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Post by triplex on Jul 16, 2021 16:31:13 GMT
Hopefully its now looking possible that we can go ahead with our Open. It will be held again at The Cock Hotel in Northampton, 28/08/2021. We shall be meeting with Rob and Liz over the next few days to discuss any Covid restrictions, there is a possibility that we may have to restrict our entries to 32 for this year so we will be taking entries on a first come basis. Here is a List of Entries so far. northantsbarbilliards.com/10th-northants-open/You can of course enter on our website or drop me a message, we shall confirm our possible number cap as soon as possible. Looking forward to starting to get back to some sort of normality. Regards |
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Post by triplex on Jul 16, 2021 20:21:07 GMT
If anyone missed off from last year’s original list please let me know .
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Post by triplex on Jul 19, 2021 14:37:57 GMT
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Post by joefoxon on Jul 20, 2021 9:02:44 GMT
I did pay £12 last year which I think was to cover both competitions, however I notice that it's now £20 in total for both events. Do we know if this will still be a ranking event?
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Post by triplex on Jul 20, 2021 14:38:32 GMT
Hi Joe
The £12 would of been just for the 3 Pin open, did you want to play in the 4 as well?
They should be ranking events as far as I am aware. We haven't been told any different.
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Post by triplex on Jul 20, 2021 14:39:05 GMT
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Post by triplex on Jul 27, 2021 16:32:36 GMT
List Updated
We will be taking entries up to 30 players and then that will be our limit as we are still trying to take Covid in to consideration.
Only 9 more entries will be accepted so please let me know as soon as possible as it will be on a first come basis.
Final date for entries will be Sunday 1st August.
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Post by joefoxon on Jul 28, 2021 7:28:16 GMT
Hi Joe The £12 would of been just for the 3 Pin open, did you want to play in the 4 as well? They should be ranking events as far as I am aware. We haven't been told any different. My question was just due to it being referred to as "Friendly 4 pin", if it's a ranked tournament then I'd like to enter 🙂 |
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Post by triplex on Jul 28, 2021 8:17:46 GMT
Hi Joe The £12 would of been just for the 3 Pin open, did you want to play in the 4 as well? They should be ranking events as far as I am aware. We haven't been told any different. My question was just due to it being referred to as "Friendly 4 pin", if it's a ranked tournament then I'd like to enter 🙂 Hi Joe It has only been referred to as a friendly as we normally have it as the AEBBA 4 Pin but due to problems we have every year (Not by the AEBBA) we have decided to run it as a Northants Open 4 Pin, so we probably shouldn't of used the friendly in that term. As it is an Open for anyone to enter it should be a ranking event. Hope that makes sense Joe. |
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Post by joefoxon on Jul 28, 2021 9:47:08 GMT
Perfect, I'll get my entry in then. Am I OK to pay £8 separately to make up the difference in price?
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Post by triplex on Jul 28, 2021 10:25:46 GMT
Perfect, I'll get my entry in then. Am I OK to pay £8 separately to make up the difference in price? That's fine mate. |
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Post by Coleman Jnr on Aug 10, 2021 16:08:35 GMT
Draw to be completed tomorrow at the committee meeting.
Will post a link as soon as it is updated
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Post by bigtj on Aug 15, 2021 6:42:32 GMT
See groups for 4 pin now on the web site
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Post by taffy on Aug 16, 2021 10:45:27 GMT
Group 1 looks tasty!
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Post by triplex on Aug 16, 2021 16:10:44 GMT
Yep  |
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Post by triplex on Aug 16, 2021 16:12:32 GMT
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Post by tommo III on Aug 16, 2021 20:19:52 GMT
Some big beasts in Group 3 too !
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Post by milko on Aug 19, 2021 11:09:09 GMT
For those members who do not log in and have not seen it there is a tipsters competition for this Open.
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Post by tommo III on Aug 29, 2021 22:54:02 GMT
Any results on this ? The (early stage) Groups are displayed on the website - but how did it go from there ?
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Post by bigtj on Aug 30, 2021 6:14:31 GMT
Winner was Jason Neal
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Post by taffy on Aug 30, 2021 9:54:42 GMT
I watched the final. Neither Jason nor Nigel could fix the break shot. Nigel opened a small lead when Jason inexplicably went straight at a 50 skittle losing just over 1,000. Then Jason took a risk and swopped the break shot and they started just falling down! He got a 3,300 break or so which was also the highest of the day and that gve him a 2,000 half-time lead.
Honours were even in the second leg with Nigel doing the same shot. There was much open play, not all break shots as the 'one up' caused both troubles.
Then with 2-3 minutes to go both played like a coupla school boys as Nigel needed some points quick and Jason was misfiring as well. It was nearly comical and i think at one point 6-7 balls were on the table. But that risk and that 3,300 had seen Jason flip the lead.
I think the Semi's were Jim Millward v Jason and Nigel versus Phil Osbourne.
In the quarters i had a handy lead at the beginning of the second leg v Jason but he got hold of that break shot and was gone!
I think Damien Coates, Joe Ellison and Curt Driver were the other quarter-finalists.
Lorin Clough beat Simon Coleman in the plate final - convincingly I believe. I don't think they finished the second leg?
The Northampton tables were really, rally good and I don't mind a bit of variety, each table had its own character! All Jelks and all well looked after. The comp was well run and a pleasure to attend. Plenty of space; "the right crowd and no crowding" as Muddly Talker would like to say (unless I'm very much mistaken!).
They had three interesting rule varieties;
1) play any coloured ball in open play.
2) for the final shot, it had to be the 100 or the 200 only with the 100 peg removed.
3) the 200 skittle was only a 'sin of death' on the final ball.
personally; not fussed on (1) as nearly all waited for the red. on two I enjoyed it but it isn't a significant idea....just different. on 3 though i love the "idea" of the 200 not being 'pain of death' but I have done it here in Cambridgeshire from when the bar drops. Far better!
although i can do the Oxford shot, many simply can't. as one who cqan, i naturally want to pull the drawbridge up behind me. Gotta be made of bigger stuff though!
I also again like the Cambridgeshire one of 'every break shot must have a different result to the previous one in that current break'. This would take a little more off the Oxford breakers. Because Nigel and Jason are now so accomplished at 4-pin, although they won't want open play, i don't think either would fear it. They had some clearing up to do in nearly every game. Nigel didn't have many big, big break scores this time due to each table just not letting it happen.
Great!
Some of us (just me then) watched the 2018 final. If Jason hadn't been poor at one scenario I think Sav might agree he would have won that one too! Twice Jason rested a ball up against the 50 skittle and twice took the wrong option blowing something like 2K or 2.5K. I watched him make the same mistake Saturday and he took the correct shot and didn't even stop to look at it.
I liked Northamptons bravery to try either way, i hope they'll maybe look at the elephant in the room.
Can i thank all involved in running the comp, it was truly a great day out!
cheers
Taffy
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Post by Coleman Jnr on Aug 30, 2021 10:08:07 GMT
Thanks to everyone who attended. Hope you all had a great day and weekend if you joined us for the Sunday also.
It was great to see everyone again after such a long time, and nice to feel like a bit of normality has resumed.
Congrats to Jason Neal for winning in the final, he played well all day (and weekend for anyone who wants a spoiler). The final was a battle of the two players who made it through the “group of death” with Nigel the runner up.
Thanks to the Cock Hotel as always for their hospitality and great food and beer.
Look forward to seeing you all again next year.
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