LBBL 2024 Masters Tournament

[chriscox83]

Happy New year to you all.

The LBBL 2024 Masters Tournament will be taking place at the Locomotive this Sunday 7th January Check in by 12pm for a 12:15pm start

The top 16 available players from last season's individual ranking table complete the line up. Including Last years winner Chris Lawman looking to defend his title

There are 2 stages, a group stage followed by a knock-out stage.

The format and rules are:-

Group games consist of 1 game only, with equal breaks. The first named player in the tie to start the game.
If the second player in an equal break game is still on their opening break when the bar drops, they may restart the mechanism. The game will be over when;
a) the second player breaks down on their opening break, or
b) the second player passes the first player's opening score, or
c) the second player has played the bar out.
Group Scoring: 2 points for a win, 1 for a draw, 0 for a lose. Top 2 players in each group progress into the knockout stage. In the event of tied positions, highest aggregates of all 3 group games decides.
At the end of the group games, each player will have played on each of the three tables in use.

Knockout stages - Quarter Finals, Semi Finals and Final.
2 Single break games. Toss of coin to decide which player has the opening break in the first game, with the other player having the opening break in the second game. Highest aggregate score wins.

The timetable is shown on the attached document.

Look forward to seeing you all there and good luck to all

Attachments:

2024 Masters Scedule.pdf (260.66 KB)

[bigtj]

Sure Chris will update fully but well done to Martin Cole on winning the Masters yesterday. A good well run day, tables all good and a high standard of bar billiards played all day. Thank you to all that worked hard on the day, getting tables there, setting them up and the administration. Good to see scorers were not a problem pity no food at the pub.

[chriscox83]

As TJ has pointed out Congratulation to Martin Cole winning a now stand alone record of 3 LBBL Masters titles.

This Years tournament was an excellent and very close affair at times with only two players winning all 3 group games Martin Cole and Graham Lewis the remaining places in the groups all decided agg score on the day, Group winners and R/UP's as follows

Group A
W- Chris Lawman
R/UP - Phil Oakley

Group B
W - James Whittle
R/UP - Ian Lelliott

Group C
W - Martin Cole
R/up - Chris Cox

Group D
W - Graham Lewis
r/up - Steve Beach

Q/F - 2 Legs

James 8,340 lost to Steve Beach 10,760

Chris Lawman 450 Lost To Chris Cox 17,460

Graham Lewis 9,190 Lost to Ian Lelliott 11,870

Phil Oakley 0 Lost to Martin Cole 15,300

S/F - 2 LEGS

Martin Cole 21,330 Beat Steve Beach 450

Chris Cox 14,860 Beat Ian Lettiott 3340

Final - 2 Legs

Martin Cole 18,910 Beat Chris Cox 4,770

Chris Winning the Toss put Martin in first, Martin settling down until 7k when a thick split and a miss up the back of the table gave Chris Cox an excellent chance balls back by Chris but Coming off on the first split attempt with another Thick split.

Martin got the ball straight back and a quick fire 9k left Chris with a deficit 16k required for victory.

Alas Chris off early with another thick split but first to get them back, But left his 1 up short on 3k, Martin Balls back and miss on 2k Chris Conceded.

I would like to thank TJ, Rick Cunningham, Ian Lelliott and Joe Oakley for all their help arriving early and staying late and assisting with uploading the van setting up, Mr Hampton with the help on the format and Score sheets

Joe Oakley using his higher than normal volume to assist in making sure all knew when and where they playing.

And two more massive thanks to Stuart Mepham for the setting up of the tables which where of the highest quality on the day despite only a couple of hour's to unload and set up. And Martin Cole for the help driving the van back from totteridge.