Terry Stapleton wins Lower Division Masters

[NigelS]

Terry Stapleton from the Romans won his 2nd Lower Division Masters title adding to his 2005 success. Terry, the 3rd seed, beat team-mate Dave Roberts in Round 1, and followed that with a hard fought win over Brian Bartrum (seeded 2). Terry met the Montreal's Bob Mechan in the final. Bob was impressive in reaching the final with wins over Paul Pitfield and Dave Richings. Surprisingly the top seed, Dave Nicholls was beaten by Richings by only 240 points in Round 1. in the final Terry extra experience seemed to be the factor as Bob found the table very tough going. A 6k lead from the first leg was never threatened.

Now Terry becomes only the second multiple winner of this event, the other being an ex team-mate of his, Simon Christian who won 3 lower division masters titles in 1994, 1995 and 2000.
Full Results

Quarter Finals
(8) Dave Richings 4,720 beat (1) Dave Nicholls 4,480
(5) Bob Mechan 9,250 beat (4) Paul Pitfield 360
(3) Terry Stapleton 8,440 beat (6) Dave Roberts 3,290
(2) Brian Bartrum 8,290 beat (7) Dave Bartrum 2,930
Semi Finals
B Mechan 7,390 beat D Richings 2,460
T Stapleton 14,360 beat B Bartrum 7,510
Final
T Stapleton 8,970 beat B Mechan 2,000