Rix Cup 2016

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The draw for the Rix cup quarter finals has taken place, the matches below are to be played at the venue stated on Wednesday 4th May 2016.


Prince of Wales v Jenny Lind B @ Old King John

Royal Albert v Nags Head A @ Jenny Lind

Old King John v Nags Head B @ Ashburnham Arms

Ashburnham Arms v Jenny Lind A @ Nags Head


All games are equal break, The captain of the first named team will toss a coin and the winner of the toss shall decide if they would like the starting break in games 1,3 and 5, or games 2 and 4. In an event of a draw the team with the highest aggregate score on the night will progress.

Could the captains of the OKJ, Jenny Lind and the Nags Head please notify your landlord to inform them that they have a game being played on this night.

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There has been a change in venue for two games (in yellow) on Wednesday, captains from all four sides have been informed but below is the revised draws:

Old King John v Nags Head B @ Jenny Lind
Royal Albert v Nags Head A @ Ashburnham Arms
Prince of Wales v Jenny Lind B @ Old King John
Ashburnham Arms v Jenny Lind A @ Nags Head

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 A close match all round in this game, a tie in game 3 and a last ball win by 20 in the last which meant points were drawn then the Home team won by 130 on count back, Good luck to the OKJ next week and thanks for an enjoyable evening on the "unlevel" Jenny Top

OKJ				Nags Head B
NAME	Breaks	Score	points	NAME	Breaks	Score	Points
Andy Ellison		2750	0	Colin Southouse**		3160	2
Andy Eldridge**		2760	0	James Bown		3650	2
Mark Bailey		1220	1	Alec Pope**		1220	1
Gary Tomlin**		2220	2	Fred Pope		810	0
Nigel Doe		2320	2	Stewart Chant**		2300	0
	total	11270			total	11140
		5				5

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Another draw in game 1, nice to see The POW's getting a win tonight

Jenny Lind b				POW
NAME	breaks	Score	points	NAME	Breaks	Score	Points
Linda Challis		1130	1	Ann Kelly**		1130	1
Ollie Robins**		1730	0	Peter Crabtree		2560	2
Keith Challis		510	2	Sam Kelly**		460	0
Tom Palmer**		1510	0	Ann Kelly		1930	2
Ollie Robins		950	0	Peter Crabtree**		2310	2
	total	5830			total	8390
		1.5	3			3.5	7

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Rix Cup Scorecard

Ashburnham				Jenny Lind A
NAME	breaks	Score	points	NAME	breaks	Score	Points
Sandy Harmer		8680	2	Andy Horsler**		460	0
Roy Harmer**		5330	2	Ray Norton		1160	0
Ron Young		3010	2	Andrew Lipscombe**		1720	0
Dave White**		2730	2	Phil Roberts		740	0
Mick Osborne		1700	0	Billy Skinner**		2500	2
	total	21450			total	6580
		4	8			1	2

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Rix Cup scorecard, Nice PB from Mike Daw

Nags Head A				Royal Albert
NAME	breaks	Score	points	NAME	breaks	Score	Points
Steve McGill		2690	2	Peter Payne		780	0
Steve Featherstone		760	0	Nick Speight		2790	2
Jamie Minihane		570	0	Mike Daw		14740	2
Clive Minihane		2370	2	Dave Pearce		850	0
Sean Croft		1670	0	Denis Cole		2170	2
	total	8060			total	21330
		2	4			3	6

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Winnners going through to the next round tonight are

Prince of Wales
Ashburnham
OKJ
Royal Albert

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This week saw the quarter-finals of the Rix Cup knock out competition of the Hastings Bar Billiards League with special performances and highlights in several games.

Colin Southouse as the Nags Head B team skipper got his team away with a win in their match against Old King John. James Bown followed with another win for Nags after trailing for most of his game. Mark Bailey secured a lastball tie in his clash with Alec Pope to give OKJ a whiff of a chance. Garry Tomlin then stepped up with a decisive victory for OKJ and after a very slow start Nigel Doe scored a last ball win by 20 points for OKJ that meant the match was tied 2.5-2.5. Calculators revealed a 130 point win for OKJ on countback.

Prince of Wales also had a tied leg in their match against Jenny Lind B. The participants were Linda Challis for Jenny B and Ann Kelly for PoW.
However Ann hit the target in her other game and another strong showing from Pete Crabtree with two wins saw Prince home with KC Challis recording for Jenny B to give the 3.5 -1.5 result in Prince's favour.

Royal Albert went through against Nags Head A, led by another amazing personal best from Mike Daw. On a night of low scoring Mike showed the way
with 14740 and was supported by wins from Nick Speight and Denis Cole. Steve McGill and Clive Minihane battled to keep Nags A in touch, but Albert
managed a 3-2 win.

In the most straightforward result of the night Sandy Harmer recorded 8680 in his win for Ashburnham Arms against Jenny Lind A. He was backed up by
father Roy, Dave White and Ron Young. Billy Skinner was the winner for Jenny A and kept the score to 4-1 for Ash.

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Rix Cup Semi Final

OKJ			5	POW
NAME	Breaks	Score	points	NAME	Breaks	Score	Points
Chris Lamb		2310	2	John Kelly		1380	0
Gary Tomlin		2340	2	Ann Kelly		1150	0
Mark Bailey		1970	2	Pete Crabtree		820	0
Andy Ellison		3040	2	Pete Crabtree		1450	0
Andy Eldridge		1840	2	john Kelly		1260	0
	total	11500	10		total	6060	0

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Rix Cup Semi Final

Ashburnham			4	Royal Albert			1
NAME	breaks	Score	points	NAME	Breaks	Score	Points
Roy Harmer		1530	0	Mike Daw		5510	2
Sandy Harmer		3220	2	Peter Payne		3160	0
Ron Young		2310	2	Dave Pearce		1130	0
Mick Osborne		4000	2	Nick Speight		2440	0
Dave White		6090	2	Denis Cole		1940	0
		17150	8			14180	2

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Rix Cup Final

Ashburnham V OKJ

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Week end report from Andy Ellison

The final of the Rix Cup knock out competition of the Hastings Bar Billiards League saw a victory and cup and league double for Ashburnham Arms, leaving opponents Old King John as runners-up in all three tournaments that they won last year.

Mick Osborne got Ash away with good win in the opener against OKJ skipper Andy Eldridge but Chris Lamb levelled things for OKJ with the narrowest of victories over Roy Harmer. . However Dave White stepped up with a big opening break and a total of 5720 to defeat Andy Ellison and Ashburnham captain Sandy Harmer had the honour of the key victory as he dominated the latter stages of his clash with Nigel Doe. Ron Young confirmed the 4-1 result in a close final game against Garry Tomlin.

The Bar Billiards League and both competing teams would like to thank Jenny Lind hosts Linda and KC Challis for their hospitality in staging the final, especially the excellent buffet.

The League will hold it's one-day Open Tournament on Sunday 19 June and the Finals and Presentation Night on Wednesday 22 June, both at Jenny Lind.