Bucks Open 2023

[jordans]

As I received our first entry yesterday I will post our entry form:-

Entries are now being taken for the Bucks Open to be held at Totteridge Community Centre on Sunday 6th August 2023.

Payment can be made by cash, cheque or bank transfer (bank account details are on the entry form).

Thanks
Dawn

Attachments:

Bucks Open Bar Billiards Championship Entry....doc (30 KB)

[jordans]

Entry List so far:-

1. Bryan Stevens - Kent
2. Michael Wilson - Surrey
3. Mark James - Sussex
4. Bob Hall - Sussex
5. Pauline Withey - Oxford
6. Jenny Florey - Oxford
7. Paula Kemsley - Kent
8. Martin Kemsley - Kent
9. Stuart Carruthers - Sussex
10. Vinnie Brown - Oxon
11. Melvyn Johnson - Oxon
12. Jon Scoones - Oxon
13. Pete Sainsbury - Kent
14. Paul Sainsbury - Kent
15. Dawn Jordan - Bucks
16. Ernie Jordan - Bucks
17. Phil Osborne - Sussex
18. Bob Osborne - Sussex
19. Dean Clark - Bucks
20. Syl Murphy - Bucks
21. Craig Belson - Bucks
22. Tony Jenner - Sussex
23. James Whittle - Sussex
24. Alan Donovan - Bucks
25. Matt Jones - Bucks
26. Mark Trafford - Oxon
27. Martin Smith - Sussex
28. Martin Cole - Sussex
29. Dave Ingram - Sussex
30. Nigel Senior - Sussex
31. Matt Knight - Sussex
32. Joe Oakley - Sussex
33. Chris Cox - Sussex
34. Melissa Beach - Sussex
35. Daniel Wheal - Sussex
36. Kevin Tunstall - Sussex
37. John Slee - Surrey
38. Jean Brackenridge - Sussex
39. Alan Brackenridge - Sussex
40. John Miller - Bucks
41. Fred Orman - Bucks
42. Andy Godden - Bucks
43. Ray Hussey - Bucks
44. Cliff Slade - Bucks
45. Richard Hawes - Bucks
46. Steven Sheard - Oxon
47. Stephen Coleman - Northants
48. Jason Neal - Northants
49. Paul Butcher - Oxon
50. Paul Lovegrove - Oxon
51. Sean Stratford - Oxon
52. Dave Jones - Surrey
53. Caroline Jones - Surrey
54. Jim Balchin - Surrey
55. Clive Thompson - Surrey
56. Martin May - Bucks
57. Stuart Mepham - Sussex
58. Abbey Balchin - Surrey
59. Greg Davidson - Kent
60. Phil McFarland - Berks
61. Simon Coleman - Northants
62. Terry Isard - Bucks
63. Lewis Stratford - Oxon
64. Peter Godden - Bucks

[jordans]

List updated :)

[jordans]

List updated.

I unfortunately can't make the Oxford Open. Matt & Cliff will both be there so if you want to enter please can you give your entry money to them.

Thanks
Dawn :)

[jordans]

List updated :)

[jordans]

List updated - please let me know if you would like to enter.

Thanks
Dawn

[billiardsmichael]

Please can you add Abbey Balchin? Thanks.

[jordans]

Hi Michael - no problem, will you Bank Transfer entry fee?

Thanks
Dawn

[chocie]

Morning Dawn, could you please add Stuart Mepham.
Will transfer the fee over.

[jordans]

List updated - please check you are on the list if you have entered. Could those who are still to pay by bank transfer please send through asap.

We have 59 entries now and we are going to close entries at 64 so please get your entry in if you want to play.

Thanks
Dawn

[jordans]

List has been updated and just 1 place left - anyone want to enter??

:)

[jordans]

List updated and we are now FULL.

Will do the draw on Monday night.

See you all then.

[NigelS]

Draw below, I will update with times etc at end of the week.

MAIN	R1	Simon Coleman	v	James Whittle
MAIN	R1	Tony Jenner	v	John Slee
MAIN	R1	John Miller	v	Abbey Balchin
MAIN	R1	Phil McFarland	v	Stuart Mepham
MAIN	R1	Vinnie Brown	v	Richard Hawes
MAIN	R1	Sean Stratford	v	Joe Oakley
MAIN	R1	Bob Osborne	v	Jim Balchin
MAIN	R1	Martin Cole	v	Dawn Jordan
MAIN	R1	Greg Davidson	v	Fred Orman
MAIN	R1	Stephen Coleman	v	Michael Wilson
MAIN	R1	Jean Brackenridge	v	Pauline Withey
MAIN	R1	Paula Kemsley	v	Terry Isard
MAIN	R1	Pete Sainsbury	v	Mark James
MAIN	R1	Dave Ingram	v	Chris Cox
MAIN	R1	Peter Godden	v	Cliff Slade
MAIN	R1	Paul Butcher	v	Jenny Florey
MAIN	R1	Matt Kinght	v	Craig Belson
MAIN	R1	Martin Kemsley	v	Paul Sainsbury
MAIN	R1	Dave Jones	v	Jason Neal
MAIN	R1	Nigel Senior	v	Dean Clark
MAIN	R1	Matt Jones	v	Mark Trafford
MAIN	R1	Phil Osborne	v	Ray Hussey
MAIN	R1	Bryan Stevens	v	Alan Donovan
MAIN	R1	Caroline Jones	v	Bob Hall
MAIN	R1	Clive Thompson	v	Paul Lovegrove
MAIN	R1	Lewis Stratford	v	Martin Smith
MAIN	R1	Melissa Beach	v	Kevin Tunstall
MAIN	R1	Martin May	v	Alan Brackenridge
MAIN	R1	Ernie Jordan	v	Andy Godden
MAIN	R1	Steven Sheard	v	Jon Scoones
MAIN	R1	Stu Carruthers	v	Daniel Wheal
MAIN	R1	Syl Murphy	v	Melvyn Johnson

[NigelS]

Managed to sort times quite quick as 64 is nice number...thanks to those sussex players who have agreed for the 10.30 start.

TIME	TABLE			PLAYERS		PLAYERS
10.30	1	MAIN	R1	Simon Coleman	v	James Whittle
10.30	2	MAIN	R1	John Miller	v	Abbey Balchin
10.30	3	MAIN	R1	Vince Brown	v	Richard Hawes
10.30	4	MAIN	R1	Bob Osborne	v	Jim Balchin
10.30	5	MAIN	R1	Stephen Coleman	v	Michael Wilson
10.30	6	MAIN	R1	Jean Brackenridge	v	Pauline Withey
10.30	7	MAIN	R1	Ernie Jordan	v	Andy Godden
10.30	8	MAIN	R1	Peter Godden	v	Cliff Slade
11.15	1	MAIN	R1	Tony Jenner	v	John Slee
11.15	2	MAIN	R1	Phil McFarland	v	Stuart Mepham
11.15	3	MAIN	R1	Sean Stratford	v	Joe Oakley
11.15	4	MAIN	R1	Martin Cole	v	Dawn Jordan
11.15	5	MAIN	R1	Gregg Davison	v	Fred Orman
11.15	6	MAIN	R1	Paula Kemsley	v	Terry Isard
11.15	7	MAIN	R1	Dave Ingram	v	Chris Cox
11.15	8	MAIN	R1	Paul Butcher	v	Jenny Florey
12.00	1	MAIN	R1	Matt Knight	v	Craig Belson
12.00	2	MAIN	R1	Dave Jones	v	Jason Neal
12.00	3	MAIN	R1	Matt Jones	v	Mark Trafford
12.00	4	MAIN	R1	Bryan Stevens	v	Alan Donovan
12.00	5	MAIN	R1	Clive Thompson	v	Paul Lovegrove
12.00	6	MAIN	R1	Melissa Beach	v	Kevin Tunstall
12.00	7	MAIN	R1	Pete Sainsbury	v	Mark James
12.00	8	MAIN	R1	Stuart Carruthers	v	Daniel Wheal
12.45	1	MAIN	R1	Martin Kemsley	v	Paul Sainsbury
12.45	2	MAIN	R1	Nigel Senior	v	Dino Clarke
12.45	3	MAIN	R1	Phil Osborne	v	Ray Hussey
12.45	4	MAIN	R1	Caroline Jones	v	Bob Hall
12.45	5	MAIN	R1	Lewis Stratford	v	Martin Smith
12.45	6	MAIN	R1	Martin May	v	Alan Brackenridge
12.45	7	MAIN	R1	Steven Sheard	v	Jon Scoones
12.45	8	MAIN	R1	Syl Murphy	v	Melvyn Johnson

[jordans]

I have a space in the Open on Sunday if anyone is interested?

[milko]

Aug 4, 2023 14:08:22 GMT jordans said:

I have a space in the Open on Sunday if anyone is interested?

Hi Dawn

For tipsters purposes who can't make it ?

[jordans]

Hi Keith -yes, sorry didn't think of that - it's Lewis Stratford.

["Silent"]

An excellent day of bar billiards ended with Mark Trafford being crowned the Bucks Open champion, well done to him. Mark James was runner-up continuing his very good form this season, well done to him too. Mark T beat Stuart Carruthers in one semi final and Mark J beat Joe Oakley in the other. Both had excellent days with Joe chasing down a 20k target with the last ball to beat Martin Cole in an earlier match and Stu knocking out Kevin Tunstall and making a 20k break earlier in the day

Back to the final, Mark T won the toss (he won them all)! Mark J first to go and made 6k before coming off, Traff got them straight back but was off fairly quickly, Mark J made a very good clearance and was close to 10k up at the end of the first leg. An excellent opener of nearly 16k with hardly any alarms gave Traff a deserved win. He played extremely well all day and did not miss in any of his break legs

In the Plate Jon Scoones beat Stuart Mepham in a quality final. Jon played extremely well in the first leg leading by over 12k. With his opening break Stuart had just got level, but, in leaving an awkward ball down the middle, pegged and that gave Jon the title, well done to both players. Jon beat Jason Neal in his semi final (Jase came from nearly 19k down to beat Matt Jones in the previous round) and Stu beat Chris Cox in his semi final

Mark Trafford won the Mens High Break - a superb 23,080
Caroline Jones won the Ladies High Break - a brilliant 5770

The tables were extremely good, all offering different tests, there were at least 4 breaks over 20k and 10 others over 15k, testament to the hard work and time put in by Matt Jones. Thank you to him, Cliff Slade, Richard Hawes and others who help get them set up, ready for play and then taken down again

A few thank yous to end with, the club for hosting us and James for all his hard work with the food
Dawn for her tireless work with the entries and the raffle with an amazing £365 raised, also thanks to those who generously donated raffle prizes
Finally, to Nigel for all the formats and organisation on the day, ensuring everything ran smoothly

Hope everyone had an enjoyable day

[tommo III]

Silent's excellent and comprehensive summary leaves me with very little to add, apart from a mention for himself, manning the admin desk with Nigel, acting as runner and mastering the proceedings. Well done also to Dawn for the raffle which raised (I think) £365.
And in the words of Brucie "didn't he do well ?"  .... beat Paul Sainsbury and then Nigel before losing to the eventual winner.

There were a few more stunning performances, Simon Coleman's early 19k break and K.T. chasing down a formidable target set by Martin Smith, managing 18990 as the bar went. He then succumbed to the excellent Carruthers (who earlier beat Daniel Wheal, Melvyn Johnson and Steven Sheard) in the quarter-final.

As with the recent Oxon, it was good to see many locals supporting their own event, with three of them (John Miller, Terry Isard and Peter Godden) making the last sixteen.  And I agree that the tables were excellent - especially AEBBA Table 1, recently re-clothed by Matt J.

[jordans]

A massive thank you to all of you who came to our Open yesterday - we hope you enjoyed it.

Thank all the staff at the Totteridge Community Centre for all your hard work.

Well done to Mark Trafford on winning, Mark James for getting to the final and to Stuart and Joe the losing semi-finalists. Congratulations to Jon Scoones on winning the plate and to Stuart Mepham the losing finalist.

I especially want to congratulate Caroline Jones on her 5,770 highest ladies break, her first time of winning a highest break - well done.

Thank you to Cliff, Richard, Craig and especially Matt for setting the tables up, all the people who donated prizes, Pauline, Gina, Jenny & Jean for folding the tickets, Nigel for doing the format AGAIN, the people who scored through the day, and to everyone who helped us take the tables down on Sunday evening (especially Steven Sheard & Stuart Carruthers) and lastly to Nigel & Matthew, who without hesitation agreed to run it for us again - you were both amazing - please can you keep Sunday 4th August free next year ;)

See you all soon
Dawn