Virtual Grand (and Ladies) Prix

[NigelS]

From the earlier thread these are the qualifiers for the Grand Prix. To be played after the All England Singles over Xmas.

A nice rematch between the virtual world champ and the finalist to come (and how did Joe get in!)

Group 1
1	Matt Jones
8	Pete Sainsbury
9	Tony Walsh
16	Joe Oakley
Group 2
2	Geoff Jukes
7	Mark James
10	Chris Cox
15	Bella Stoner
Group 3
3	Mark Trafford
6	Paul Sainsbury
11	Harry Barbet
14	John Slee
Group 4
4	Phil Osborne
5	Curt Driver
12	Chrissie Newson
13	Kevin Tunstall

[NigelS]

Ladies groups

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Group 1
1	Chrissie Newson
4	Heather Millward
5	Jean Brackenridge
8	Ros Appleby
Group 2
2	Bella Stoner
3	Sandra Hall
6	Dawn Jordan
7	Michelle Baden

[NigelS]

Hope everyone had a great xmas. Final event of the year are the Grand Prix and Ladies Grand Prix - both Curt and Chrissie chasing trebles

Opening results below, group winners to go through in both events

A1	Matt Jones	Bucks	27,070	1	A16	Joe Oakley	Sussex	11,370	0	Top seed Matt starts with win over Joe
A9	Tony Walsh	Berks	16,160	1	A8	Pete Sainsbury	Kent	9,040	0	Tony gets win over Pete
B15	Bella Stoner	Sussex	10,610	1	B2	Geoff Jukes	Surrey	4,720	0	Off thr spot winner Geoff loses out to Bella
B10	Chris Cox	Sussex	10,740	1	B7	Mark James	Sussex	7,920	0	Coxy defeats Jamesey to open with win
C3	Mark Trafford	Oxon	24,590	1	C14	John Slee	Surrey	7,620	0	Good start for All England runner up Traff over Sleezy
C6	Paul Sainsbury	Kent	13,970	1	C11	Harry Barbet	Jersey	7,790	0	Paul beats Jersey's Barbet
D4	Phil Osborne	Sussex	10,970	1	D13	Kevin Tunstall	Sussex	9,990	0	Phil seems to have KT's virtual number!
D5	Curt Driver	Kent	10,270	1	D12	Chrissie Newson	Hants	7,770	0	Treble seekers Curt and Chrissie face off, Curt wins
L1	Chrissie Newson	Hants	10,810	1	L8	Ros Appleby	Sussex	2,880	0	Chrissie takes out her loss against Curt on Ros
L5	Jean Brackenridge	Sussex	12,450	1	L4	Heather Millward	Sussex	6,660	0	Jean opens with win over Heather
L7	Michelle Baden	Sussex	10,240	1	L2	Bella Stoner	Sussex	4,670	0	Chellster beats Bella in opener
L3	Sandra Hall	Sussex	9,840	1	L6	Dawn Jordan	Bucks	7,220	0	Sandra beats dawn in close match

[Chris]

Oh no no no Nigel computer has it wrong i beat Curt once 🤣😂🤣😂 or maybe it hasn't as next time I played him he truly won in style 🤗🤗🤗

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[curtd]

Dec 27, 2020 20:36:43 GMT Chris said:

Oh no no no Nigel computer has it wrong i beat Curt once 🤣😂🤣😂 or maybe it hasn't as next time I played him he truly won in style 🤗🤗🤗

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Guernsey 2015 1st rd. I remember it well

[NigelS]

2nd set of matches played today

A1	Matt Jones	Bucks	14,930	1	A9	Tony Walsh	Berks	8,960	0	MJ makes it 2 from 2
A8	Pete Sainsbury	Kent	11,220	1	A16	Joe Oakley	Sussex	1,800	0	Pete stays in it with win over Joe
B2	Geoff Jukes	Surrey	16,310	1	B10	Chris Cox	Sussex	9,050	0	Geoff beats Coxy
B15	Bella Stoner	Sussex	9,190	1	B7	Mark James	Sussex	8,520	0	Bella gors top of the group with win over Jamesey
C3	Mark Trafford	Oxon	20,850	1	C11	Harry Barbet	Jersey	6,080	0	Traff 2 for 2 nd goes favourite
C14	John Slee	Surrey	10,180	1	C6	Paul Sainsbury	Kent	7,020	0	Sleezy gets big win against Paul
D4	Phil Osborne	Sussex	17,600	1	D12	Chrissie Newson	Hants	6,000	0	Phil goes 2 for 2 as Chrissie concentrates on the ladies
D5	Curt Driver	Kent	12,480	1	D13	Kevin Tunstall	Sussex	11,400	0	Curt sets up winner takes all with win over KT
L5	Jean Brackenridge	Sussex	14,200	1	L1	Chrissie Newson	Hants	7,150	0	Jean get her 2nd win to take charge of Group A
L8	Ros Appleby	Sussex	18,440	1	L4	Heather Millward	Sussex	5,460	0	Ros scores 18k! And stays in with a chance
L6	Dawn Jordan	Bucks	9,650	1	L2	Bella Stoner	Sussex	7,970	0	Dawn beats in form Bella
L3	Sandra Hall	Sussex	10,380	1	L7	Michelle Baden	Sussex	570	0	Sandra trying to setup final with best mate Jean

[NigelS]

Latest tables before tomorrows final group games

Code	GP A		County	P	W	L	Score	Ave
A1	Matt Jones		Bucks	2	2	0	42,000	10,500
A9	Tony Walsh		Berks	2	1	1	25,120	6,280
A8	Pete Sainsbury		Kent	2	1	1	20,260	5,065
A16	Joe Oakley		Sussex	2	0	2	13,170	3,293
Code	GP B		County	P	W	L	Score	Ave
B15	Bella Stoner		Sussex	2	2	0	19,800	4,950
B2	Geoff Jukes		Surrey	2	1	1	21,030	5,258
B10	Chris Cox		Sussex	2	1	1	19,790	4,948
B7	Mark James		Sussex	2	0	2	16,440	4,110
Code	GP C		County	P	W	L	Score	Ave
C3	Mark Trafford		Oxon	2	2	0	45,440	11,360
C6	Paul Sainsbury		Kent	2	1	1	20,990	5,248
C14	John Slee		Surrey	2	1	1	17,800	4,450
C11	Harry Barbet		Jersey	2	0	2	13,870	3,468
Code	GP D		County	P	W	L	Score	Ave
D4	Phil Osborne		Sussex	2	2	0	28,570	7,143
D5	Curt Driver		Kent	2	2	0	22,750	5,688
D13	Kevin Tunstall		Sussex	2	0	2	21,390	5,348
D12	Chrissie Newson		Hants	2	0	2	13,770	3,443
Code	Ladies A		County	P	W	L	Score	Ave
L5	Jean Brackenridge		Sussex	2	2	0	26,650	6,663
L8	Ros Appleby		Sussex	2	1	1	21,320	5,330
L1	Chrissie Newson		Hants	2	1	1	17,960	4,490
L4	Heather Millward		Sussex	2	0	2	12,120	3,030
Code	Ladies B		County	P	W	L	Score	Ave
L3	Sandra Hall		Sussex	2	2	0	20,220	5,055
L6	Dawn Jordan		Bucks	2	1	1	16,870	4,218
L7	Michelle Baden		Sussex	2	1	1	10,810	2,703
L2	Bella Stoner		Sussex	2	0	2	12,640	3,160

[NigelS]

Final group games, some late twists in some of the groups

A8	Pete Sainsbury	Kent	9,140	1	A1	Matt Jones	Bucks	2,300	0	Loss for MJ but he progresses to semi finals
A16	Joe Oakley	Sussex	21,940	1	A9	Tony Walsh	Berks	9,120	0	Joe leaves it all too late as usual
B2	Geoff Jukes	Surrey	10,710	1	B7	Mark James	Sussex	3,410	0	Geoff wins but only good enough for 2nd in group
B15	Bella Stoner	Sussex	10,670	1	B10	Chris Cox	Sussex	3,290	0	Bella beats Coxy to progress!
C6	Paul Sainsbury	Kent	12,420	1	C3	Mark Trafford	Oxon	12,180	0	Paul beats Traff but Traff makes the semis
C11	Harry Barbet	Jersey	9,790	1	C14	John Slee	Surrey	9,080	0	Barbet gets a win to finish
D4	Phil Osborne	Sussex	11,140	1	D5	Curt Driver	Kent	10,460	0	Phil beats Curt to end dreams of treble
D12	Chrissie Newson	Hants	6,830	1	D13	Kevin Tunstall	Sussex	4,990	0	Chrissie wins after a Grand Prix to forget for KT!
L1	Chrissie Newson	Hants	16,460	1	L4	Heather Millward	Sussex	5,670	0	Chrissie has a good day and makes the ladies final
L8	Ros Appleby	Sussex	9,790	1	L5	Jean Brackenridge	Sussex	7,640	0	Ros beats Jean but both fall short on score to Chrissie
L2	Bella Stoner	Sussex	11,400	1	L3	Sandra Hall	Sussex	8,290	0	Bella beats Sandra but it is Sandra who makes the final
L7	Michelle Baden	Sussex	17,330	1	L6	Dawn Jordan	Bucks	6,130	0	Chelle beats dawn but is just 370 points short of making the final

[NigelS]

Final group standings

Code	GP A		County	P	W	L	Score	Ave
A1	Matt Jones		Bucks	3	2	1	44,300	7,383
A8	Pete Sainsbury		Kent	3	2	1	29,400	4,900
A16	Joe Oakley		Sussex	3	1	2	35,110	5,852
A9	Tony Walsh		Berks	3	1	2	34,240	5,707
Code	GP B		County	P	W	L	Score	Ave
B15	Bella Stoner		Sussex	3	3	0	30,470	5,078
B2	Geoff Jukes		Surrey	3	2	1	31,740	5,290
B10	Chris Cox		Sussex	3	1	2	23,080	3,847
B7	Mark James		Sussex	3	0	3	19,850	3,308
Code	GP C		County	P	W	L	Score	Ave
C3	Mark Trafford		Oxon	3	2	1	57,620	9,603
C6	Paul Sainsbury		Kent	3	2	1	33,410	5,568
C14	John Slee		Surrey	3	1	2	26,880	4,480
C11	Harry Barbet		Jersey	3	1	2	23,660	3,943
Code	GP D		County	P	W	L	Score	Ave
D4	Phil Osborne		Sussex	3	3	0	39,710	6,618
D5	Curt Driver		Kent	3	2	1	33,210	5,535
D12	Chrissie Newson		Hants	3	1	2	20,600	3,433
D13	Kevin Tunstall		Sussex	3	0	3	26,380	4,397
Code	Ladies A		County	P	W	L	Score	Ave
L1	Chrissie Newson		Hants	3	2	1	34,420	5,737
L5	Jean Brackenridge		Sussex	3	2	1	34,290	5,715
L8	Ros Appleby		Sussex	3	2	1	31,110	5,185
L4	Heather Millward		Sussex	3	0	3	17,790	2,965
Code	Ladies B		County	P	W	L	Score	Ave
L3	Sandra Hall		Sussex	3	2	1	28,510	4,752
L7	Michelle Baden		Sussex	3	2	1	28,140	4,690
L2	Bella Stoner		Sussex	3	1	2	24,040	4,007
L6	Dawn Jordan		Bucks	3	1	2	23,000	3,833

[NigelS]

Grand Prix Semi Finals for tomorrow

Matt Jones (1) v Phil Osborne (4)
Bella Stoner (15) v Mark Trafford (3)

Ladies Grand Prix Final

Chrissie Newson (1) v Sandra Hall (3)

[NigelS]

Semi results

D4	Phil Osborne	Sussex	11,600		A1	Matt Jones	Bucks	5830		Phil makes second major final beating MJ
C3	Mark Trafford	Oxon	9770		B15	Bella Stoner	Sussex	8,560		Bella runs Traff close big second big final in a row for Mark

So tomorrows finals

Phil Osborne (4) v Mark Trafford (3)
Chrissie Newson (1) v Sandra Hall (3)

[NigelS]

Finals results

C3	Mark Trafford	Oxon	16920		D4	Phil Osborne	Sussex	9,500		Traff takes the Grand Prix, unlucky Phil to lose towo big virtual finals
L1	Chrissie Newson	Hants	11460		L3	Sandra Hall	Sussex	0		Chrissie doubles up with 2 virtual ladies titles

So thats it for 2020. Thanks to everyone who put their name in to play, and for the people that put in comments to keep the interest going.

Hopefully we will be playing some real bar billiards in 2021!

[bigtj]

Well done Nigel a great effort to keep us all amused and interested, not sure when but hopefully we can get back playing once it is safe to do so. 2020 t0 2021 seasons pretty much going to have to be something different once we can play, but again think we may be looking at March before there is any chance.

[davejones]

Dec 31, 2020 18:43:17 GMT bigtj said:

Well done Nigel a great effort to keep us all amused and interested, not sure when but hopefully we can get back playing once it is safe to do so. 2020 t0 2021 seasons pretty much going to have to be something different once we can play, but again think we may be looking at March before there is any chance.

I echo TJ's words. Thank you Nigel for an enjoyable season

[JB]

Thankyou Nigel for keeping us all entertained with your hard work and (sometimes outrageous 😂)comments.
You can tell by the amount of entries that a large number of our bar billiards community enjoyed competing in the virtual world.

Happy new year everyone and let’s hope 2021 will be better and we can start playing bar billiards again in the real world. But more importantly see our friends and family

[Q]

Echoing everyone else's comments, thank you NigelS from the entire Cornish league, I still haven't removed my cue from it's case for 7 years but it FEELS like I've had a game or three

[johnslee]

A happy new year to everyone in the Bar billiards world and a special one to Nige.
What an amazing effort to keep us sane and superbly entertained with all the Virtual comps through last year. Great fun and banter to keep us all amused in these unprecedented times. Thanks Nige and I echo everyone's sentiments when they say let's hope this year brings some real bar billiards.