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Post by NigelS on Nov 11, 2008 15:07:25 GMT
The following players currently in the top 24 positions for the Grand Prix. The top 16 are definitely invited to play. If any drop out the places will go to the players lower down on the list.
If you are available to play, please let me know. If you are a reserve and will play if a place becomes open to you also please let me know, and keep an eye on this thread as I update the positions.
the Grand Prix is to take place on the 30th November
1 Kevin Tunstall Sussex 49 -confirmed
2 Nigel Senior Sussex 46 -confirmed
3 Gary Johnson Oxon 32 - confirmed
4 Trevor Gallienne Guernsey 30 - confirmed
Mark James Sussex 27
Ian Lelliott Sussex 26
5 Phil Collins Oxon 16 -confirmed
6 Gareth Lloyd Sussex 15 -confirmed
Mark Turner Oxon 15
7 Chris Reeves Sussex 14 -confirmed
8 Mal Spier Sussex 14 -confirmed
Dennis Atkins Oxon 12
Jean Brackenridge Sussex 12
Tony Walsh Berks 12
9 Richard Wooton Sussex 10 - confirmed
10 Leon Beer Oxon 10 - confirmed
Dave France Sussex 10
Pauline Withey Oxon 10
11 Chris Tupper Sussex 10 - confirmed
Jim Millward Sussex 9
12 Steven Sheard Oxon 8 - confirmed
13 Curt Driver Kent 8 - confirmed
14 Keith Sheard Oxon 7 - confirmed
15 Geoff Jukes Surrey 7 - confirmed
16 Simon Ellam Oxon 7
= Mick Jones Oxon 7
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18 Jon Bamsey Oxon 7
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Post by markb on Nov 12, 2008 19:03:23 GMT
curt driver can make the grand prix :D :D mark b
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Post by NigelS on Nov 12, 2008 19:34:40 GMT
curt driver can make the grand prix :D :D mark b Thanks Mark, keep an eye on the thread, it is likel he will move up. Could someone please try and confirm with me on the Oxon lot - Mark Turner, Leon Beer, Gary Johnson or PM me some contact details |
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Post by milko on Nov 17, 2008 11:59:36 GMT
Nigel, Steven can make the Grand Prix. :)
Keith.
Ouch, it still hurts, where's those painkillers!!
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Post by milko on Nov 18, 2008 21:33:20 GMT
Nigel,
Gary Johnson is ok to play.
Gary told me Dennis Atkins is unable to play.
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Post by NigelS on Nov 18, 2008 22:40:39 GMT
Nigel, Gary Johnson is ok to play. Gary told me Dennis Atkins is unable to play. Thanks Keith, anyone able to get hold of Mark turner for me? |
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Post by NigelS on Nov 19, 2008 7:03:09 GMT
And Keith as you are now part of the top 16...can you play?
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Post by milko on Nov 19, 2008 12:00:38 GMT
And Keith as you are now part of the top 16...can you play? Yes Nigel, I would love to play. I didn't expect to get in again this year, but so far 7 players have dropped out for one reason or another. :o Last year only 2 players of the original top 16 didn't play. I reckon their might be one or two more players dropping out yet, as I was also told that Tony Walsh can't make it, but you will have to find out from him. It would also be a surprise to me to see the World Champion come over from Guernsey, but I hope he does as it would be great to see how he adapts to our pockets on our tables. Keith. :) P.S. Back to work tomorrow :( but still on painkillers :( and I hope Richard is in my group, so I can give him a good beating. ::) ;) |
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Post by milko on Nov 19, 2008 13:00:11 GMT
Nigel, what happens if 2 more places become available and it's between Simon and Mick for the 16th place, do they have to toss a coin to see who plays?
I know Simon can make it, but not sure about Mick.
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Post by NigelS on Nov 19, 2008 14:41:31 GMT
Thanks Keith - we now have 12 confirmed.
Tupper is a likely yes just got to confirm with him, Walshy is in the States - Dave Alder is trying to get hold of him for me. Mark Turner is unsure at the moment and Trevor Galllienne was keen on coming over but haven't heard from him as yet.
If it is between Simon and Mick for 16th then there would be the nightmare of a play off for the final place. This should happen on the day but both would have to be there early so the play off could be played. As they are both in oxon I would be agreeable to them playing off beforehand if they wanted to save one of them the trip for one game. This nearly happened last year as Tony Webster and Richard Wooton ended up tied for 15th, but in this case they just toss a coin to see who took the 15th and 16th seedings.
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Post by milko on Nov 24, 2008 10:21:28 GMT
Tony Walsh & Mark Turner are both No's.
That makes 9 withdrawals out of the top 20. :o
p.s. I'm on here now because I've just been woken up by that lovely postman of ours for a signature for a parcel for my son Graham. >:( >:(
Off to bed again now....Good night all. ;D
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Post by milko on Nov 24, 2008 17:00:56 GMT
Nigel, I thought I read it on here somewhere, but have you any idea what time it may finish next week?
If it is a late finish I may have to pull myself out as I can't get the Monday after off, but at least it will save Simon and Mick having to play off for 16th place!
Thanks
Keith.
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Post by NigelS on Nov 24, 2008 17:02:31 GMT
Yes Walshie and Mark Turner are no's
Waiting to hear from Geoff.
And that could leave us with the problem of a play off between Simon Ellam and Micky Jones. Is Simon definitely available Keith because he is in at least a play off spot. Can someone either contact or give me contact details for Mick Jones so I can let him know.
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Post by milko on Nov 24, 2008 17:12:19 GMT
Nigel, Simon is available and Mick Jones is Caimen on here, but he rarely logs in, so I have PM'd you his Email address.
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Post by NigelS on Nov 24, 2008 18:01:44 GMT
Nigel, I thought I read it on here somewhere, but have you any idea what time it may finish next week? If it is a late finish I may have to pull myself out as I can't get the Monday after off, but at least it will save Simon and Mick having to play off for 16th place! Thanks Keith. Keith, It will be at least an 8.30 finish and that is on a tight schedule so bear that in mind. |
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Post by milko on Nov 25, 2008 14:56:46 GMT
Hi Nigel,
I have decided to give it a go, even if it could mean not getting hardly any sleep afterwards.
Who knows what might happen, with all the good players that are taking part I may not even make the Semis, in which case I can come home early. :( :)
Have you heard from Mick Jones yet about the play off, or do you want me to get in touch with them both and arrange it in Oxford?
Keith.
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Post by NigelS on Nov 25, 2008 17:18:51 GMT
Keith, if you could speak to both of them that would be great, I have not yet heard from Mick. A playoff beforehand would be preferrable probably to the players and definitely the organisers as it frees up a table for Sunday.
You got every chance of making the semis Keith......as you are not in my group now ;) ;D
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Post by Caimen on Nov 26, 2008 21:10:59 GMT
I can understand the thought behind an email, however, I run several servers for a variety of users, most of which are my own machine in my own house, I loaded my client tonight after a week of being away for one reason or another and I have around 17,000 emails, 12,000 of these are aleady flagged as spam.... This leaves me with 5,000 emails I have to at least look at as those who use my servers pay for it. Not everyone has internet access, I heard by word of mouth that this conversation was taking place and would have not looked otherwise until the weekend. A simple phonecall would have been nice, Oxford players may not have had my contact details, but most certainley would have had Bob's ( Oxford players will know Bob :) )
My whine is over, so, as most of the Oxford players know, I am always up for a game so, for me, it when and where :) ( except Mondays, Tuesdays and Thursday which are league nights for me ).
Mike
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Post by peetee on Nov 27, 2008 10:16:40 GMT
Fully agree with you Caimen a simple phone call is all what was needed.
As i have stated before not everyone has internet access :)
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Post by NigelS on Nov 27, 2008 12:03:05 GMT
No not everyone has internet access but due to this thread at least word got round to Mick. I asked for his contact details but noone had given me his phone number otherwise I obviously would have rung him to get a direct answer. Although Mick has replied here I still don't have his number and still don't know whether he intends to be there on Sunday!
I am doing my best here....I have had to contact 40+ players for the 24 grand prix places in the last 3 weeks, most of whom are not in my league so I do not have any idea of how to get hold of them. I have now got 22 confirmed (15 & 7), so I am nearly there with 4 days to go......thankyou to everyone that has helped me so far, the Grand Prix would not take place at all without the use of this forum.
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Post by Chris_Sav on Nov 27, 2008 12:04:36 GMT
Perhaps all players would be kind enough to add their phone numbers to their profiles, so that emergency contact can be made, otherwise emails / PM's are the only means available.
In the meantine Nigel, who is not the National Tournament Director, but trying hard to make the tournament happen, only has this forum as a means of contact.
Without this forum there would have been complete chaos over the AEBBA competitions this year, few would have known about them and no-one could have given an indication of entering before the day, as there have been no entry forms, causing a scheduling nightmare.
A little appreciation of Nigel's efforts please.
Sav
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Post by milko on Nov 27, 2008 16:18:47 GMT
Hi Nigel,
I have arranged the Play-off between Simon & Mick, they have both agreed to play at the Portcullis Club on Sat 29th starting at 7.30, I have offered to go there and mark for them.
Also keep up the fantastic work you are doing, regarding all the formats for All England Comp's, results and rankings on the AEBBA site and all your spare time that you are putting in to making sure that it all runs as smoothly as possible, even though you are not officially Tournament Director.
Please keep it up as most of us fully appreciate what you do....Thank You. :)
Keith.
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Post by NigelS on Nov 27, 2008 16:36:32 GMT
Hi Nigel, I have arranged the Play-off between Simon & Mick, they have both agreed to play at the Portcullis Club on Sat 29th starting at 7.30, I have offered to go there and mark for them. Also keep up the fantastic work you are doing, regarding all the formats for All England Comp's, results and rankings on the AEBBA site and all your spare time that you are putting in to making sure that it all runs as smoothly as possible, even though you are not officially Tournament Director. Please keep it up as most of us fully appreciate what you do....Thank You. :) Keith. Thats great Keith thanks for your help in getting this organised, and even going down there to score. Remind the winner of the dress code for sunday, and once again thanks for letting me know what is going on. |
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Post by Caimen on Nov 27, 2008 17:50:02 GMT
My last post was very harsh and I apologise for it, was an due to an unfortunate combination of too much JD+Coke, tiredness and sheer frustration that my spam filter has once again decided to stop functioning.
I do appreciate the time and effort you put into this and never meant to indicate otherwise.
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Post by NigelS on Nov 27, 2008 18:13:01 GMT
My last post was very harsh and I apologise for it, was an due to an unfortunate combination of too much JD+Coke, tiredness and sheer frustration that my spam filter has once again decided to stop functioning. I do appreciate the time and effort you put into this and never meant to indicate otherwise. No worries Mike, and good luck against Simon on Saturday |
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Post by NigelS on Nov 28, 2008 13:17:16 GMT
The groups will be as follows
Group A
(1) Kevin Tunstall
(8) Mal Spier
(9) Richard Wooton
(16) Simon Ellam/ Mick Jones
Group B
(2) Nigel Senior
(7) Chris Reeves
(10) Leon Beer
(15) Geoff Jukes
Group C
(3) Gary Johnson
(6) Gareth Lloyd
(11) Chris Tupper
(14) Keith Sheard
Group D
(4) Trevor Gallienne
(5) Phil Collins
(12) Steven Sheard
(13) Curt Driver
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Post by milko on Nov 28, 2008 19:40:32 GMT
Hi Nigel, I have arranged the Play-off between Simon & Mick, they have both agreed to play at the Portcullis Club on Sat 29th starting at 7.30, I have offered to go there and mark for them. Also keep up the fantastic work you are doing, regarding all the formats for All England Comp's, results and rankings on the AEBBA site and all your spare time that you are putting in to making sure that it all runs as smoothly as possible, even though you are not officially Tournament Director. Please keep it up as most of us fully appreciate what you do....Thank You. :) Keith. Thats great Keith thanks for your help in getting this organised, and even going down there to score. Remind the winner of the dress code for sunday, and once again thanks for letting me know what is going on. O.K Nigel I've told them, was it stockings & suspenders, thong, short skirt, bra and high heels.......Hope I didn't get it wrong. ;D |
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Post by NigelS on Nov 28, 2008 19:57:32 GMT
O.K Nigel I've told them, was it stockings & suspenders, thong, short skirt, bra and high heels.......Hope I didn't get it wrong. ;D Hmmm.....I am not sure who I want to win now ;) |
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Post by Chris_Sav on Nov 28, 2008 22:21:52 GMT
O.K Nigel I've told them, was it stockings & suspenders, thong, short skirt, bra and high heels.......Hope I didn't get it wrong. ;D You forgot the fishnets. ;D :o Think I might be going to Reading after all!! :o :o :P :P Sav |
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Post by milko on Nov 29, 2008 23:39:57 GMT
Play Off
@ Portcullis Club
Simon Ellam beat Mick Jones 2-0
6,620-3,890
9,880-930
Breaks, Simon 5,340 & 9,080
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