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sir_ramrod · Regular Poster (Wins the toss)

RE: golden cue

Beefy · Ultimate Poster (Breaks off in decider)

Steady Jimmy,

Potter, YOu and Pete is not that dissimilar from You, Me and Jamey its one thing qualifying its another getting all 4 players to the finals -

World Rules as well which no one plays other than in part time roles in competitions !

If Hazel had her way I a ms ure she would have world rules in Abingdon

MING · Ultimate Poster (2-0 up in a best of 7)

Beefy wrote:

Steady Jimmy,

Potter, YOu and Pete is not that dissimilar from You, Me and Jamey its one thing qualifying its another getting all 4 players to the finals -

World Rules as well which no one plays other than in part time roles in competitions !

If Hazel had her way I a ms ure she would have world rules in Abingdon

If Hazel had her way I'm sure she would have world rules in Abingdon

PoolQueen · Ultimate Poster (1-0 up in a best of 7)

Beefy wrote:

World Rules as well which no one plays other than in part time roles in competitions !
Except me!

If Hazel had her way I am sure she would have world rules in Abingdon

You're quite right there Beefy, with all the World Rules competitions and not many players knowing them too well.

Beefy · Ultimate Poster (Breaks off in decider)

Yep Interleague is always a bit of fun - incidentilly what is happening are we still going ?

Cue_Isty · Senior Poster (Pots off the break)

BTTT for this weekend biggrin

The draw is available here http://www.epa.org.uk/gc07_256.php

Ash - it looks like both teams are playing at 10:30am.

The Pool Shark · Ultimate Poster (Breaks off in decider)

Cue_Isty wrote:

BTTT for this weekend

The draw is available here http://www.epa.org.uk/gc07_256.php

Ash - it looks like both teams are playing at 10:30am.

Yes mate. Does that mean we might be draw against each other in one of the early rounds? smile

Would have preferred a little bit more of a lie-in! We'll be getting there around 6pm on Friday. See you then...

Beefy · Ultimate Poster (Breaks off in decider)

We got the 9.30 slot last year so at least you didn't get that draw. Last year they had the qtr on for a pro event and that was well worth a look is it on again this year Hazel because no doubt you are going to ref again ?

PoolQueen · Ultimate Poster (1-0 up in a best of 7)

No I'm not going this year Beefy. There are 3 professional events down to the quarters on the IPA site so one of these will surely take place this weekend.

Professional cup-

Quarterfinals
GARETH MANNING (30)	0	0	NEIL RAYBONE (8)
ROB CHILTON (16)	0	0	RONAN MCCARTHY (4)
MICK HILL (3)	0	0	PHIL HARRISON (6)
CHRIS MELLING (13)	0	0	GARETH POTTS (2)

Professional Trophy-

Quarterfinals
JAMES PHEELY (37)	0	0	LEE CLOUGH (12)
PHIL HARRISON (6)	0	0	RONAN MCCARTHY (4)
MICK HILL (3)	0	0	KEITH BREWER (5)
PARTAB SINGH (29)	0	0	GARETH POTTS (2)

International Masters-

Quarterfinals
LEE CLOUGH (12)	0	0	BEN FLACK (14)
ROB CHILTON (16)	0	0	CRAIG REYNOLDS (10)
MICK HILL (3)	0	0	PHIL HARRISON (6)
DARREN APPLETON (7)	0	0	ANDREW BREEN (17)

PoolQueen · Ultimate Poster (1-0 up in a best of 7)

Riley's Cowley are in the last 16. Who's in the team?

lakeattacks · Veteran Poster (Pots the first red)

PoolQueen wrote:

Riley's Cowley are in the last 16. Who's in the team?

Isty, Nathan, Matty and Dave Lewis.

Not sure if Matty Went, I heard Dave Lewis was Going.

PoolQueen · Ultimate Poster (1-0 up in a best of 7)

SUNDAY 13th MAY Times are approximate
LAST 16
9.00am
21	BATTLE OF TRAFALGAR	5	v	2	275	CUES POOL CLUB
64	RILEY'S	2	v	5	53	RILEYS
371	RILEYS COWLEY	5	v	3	116	ROYAL OAK
395	WHITE HART	5	v	4	74	THE ENGINE
81	MOORENDS COMRADES	5	v	1	303	CLUB 147 'X'
302	CARLTON CLUB 'A'	1	v	5	203	P J 'S POOL HALL 'PD'
255	TRIANGLE POOL CLUB	3	v	5	340	PORTLAND POOL & SNOOKER
355	BROOKLANDS HOTEL 'D'	1	v	5	191	THE PEA**** INN
QUARTER FINAL
10.30am
21	BATTLE OF TRAFALGAR	5	v	3	53	RILEYS
371	RILEYS COWLEY		v		395	WHITE HART
81	MOORENDS COMRADES	5	v	1	203	P J 'S POOL HALL 'PD'
340	PORTLAND POOL & SNOOKER	5	v	4	191	THE PEA**** INN

The Pool Shark · Ultimate Poster (Breaks off in decider)

Isty, Nathan and Dave Lewis lost 5-2 (I think) in the Quarters. Great achievement and very well done guys. Could have been so different if Isty had missed a double to win the deciding frame in the first round!

We (JFK, Keith Taylor and myself) were pretty poor losing 5-2 in first round. I was especially rubbish! cry

John then got to the third round of the Singles before narrowly losing following a great comeback from 0-2 down.

Great weekend though!

PoolQueen · Ultimate Poster (1-0 up in a best of 7)

Well done guys, great achievement.

QUARTER FINAL
10.30am
21	BATTLE OF TRAFALGAR	5	v	3	53	RILEYS
371	RILEYS	2	v	5	395	WHITE HART
81	MOORENDS COMRADES	5	v	1	203	P J 'S POOL HALL 'PD'
340	PORTLAND POOL & SNOOKER	5	v	4	191	THE PEA**** INN
SEMI FINAL
1.00pm
21	BATTLE OF TRAFALGAR	5	v	3	395	WHITE HART
81	MOORENDS COMRADES	5	v	3	340	PORTLAND POOL & SNOOKER
FINAL
3.00pm
21	BATTLE OF TRAFALGAR	3	v	5	81	MOORENDS COMRADES

-- Edited by PoolQueen at 16:42, 2007-05-13

Beefy · Ultimate Poster (Breaks off in decider)

What kind of prize money did you get for losing in the quarters. Great achievement winning 5 matches at that level. Congratulations who did you lose too, the eventual winners by any chance ?

-- Edited by Beefy at 11:23, 2007-05-14

Cue_Isty · Senior Poster (Pots off the break)

T'was a good weekend cool

We had some great nail bitting matches, I played a couple of deciders at 4-4, once in the first round then again in the 2nd when we was 4-0 up and they managed to come back to 4-4 eek!

Played against some c0cky london team who had won their previous matches 5-0, 5-0, 5-0 until they got the burn from us 5-3 big grin

Eventually lost in the quarters 5-2 to a team with a x top 16 pro and a couple of tour players, even though we only had our selves to blame - Nathan not spotting the right shot (world rules DF) and me for pumping my penultimate ball into the middle pocket rather than stroking it in and coming of 2 cushions, and Dave for missing a penultimate 'sitter'' Cry

Even though we got to the quarters we never really got comfortable/ used to with the tables (speed, cushions etc) as we arrived Friday at 9pm and that was to late for the flyers. Had approx 6 games in the practise room where the tables were complete garbage, apart from that it was all match play.
*Note to self arrive earlier next year or possibly on the Thursday, unless there's a finals night that finishes at 3am* (still knackered from that now)

Still managed to bag £500 for are troubles smile

but it could have easily have been £1200 with the exception of a couple of loose shots frown

-- Edited by Cue_Isty at 13:39, 2007-05-14

Beefy · Ultimate Poster (Breaks off in decider)

£500 smackers not bad a free weekend then by the sounds of it. How ****y were those London lads when you sent them packing 5 - 3. I thought the Golden Cue was for amatuers I guess they allow X pro's and tour players in.

The world rules DF is not something most players look at unless they play those rules because its the only game I know that allows a diliberate foul. There is an interesting argument about knocking your opponents balls in during Blackball games to get an advantage because of the skill shot rule but thats as close as it gets but this is not a deliberate foul as you have played your ball first. In world rules you can do anything you like at any time without incurring loss of frame because of deliberately fouling !

Yep we went last year and I thought the same thing the tables were quick and a very good standard. The games room tables are like pub tables and therefore offer little in the way of a practice option. It is a great weekend albeit a bit short if you get there on the friday evening and leave on the Sunday.

I know last year Nathan went on the Friday and qualified for the masters so there is an option to play if you want to participate in the other comps / event they have over the weekend. The flyers were only best of 5 last year and started around 6pm and there's is about 40 tables in that place to.

EPA does not allow practice on the tables before events in some respects maybe Blackball county finals should follow suit so games can start and finish on time and its equal to everyone that way.

Cue_Isty · Senior Poster (Pots off the break)

It's that time of year again biggrin

Just filled out and sent of our entry form.

If anyone else is interested in this? give me a shout as I have a spare form.

Entry date closes 19th January.

The Pool Shark · Ultimate Poster (Breaks off in decider)

The Oxfordshire 1st Round draw is now out and nobody has a bye this year:

Riley's (Isty's team) vs Kea Club, Bicester (Pete Armitage's team)

Crown, Chalgrove (Marcus' Team) vs Colours (Ash's team)

Oracle, Abingdon (Hazel's Team) vs Beehive, Carterton (Steve Lewis' team)

Butchers Arms, Sonning Common vs Shears, Wantage (Tim Williamson's team)

I'm fairly happy with that even though in four years of entering, my team has yet to receive a home draw!

The Pool Shark · Ultimate Poster (Breaks off in decider)

Battle at the Crown, Part 2 (and what a battle!)

Crown 4-5 Colours
Nick Mansell W-L Ash Fletcher
Marcus Guise W-L John Kinsey
Adam Poole W-L Pete Maconochie
Nick Mansell L-W John Kinsey
Marcus Guise L-W Pete Maconochie
Adam Poole L-W Ash Fletcher
Nick Mansell W-L Pete Maconochie
Marcus Guise L-W Ash Fletcher
Adam Poole L-W John Kinsey

Adam had two shots on the black in the deciding frame, but it was in an awkward spot and he left himself no shot. Quarter of an inch further with the white and he'd have won it for them. JFK then cooley cleared (including a trademark double) to take us through to the finals from 0-3 and 3-4 down. smile

THEMASTERPIECE · Regular Poster (Wins the toss)

crown you chuddies losing from there james watson on his own would not have lost from there bring back
the lingmeister general

Beefy · Ultimate Poster (Breaks off in decider)

So Masterpeice how did you team do then ?

Cue_Isty · Senior Poster (Pots off the break)

The Pool Shark wrote:

The Oxfordshire 1st Round draw is now out and nobody has a bye this year:

Riley's (Isty's team) vs Kea Club, Bicester (Pete Armitage's team)

We came through 5 - 1 winners tonight in a match that was definitely the
tie of the region. Would of settled for 5-4 but I'm not complaining biggrin

The Pool Shark · Ultimate Poster (Breaks off in decider)

Well done. See you there mate... smile

Cue_Isty · Senior Poster (Pots off the break)

Due to people dropping out at the last minute (after I sent the cheque for accommodation) - we can no longer make this event.
if anyone who entered and did not qualify and would still like to attend/compete?
Get in touch with me and I'll arrange the your entry and Chalet booking.

Thanks

Isty

07900 902390

Beefy · Ultimate Poster (Breaks off in decider)

Does it have to be people who entered the competition ?

PoolQueen · Ultimate Poster (1-0 up in a best of 7)

Cue_Isty wrote:

if anyone who entered and did not qualify

Beefy wrote:

Does it have to be people who entered the competition ?

Can't you read as well as write Beefy? biggrin

Surely the EPA wouldn't allow teams that have lost to re-enter? Can you verify this Isty? I'd have thought you might be able to get a refund though.

Cue_Isty · Senior Poster (Pots off the break)

PoolQueen wrote:

Cue_Isty wrote:

if anyone who entered and did not qualify

Beefy wrote:

Does it have to be people who entered the competition ?

Can't you read as well as write Beefy?
Surely the EPA wouldn't allow teams that have lost to re-enter? Can you verify this Isty? I'd have thought you might be able to get a refund though.

Hello Hazel

After speaking to Mike Perkins? he was happy to give the place to the team we put out. And going on past experiences I've seen teams at Yarmouth that were previously knocked out in the prelims.
On that basis I can only assume it would be ok for another team from our region to take our place instead.
Regarding a refund - he said the treasurer was a hard man to get hold of and he'll do his best to contact him.
Funny, I could have sworn the Cheques was written out to Vauxhall Holiday Park :rolleyes:

The Pool Shark · Ultimate Poster (Breaks off in decider)

Cue_Isty wrote:

Due to people dropping out at the last minute (after I sent the cheque for accommodation) - we can no longer make this event.

Which of your ever-reliable team mates have let you down then mate? That's a real shame though, especially given your good run last year.

I know the rules make special provision for allowing the team who lost to you into the finals (when you don't pay your accommodation fees in time for example), but I wouldn't necessarily assume it would be OK for any of the region entrants to take your place though.

PoolQueen · Ultimate Poster (1-0 up in a best of 7)

Having asked Chris Jones, it would need dispensation from Alan Benton for a losing team to take your place. But I guess if Mike Perkins has OK'd it it's ok. I'll see if my team would like to replace you.