The Mercure Telford Centre Hotel
Forgegate
Telford Centre
Shropshire
TF3 4NA
United Kingdom
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Mark Gray - GB9 Paul Medati Trophy - Main Event Champion 2022
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2022 Dynaspheres GB9 Paul Medati Trophy
Another GB9 event down and (most) post event activities done and had a great weekend as ever! Back to the daily grind today after just over a fortnight off! Congratulations to all the winners and finalists:
Mark Gray for taking down yet another Main Event title to add to his already massive collection and Darren Appleton for a very respectable runners up spot, taking out some massive names on the way!
Terry Challenger for winning his maiden Challenge Tier 1 title, with victory over Wong Yan in his first GB9 final in only his second event!
Allan Brown for joining an elite club of Scottish Challenge Tier 2 champions, with an incredibly tense final frame decider win over the ever improving László Zsom in the final.
My own performance was very up and down, but positives to be had in winning 3 x final frame deciders over the weekend and taking down the UK ranked number 4 in the process.
A massive thank you as ever to the team who work tirelessly to set these events up and make them run as seamlessly as possible, Michael Brisley, Barry Bompson, Shaun Berrisford, Viv Ruscoe, Andy Yates, Andrew Danks, Jo Micallef, Lewis Taylor and Ryan O'Neill & Julian Roper for commentating for most of the weekend!
Final thank you to the tour sponsors for their continued support of our tour. Everyone is hugely appreciative of your support which we really couldn’t do without.
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Mark Gray:
"Managed to come out on top in a super tough field of 106 players here at the Mercure Hotel in Telford!!! With the exception of a very sloppy start in the final , played some very solid pool all wkend !! And to play my great pal and big rival Darren Appleton in the Final and to actually get a 11-9 win for a change v him is amazing !! ( Doesn’t happen very often lol )
He’s the greatest English player ever by a country mile and I respect him 100% on and off the table, absolute class act, but thanks for missing that 6 ball in last rack mate!"
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Terry Challenger - GB9 Paul Medati Trophy - Challenge Tier 1 Champion 2022
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Terry Challenger:
"FINALLY, after an on and off performance in the main event I managed to win the challenge tier 1 event at gb9, finally proving to myself I have got the game to win stuff (still plenty of improving to do😂).
Made up and proud of myself. Can’t forget my roomie who ALWAYS backs me Ryan O'Neill legend."
Allan Brown - GB9 Paul Medati Trophy - Challenge Tier 2 Champion 2022
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Allan Brown:
"Winner winner chicken dinner, I won gb9 ch2 9-8, so happy smiling like a big wean, I think my dad was watching over me the whole tournament, that’s for your dad ❤️❤️🦾🏴, thanks for all the comments and thanks to Elliot Elliott Sanderson for the coaching, there’s no chance I would have got through the tournament and won without your help, cheers chick, Tony and ronan and the rest of my training buddies x"
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