Brighton Off the Spot 2023 - 30th year

["Silent"]

We are taking entries for the 2023 Brighton Off the Spot. It will be held at Stag's Head, 37 High Street, Portslade, BN41 2LH on Sunday 11th June 2023, £7.50 entry, 11.15am draw for an 11.30am start. Please let me know if you want to play and I'll keep the list updated. (Maximum 24)

1.Nigel Senior
2.Matthew Knight
3.Tony Jenner
4.James Whittle
5.David Ingram
6.Jim Millward
7.Chris Tupper
8.Ian Lelliott
9.Martin Smith
10.Joe Oakley
11.Mark James
12.Bob Osborne
13.Phil Osborne
14.Stuart Mepham
15.Kevin Hall
16.Sandra Hall
17.Paul Bramhall
18.Jim Balchin
19.Dayle Ledbury
20.Grant Tully
21.Bob Hall
22.Steve Burns
23.Jack Baden
24.Greg Walsh

[bigtj]

Tony Jenner please

["Silent"]

List updated

[BB Warrior]

David Ingram please

["Silent"]

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["Silent"]

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[dover97]

Please add Dayle Ledbury to the list.

["Silent"]

List updated

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["Silent"]

Updated, look out for the Masters Lists this weekend

["Silent"]

Updated, there is one place left if anyone associated from the Brighton League wishes to play otherwise, on Friday, I will be offering it to someone who has expressed an interest from another league

["Silent"]

We've had a dropout so one spot still available

["Silent"]

We are full, Jim B please could you confirm you will be attending

[bigtj]

Well done to Phil Osborne doing the double at the weekend adding the Off the Spot to the Brighton Masters.

[johnslee]

Great achievement Phil well done mate  that takes some doing with that amount of good players over 2 days. 
I knew you were playing well buddy after you thrashed me at Sussex open. 🤣

["Silent"]

Sorry for the late report

Well done to Phil Osborne on completing the weekend double and winning the Brighton Off the Spot to go with his Masters win of the day before. He is in pretty esteemed company! (Nigel might put the other "double" winners on here but he and Jim are certainly two of them, so the company is very esteemed!)

Details from the Quarter Finals onwards:-

Phil beat Dave Ingram, Dave was over 10k in front after his break but a great break leg from Phil saw him home
Joe Oakley beat Chris Tupper, nip and tuck on a tough top, Joe clearing all the balls at the end for the win
Mark James beat Jim Millward, Mark kept his nose in front the whole way although Jim was going well but he lost his score
Matthew Knight beat Nigel Senior, scrappy game with me having more goes on the break

Semi Finals
Phil beat Joe, a brilliant comeback from Phil 7k down with under 7 mins to go and got them
Mark beat Matt, I was off early and thought that was the end, Mark a couple of breaks to stay in front although neither of us at our best

Final
Mark off early, Phil built a good lead with his break to come. He was off early and Mark looked to be taking full advantage but on 6k and pretty much level could only hit an awkward ball to keep his score, Phil made a great clearance and the title was his

In the Plate Final the two guys who did all the heavy lifting over the weekend faced off and it was Stuart Mepham who beat Kevin Hall. Well played and thanks to both of them for all their hard work in getting the tables and other equipment to and from the van

Thanks also to Jim for hosting, Heather for doing the food, Nigel for all his hard work with the formats over the weekend and to Tony Jenner, Sandra Hall and James Whittle for their help taking down the tables and putting all the equipment on the van

Hope everyone had a good day, great to see some newcomers playing