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Post by gandalf the untidy on Jun 6, 2018 15:11:35 GMT
New thread set up to update info
2 groups of 4 and finals to follow
starts at 11am format to follow
extreme amount of respect to Nigel for sorting out the format for me in 24 hours
teams and draw to follow
£3 per entrant on the day
just missing 1 player to make the 32, Dave knight wont know if he can make it for a while
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Post by gandalf the untidy on Jun 6, 2018 16:57:06 GMT
4 pin practice tonight at Jenny Lind
and thusday 14th at Blacksmiths halland
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Post by daveuk1 on Jun 6, 2018 19:04:17 GMT
Whats this practice thing you talk about? Is that where we all stand around drinking beer  |
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Post by gandalf the untidy on Jun 7, 2018 5:42:57 GMT
yep mostly finding ways to knock pegs over
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Post by daveuk1 on Jun 12, 2018 20:31:23 GMT
Well rooms all booked for Friday and saturday night, just hope its a better journey down this year, last year took me over 8 hours although I did go via Portsmouth, which cost me valuable drinking time on the friday night.
Wonder how many times it'll be mentioned that I didnt quite make it back to the hotel room in the early hours of the Sunday morning, but was found by Colin asleep on the landing out side my room, I always get a dodgy room key that doesn't work
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Post by Deleted on Jun 12, 2018 20:36:48 GMT
At least you don't sleepwalk like one of my close colleagues is alleged to have done !  |
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Post by daveuk1 on Jun 12, 2018 21:47:37 GMT
I done work in the black boy at Sudbury a few times now since our open and I've heard all sorts of stories, but they all revolve around some bloke sleep walking
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Post by gandalf the untidy on Jun 13, 2018 20:34:19 GMT
Hi 4 pin Fans Hi All, See below the teams for the 23 June local rules and draw to follow shortly Doors open 10.30 for 11 am prompt start Venue is JENNY LIND INN, 69 HIGH STREET, HASTINGS OLD TOWN, TN34 3EW Parking is a bit difficult see link below for cap park locations Car parks www.hastings.gov.uk/parking/carparks/Teams & Players Player Team Robert Norton Jenny Lind A Linda Challis Jenny Lind A Ray Norton Jenny Lind A Andy Horsler Jenny Lind A Mike Daw Nags Head Jamie Minihane Nags Head Colin Southouse Nags Head Fred Pope Nags Head Ian Hicks Jenny Lind B Steve Astley Jenny Lind B Jez Horsler Jenny Lind B Alex Hornby Jenny Lind B Michelle o Flynn White Horse Dave Lillie White Horse Chris Saville White Horse Colin Norlage White Horse Ricky Cunningham Worthing Tony Jenner Worthing Mal Spier Worthing Rob Hall Worthing Peter Payne Seven Sisters Mick Reilly Seven Sisters Chris Haynes Seven Sisters Clive Minihane Seven Sisters Dave White Ashburnham Bob Osborne Ashburnham Phil Osborne Ashburnham Alec Pope Ashburnham Ros Appleby All Stars Curt Driver All Stars Joe Oakley All Stars Dave Knight All Stars Good Luck everyone PS waiting for Dave Knight to confirm |
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Post by gandalf the untidy on Jun 13, 2018 20:49:23 GMT
Rules of Play Hastings 4 Pin tournament
1. In all matches, the person drawn 1st shall have the 1st break of a double break single leg game, 1 team player will play 1 team player from all the other teams, all players (unless substitutes are played) will have 3 legs with the 1st break and 3 legs with the second break.
2. 4 Mushrooms (not pegs) should be placed in front of the 4 high scoring holes. There must be 7 White balls and 1 red ball in the tray after the timer jack is pulled. To start the game, place the red ball on the spot above the 'D' and play a white ball from the centre of the 'D'. This is called the break shot. The centre of the 'D' should be marked with a spot. Thereafter, with the exception of further break shots, and the last ball, either coloured ball may be played from any position within the confines of the 'D'. All strokes throughout the game must be played from the 'D'.
3. The player must not play the cue ball directly into a hole. The cue ball must first strike another ball to become a scoring shot. In normal play players can choose to use any ball from the tray.
4. When the red ball is sunk, the score of that ball is doubled. When 2 balls are sunk from the break shot position on 3 consecutive occasions into any pockets the scorer will call “One Up” if both balls then fall in any holes a foul is called and that break score is lost.
5. When all balls are in play, and none left in the tray, the ball nearest to the baulk line is returned and played from the 'D' to continue the game. If two or more balls are equidistant from the baulk line the ball nearest to the centre should be returned to continue play as it is "nearest to the D".
6. When no balls are left in play, the red and white balls are positioned as for the start of the game.
7. When a ball returns to cut the baulk line ( not the edge of the baize), that ball is removed to the tray.
8. If a mushroom is knocked over by a ball and cannot be replaced because of obstruction by a ball, that ball shall be removed to the tray. The peg must be replaced to its correct position immediately.
9. If a mushroom is knocked from its correct position without falling over, if possible it shall be immediately replaced on its spot, if a ball is obstructing the spot the mushroom will remain in its position until such time as that ball is moved from the spot then the mushroom should be immediately replaced correctly. If a break ends the mushroom will be respotted and the ball returned to the tray.
10. If a ball and peg are wedged in a hole together, the peg is to be removed first and the ball allowed to drop down the hole and not returned to the tray even after the gate has dropped.
11. Each player continues until a non-scoring shot is played.
12. Once a player leaves the table their break is deemed over, should a ball fall down a hole after they have left the table this will not count towards their break or their opponents break unless their opponent has first struck the cue ball whether or not it strikes another ball.
13. Scores shall have the same value before and after the gate has dropped. The red ball will continue to score double.
14. The last ball on the table shall be played from the centre of the 'D', into any hole off any cushion. If the last ball is correctly played, but not holed, the player keeps the score of that break.
Foul Shots
1. The player looses his/her entire score if :-
a. The last ball is holed without striking the side cushion.
b. The player causes the peg covering the 200 hole to be knocked over.
2. The player loses the score of that break if :-
1. The cue ball fails to strike another ball.
2. Any ball returns to cut the baulk line (not the edge of the baize). (The 'D' counts as baulk).
3. The same break shot is played more than three times in succession.
4. The player causes any peg, other than that covering the '200' hole, to be knocked over.
5. The player fails to keep 1 ball up when instructed by the scorer
6. Any ball leaves the table, or strikes the backboard, even if that ball returns to the normal play area.
7. Any ball is played other than from the 'D'.
8. The player causes any ball to move other than a shot played correctly from the 'D'.
9. If a break shot or final ball is not played from the centre of the 'D'.
3. If a combination of foul shots occur, then, regardless of sequence of events, the player shall suffer the greater penalty.
Table Rules
The table shall be set out as follows:
• Mushrooms shall be placed (the baulk line side) to cover the 200 hole, the 100 hole, and the two 50 holes and shall be set 6mm from the edge of the hole + or – 1mm
• The spot for the red ball for the break shall be exactly halfway between the rim of the 200 hole closest to the baulk line, and the back edge of the “D” +/- 20mm (this allows for tables with older cushions which may have uneven bounces)
• The number of balls shall be seven white and one red.
• The lower scoring holes should be marked with the 30 and 10 holes reversed in relation to the current AEBBA 3 pin rules
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Post by daveuk1 on Jun 14, 2018 17:36:03 GMT
I dont want to start another war about the rules, but is rule 14 set in stone?
For four pin players around here the favorite finishing shot is playing the ball off two cushions, either top and side back into the 50 or side then top into the 200. We think four pin is all about bringing balls back into the holes but of course only being able to use the side cushion takes that away.
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Post by gandalf the untidy on Jun 15, 2018 9:19:39 GMT
I dont want to start another war about the rules, but is rule 14 set in stone? For four pin players around here the favorite finishing shot is playing the ball off two cushions, either top and side back into the 50 or side then top into the 200. We think four pin is all about bringing balls back into the holes but of course only being able to use the side cushion takes that away. Hi Dave i'm the most flexible bloke i know  |
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Post by daveuk1 on Jun 15, 2018 10:46:16 GMT
I know that mate and one of the most generous |
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Post by Chris_Sav on Jun 15, 2018 17:16:46 GMT
I know that mate and one of the most generous I thought we were talking about Colin!  |
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Post by daveuk1 on Jun 19, 2018 7:07:12 GMT
So the big question
Where is the best curry house within walking distance?
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Post by gandalf the untidy on Jun 22, 2018 8:20:39 GMT
the all stars have dropped out leaving 7 teams, Nigel has reformatted the program ( many many thanks) so all play all in single leg double break game
11 Series 1 11.00
CodeCode Code Player County Code Player County
D1A1 11.00 Table 1 D1 IAN HICKS 0 A1 BOB OSBORNE 0
F2G2 11.00 Table 2 F2 DAVE LILLIE 0 G2 RICKY CUNNINGHAM 0
B3C3 11.00 Table 3 B3 PETER PAYNE 0 C3 RAY NORTON 0
A4D4 11.00 Table 4 A4 DAVE WHITE 0 D4 JEZ HORSLER 0
E2D2 11.00 Table 5 E2 MIKE DAW 0 D2 STEVE ASTLEY 0
11.25 Series 2 11.25
CodeCode Code Player County Code Player County
B1C1 11.25 Table 1 B1 CHRIS HAYNES 0 C1 ROBERT HOLLTUM 0
A2D2 11.25 Table 2 A2 PHIL OSBORNE 0 D2 STEVE ASTLEY 0
G3F3 11.25 Table 3 G3 MAL SPIER 0 F3 COLIN NORLAGE 0
C4B4 11.25 Table 4 C4 ANDY HORSLER 0 B4 CLIVE MINIHANE 0
E4D4 11.25 Table 5 E4 FRED POPE 0 D4 JEZ HORSLER 0
11.5 Series 3 11.50
CodeCode Code Player County Code Player County
G1F1 11.50 Table 1 G1 TONY JENNER 0 F1 CHRIS SAVILLE 0
C2B2 11.50 Table 2 C2 LINDA CHALLIS 0 B2 MIKE REILLY 0
D3A3 11.50 Table 3 D3 ALEX REARDON 0 A3 ALEC POPE 0
F4G4 11.50 Table 4 F4 MICHELLE O FLYNN 0 G4 BOB HALL 0
D1E1 11.50 Table 5 D1 IAN HICKS 0 E1 JAMIE MINIHANE 0
12.15 Series 4 12.15
CodeCode Code Player County Code Player County
F3A3 12.15 Table 1 F3 COLIN NORLAGE 0 A3 ALEC POPE 0
A1B1 12.15 Table 2 A1 BOB OSBORNE 0 B1 CHRIS HAYNES 0
G2E2 12.15 Table 3 G2 RICKY CUNNINGHAM 0 E2 MIKE DAW 0
C3D3 12.15 Table 4 C3 RAY NORTON 0 D3 ALEX REARDON 0
B4A4 12.15 Table 5 B4 CLIVE MINIHANE 0 A4 DAVE WHITE 0
12.4 Series 5 12.40
CodeCode Code Player County Code Player County
G1B1 12.40 Table 1 G1 TONY JENNER 0 B1 CHRIS HAYNES 0
C1D1 12.40 Table 2 C1 ROBERT HOLLTUM 0 D1 IAN HICKS 0
B2A2 12.40 Table 3 B2 MIKE REILLY 0 A2 PHIL OSBORNE 0
E3G3 12.40 Table 4 E3 COLIN SOUTHOUSE 0 G3 MAL SPIER 0
D4C4 12.40 Table 5 D4 JEZ HORSLER 0 C4 ANDY HORSLER 0
1.05 Series 6 1.05
CodeCode Code Player County Code Player County
A2F2 1.05 Table 1 A2 PHIL OSBORNE 0 F2 DAVE LILLIE 0
E1G1 1.05 Table 2 E1 JAMIE MINIHANE 0 G1 TONY JENNER 0
D2C2 1.05 Table 3 D2 STEVE ASTLEY 0 C2 LINDA CHALLIS 0
A3B3 1.05 Table 4 A3 ALEC POPE 0 B3 PETER PAYNE 0
G4E4 1.05 Table 5 G4 BOB HALL 0 E4 FRED POPE 0
1.3 Series 7 1.30
Code Player County Code Player County
D4B4 1.30 Table 1 D4 JEZ HORSLER 0 B4 CLIVE MINIHANE 0
G3B3 1.30 Table 2 G3 MAL SPIER 0 B3 PETER PAYNE 0
B1D1 1.30 Table 3 B1 CHRIS HAYNES 0 D1 IAN HICKS 0
A2C2 1.30 Table 4 A2 PHIL OSBORNE 0 C2 LINDA CHALLIS 0
F3E3 1.30 Table 5 F3 COLIN NORLAGE 0 E3 COLIN SOUTHOUSE 0
1.55 Series 8 1.55
CodeCode Code Player County Code Player County
E4F4 1.55 Table 1 E4 FRED POPE 0 F4 MICHELLE O FLYNN 0
D3E3 1.55 Table 2 D3 ALEX REARDON 0 E3 COLIN SOUTHOUSE 0
C1A1 1.55 Table 3 C1 ROBERT HOLLTUM 0 A1 BOB OSBORNE 0
D2B2 1.55 Table 4 D2 STEVE ASTLEY 0 B2 MIKE REILLY 0
C3A3 1.55 Table 5 C3 RAY NORTON 0 A3 ALEC POPE 0
2.2 Series 9 2.20
CodeCode Code Player County Code Player County
A4C4 2.20 Table 1 A4 DAVE WHITE 0 C4 ANDY HORSLER 0
B2G2 2.20 Table 2 B2 MIKE REILLY 0 G2 RICKY CUNNINGHAM 0
F1E1 2.20 Table 3 F1 CHRIS SAVILLE 0 E1 JAMIE MINIHANE 0
E2F2 2.20 Table 4 E2 MIKE DAW 0 F2 DAVE LILLIE 0
B3D3 2.20 Table 5 B3 PETER PAYNE 0 D3 ALEX REARDON 0
2.45 Series 10 2.45
CodeCode Code Player County Code Player County
B3F3 2.45 Table 1 B3 PETER PAYNE 0 F3 COLIN NORLAGE 0
E4A4 2.45 Table 2 E4 FRED POPE 0 A4 DAVE WHITE 0
F4D4 2.45 Table 3 F4 MICHELLE O FLYNN 0 D4 JEZ HORSLER 0
A1E1 2.45 Table 4 A1 BOB OSBORNE 0 E1 JAMIE MINIHANE 0
C2G2 2.45 Table 5 C2 LINDA CHALLIS 0 G2 RICKY CUNNINGHAM 0
3.1 Series 11 3.10
CodeCode Code Player County Code Player County
G3C3 3.10 Table 1 G3 MAL SPIER 0 C3 RAY NORTON 0
F4B4 3.10 Table 2 F4 MICHELLE O FLYNN 0 B4 CLIVE MINIHANE 0
C4E4 3.10 Table 3 C4 ANDY HORSLER 0 E4 FRED POPE 0
B1F1 3.10 Table 4 B1 CHRIS HAYNES 0 F1 CHRIS SAVILLE 0
E2A2 3.10 Table 5 E2 MIKE DAW 0 A2 PHIL OSBORNE 0
3.35 Series 12 3.35
CodeCode Code Player County Code Player County
A3E3 3.35 Table 1 A3 ALEC POPE 0 E3 COLIN SOUTHOUSE 0
C4G4 3.35 Table 2 C4 ANDY HORSLER 0 G4 BOB HALL 0
A4F4 3.35 Table 3 A4 DAVE WHITE 0 F4 MICHELLE O FLYNN 0
G1C1 3.35 Table 4 G1 TONY JENNER 0 C1 ROBERT HOLLTUM 0
F2B2 3.35 Table 5 F2 DAVE LILLIE 0 B2 MIKE REILLY 0
4 Series 13 4.00
CodeCode Code Player County Code Player County
F2C2 4.00 Table 1 F2 DAVE LILLIE 0 C2 LINDA CHALLIS 0
D3G3 4.00 Table 2 D3 ALEX REARDON 0 G3 MAL SPIER 0
B4E4 4.00 Table 3 B4 CLIVE MINIHANE 0 E4 FRED POPE 0
4.00 Table 4 #N/A #N/A #N/A #N/A
C1F1 4.00 Table 5 C1 ROBERT HOLLTUM 0 F1 CHRIS SAVILLE 0
4.25 Series 14 4.25
CodeCode Code Player County Code Player County
B2E2 4.25 Table 1 B2 MIKE REILLY 0 E2 MIKE DAW 0
C3F3 4.25 Table 2 C3 RAY NORTON 0 F3 COLIN NORLAGE 0
G4D4 4.25 Table 3 G4 BOB HALL 0 D4 JEZ HORSLER 0
4.25 Table 4 #N/A #N/A #N/A #N/A
E1B1 4.25 Table 5 E1 JAMIE MINIHANE 0 B1 CHRIS HAYNES 0
4.5 Series 15 4.50
CodeCode Code Player County Code Player County
G2D2 4.50 Table 1 G2 RICKY CUNNINGHAM 0 D2 STEVE ASTLEY 0
E3B3 4.50 Table 2 E3 COLIN SOUTHOUSE 0 B3 PETER PAYNE 0
F4C4 4.50 Table 3 F4 MICHELLE O FLYNN 0 C4 ANDY HORSLER 0
F1A1 4.50 Table 4 F1 CHRIS SAVILLE 0 A1 BOB OSBORNE 0
D1G1 4.50 Table 5 D1 IAN HICKS 0 G1 TONY JENNER 0
5.15 Series 16 5.15
CodeCode Code Player County Code Player County
A1G1 5.15 Table 1 A1 BOB OSBORNE 0 G1 TONY JENNER 0
E1C1 5.15 Table 2 E1 JAMIE MINIHANE 0 C1 ROBERT HOLLTUM 0
F1D1 5.15 Table 3 F1 CHRIS SAVILLE 0 D1 IAN HICKS 0
E3C3 5.15 Table 4 E3 COLIN SOUTHOUSE 0 C3 RAY NORTON 0
G4A4 5.15 Table 5 G4 BOB HALL 0 A4 DAVE WHITE 0
5.4 Series 17 5.40
CodeCode Code Player County Code Player County
C4E4 5.40 Table 1 C4 ANDY HORSLER 0 E4 FRED POPE 0
D2F2 5.40 Table 2 D2 STEVE ASTLEY 0 F2 DAVE LILLIE 0
F3D3 5.40 Table 3 F3 COLIN NORLAGE 0 D3 ALEX REARDON 0
A3G3 5.40 Table 4 A3 ALEC POPE 0 G3 MAL SPIER 0
G2A2 5.40 Table 5 G2 RICKY CUNNINGHAM 0 A2 PHIL OSBORNE 0
6.05 Series 18 6.05
Code Player County Code Player County
B4G4 6.05 Table 1 B4 CLIVE MINIHANE 0 G4 BOB HALL 0
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Post by mal on Jun 23, 2018 19:43:44 GMT
Fantastic day at the Hastings 4-pin team tournament today, and congratulations to my Worthing teammates Rick, Tony and Bob on our narrow victory (via a tiebreaker!).
Special thanks to the Jenny Lind for being amazing hosts and keeping us well fed and hydrated (the cherry cider went down very well), and to Colin and all of the other organisers/helpers for all their hard work staging the tournament.
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Post by Chris_Sav on Jun 24, 2018 7:40:53 GMT
Yes a smashing day and thanks to Colin and his team, pub was great, eight real ales! and loads of sarnies supplied F.O.C.
Definitely a fun way to play bar billiards!
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Post by gandalf the untidy on Jun 24, 2018 9:30:01 GMT
Hastings 4 pin averages on the day | COLIN SOUTHOUSE | NAGS HEAD | 6 | 14,460 | 2,410 |
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| BOB OSBORNE | ASHBURNHAM | 6 | 13,810 | 2,302 | | PHIL OSBORNE | ASHBURNHAM | 6 | 12,950 | 2,158 | | BOB HALL | WORTHING | 6 | 12,590 | 2,098 | | MAL SPIER | WORTHING | 6 | 12,290 | 2,048 | | MIKE DAW | NAGS HEAD | 6 | 11,220 | 1,870 | | PETER PAYNE | 7 SISTERS | 6 | 11,110 | 1,852 | | RICKY CUNNINGHAM | WORTHING | 6 | 10,580 | 1,763 | | CHRIS HAYNES | 7 SISTERS | 6 | 10,310 | 1,718 | | MIKE REILLY | 7 SISTERS | 6 | 10,260 | 1,710 | | CHRIS SAVILLE | WHITE HORSE | 6 | 9,650 | 1,608 | | JAMIE MINIHANE | NAGS HEAD | 6 | 9,060 | 1,510 | | TONY JENNER | WORTHING | 6 | 8,170 | 1,362 | | CLIVE MINIHANE | 7 SISTERS | 6 | 7,900 | 1,317 | | STEVE ASTLEY | JENNY B | 6 | 7,880 | 1,313 | | DAVE WHITE | ASHBURNHAM | 6 | 7,740 | 1,290 | | IAN HICKS | JENNY B | 6 | 7,640 | 1,273 | | JEZ HORSLER | JENNY B | 6 | 7,140 | 1,190 | | ALEC POPE | ASHBURNHAM | 6 | 7,010 | 1,168 | | FRED POPE | NAGS HEAD | 6 | 6,820 | 1,137 | | ANDY HORSLER | JENNY A | 6 | 6,780 | 1,130 | | ALEX REARDON | JENNY B | 6 | 6,570 | 1,095 | | RAY NORTON | JENNY A | 6 | 6,160 | 1,027 | | COLIN NORLAGE | WHITE HORSE | 6 | 6,160 | 1,027 | | MICHELLE O FLYNN | WHITE HORSE | 6 | 5,990 | 998 | | DAVE LILLIE | WHITE HORSE | 6 | 5,880 | 980 | | ROBERT HOLLTUM | JENNY A | 6 | 5,000 | 833 | | LINDA CHALLIS | JENNY A | 6 | 3,550 | 592 |
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Post by gandalf the untidy on Jun 24, 2018 9:54:11 GMT
Well done to Worthing winning a close tournament with 4 teams in the mix for the top spot which was decided in the last game of the night with Bob Hall (Worthing) facing Clive Minihane (Seven Sisters) with only 0.5 points in it, either team could take the trophy with Ashburnham already on 15. Bob was behind for most of the game but just managed a late comeback to win on the last ball leaving Worthing and Ashburnham on 15 and Worthing taking the title on count back Many thanks to Linda Challis (Jenny Lind) for sponsoring all the AEBBA tables and supplying lunch dinner and tea through the day Thanks to Alec, Sandy, Dave, Andy for heaving the tables around And Alec and sandy who did a great job leveling them on a tricky carpeted upstairs function room Well done to Bob Osborne (Ashburnham) the only player to win 6 of 6 A special mention to White Horse (Sudbury) for coming down to see us and the Jenny Lind teams entering their 1st ever 4 pin tournament and another special mention to Nigel Senior who took the trouble to format the event for 8 teams and then reformat for 7 at the last minute, in the end the 7 team format was way better. Am thinking of playing the same format next year as 28-30 people is probably a max for the size of the room |
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| Team | P | W | D | L | Score | Pts | | G | WORTHING | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 43,630 | 15 | | A | ASHBURNHAM | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 41,510 | 15 | | E | NAGS HEAD | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 41,560 | 14.5 | | B | 7 SISTERS | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 39,580 | 14.5 | | D | JENNY B | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 29,230 | 11.5 | | F | WHITE HORSE | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 27,680 | 10 | | C | JENNY A | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 21,490 | 5.5 |
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Post by daveuk1 on Jun 24, 2018 14:57:25 GMT
Thanks Colin for organising such a great day which ran as perfectly as it possibly could of done. Also thanks to your guys who spent time levelling the tables, sorry I cant remember their names.,
As always I have to find something to complain about, as just about everyone knows I do have a habbit of losing my cue as I just put it down in a convenient place near the table ive just played on and this year it meant me walking what seemed like miles to retrieve it for my next game and resulted in me delaying the start of one game, not helped by a certain Mr Chris Haynes who came to find me and then spent ten minutes talking to me before he remembered the purpose of finding me was to tell me I was due to playing on table 5, so you know me, I rushed down stairs to table 5 at top-ish speed only to realise I had to go back up all them stairs to find my cue. Please can you get a lift installed before next year.
I have to give a mention to all my team mates for putting up with me and keeping me supplied with beer and also a fair ammount of other players for buying me drinks to.
I believe Michelle O'Flynn should be singled out for proving why she is one of, if not the best female four pin player around. For some reason she also seemed to make a lot friends and done a great PR job for Suffolk and sudbury bar billiards.
Also thank you to Sav, current AEBBA four pin champ and former EA champion for playing along side us, it did take Michelle, Colin and myself a long time (at least 20 seconds) to bring sav down to our level and way of thinking that the bar in bar billiards is all about the bar that serves drinks.
Thank you again to everyone, we had a great time and were made to feel so welcome.
Dave
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Post by bigtj on Jun 25, 2018 13:15:51 GMT
Very enjoyable day, I am torn as I do believe true 4 pin is on narrow tables and was played that way at Sudbury in the Open and certainly causes people to have to adopt to that version of the game. I am sure the top players will master the narrow tables but think that for a lot of players you are always in the game.
The 50/50 break is on when played on normal tables and is certainly skillful to learn and requires concentration to keep it going, quite like the idea of a one up shot on the wide tables, not waiting for the red perhaps another bonus in the Hastings rules. The day was well run, played in great spirit and good to meet up with some different players.
A massive thank you to the venue for hosting and making us so welcome. Great selection of real ales, a cherry cider that went down well with certain players.
My biggest thanks to Linda what a gesture to sponsor 4 tables and lay on a great spread of food, met this lovely lady for the first time Saturday and what a lovely lady.
Well done to Colin and his team for setting the tables up and putting on the day, like him thought there was just the right numbers of teams and will certainly if invited be back next year.
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