The final club competition of the season took place last Sunday when 28 members took part in The Championship Cup.
In the top half of the draw, this season’s Coronation Cup winner, Brian Jones, was again in good form and made progress to the final with wins against John Tomlin (21-15), Eileen Rawcliffe (21-10), Ray Sutton (21-15) and in the semi-final, Mark Eustace (21-7). Brian’s opponent in the final was Jim Halsall who had faced three tough opponents, enjoying victories against Brian Sutton (21-16), Fergal Wright (21-12) and Barry Lowe (21-17).
The final saw Brian conceding a handicap of +2 and this, together with having had to negotiate an extra round, may have proved to be a disadvantage as Jim won nine of the first twelve ends to establish a 12-4 lead. Despite Brian winning the next two ends, Jim had another run with the block to score 5 chalks in four ends to take a commanding 17-6 lead and was able to hold on to this advantage to take the title with a 21-10 victory. Congratulations to Jim on adding the 2014 Championship Cup to his success in the 2013 Rose Bowl.
Many thanks to all those who have supported the club competitions in 2014 and it is pleasing to report that record numbers have taken part. We look forward to running these events once again in 2015 when we hope that even more members will come along to support these popular events.
The final club competition of the season took place last Sunday when 28 members took part in The Championship Cup.
In the top half of the draw, this season’s Coronation Cup winner, Brian Jones, was again in good form and made progress to the final with wins against John Tomlin (21-15), Eileen Rawcliffe (21-10), Ray Sutton (21-15) and in the semi-final, Mark Eustace (21-7). Brian’s opponent in the final was Jim Halsall who had faced three tough opponents, enjoying victories against Brian Sutton (21-16), Fergal Wright (21-12) and Barry Lowe (21-17).
The final saw Brian conceding a handicap of +2 and this, together with having had to negotiate an extra round, may have proved to be a disadvantage as Jim won nine of the first twelve ends to establish a 12-4 lead. Despite Brian winning the next two ends, Jim had another run with the block to score 5 chalks in four ends to take a commanding 17-6 lead and was able to hold on to this advantage to take the title with a 21-10 victory. Congratulations to Jim on adding the 2014 Championship Cup to his success in the 2013 Rose Bowl.
Brian Jones Runner UpJim Hallsall WINNER
Many thanks to all those who have supported the club competitions in 2014 and it is pleasing to report that record numbers have taken part. We look forward to running these events once again in 2015 when we hope that even more members will come along to support these popular events.
