to extend his lead. A cracking long pot resulting in a further break of 39 finished the contest 97-0, and 4-1 to Andy to take the title.
Congratulations to both players for reaching the final, and bad luck Andrew.
So, it is Andy Lavin who once again is our Champion! Well done Andy!
Thanks to Shots for hosting with an excellent venue, and thanks to Conor for providing this report.
Over 45's Final at Abbots Tuesday 21st May.
Ref - Danny Brocklehurst, and Matchday technician and Match Reporter- Dave Maley.
Tonight’s contest saw The Glenn’s John Leahy lock horns with Kings Langley's Darren Carter for the prize of being over 45’s Champion.
John started proceedings, and a very cagey game ensued from both parties. Darren was the first to score and extend his 27 point start, but left John in who quickly halved the deficit. After a short stint of safety play Darren awarded John a chance, with John mopping up a 25 clearance to get the first frame on the board.
Frame 2 mimicked frame 1’s cagey start, neither player wanting to give an inch. Both contestants nibbled the odd point until John got in with a 25 break, negating the handicap start. John furthered his lead, nicking a small handful of points here and there amid a safety exchange. A foul and poor safety presented John with a chance which he took to claim the 2nd frame for his own.
Frame 3 Darren scored early, and with help from several fouls from John gave him a strong lead. John retaliated with a blinding long red, making 37 to edge just in front. This was backed up with excellent safety, Darren allowing John back to the table swiftly, but unable to capitalise on the chance that was left for him. John’s unexpected in off gave Darren an easy chance with the last red over the middle but he could only level the score. A few nervy shots saw John with the last chance he needed to take the last few balls and the match 3-0
Congratulations John and commiserations Darren
Thanks to everyone who attended, including the Competition Secretary himself Mr Andy Stewart, clearly eager to see how the Abbots boys put on a final.
Thanks to Danny officiating proceedings, with Dave manning the super hi-tech scoreboard.
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CHALLENGE CUP FINAL
BEST OF FIVE FRAMES Thursday 16th May 7 45pm
Bushey CC Ref Mark Cooper
Hatfield Rd v SHOTS A
Winners Shots
CHALLENGE CUP (PLATE) FINAL Thursday 16th May 7 45pm
Kings Langley Ref Tony Thompson
BEST OF FIVE FRAMES
Cotterells v Croxley RBL
Winners Croxley RBL
TED HIGGINS TROPHY FINAL Thursday 16th May 7 45pm
Chorleywood Ref Scott Wheatley
BEST OF FIVE FRAMES
Oxhey Hall C v Ricky CC
Winners Oxhey Hall C
SINGLES CHAMPIONSHIP FINAL Wednesday 22nd May 730pm
Shots Ref Roger Jashek
BEST OF SEVEN FRAMES
Andy Lavin Croxley RBL v Andrew Scott Glenn
SINGLES HANDICAP FINAL Thursday 16th May 7 45pm
Glenn Ref Paul (Rylan) Stockwell
BEST OF FIVE FRAMES
Andrew Scott Glenn -12 v John Leahy Glenn -3
Winner John Leahy
PAIRS HANDICAP FINAL Wednesday 29th May 7 45pm
Abbots Langley Ref Dave Maley
BEST OF FIVE FRAMES
John Leahy, Conor Treacy Glenn -3
v Sanjay Meghani, Harry Charalambous Shots -8
TWO MAN TEAM (COLBOURNE TROPHY) FINAL
Monday 27th May 5pm
Oxhey Hall Ref Roger Jashek
BEST OF FIVE FRAMES
Sanjay Meghani -12, Harry Charalambous -3 Shots -8
v Paul Gurney 6 Annand Bhatt 32 Glenn 19
THE PAUL DEAN THREE MAN TEAM KNOCKOUT CUP
Friday 31st May 7.30 pm
Oxhey Hall, Ref Nick Smith
Borehamwood Soc - Team 1.
D.Marjoram (20), I Wyse (35) C. Duffield (35)
v Shots – Team 1.
H.Charalambous (-3) C.Mullins (18) P.Wrigglesworth (18)
OVER 45’S HANDICAP FINAL Tuesday 21st May 7 45pm
Abbots Langley Ref Dave Maley
BEST OF FIVE FRAMES
Darren Carter Kings Langley 24 v John Leahy Glenn -3
ALAN SHARP MEMORIAL TROPHY (35 HANDICAP OR ABOVE) FINAL
BEST OF FIVE FRAMES Monday 20th May 7 45pm
Kings Langley Ref Roger Jashek
Hifzur Rahman Watford Social v Gary Norman St Albans CC
Winner Hifzur Rahman
GORDON WILSON MEMORIAL TROPHY (OVER 60’s) FINAL
BEST OF FIVE FRAMES Tuesday 7th May 7:30pm
Kings Langley Ref Fil Clarke
George Zammit Kings Langley 17
v Chris Moody Kings Langley 30
Won by George Zammit
Monday 20th May at Kings Langley. Jash the ref.
In frame 1, defending champ Gary Norman of St Albans B faced a composed Hifzur Rahman of Watford Social, who led from the start, slowly adding to his score at most visits, and leaving Gary with little potting options. Hifzur won with a comfortable 63-13.
Frame 2 started very tight, but then with Gary not himself and not having the best of luck, and Hifzur continuing with some excellent potting and safety, the frame ended with another comfortable 65-26 to Hifzur to go 2-0 up.
Frame 3 was very cagey to start with, and Gary started to have some good fortune and play some better shots. Hifzur started to lose his way a little and Gary led for most of the frame, curtesy of a couple of flukes along the way to win 45-30. 2-1.
In Frame 4 Hifzur hit the buffers and Gary started to find some form. Gary led for most of the frame, but with the frame all but won, Hifzur hung in with a couple of good snookers, and could have snatched the frame at the end. Gary then fluked the pink to wrap it up 49-43. 2-2.
To the deciding 5th Frame. This was the best frame of the night. Both players potting well, the score was close all the way through. Hifzur finished well to win the frame 50-35 and the match 3-2 after a 4-hour battle, but I put that down to the slow referee!
Congrats to Champ Hifzur, and bad luck Gary!
Another big week for Finals:
Tonight 20th May we have Defending Champ Gary Norman facing Hifzur Rahman in the Alan Sharp Final at Kings Langley, 7.45 start.
Tomorrow 21st May we have the Over-45's Final between Darren Carter and John Leahy at Abbots Langley, 7.45 pm,
And Weds 22nd May is the big guns - Andy Lavin v Andrew Scott to see who is crowned as this year's Singles Champion at Shots at 7.45 pm.
COME AND SUPPORT THE BOYS IN THESE FINALS EVERYONE!
Challenge Plate Final @ KLSC 16/5/24.
Croxley RBL v Cotterells.
Many thanks to Tony Thompson for reffing and providing this report. This match proved to be a very hard fought contest and was only decided at the end of the 5th frame. First up for Croxley was Andy Lavin and his Cotterells opponent was Gary Kruck. After a fairly nervy opening with several missed pots the frame was fairly even until Andy suddenly compiled an excellent 40 break which took the game away from Gary, 1-0. Denis Tristram v Pete Blythe for frame 2. Dennis seemed to be having the run of the ball and didn't leave much for Pete to get his potting game going but he caught up on the colours only to leave the black right over the pocket for Denis to make it 2-0. Frame 3 promised to be a cracker between both sides lowest handicap players bringing together Karl Townsend and Michael McQuade. A lengthy contest saw the Cotterells man play a very considered frame with a combination of good potting and safety eventually to emerge the victor, 2-1. Next on Mark Thomas v John Turner. Mark appeared to be in almost complete control and was potting well and a 29 break looked to have the frame and match won but John fought back with great determination and when Mark missed the brown John took the last four colours one at a time to take the frame by just 2 points. So all down to the decider with the experienced Steve Russell facing young Lee Blythe. Another cagey game which swung both ways with both players requiring 2 of the last three colours. Despair for Lee as Steve doubles both the blue and pink to secure victory for Croxley.
Congrats to Croxley, and bad luck Cotterells.
John Leahy (Gordon Brown) v Andrew Scott (Bigfoot), both Glenn A.
All the rest of Glenn A and the Gaffer in attendance to ref. It went the distance.
The 1st big decision was what table to play on T1 (Bigfoot) or the Freddie ( Brown) Gaffer toss's coin Rylan (stocks) call's Tails T1 Head's Freddie. It's Head's we're on the Freddie Brown's happy.
Frame 1 Andrew has a 22 to wipe out start frame is scrappy John wins frame 61 26.
Frame 2 same as 1st Andrew has a 24 to wipe out start tight affair with Andrew 10 up on the green only for John to clear to pink. 68 59 to go 2-0 up.
F3 very scrappy frame nothing to write home about but Andrew extends the Final winning 67 46. 2-1 John.
F4 Worst frame of the Final but Andrew makes a 31 and takes it winning 48 29.
F5 The big one Brett Richard's turn to ref being the team player he is he refuses as he's a W
. Big Darren Grieves in charge of the decider. Another frame that was nervy and not the 2 quality player's on show's best performance saw John Leahy take it 76 17 with lots of little breaks. Unlucky Andrew Scott . John Leahy finally the Bride. Andrew Scott good luck in the Championship Final. Finally thanks to all my players except Brett Richards.
Andy Stewart.
Challenge Cup Final last night at Bushey CC.
SHOTS A v Hatfield Road.
Firstly, thanks to James Gurney at Bushey CC for an excellent venue again, great table to play on. Also thanks to Ref Mark Cooper, who endured some long and tedious frames (yes, Jash was playing...)
First up was Sean Vas and Jash. I think it took about 20 mins for the first ball to be potted, with some excellent initial safety, and little potting options. until Sean got a good 23 break. The frame was pretty level all the way through, with some nervy shots from both players towards the end, until a great blue and pink sealed the frame for Sean 66-46.
Second was Richard Pipe and James Miller. James stormed into a 28-point lead, with Richard playing some nervy shots initially, but an excellent 23 break brought the scores level. James then scored an excellent 20 break to win 63-48, to draw level at 1-1.
Enter Derren Wright and Brian Dunworth. Brian went 20 ahead, before a couple of unfortunate fouls and a 15 break took Derren into the lead. All level until the last red, Still level on the pink, before an excellent pink from Derren sealed the frame. 2-1 to SHOTS.
Frame 4 - Liam Evans v Jason Shore. Liam started very well and went ahead early, only for Jason to draw level, and then to creep ahead with some good pots. A spell of even play ended with Liam potting some fine balls with a great finish to win 57-39 and the match 3-1.
A fine match, with all frames very close.
Congrats to Champions SHOTS A for the second year running! Bad luck to Hatfield Road.
Summary of the Over 60's Final kindly provided by John Williams:
Ref: Fil Clarke
Venue Kings Langley
George Zammit (Maltese Matador) v Chris Moody (English Pitbull)
Tonight we bring you the Over 60’s Handicap Final, Between George (The Maltese Matador) Zammit and Chris (The English Pitbull) Moody.
This was a game for the ages, the Old ages.
Frame 1:
Initial frame is scrappy with a lot of safety play and no real flow to the game. Chris takes the opening frame 54/45
Frame 2:
George hits a lovely break of 25 to pull himself ahead. After this there is one way traffic with Chris getting very little to go at. George ties the score 68/29
Frame 3:
Chris starts well, but George pulls this back within a few visits to bring the score to 31v33. There is a little back and forth with no real high scoring, at 43v54 George attempts a wild shot on the pink and misses, the Pink runs into a nice position for Chris to pot and take the frame. Chris leads 2-1 (43v60)
Frame 4:
Much like the last frame, Chris gets an early extension to his handicap and opens up to 19v0. After this it is nearly all one way traffic in favour of George with Chris getting little to go at.
George levels the score 2-2 (25v63)
Frame 5 – Final Frame:
Much like frame 4, George is potting well, is leaving nothing, no real breaks just some consistent potting. Ever the gentleman Chris makes a foul that was missed by everyone and immediately owns up and calls the foul. A few more pots from George brings the score to 54v15 and a lead of 39.
The balls not running Chris’s way in this framed, and at 58v16 up concedes the frame and with it the match.
George wins 3-2
In the end between the Maltese Matador and the English Pitbull, this time, the Matador slays the bull.
Congrats to George, unlucky Chris, and thanks to Fil Clarke for reffing and John Williams for an excellent match report.
Jamie Rous of Oxhey Hall B heads the high breaks list so far this season with an excellent 100 break against Abbots in their league match on 22nd Feb 2024.
Congrats to Jamie!
Congrats to Andy Lavin representing the Watford Snooker League in the Champion of Champions at JP's in Harlow. He fell at the final hurdle last night in the final. Having beaten the excellent Ryan Meers 4-2, Zack Richardson 4-2 in the quarters, and Simon Dent in the semis he was beaten 4-2 in the final by Billy Castle, who had beaten last year's Champion Alex Clenshaw 4-0 in the semis. Andy made breaks of 90, 82 and 70 during the day, so great effort. Bad luck Andy, and well played!
The mid-season handicaps have now been reviewed, with particular attention paid to new/unknown players to this season. These have now been amended on the website ready for the 2nd half of the season, namely tomorrow 18th Jan). Captains in particular, please ensure you check the website for any changes to your players, and also your opponents. Don't forget, any changes are only relevant for League matches. For cup matches their previous handicaps are used for the remainder of this season This isn't a problem for individual matches, as your handicaps appear on each draw, but for team matches (Challenge Cup, Challenge Plate and Ted Higgins) the original handicaps are not posted on the draws, so please make a note.
A huge Shout-Out to Andy Lavin, who has qualified for tonight's finals night of the Snooker 900 - snooker's biggest amateur tournament. It is live on Sky's Sportystuff Channel 427 at 10 pm tonight.
Best of luck from all of us mate!
Hi all!
The new fixtures are now on the website, and the season begins on Thursday 7th September.
I have the family's permission to announce the sad passing of our very good friend Paul Dean (Boxmoor Social Club) yesterday morning.
Those of you who attended the Presentation Night will have seen Paul, who knew it was his last chance to see so many friends in one place one last time.
Paul played in the league for several decades and will be sorely missed.
Our condolences to his son Tony and his family. I will keep you posted regards funeral arrangements.
Premier Champions
Borehamwood RBL
Runners-up
SHOTS
3rd Place
Hatfield Road
Best Ind performance
Steve Bartropp – Borehamwood RBL
Adam Sayer – Borehamwood RBL
Highest break
Michael McQuade - Cotterells – 78
Div 1 Champions
Oxhey Hall B
Runners-up
Kings Langley C
3rd Place
Glenn D
Best Ind. Performance
Trevor Willis – Bushey CC B
Highest Break
Jamie Rous – Oxhey Hall B - 70
Noel Heelis Trophy
Andy Lavin (Ricky RBL)-87 break
Challenge Cup
Champions – SHOTS
Runnerser-up – Glenn A
Challenge Cup Plate
Champions – Glenn C
Runners-up- Rickmansworth RBL
Ted Higgins Trophy
Champions - Boxmoor
Runners-up – Glenn D
Singles Championship
Champion – Jamie Rous (Oxhey Hall B)
Runner-up – John Leahy (Glenn A)
Singles Handicap
Champion – Andy Lavin (Rickly RBL)
Runner-up – Mark Worley (St Albans CC A)
Pairs Handicap
Champions – Harry Charalambous and Sanjay Meghani, SHOTS
Runners-up – Dave Jones and Shaun Mills, Rickmansworth CC
ColbourneTrophy (2-man)
Champions – Mark Thomas/Dennis Tristram (Ricky RBL)
Runners-up – Harry Charalambous/Sanjay Meghani (SHOTS
3-Man Team
Champions – Shots Team 1 (Andrew Scott, Sean Vaz and Sanjay Meghani)
Runners-up – Kings Langley Team 1 (Fil Clarke, Dominic Coare and John Evans)
Over 45's handicap
Champion – Mark Thomas (Rickmansworth RBL)
Runner-up – Sanjay Meghani, SHOTS
Alan Sharp Trophy
Champion – Gary Norman (St Albans CC B) Runner-up - Neil Weiser (Glenn D)
Gordon Wilson Memorial Trophy (Over 60's)
Champion – Brian Dunworth, Hatfield Road Runner-up – Frank Clarke, Oxhey Hall B
So, the last final of this season:
Mark Thomas and Dennis Tristram (Ricky RBL) V Harry Charalambous and Sanjay Meganhi (SHOTS)
- Referee Tony Thompson
Commentary by Tony Thompson - Thanks Tony!
Frame 1: Mark made good use of his 27 handicap start and steadily built on it to run out with an 81-40 win against Sanjay.
Frame 2 Dennis v Harry: The Shots man was always in control and aided by an excellent 34 break secured the frame 76-44 to level at 1-1.
Next up the doubles: Mark and Dennis opened up a 53 point lead and despite a 22 break which reduced the difference the Ricky pair hit back immediately with another 22 to take a 2-1 lead.
Next singles matched Mark with Harry: This frame was tit for tat but with Harry holding a 46-38 advantage Mark seized his opportunity and knocked in a well constructed 38 break to take frame and match 3-1.
So, congrats to our new Champions Mark and Dennis, and bad luck to Harry and Sanjay!
Many thanks to Tony for refereeing and to Glenn for hosting.
Thanks to everyone who hosted and refereed in the competitions this year, and see you all at the Presentation Night on 3rd June!
at Glenn 11th May
Andy Lavin (Ricky RBL) v Mark Worley (St Albans CC A)
- Referee Len Ganley (AKA Paul Stockwell)
In Frame 1 both players had chances, but it was Mark who led until the last couple of reds with breaks of 20 & 21 before Andy cleared with a 36 break to take the frame 66- 62.
Frame 2 was also very close, with Mark making 33 and Andy 25 along the way before Mark potted the pink after snookering Andy to win the frame 68-59 and draw level. Frame 3 was a much quicker frame with Mark getting in early with an excellent 59 break to win the frame 80-13 and lead 2-1.
Frame 4 started off with a bout of safety before breaks of 20 & 36 by Andy to take the frame 74-16 to make it Desmond and take us to a decider.
Frame 5 started with both players having plenty of chances and Mark taking a 10-point lead before leaving Andy another chance which this time he took with a lovely break of 67 to the green to win the frame and title 75-18.
Congrats to our new Champion Andy, and bad luck Mark!
Thanks to Len Ganley for reffing and to Glenn for providing the venue.
At SHOTS 10th May
Jamie Rous (Oxhey Hall B) v John Leahy (Glenn A) - Jash referee.
Frame 1: After a bout of excellent safety by both players, John took his chances with an opening 27 break, followed by some fabulous pots to take the first frame 62 -24.
Frame 2: A very tight frame throughout, with both players missing good chances. The frame was level going into the colours, but it was Jamie who potted an excellent brown and go on to take the frame 56-38.
Frame 3: Jamie was gradually getting into his stride after a slow start to the match. He made an excellent 33 break, but John responded immediately with 38. But it was Jamie who took the frame 71-39 to go 2-1 up.
Frame 4: John came out of the blocks quickly to go into the lead at the start of the frame, but missed chances to extend his advantage. Jamie was now looking more confident, and with 19 and 32 breaks took the frame 68-34.
Frame 5: Both players had chances in this frame, but Jamie, with a 29 break went 49/26 up, and then finished the frame with 17 to take it 60-45 and the title 4-1.
Congrats to Jamie - our 2023 Singles Champion, and well played John. An excellent crowd, and thanks to SHOTS for providing an excellent venue.
at Abbots Mens Club 9th May - Danny Brocklehurst and Dave Maley referees. Commentary by Dave Maley
Gary Norman (St Albans CC B) Vs Neil Weiser (Glenn D)
Defending champion Gary started strong in the opener of this contest, taking handful after handful of points to establish a strong lead, leaving Neil needing snookers with the colours to go. Neil bravely continued but the snookers evaded him and Gary took the colours to secure the first frame.
Frame 2 started quickly, with both contenders grabbing points where they could, Neil claiming more points to take a healthy lead, which held until there was 1 red remaining. Neil’s fortune disappeared and a series of unfortunate shots lost him his 27 point lead through fouls, making it level going into the colours. A couple of mistakes from Neil allowed Gary to take a colour where he could, going 14 in front with 13 on, Gary eventually taking the pink to claim the second frame.
The third frame opened up straight away, sadly not in a good way, with colours going on cushions and most reds covering each other. Every single point became so valuable, and both contenders nibbled a point as and when they could throughout the frame. 22 points a piece with only brown, blue, pink and black remain. A fierce safety battle ensued but opportunity presented itself to Gary first, who sunk brown and blue. Following a brief stint of safety, Gary slotted in a pink down the rail with the rest to claim frame, match and title.
Massive congratulations to Gary for retaining The Alan Sharp Trophy. Commiserations to Neil, who put up a hell of a fight, 3-0 being far from reflective of a tough fought, hard battled contest.
Thanks again to Dave, Danny and to Abbots for hosting again, much appreciated!
Glenn C v Rickmansworth RBL - Danny Brocklehurst and Dave Maley referees. Commentary by Dave Maley
Mark Thomas v Ritchie Keane:
1st frame started slowly with safety from both players kept the reds tight. Eventually Mark was the first to score with a 24 break. Ritchie in turn brought the scores close to level. From there only a handful of points were scored each way and with a bit of luck for both players the scores stayed level going into the colours. Ritchie played a loose safety on the green which gave Mark an opportunity for a small lead. Following a couple safeties Mark saw home a long frame ball blue and a pink a couple shots later to seal the deal. Ricky 1-0
Second frame saw Andy Lavin and Lee Coniam into bat. Safety battle from the off until Lee went in off allowing Andy in with a 32 break to negate the handicap start. From there both players nicked a lone red and a couple points apiece which saw the match stay level going into the colours. A tight safety battle ensued with Lee landing many snookers until he got a chance but couldn’t take it. A doubled brown, good safety, long blue, good safety and straight forward pink put Andy over the line. 2-0 to Ricky.
Mark Wilson had Dennis Tristram in his sights as he went straight in with a 19, so with his start giving him a healthy lead. Safety battle followed until Den scored a handful of points to get his name on the board. The rest of the frame saw safety battles and a few points taken by each player, keeping things fairly level. Mark attempted a 3 ball plant down the rail which was unsuccessful, allowing Den to mop up a couple open balls for a small lead going into the colours. After a long safety battle, Mark risked a double on the yellow, which Den then took with green to further his advantage. Brown claimed by Mark but a long blue and good snooker on the pink by Den looked to have frame and match wrapped up, as Mark missed leaving him in the snookers required stage. Mark played the pink with force leaving the pink tight on the baulk rail, the cue ball came up and down and jawed in the yellow pocket, leaving Den snookered, which he failed to escape, and was put back in. Mark was left a sniff at a long pink which he slotted in nicely with cue ball coming round off 3 cushions to land perfect on the black, which he saw home to win a nail biter of a frame and keep Glenn’s hopes alive. Ricky 2-1 up.
Graham Barnard and Karl Townsend contested the 4th frame which started scrappy, with a couple of chances missed from both sides. Graham extended his lead, and a 3 ball plant attempt left a red over the hole but Graham bravely chose a longer trickier red which he slammed home with a colour and a good safety. Eventually a poor safety from Karl gave Graham the chance he needed to mop up enough points to clinch the frame, taking us to a decider.
Steve “Smooth” Russell and Vince Fisher went into battle in this deciding frame, and it started very cagey, neither side wanting to give an inch. An odd red was picked off here and there by both parties until Smooth fluked a plant over some distance to get in. Opportunity presented itself but was not taken. In between bouts of safety Vince took points where he could as did Smooth. Last red was sunk with green by Vince giving him a 9 point advantage with only the colours to go. The telling moment came when Smooth fouled the green, giving 6 away and leaving free ball. Vince elected blue which was neatly over the middle, and followed it with the green. Smooth battled hard but Vince finally potted the brown, and received the handshake, winning the frame and match for an impressive comeback by the Glenn.
Congrats to Glenn C, and bad luck Ricky RBL.
Thanks again to Dave and Danny and Abbots for hosting!
3-Man Team Final Weds 3rd May at Bushey CC.
Kings Langley (Fil Clarke, Dom Coare and John Evans) V SHOTS (Andrew Scott, Sean Vaz and Sanjay Meghani) Ref Tony Thompson.
Commentary by Tony Thompson - thanks Tony:
This was a battle between the low and high handicaps.
Frame 1 Sanjay v Fil. Following some initial safety exchanges Sanjay burst into action with a splendid 74 break taking the frame 99-50. Next up Andrew v Dom. The 57 point start kept Dom in the game and with Andrew missing a few pots and having a fair amount of bad luck, Dom took the second 97-73 to level 1-1.
Next up was Sean v John - another 50 point start kept John ahead but two snookers on the colours got Sean right back in touch and he ran out the winner 84-61 to go 2-1 up.
The in form Sanjay was next v Dom and the 57 handicap was soon eliminated by another break of 51, and Sanjay making it 3-1 (92-58).
Frame 5, Sean v Fil, saw some solid potting by Sean (84-61) to bring the Shots boys over winning line.
Thanks to the Bushey club for hosting and preparing a good table.
Great report Tony, and thanks for refereeing! Congrats to our Champions SHOTS, and well done Fil, John and Dom for reaching the final!
Sanjay Meghani v Mark Thomas
Tues 2nd May at Abbots Mens Club: Commentary by Dave Maley, thanks Dave!
First frame kicked off with both players nicking a handful of points here and there. Following a few safety exchanges it was Sanjay that had the opportunities but wasn't able to capitalise and Mark claimed the points where he could to go 1-0 up
Frame 2 was a scrappy affair throughout, with both parties stealing a red and colour where they could. Sanjay was able to pick off enough points to negate the 27 start he was giving but ultimately Mark's safety was a fraction better and he was helped with the run of the ball. This frame was neck and neck coming down to the colours until Mark powered in a long blue followed by a long pink to clinch the second frame to go 2-0 up.
The reds quickly became very open in frame 3, however blue and pink found themselves on the cushions up table and the black was hampered by reds. Both parties were playing a shot to nothing until a poor safety from Mark allowed Sanjay in. A good opening red freed the black and Sanjay took his chance, compiling a beautiful 67 break, missing yellow to opposite centre for a potential 94 clearance. 2-1 to Mark
Mark pounced immediately with a long red following Sanjay's break off and produced a tidy 26 to go 53-0 up. Sanjay's safety was met with misfortune as the cue ball found the knuckle which allowed Mark straight back in with an 18 for 71-0 up. Following a brief period of safety Mark glided a long red to the far corner with a blue to follow to go 77 in front with 75 remaining. Sanjay bravely continued and a loose shot from Mark conceded a foul 4 and gave Sanjay a glimmer of hope, but the damage had already been done and Mark forced his way back in with a 23 break to claim the frame 100-4 and the match to claim the title.
Mark 3-1 Sanjay
Breaks: Sanjay 67
Thanks Dave, and thanks to Dave and Danny for refereeing again and providing the venue. Congrats to Mark for claiming the Title twice in three years. Condolences to Sanjay, but congrats for competing in several finals this year!
Over 45's 2nd May at Abbots, Sanjay Meghani v Mark Thomas 7.45 pm.
Danny Brocklehurst and Dave Maley refs.
3-Man Team Final Weds 3rd May at Bushey CC. Kings Langley (Fil Clarke, Dom Coare and John Evans) V SHOTS (Andrew Scott, Sean Vaz and Sanjay Meghani) 7.30pm Ref Tony Thompson.
Challenge Cup Plate Final Thurs 4th May 7.45pm at Abbots. Glenn C v Ricky RBL. Danny Brocklehurst and Dave Maley refs.
Weds 27th April at Oxhey Hall:
Richard Pipe (SHOTS) and Brett Richards (Glenn) got us underway. Richard was very solid and with the aid of a 21 break took the frame 61-18.
In the 2nd, Glenn's John Leahy started very well, but let in Sean Vaz a couple of times, which is all he needed, with breaks of 30 and 27 to take the frame 71-44 to open up a 2-0 lead for SHOTS.
In the 3rd, Chris Chrysostomou played superbly throughout against Glenn's Paul Stockwell, opening up a good lead at the start. But Stocks kept his nerve, and with a break of 31, closed the gap before taking the frame at the end.
At 2-1 to SHOTS, next it was Andrew Scott v Glenn's Connor Treacy. Andrew looked to be on top in the early stages, and had good opportunities to wrap up the match, but Connor pulled out some excellent pots to win the 4th 70-38 to make it 2-2.
So, it was down to Harry Charalambous for SHOTS and Darren Grieves for the decider. It's fair to say that both had very good chances in the nervy early stages, but it was Harry, with the aid of a 24 break, who made the best of his, and take the frame 73-9 and the match.
So, congrats to our Challenge Cup Champions SHOTS, and bad luck Glenn A.
A great final that went all the way, in front of a good crowd!
Thanks to Oxhey Hall for staging the final. Sadly, Don Allday was AWOL, so special thanks to Warren Brown, Frank Clark, Ben Heffes and Kevin Broom for stepping in and prepping the venue and providing a fantastic barbie afterwards for all players and spectators. Much appreciated!
Harry Charalambous and Sanjay Meghani (Shots) v Dave Jones and Shaun Mills (Rickmansworth CC) at Kings Langley Services Club Monday 24th April:
The first frame looked to be going Dave and Shaun's way - with a 22 point lead - until Sanjay cleared the colours (27 break) to nick it 59-54. Harry then produced a fantastic 72 break in the 2nd for a 2-0 lead. The 3rd was another close frame, but the Shots boys nicked it 67-56 to wrap up a 3-0 win and the title. Congrats to our Champions Harry and Sanjay, and well done to Dave and Shaun as runners-up!
Thanks to referee Tony Thompson and to Kings Langley Services Club for hosting!
Next final:
Monday 24th April - Pairs Handicap Final at Kings Langley:
Harry Charalabous and Sanjay Meghani (Shots) v Dave Jones and Shaun Mills (Ricky CC). Good luck to both teams!
Referee- Tony Thompson
Come and support the boys if you can!
Brian Dunworth (Hatfield Road) v Frank Clarke (Oxhey Hall B) at Glenn Sports and Social Club:
Another closely fought final between two very well known faces in the league. Brian took first blood with an excellent 30 break to take the first frame, before just nicking the second to go two up. Frank then mounted his comeback, comfortably taking the third, and then nicking the fourth after Brian looked to have wrapped things up with another 30 break. So, onto a very tense and nervy deciding frame. Both players did their best to lose the frame, with great chances going begging, but it was Brian who just managed to take the frame and the title on the blue. Well done to both players, and congrats to this year's Champion Brian! Thanks to Glenn for hosting and to Paul Stockwell for preparing the table.
Boxmoor v Glenn D - yesterday at Abbots:
This was a very close and edgy final, which could have gone either way. First on was Lee 'Scouse Git' Taylor, who edged out Dave Green on the black in a very tight affair.
Next up was Dave Pullman, who nicked it on the blue against skipper Neil Weiser to make it 2-0 to Boxmoor.
Phil Seabrook dragged Glenn back to 2-1 with an outstanding long pink against Bob Hoskins to win yet another close affair.
Martin Bayliss took it to a decider by beating Paul Dean in the 4th frame.
So, to the nervy last frame between skipper Lee Scarborough and Keelan Weiser, which again went all the way, with Lee potting the blue to make Boxmoor victorious.
An excellent final, with neither team deserving to lose, but it's congratulations to winners Boxmoor and tough luck to Glenn D!
Thanks to Danny Brocklehurst and Dave Maley and Abbots for staging the Final, along with their snazzy Pro Scoreboard!
END OF SEASON PARTY (and presentation and hot buffet)
LIVE ENTERTAINMENT WITH 5-FOLD KISS
Trophies presented by our local World-ranked player Martin O’Donnell
Saturday June 3rd 2023 7.30 until late
Kings Langley Services Club, 3 Hempstead Road, Herts WD4 8BJ £14.00
Those that would like to secure their tickets please message Jash(07944181237) and I will let you have the bank details to pay.
Good luck to our current Singles Champion Andy Lavin who is representing us in the 'Champion of Champions' tournament at JP's snooker cub in Harlow on Sunday 22nd Jan.
Entrants are:
1. Zack Richardson
2. James O’Sullivan
3. Andy Lavin
4. Rees Carter
5. Dan Devlin
6. Nigel Howe
7. Matt Glasby
8. Nick O’Sullivan
9. Dean Galbally
10. Labeeb Ahmed
11. Amrik Cheema
12. Simon Dent
13. Matt Ford
14. Billy Castle
15. Alex Clenshaw
16. Luke Pinches
17. Ryan Mears
18. Toby Pugh
19. Phil O’Kane
20. Russell Huxter
21. Tom Parry
22. Bob Cooper
23. Karl Walker
* The 'cap' of 35 to handicaps does not now exist.
* Parking in Victoria Road for Glenn Sports and Social Club is now only residents permit parking. We are advised the best places to park now are any of the bays on St Albans road, or any single yellow line after 6.30 pm on Leavesden Road or the car park at the bottom of The Harebreaks. Away teams, please allow extra time to find parking in time for the match start time.
So, the End of Season Party and Presentation saw the end of the 2021/22 season at Kings Langley Services Club. A total of 92 people ate and danced the night away to a fabulous band. Congrats to all the trophy winners. Photos are on the 'Fun Stuff' page of the website. We presented two season's trophies (2019/20 and 2021/22) due to lockdowwn, so just click on to the relevant season.
We start all over again on 14th July with the AGM. 8 pm start at Kings Langley Club.
3-Man Team Final between Shots (Richard Pipe, Harry Charalambous, Simon Littler) and Glenn (Vince Fisher, Rob Alletto, Ritchie Keane) at Bushey CC:
First up was Harry against Vince. Vince made the most of his handicap and protected his lead well, making the reds and colours awkward, such that Harry never got into his stride. It was a long frame with lots of mistakes from both players but in the end it was a comfortable win for Vince.
Next up was Richard against Rob. Richard took his chances well and came out on top to make it 1-1.
Simon then played Ritchie. This was clearly going to be the key frame of the final. Simon responded by playing the best frame he has played throughout the tournament, putting together a 20+ break at the key stage of the frame. 2-1 to Shots.
Richard, who according to the ref was the night's star performer, played Vince next, and again took his chances and played very well to make it 3-1.
Harry then did what Harry does. He shrugged off his poor performance in the earlier frame and found his groove against Ritchie to seal a 4-1 win.
Congrats to Shots, and bad luck Glenn. Thanks Tony Thompson for reffing, and to James at Bushey CC for again being the host!
It wasn't a classic with St Albans CC's Mark Worley coming out victor with a 3-1 win over Glenn's Paul Stockwell. Along the way Mark had breaks of 45 & 34
Congrats to Mark!
Commentary by Andy Stewart:
Glen A v Shots B
Frame 1
Brett potted the first couple of balls before a very good spell of safety play around the black spot see the reds spread all over the table. Brett got the next red but missed the brown leaving Andy in the balls. Andy made a very good 43 with low value colours before running out of pottable reds. Andy had a 31 point lead before the big turning point Brett potting the last but one red and snookering Andy on the last red. The scores were level before Brett took a small lead with the green left. Brett took the next few colours to leave Andy need a snooker which didn't come. Brett taking the frame 77 - 56
Frame 2
Conor Treacey v Andrew Scott
Both players had their chances in this frame. It was Conor who made the most of them running the winner 63 - 24 to put the Glenn 2up
Frame 3
Paul Stockwell v Brad McCarthy
Another had fought battle which see Brad take an early lead with Paul battling back and then Paul had the chance to win it but missed the Brown. This left Brad needing all four to win and after a good Brown, Blue and Pink didn't quite get on the Black and started a good saftey exchange. After a few shots each Paul was left a thin one which he got to win the frame 72- 60 and match 3 - 0 for Glenn A.
More importantly a good night was had by good mates with loads of Baileys Sambuca & Jagers flowing.
I'm sad to report that my former team mate Roy Wood has passed away. Roy was a long-standing committee member and league secretary, as well as being the league historian right up to present day, and he will be sadly missed. Condolences to step-son Andy Rolph and his family
A very tough fought Pairs final took place last night between Abbots pair Jeff Worts and Rob Powell and Boxmoor's finest Dave Pullman and Paul Dean. Jeff and Robb nicked the first frame 56-48. The 2nd frame was equally tight until Dave's excellent 39 clearance to win 89-31. The 3rd frame was crucial. Very tight, both teams edgy and not taking their chances, but it was Rob and Jeff that nicked it 73-52. With a bit of the pressure off Rob and Jeff came alive in the 4th, with Jeff's 20 and Rob's 25 and 34 to take the frame 97-48 and the match 3-1. A great final to ref, and a great set of lads! Congrats to Champs Rob and Jeff, and very well battled Dave and Deano!
Brian Dunworth v Roger Jashek: Many of my regular 'followers/groupies' won't be surprised to hear that our final took over 4 hours to play 5 frames. Brian took the first, with me winning the next 2 to go 2-1 up. Brian came back to win the next two to win 3-2. Well done to my good friend Brian! Many thanks for reffing Tony Thompson.
END OF SEASON PARTY (and presentation and hot buffet)
LIVE ENTERTAINMENT WITH 5-FOLD KISS
Trophies presented by our local World-ranked player Martin O’Donnell
Saturday June 25th 7.30 until late
Kings Langley Services Club, 3 Hempstead Road, Herts WD4 8BJ £14.00
Trophy winners and runners-up for 2019/20 season and 2021/22 are guaranteed a ticket, but the rest are on a first come first served basis (paid for). Those that would like to secure their tickets please message Jash(07944181237) and I will let you have the bank details to pay.
Thanks!
Thanks to Shots for providing the venue for this final. In a very close and tight encounter, it was Scott Wheatley who took the first frame with an excellent 24 clearance. Ramin Emami came back to nick the 2nd and 3rd, with Scott levelling in the 4th. In the deciding 5th nerves played its part on both players, but it was Ramin who got over the line to win 3-2 and take the title. Well done to both players!.
There were no big breaks to report but it was a tough game played in a great spirit. Chorleywood's Craig Howlett beat Richie Keane to put Chorleywood 1-up only for Glenn's Lee Coniam to take out Chorleywood's big dog Scott Wheatley to level at 1-1. In the 3rd frame Glenn's Vince Fisher overturned a 36 point deficit to beat Glenn O'Malley to put Glenn 2-1 up. Glenn's Mark Wilson and Brett Wheatley then had a close game with Mark eventually sealing the victory to make it 3-1 to Glenn B and to take the title.
Well played everyone.
Thanks to James Gurney at Bushey CC for providing a fabulous venue and table for this final, and to Tony Thompson for reffing.
First up was Hatfield Road's Brian Dunworth v Danny Brocklehurst. Brian saved one of his best frames of the season, including a fine 32 break to win 76-20. In the second frame Hatfield Road's Ramin Emami overcame a luckless Robbie Carty 63-40 with a solid performance. Rob Powell was his usual self - pulling one back for Abbots with a 33 break to win 81-29 against Steve Goodchild. In the 4th frame Abbots's Ciaran Halpin played well, but couldn't match Pete Close's excellent 45 break to take the frame and match for Hatfield Road. Good match, great venue, and well done to both team!
END OF SEASON PARTY
(and presentation and hot buffet)
LIVE ENTERTAINMENT WITH 5-FOLD KISS
Trophies presented by World No 56 Martin O’Donnell
Saturday June 25th 7.30 until late
Kings Langley Services Club
3 Hempstead Road, Herts WD4 8BJ
£14.00
Trophy winners and runners-up for 2019/20 season and 2021/22 are guaranteed a ticket, but the rest are on a first come first served basis (paid for). Those that would like to secure their ticket please message me and I will let you have the bank details to pay. Thanks, Jash 07944181237
Happy New Year everyone!
Just a reminder for when the league resumes on Thursday - a review of the individual handicaps took place in December (all team captains were invited to attend) so please check the revised individual handicaps that are now shown on the website. It only affects a few, but these must now be used in the league AND in individual and team competitions from now on.
Enjoy the 2nd half of the season everyone!
Jash
Gary Norman is our new 2019/20 Gordon Wilson Memorial Trophy (Over 60's) Champion. He overcame our esteemed League Treasurer Tony Thompson in a very dogged final. Tony took the first frame before Gary came back and won the next three to take the title. Congrats Gary, and bad luck Tony.
Big congrats to Ricky RBL's Mark Thomas, who is the 2019/20 season 'Over 45's Handicap' Champion. Mark overcame Borehamwood RBL's Matt Saunders to lift the trophy last night. The first two frames were won with Matt needing snookers on the colours, and Mark wrapped up the match in the third frame to win 3-0.
Congrats to our Champion Mark, and bad luck Matt!
Congrats to Hatfield Road's Jason Shore, who is the new Alan Sharp Trophy Champion for 2019/20. He beat the current holder Paul Dean of Boxmoor 3-0, to follow his brother, who won the trophy in 2005/6 season. Congrats to Jason, and bad luck Paul.
Congrats to another pair of Hatfield Road boys Brian 'Evergreen' Dunworth and Steve Goodchild, who are the 2019/ 20 Colbourne Trophy Two-Man Team Champions. In a very tense final, against regular finals pair Rob Alletto and Vince Fisher, which could have swung either way, Brian stole the first frame off of Rob, who led for most of the frame, with an excellent clearance to win by 1 point. Steve made it 2-0 in the 2nd frame against Vince, with both potting well. Then came the fightback - Rob and Vince followed up winning the doubles with Vince beating Brian to make it 2-2. So, it all came down to Steve and Rob in the decider. With Steve on top initially, Rob came back, but nerves took their toll the longer the frame went on. Steve's tip then came off, so he had to finish the frame with Brian's cue (Vince wouldn't lend him his - joke) . Both had glorious chances to win the frame late on, but it went to a respot, with Steve finally fluking the black.
It really could have gone either way, but congrats to Brian and Steve, and bad luck Glenn boys Rob and Vince!
Congrats to Hatfield Road boys Pete Close and Jason Shore, who are the 2019/ 20 Pairs Champions. They were worthy 3-1 winners against Lee Taylor and me, although it is fair to say Pete was the difference on the night. Well done to you both.
Congrats to Paul Beecher of Kings Langley A, who is our new Singles Handicap Champion. He beat the formidable Paul Stockwell 3-1 in the final at Shots last Tuesday.
Beech went 1 up, Stocks levelled, and then Beech played some tight snooker to win the next two frames.
Well done Beech, and bad luck Stocks!
Next Saturday 30th Oct is the annual Inter League tournament - this year held at Woking Snooker Centre. We will be represented by Mark Worley, Paul Stockwell, Robbie Powell and Andrew Scott in the A team, and Jay Dixon, Steve Gibbs, Dave Maley and Jeff Worts in our B team. Good luck boys!
Congratulations to Jay Dixon - our new Singles Champion - beating multiple previous winner Steve Bartropp 4-1. Jay went into a 3-0 lead playing some tight and solid snooker, before Steve pulled one back - only for Jay to clinch his first Singles Champion title with the 5th frame to make it 4-1.
Well done to you both for reaching the final - two great guys and both outstanding players.
Excellent 3-man team final last night between Glenn and Abbots! Steve Gibbs played well to take the first frame off Brett Richards. In the 2nd Dave Maley stormed into a good lead against Paul Stockwell, but Paul came back strongly to nick it at the end - 1-1. Darren Grieves did nothing wrong against Robbie Powell in the 3rd, but could do nothing to stop breaks of 39 and 54. In the 4th Steve potted well to open up a 30-odd lead against Stocks, but 'back to the wall' Stocks scored a fabulous 67 break to level at 2-2. Back to Rob for the 5th. Again, Brett could do nothing to stop the rampaging Rob score an excellent 47 to make it 3-2 to Abbots. In the 6th Dave let Grievesy off the hook after early scoring, and Grievesy finished well to take the frame and level again at 3-3. So to the deciding frame and the evening's two stand-out players - Stocks and Robbie. Robbie continued his excellent potting to take a decisive lead and really only needed one more good pot to win the match, but Stocks shut him out until Rob gave him a chance, and he won the match with an outstanding finish. 4-3 to Glenn. Well played to you all!
Following a discussion in Committee on an incident during a match last year the Committee wishes to advise members that when acting as referee during a match, that any team member(s) influencing a shot selection for their player by any means, e.g. calling out, then a foul must be called.
COMPETITIONS SEMI-FINALS FOR 2019-20
(TO BE COMPLETED)
SINGLES CHAMPIONSHIP - BEST OF FIVE FRAMES ( RULE 6.2 )
|
1 |
Damian Wilks |
Ricky RBL |
v |
Steve Bartropp |
Borehamwood RBL |
|
2 |
Jason Dixon |
Borehamwood RBL |
v |
Danny Brocklehurst |
Abbots Langley |
SINGLES HANDICAP - BEST OF FIVE FRAMES ( RULE 6.2 )
|
1 |
Paul Stockwell |
Glenn |
-10 |
v |
David Maley |
St Albans CC |
4 |
|
2 |
Scott Wheatley |
Chorleywood |
21 |
v |
Paul Beecher |
Kings Langley |
24 |
PAIRS HANDICAP - BEST OF THREE FRAMES ( RULE 6.2 )
|
1 |
Peter Close Jason Shore |
Hatfield Rd |
28
|
v |
David Maley Danny Brocklehurst |
Abbots Langley |
7 |
|
2 |
Neil Weiser Tom Timoney |
Glenn |
37 |
v |
Roger Jashek Lee Taylor |
Hatfield Rd |
19 |
TWO MAN TEAM ( COLBOURNE TROPHY )
FORMAT: Best of 5 frames
Each team to name ‘player 1 and player 2.’ And then match them with your opponents.
Sequence: 1 v 1, then 2 v 2, then doubles, then if required 1 v 2, and finally 2 v 1.
BEST OF FIVE FRAMES (RULE 6.2)
|
1 |
Harry Burgin 22 Alan Stapley 26 |
Kings Langley |
24 |
v |
Vince Fisher 16 Rob Alletto 10 |
Glenn |
13 |
|
2 |
Brian Dunworth 21 Steve Goodchild 14 |
Hatfield Rd |
18 |
v |
Lewis Timberlake 28 Clive Cormack 5 |
Ricky RBL |
17 |
THREE MAN TEAM KNOCKOUT CUP
Each team to name ‘player 1, 2 and 3.’ And then match them with your opponents.
ORDER OF PLAY TO BE WRITTEN ON THE CARD BEFORE MATCH STARTS,WITH THE
NAME OF THE SELECTED PLAYER WHO WILL ( SHOULD THERE BE A 3-3 DRAW) PLAY THE DECIDING FRAME.
SEQUENCE OF FRAMES TO BE: Frame 1) 1 v 1, Frame 2) 2 v 2, Frame 3) 3 v 3
Frame 4) 2 v 1, Frame 5) 1 v 3, Frame 6) 3 v 2
|
1 |
Glenn. B Richards (8) L Griffiths (7) A Scott (-10) P Stockwell (-10) |
v |
Hatfield Rd. R Jashek (26) B Dunworth (21) S Goodchild (14) P Close (21) |
|
2 |
Ricky RBL -Team 2 C Cormack (5) D Wilks (-4) L Timberlake (28) G Baxter (22) |
v |
Abbots Langley. D Maley (4) R Powell (Scr) S Gibbs (4) |
ALAN SHARP MEMORIAL TROPHY ( 35 HANDICAP OR ABOVE)
BEST OF THREE FRAMES ( RULE 6. 2 )
|
1 |
Paul Dean |
Kings Langley |
v |
Andy Stewart |
Glenn |
|
2 |
Gary Norman |
St Albans CC |
v |
Jason Shore |
Hatfield Rd |
OVER 45 HANDICAP - BEST OF THREE FRAMES ( RULE 6.2 )
|
1 |
Mark Thomas |
Ricky RBL |
15 |
v |
Andy Chichester |
St Albans CC |
3 |
|
2 |
Bob Webster |
Kings Langley |
20 |
v |
Matt Saunders |
Borehamwood RBL |
21 |
GORDON WILSON MEMORIAL TROPHY (OVER 60’s )
BEST OFTHREE FRAMES (RULE 6.2)
|
1 |
John Smyley |
Kings Langley |
35 |
v |
Gary Norman |
St Albans CC |
35 |
|
2 |
Paul Dean |
Kings Langley |
35 |
v |
Tony Thompson |
Kings Langley |
38 |
RESULTS TO BE SENT BY EITHER TEXT OR E-MAIL TO
07833 994007
Andy28168@gmail.com
The Inter-League Champion of Champions was held in Harlow in June. Congrats to our representative Steve Bartropp for reaching the semi-finals, before succumbing to East Sussex Champion Zack Richardson, who was the eventual winner. Well done Steve!
Hi all! I thought you might be eager to know if there is any activity regards re-starting the league again.
We had our first Committee meeting for a year on Wednesday, and the AGM is being held on 8th July, so we will be able to announce the agreed plans after that.
All looking positive though, so hope to see you all very soon!
Regards,
Jash
Many of us have fond memories of Tim Norris and his dad Dave. Sadly Dave passed away last week after a long illness. Condolences to Tim and his family. Thanks to Dave Cartmel for letting me know
As reigning Champions, the A Team went into this year as favourites, with our B Team - last year's runners-up - close behind. Due to Covid rules, teams were restricted to 3, instead of the usual 4 this year.
The A Team of Mark Worley - last year's Player of the Tournament - Damian Wilks and Robbie Powell took to the stage along with The B Team of Dave Maley, Danny Brocklehurst and Jeff Worts.
At the end of the group stages on Saturday the A team comfortably topped their group, with some outstanding performances, with Byfleet second, so go through to Sunday's semi finals. Unfortunately the B team didn't get through, with Harrow and Milton Keynes A qualifying.
Sunday's semi final against Milton Keynes turned out to be a muted affair, and we didn't reach the heights of Saturday - with the exception of Damian, who was our star performer this year with only one loss in 8 frames over the two days. Milton Keynes went on to the final and ironically lost to Byfleet who we had beaten 4-2 in the group stages the day before.
Never the less, we all had a great week-end.
At this moment in time, the annual Inter-League tournament is still on this week-end at Racks Snooker Club in Maidenhead. We again have two teams entered - the A Team, who are the reigning champions, and our B Team - last year's runners-up.
This year the organisers have restricted the teams to 3 players, instead of the usual 4 due to the 'rule of six'.
I will keep you posted with their progress....
Good luck boys!
Hi all!
After the AGM was held in August, it was agreed that I should issue a questionnaire to all team captains to discuss with their team members options for POSSIBLY October/November, or in the New Year, and how their players felt about restarting.
Sadly, only 25% of team captains responded, but the general consensus from those that did suggested that it was unlikely that a re-start could happen before the New Year. Then of course the 10 pm curfew came in, so it now appears there is no chance of a restart until the New Year at the earliest.
The Committee has agreed that we obviously continue to monitor any progress, and to perhaps resend the questionnaire early in the New Year - if there are signs of improvement, but I'm sure you agree there is nothing we can really do at present except wait.
Feel free to share your thoughts though!
One brighter bit of news is that the 2020 Inter-League Tournament is, at present, still going ahead on 24th and 25th October at Racks in Maidenhead. Our victorious 'A' Team, who narrowly defeated our 'B' Team in last year's final are both entered again, so wish them luck!
Regards,
Jash
Hi again all! Hope everyone is safe and happy. We are holding a restricted AGM on Thursday 20th August at Kings Langley Services Club, which is limited to two representatives per club due to the obvious restrictions. The main discussions will be on what the possibilities are for a league and/or competition restart - depending on how things develop in the coming weeks and months. Please share yours ideas with your Club Rep ready for the meeting. Thanks!
Hi again all,
Well, almost as soon as the Committee made the previous announcement on Monday morning it became almost outdated by the evening due to Boris's update. In light of increasing numbers of League Members self-isolating, we now feel we should take the responsible decision to suspend the league fixtures until further notice. If you wish to continue playing your team and individual cup matches then that is your prerogative. We will of course update you as the situation unfolds. Regards,
Jash
Dear all,
The WDBSL Committee feels that it is appropriate to make an announcement about how the Coronavirus could or will affect the League and Competitions during the next few weeks. Although the conclusion to the season could very quickly be taken out of our hands over the next few days - either by Government or by member club decisions - we feel that we should invite you to continue with matches as long as your team is comfortable to do so. We will be sympathetic towards teams that have a stronger view towards isolation, and this could particularly be the case for teams with more senior members.
Therefore, if any team is uncomfortable playing in the current climate, then there will be no penalties for cancelling matches even at short notice, but we ask people to be as respectful to other teams where possible.
We strongly recommend that teams and their members adhere to Government recommendations regards washing hands, and contact. We recommend that the traditional shaking of hands with your opponent should be replaced with a ‘nod or a ‘thumbs up’, but perhaps a discussion/agreement between team captains before matches commence could be an option, so that no-one is offended.
Regards individual competitions, we are now at the semi-final stage. It would be helpful if you completed your matches sooner rather than later, so that we only have the finals to worry about, and at worst finals could be delayed until we return to normal.
Please feel free to contact me if you have any issues.
Jash 07944181237
END OF SEASON PARTY (and presentation and hot buffet)
LIVE BAND - Five Fold Kiss
World No 34 Martin O'Donnell will be presenting the trophies
Friday 29th May 2020. 7.30 until late at Kings Langley Services Club, 3 Hempstead Road, Herts WD4 8BJ. £14.00
This is not just about coming along if you won a trophy - it's also for the rest of us to have a great fun night of dancing and grub with our snooker mates and our partners, so please come along and support us!
Below is an in-depth summary of the week-end by the the LHC Chairman - Paul Ives:
Hi Everyone,
Apologies for the delay in getting this sent out, thank you to Kelvin Jones for reminding me!
Firstly, and most importantly, we have NEW champions.
Watford have won their second ever Interleague Championship (1999) and first in the LHC era, but it was by no means a walk in the park, they came through two deciding frames and required an immense amount of bottle to make it over the line in a highly competitive second day.
Day 1
Group A
W D L PTS
Watford B 2 1 0 5
Byfleet 2 1 0 4*
Thames Valley B 1 0 2 2
Harrow 0 0 3 0**
*Byfleet docked one point due to dress code infringement.
** Harrow withdrew from event the day prior.
Watford B 4-4 Byfleet
Byfleet 8-0 Thames Valley B
Watford B 7-1 Thames Valley B
Group B
W D L PTS
Watford 3 0 0 6
Thames Valley 1 1 1 3
Oxford 0 2 1 2
Brighton Juniors 0 1 2 1
Oxford 4-4 Brighton Juniors
Watford 6-2 Thames Valley
Watford 8-0 Oxford
Thames Valley 7-1 Brighton Juniors
Oxford 4-4 Thames Valley
Watford 6-2 Brighton Juniors
The first day featured some feisty tussles, including another mammoth battle between rivals Thames Valley and Oxford.
Defending champions Byfleet struggled early on, foreshadowing what was to come on day 2.
Highest Break – Paul Bunyard 101
Top Players – Damian Wilks, Beau Quigley, Dave Maley, Mark Worley, Ryan Mears, Paul Bunyard. – All 100%
Day 2
Semi Finals
Watford B 5-3 Thames Valley
Beau Quigley the stand out man for Watford B here, winning both frames comfortably, solid performances from Maley, Brocklehurst and Worts reversing the result from last years Semi Final.
Watford 5-4 Byfleet
The streak is over! Defending champions Byfleet lose for only the second time in LHC, and ends a 10 match unbeaten run. A close match from start to finish, both halves of the match finishing 3-1 either way.
In a tight and nervy decider Mark Worley overcame Ryan Mears to put Watford in the final.
3/4 Place Play Off
Byfleet 5-2 Thames Valley
Losing this title for the first time surely provoked a response from the Byfleet boys as they managed to produce two centuries in the same match for the first time, first up was Alan Harvey, 106 in his first frame against Alan Grainger, but then step up Ryan Mears, still reeling from his deciding frame defeat at the hands of Worley, he would have beaten his highest break but for an unfortunate bounce out on the blue, on his was to 140, break ended at 122 and we have a new highest LHC break!
Final
Watford 5-4 Watford B
Well, the first time we’ve had two teams from the same league meet each other and it produced a civil war in our final. Just like the semi final for Watford as it was nip and tuck all the way.
But it all came down to one man, Mark Worley, fantastic all weekend, he took on Beau Quigley in the decider, showing all his years of experience to ensure that Watford’s ‘A Team’ was the ‘A Team’ in the South East. In doing so Mark took the Top Player award for this years event.
Top Player – Mark Worley 12/12 – 100%
Highest Break – Ryan Mears 122
Thank you to all that attended over the weekend, thank you to Racks Snooker Club and thank you to Andy Johnson of Berkshire Pool TV for the live steaming. The event will be back again next year, same venue, same weekend, October 24th & 25th at Racks, Maidenhead. Put it in your diaries folks!
Next up for LHC Snooker is the fantastic Champion Of Champions Tournament, defending champion Dylan Leary, coming on January 19th, more details coming soon.
Paul Ives
LHC Snooker Chairman.
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Wow! What a week-end! For those of you not following events over the week-end on the Facebook page the day started with an early minibus drive to Racks Snooker Club in Maidenhead on Saturday 26th October. A Team - Steve Bartropp, Mark Worley, Damian Wilks and Robbie Powell, and B Team - Dave Maley, Danny Brocklehurst, Beau Quigley and Jeff Worts. Both teams ended the day topping their groups unbeaten, with the top two teams from each group progressing to Sunday's semi-finals. Watford A drew Byfleet - the champions for 2017 and 2018 - and won 5-4, with Mark Worley winning the deciding frame. The B Team beat Thames Valley 5-3 in the other semi.
This resulted in an amazing all Watford final. The match was locked at 4-4, with Mark Worley beating Beau Quigley in the decider. So, Watford A the Champions, but what a great week-end for both teams, and fantastic for the Watford League.
Special congratulations to Mark Worley who also picked up the 'Best Player' trophy after going the whole week-end unbeaten - 12 frames, including two play-off deciding frames for his team.
A great week-end - great fun with a special bunch of lads. Much beer drunk, and laughs all the way! Well done guys, Jash.
Please see the Fun Page of the website for photos.
Inter-League Championships are coming up on the 26th October at Racks in Maidenhead.
We have two team entries - A Team - Steve Bartropp, Rob Powell, Mark Worley and Damian Wilks, and B Team - Dave Maley, Danny Brocklehurst, Beau Quigley and Jeff Worts.
Anyone wishing to come and support are welcome - it's a great day out with some great snooker!
Hi all!
The new season starts on the 12th September 2019, with two divisions of 13 teams - due to us losing three teams.
The handicaps have been adjusted at the annual handicap meeting - attended by 16 players and team captains on Weds 21st August - and these are now on the Competitions Page as per last season.
The main difference this season is that in league and team cup competitions no player will have more than a 35 'start' against his or her opponent. The reasoning behind this is to differentiate between one-frame snooker and 5- frame competition matches.
Please ensure you read the League Rules page . The main change is that we have lost the league results and competion telephone lines. Therefore, all league results must now be emailed - preferably on the night, or by 5 pm the following day latest - to the dedicated email address on the website Home Page. Competiton results must now either be emailed or txted as shown on the Home Page.
The revised fixtures are also now on the fixtures page.
Handbooks are being printed as we speak, and I will announce a date for collection by team captains shortly.
Many thanks!
Jash
This year's AGM starts at 8 pm on Thursday 4th July at Kings Langley Services Club. Club contacts - please ensure you have your Team Application Forms and £65 per team fee.
Thanks!
Fantastic turn-out for this year's End-of-Season Party and Presentation. 92 attended. To see photos of the trophy winners please go to the Fun Page.
Premier Champions Cotterells
Runners-up Bushey CC A
3rd Place Ricky RBL A
Best Ind performance Pete Blythe
Highest break Sammy Sefeldin (96)
Div 1 Champions Bore’wood RBL
Runners-up Ricky RBL B
3rd Place Kings Langley C
Best Ind. Performance Matt Saunders Bore’wood RBL
Highest Break Steve Bartropp (B’wood RBL (64)
Div 2 Champions Bore’wood Social A
Runners-up Chorleywood
3rd Place Bore’wood Social B
Best Ind. Performance Justin Terry B’wood Social A
Highest Break Gary Bell B’wood Social A (49)
Noel Heelis Trophy Steve Bartropp Bore’wood RBL (112)
Challenge Cup Champions - Cotterells, Runners-Up - Glenn Social A
Challenge Cup Plate Champions - Kings Langley C, Runners-Up - Ricky RBL B
Ted Higgins Trophy Champions - Borehamwood Social A, Runners-Up - Borehamwood Social B
Singles Championship Champion - Karl Townsend (Ricky RBL), Runner-up - Paul Stockwell (Glenn)
Singles Handicap Champion - Darren Grieves (Glenn), Runner-up - Gary Scott (Bushey CC)
Pairs Handicap Champions - Andrew Scott/Beau Quigley Glenn) Runners-up Paul Stockwell/Leigh Griffiths (Glenn)
ColbourneTrophy (2-man) Champions - Dave Maley and Danny Brocklehurst (Abbots), Runners-up - Dave Jones and Shaun Mills (Rickmansworth CC)
3-Man Team Champions - Andrew Scott, Darren Grieves and Brett Richards, (Glenn), Runners-up - Mark Greatbatch, John Smyley and Mark Elliott (Kings Langley C)
Over 45's handicap Champion - Gary Scott (Bushey CC) Runner-up - Andy Chichester (St Albans CC)
Alan Sharp Trophy Champion - Paul Dean (Boxmoor), Runner-up - John Smyley Kings Langley
Roy Couch Trophy (Under 30's handicap) Champion - Andrew Scott (Glenn), Runner-up - Beau Quigley (Glenn)
Billiards Champion - Ade Poulter (St Albans CC), Runner-up - Dave Maley (Abbots Langley)
Gordon Wilson Memorial Trophy (Over 60's) Champion - Steve Grover (Bushey CC), Runner-up - John Smyley (Kings Langley)
DATE FOR THE DIARY:
END OF SEASON PARTY (and presentation and buffet)
LIVE ENTERTAINMENT AND DJ - same band as last year due to popular demand
Sat 11th May 2019. 7.30 until late at Kings Langley Services Club, 3 Hempstead Road, Herts WD4 8BJ. £14.00
On Sunday 20th January 2019 Steve Bartropp is the Watford League's representative in the Interleague Champion of Champions at Racks Snooker Club in Maidenhead. Good luck to Steve!
21st Nov 2018. Big congrats to Steve Bartropp for a fantastic 112 break in his Singles Championship match tonight (21/11/18) against Dave Hart. In what sounds like an incredible match fit for the final, defending Champion Steve amazingly still went on to lose his title due to Dave's almost as impressive 84 break, who nicked a 3-2 win. Wow guys!
10th Jan 2019 .. Not quite enough to beat Steve's highest break above, but last night Paul Stockwell got a fantatic 110 in the Singles Championship. Well done Stocks!
Congratulation to both Watford teams for a fantastic performance in the Interleague Championships in Maidenhead this weekend.
The 'A' team of Paul Stockwell, Steve Bartropp, Andrew Scott and Mark Worley had a very tough group but performed extremely well. They drew 4-4 in their opening match with the eventual finalists Thames Valley A, lost narrowly 5-3 to semi-finalists Eastbourne, and again a 5-3 loss against a very tough Harrow side could have gone either way, before thumping Milton Keynes B 8-0. Special mentions to Mark Worley won 6 out of his 8 matches and Steve Bartropp had the team's highest break of 57.
Now to the 'B' team of Dave Maley, Steve Gibbs, Danny Brocklehurst and Jeff Worts. What a day they had in the group stage. They opened with a 6-2 thumping of Milton Keynes 'A', and then performed admirably against eventual winners and last year's winners Byfleet going down 5-3. Next up was Oxford, with the boys winning 5-3, and ending the day winning 5-3 against Thames Valley B. This left them in 2nd place behind Byfleet to qualify for Sunday's semi finals.
Special mention to Dave Maley who ended the group stage with an outstanding 7 wins out of 8, and Danny with 6 out of 8.
Sunday's semi final against Thames Valley A saw our boys going down 5-1, with Steve Gibbs winning one of his two frames.
A fantastic performance by both teams, who did our League proud!
As you know, the league now starts on Thursday 27th September. New handbooks and score cards will be available for each Club Rep to collect at Kings Langley Services Club on Wednesday 19th September from 7.30. We will also have hard copies of the new Handicap List (same list for league and competitions). Can I suggest that - if possible - you put these up permanently at your club so that you can refer to them at each league match.
Any completed Competition Forms can also be collected on the night. Cheers!
The handicap list - for all league matches and competitions - can now be found on the 'handicaps' page of the Competions section.
Team Captains will be provided with a copy of this list with the handbooks before the start of the season to refer to during league matches.
Please remember that this is a work in progress and the handicaps were decided by the 15 ish members that turned up at the meeting, which was open to all to attend - not as a result of only a few. Thanks!
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* Contact details – name, address, email address and phone number, date of birth – to check competition qualifying categories.
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Please see below the rule changes as agreed at the AGM. The most significant one is regarding postponing matches, so it is now in your interests to fulfil the fixture - even if you only have 4 players.
PART 4 – LEAGUE MATCHES
4.3 At least three players from both teams must be present before a match can commence. Any team knowingly fielding less than five players should before the start of play notify the opposing captain.
4.9 Seven clear days' notice shall be given to the opposing team captain and the Fixture Secretary of a postponed match. In the event of a team postponing a match, they will on the first occasion be deducted one point and on a second or subsequent occasion a two point deduction may apply. In exceptional circumstances (i.e. bad weather), the seven days' notice of postponement may be waived at the discretion of the Committee.
PART 6 – INDIVIDUAL COMPETITONS
6.2 In general snooker competitions will consist of the best of five frames up to and including the quarter final. Apart from the Colbourn trophy which will be the best of five frames in all rounds. The doubles will be played as the third frame. The three man team handicap will also be the best of seven frames in all rounds. The semi final and finals of all individual competitions will be the best of seven frames.
Also, a reminder of the following:
* No mobile phones should be used for any purpose within the vicinity of the match table.
* Also, team captains, if you see a member of your team using a phone, or your player is standing over/near the object pocket of the opponent, or moving when your opponent is taking their shot, it is your responsibility to speak them.
