CHAMPIONSHIP CUP
22 members attended the club on Sunday to compete for the Championship Cup, the final club competition of the season.
Despite a tough draw, Jim Finnimore progressed to the final in the top half of the draw, enjoying good wins against Alex Rimmer (21-19), Richard Rawcliffe (21-15), Ray Sutton (21-8) and Dave Bedford (21-15). The bottom half of the draw saw Brian Sutton reach the final of this competition for the second time in three years with wins against Brian Jones (21-20), Pat Jones (21-17) and Kyle Dawes (21-9).
In the final, Jim started well, winning the first three ends to cancel out the two chalk handicap he was conceding, to lead 6-4. Brian fought back though and won five of the next six ends to leave the scores level at 9-9. At this stage, however, Jim hit a purple patch and won eight consecutive ends to claim victory with a comfortable 21-9 scoreline. Congratulations to Jim on winning this title for the second time, having previously won it in 2011.
A consolation event was held for those knocked out in their first game and this was won by Judith Farrell with a 15-11 win in the final against Wendy McLoughlin.
Many thanks to all those members who have supported the club competitions this season, which have again been well-attended.
Our next weekend event will be a round robin next Sunday, 30th August, starting at 2.00pm.