Pete S
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Post by Pete S on Jun 20, 2018 23:19:29 GMT
Group A | Group B | Group C | Group D | Group E | Group F | Group G | Group H | Joe Oakley | Bob Hall | Chris Cox | Trevor Tucker | Martin Smith | Kevin Tunstall | Joe Elleson | Lorraine Hall | Martin Cole | Mark Brewster | Ian Lelliott | Stuart Carruthers | Pete Sainsbury | Tony Brown | Curt Driver | Gareth Lloyd | Dawn Jordan | James Whittle | Sandra Hall | Tony Jenner | Matt Jones | Pauline Withey | Pete Phillips | Phil Osborne | Gerry Fitzjohn | Cliff Slade | Richard Corbould | Paul Sainsbury | Simon Coleman | Ernie Jordan | Dave White | Mark James | Mark trafford | Damian Coates | Lorin Clough | Matthew Knight | Sid Ponting | Stephen Coleman | Doug Carswell | Kevin Hall |
I will publish start times soon but 1st 2 in group will probably be 10am and 2nd 2 in group 10.45am
Over 50 ranked
Group 1 | Group 2 | Martin Kemsley | Marion Wraight | Bryan Stevens | Phil McFarland | Paula Kemsley | Phil Griffin | Brian Mason | John Tyson |
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Post by milko on Jun 23, 2018 1:59:43 GMT
Draw for Kent Open. Top two from each group go through to last sixteen - someone will need to say who plays who before any predictions! [/p] Having been inundated with replies...I looked at last year's and it's in this order - I ASSUME IT'S THE SAME IN 2018;
1 Winner Group A v Runner-up Group B 2 Winner Group C v Runner-up Group D
3 Winner Group E v Runner-up Group F 4 Winner Group G v Runner-up Group H
5 Winner Group B v Runner-up Group A 6 Winner Group D v Runner-up Group C
7 Winner Group F v Runner-up Group E 8 Winner Group H v Runner-up Group G
[/quote] I know that nobody from Kent is interested in the Tipsters but can someone please answer Tony's post from the tipsters thread!
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Post by BigPhilMac on Jun 23, 2018 7:02:02 GMT
Groups C and E look nightmarish!
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Post by oaklj007 on Jun 23, 2018 7:30:22 GMT
Groups C and E look nightmarish! 3 England players in group A could be a struggle
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Post by jordans on Jun 23, 2018 8:17:26 GMT
You think Joe Oakley!!!!!!!!!! I can't understand why no-one has tipped me to win the group!
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Post by bobhall on Jun 23, 2018 9:42:38 GMT
If a space becomes available gareth lloyd is looking to play
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Post by BigPhilMac on Jun 23, 2018 22:29:29 GMT
Groups C and E look nightmarish! 3 England players in group A could be a struggle Basically there's not really an easy group lol
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Post by Pete S on Jul 3, 2018 17:35:15 GMT
Start times confirmed 1 & 2 in group 10.00 3 & 4 10.45. If those on at 10.45 could arrive in time to score the 10.00 game it would be appreciated
Pete S
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Post by BigPhilMac on Jul 4, 2018 8:51:30 GMT
Hi Pete, am I right in assuming the over 50 players should arrive at 10?
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Post by gandalf the untidy on Jul 6, 2018 5:50:30 GMT
Sorry Peter am now unable to play on Sunday
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Post by bigtj on Jul 6, 2018 7:02:35 GMT
Saw further above that Gareth Lloyd was looking to playing if someone dropped out!!!
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Post by Pete S on Jul 6, 2018 23:15:34 GMT
Hi Pete, am I right in assuming the over 50 players should arrive at 10? Phil I will confirm when you need too arrive later
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Post by triplex on Jul 7, 2018 13:06:04 GMT
Could you let me have the time you think it will finish please
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Post by therealmc on Jul 8, 2018 17:01:42 GMT
Apologies Pete, I got my dates mixed up and I have tickets for Goodwood Festival of Speed (I go every year) so will not be able to take my place in the competition.
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Post by Pete S on Jul 9, 2018 22:45:29 GMT
Hi All,
Sorry for the lack of communication but I have been on holiday.
Currently the schedule is to commence at 10.00 and the final to start at 7.45 giving a finish time of 8.30. I am aware the is a possibility that England could reach the final of the world cup which would probably be of great interest to all the competitors (except 2 whose allegiance is with another part of the uk). So a contingency plan would be to start an hour earlier 9.00am and finish an hour later (approx). We could then take a 2 hour break to watch the match the last series before the final would be 3.00 finishing at 3.45 ish. There may be a possibility to watch the match at the club but also available would be a marquee and BIG screen at Tonbridge AFC which is 5 minutes from the club. This would probably effect competitors from Northants, Notts and Oxford mostly but I would be pleased to receive comments.
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Post by "Silent" on Jul 9, 2018 23:02:40 GMT
It is certainly an idea but I have a feeling numbers will be greatly reduced if England reach the final whatever you come up with Pete.
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Post by milhouse on Jul 10, 2018 6:35:59 GMT
Me and Sid will not be there if England get to the final. I applaud the effort in thinking about a contingency plan but the timings would just be a nightmare for us. Could you not swap the days around and run the open on the Saturday? This way i presume it would only be local people needing to play on the Sunday and timings would work better as less travelling? just a thought?
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Post by jelly on Jul 10, 2018 6:47:39 GMT
Pete, that is a great suggestion and I appreciate you making the effort to work out a solution, I'm sure the other competitors do too. I had another thought which might be worth considering. I don't know if there is any possibility of any of the groups playing all their games sometime on the Saturday if they consist of local players, I am not aware of what event you have going on but possibly this could free up time on the Sunday. Obviously this would involve significant shuffling of the timings and I don't know how feasible it is but thought it worth throwing out there. Also of course there is the potential for extra time and penalties in the football so that could scupper things further. Will support you with whatever you can come up with, sounds like a logistical nightmare!
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Post by Mark James on Jul 10, 2018 13:27:30 GMT
Hi Pete, as one of the two non-English players alluded to above, even I too would want to watch the World Cup Final if England are in it (and I hope they win). I suspect that this will be almost universally the case amongst the tournament competitors, and that playing bar billiards during the football simply won’t be viable if England are involved. I don’t envy you the logistical nightmare with which you’ve been presented. Personally, I would happily accept any of the following in these (exceptional) circumstances:
Early start time, with football intermission factored in.
Revised playing format to shorten the tournament duration.
Complete re-draw and re-scheduling if necessitated by multiple withdrawals.
Cancellation.
Good luck with your contingency planning, I’m sure things will become clearer, one way or the other, after tomorrow evening.
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Post by bigtj on Jul 10, 2018 16:12:58 GMT
I also will want to watch the football and would go with an early start and a break to do so as long as we are guaranteed somewhere to watch it.
Like Mark I feel for you and the problem the football is going to cause, I personally would prefer to be watching England, but would also want to watch the final anyway but if no England playing, happy to watch on tablet.
Mark also makes good points about redrawing if too many drop outs, and maybe shortening the competition by a different format.
Can see plenty dropping out if England win tomorrow.
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Post by Auntie Pauline on Jul 10, 2018 18:51:19 GMT
Hi Pete, just to let you know I will be staying in Maidstone Saturday night as Carol & I decided to make a weekend of it so I will be closer than Oxford if it helps. Hope you get it worked out.
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Post by chriscox83 on Jul 11, 2018 21:13:00 GMT
Never mind. At least we can all concentrate playing some quality bar billiards 😀
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Post by Deleted on Jul 11, 2018 22:10:25 GMT
Never mind. At least we can all concentrate playing some quality bar billiards 😀 You're young, aren't you? LOL Some of us have 50 years of hurt...
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Post by gandalf the untidy on Jul 12, 2018 6:30:14 GMT
Never mind. At least we can all concentrate playing some quality bar billiards 😀 You're young, aren't you? LOL Some of us have 50 years of hurt... i know a few who will have trouble with the "quality"
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Post by chriscox83 on Jul 12, 2018 9:21:02 GMT
Never mind. At least we can all concentrate playing some quality bar billiards 😀 You're young, aren't you? LOL Some of us have 50 years of hurt... I understand I’m a Barnsley fan😭😭
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Post by Pete S on Jul 13, 2018 6:07:42 GMT
Hi All
timings as follows Open - Start times Players 1 & 2 in groups - 10.00 Players 3 & 4 in groups - 10.45 Players 5 in groups 11.30 Over 50 Ranked Group 1 (all Kent 10.00) Group 2 11.30
Group matches for open finish at 5.30 Group matches for O50R Group 1 5.30 Group 2 7.00
Last 16 Open 5.30 QF Open and Plate 6.15 Semis All - 7.00 Finals - 7.45 Presentation 8.30
See you all Sunday
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Post by BigPhilMac on Jul 13, 2018 8:52:20 GMT
Hi Pete,
I'm afraid I'll have to withdraw. This month has been very harsh for me financially and I'm afraid I can't justify the costs for travel etc.
Unless by some miracle I'm able to get a lift down with somebody.
Phil
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Post by Coleman Jnr on Jul 14, 2018 18:15:42 GMT
Hi Pete.
Sorry but I’m going to have to pull out tomorrow I am still having problems with my broken hand which you might remember from Sussex. I was hoping it will be ok and left till last minute with every hope of trying to play! I have given my dad my entry fee as I stil want to pay and please feel free to allow someone to enter in my place for free if you wish. Sorry again Stephen
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Post by "Silent" on Jul 16, 2018 0:04:36 GMT
A brilliant performance in the final saw Mark James to victory in the Kent Open. In winning his 5th (fifth) Open title Mark defeated Curt Driver in a quality final. Curt went first and set a tough target of 17.2k without missing a shot the clock running just over 16 minutes. Mark had a brief excursion before knuckling down and having to go at a quicker pace than he normally likes to got in front as the bar went A great finish and very well done to both players. Mark had beaten Paul Sainsbury in his semi-final setting Paul a 12k target. Paul got to 5k and missed and Mark made sure. The other semi-final was extremely close with Curt beating Ian Lelliott (who had earlier made a 20k break) in a tight finish. Other quarter-finalists were Kevin Tunstall, Mark Trafford, Simon Coleman and Mark Brewster. Well done to Lorin Clough on winning the Plate defeating Pete Sainsbury in the final. Mark Trafford won the highest break trophy. Thanks to Pete and his helpers for their hard work in running the day, it certainly was a long one, with some quality bar billiards on good tables.
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Post by bigtj on Jul 16, 2018 6:34:42 GMT
Well done to Mark and Lorin on their respective wins, to Pet and his helpers for making the day possible. Sorry I had to shoot off after the quarter final but my grandson had school this morning so was already going to be late for bed.
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