Rileys American Pool and Snooker Club - Nottingham
17a St James Street,
Nottingham
Nottinghamshire
NG1 6FH.
Tel: 0115 947 0620
www.bpppa.org
www.rileysltd.com
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Saturday/Sunday 25-26 August 2007
Finalists Karl Boyes (left) and Craig Osborne (right) lag for the first break
Boyes wins Nottingham thriller!
Karl Boyes has added another 9 ball trophy to his ever growing collection this weekend by winning the BPPPA's Nottingham Open with a nail-biting 11-10 win over Ipswich's Craig Osborne.
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Ashfan Memon is becoming a regular face on the tour - his game is going from strength to strength and he's another example of the high calibre of players coming from Leicester recently. Ash used to play more 8-Ball but was encouraged to start playing 9-Ball by some friends, and is now a fully fledged convert to the big ball game!
Craig Dixon made has started making appearances at some of the "big table" pool events lately, namely the recent 8-Ball event in Barnsley and now this 9-Ball event in Nottingham. I managed to get a few words with him, and although he's only been playing 9-ball for a couple of weeks I asked him why he was playing 9-ball.
"It's a lot more enjoyable than English 8-ball. There's just so much more you can do on the table. Straight pool, banking, 9-ball, 10-ball, 8-ball - you're not just playing reds and yellows are you?"
How is he coping with the adjustments necessary when moving from the small ball game? "It's alright, I used to play a bit of snooker, it's just a case of getting used to the pace of the cushions and the bigger balls on the cloth."
He's seems to have enjoyed his foray into 9-ball saying, "the people are friendly, and you can have a good crack."
How did he fare at the event? Well, I'll let Craig tell you in his own words, "There were three people I didn't want to draw. Tommy Donlon, Karl Boyes or Daryl Peach. I got Tommy Donlon in the main and lost to Boysi then - nightmare!"
Welcome to 9-ball Craig!
The "Mafia" was shooting the place down in Nottingham this weekend! Well, Andy "Mafia" Mistry was there at least!
It was great to see some of the 5 strong GB Juniors team members presented with their medals earned from their recent success at the European Championships at Willingen in Germany.
Pictured is Phil Burford (left) who received a Silver Medal for the Team Event, and Thomas Ainsworth-Smith (right) who also received Silver for the Team Event, and he also received Silver for the Juniors 9-Ball discipline too!
BRITISH PROFESSIONAL POOL PLAYERS ASSOCIATION | |
| 1st. | £800.00 |
| 2nd. | £400.00 |
| 3rd. | £200.00 |
| 4th. | £200.00 |
| 5th. | £100.00 |
| 6th. | £100.00 |
| 7th. | £100.00 |
| 8th. | £100.00 |
| 9th. | £50.00 |
| 10th. | £50.00 |
| 11th. | £50.00 |
| 12th. | £50.00 |
| 13th. | £50.00 |
| 14th. | £50.00 |
| 15th. | £50.00 |
| 16th. | £50.00 |
| TD fees. | £170.00 |
| TOTAL | £2,570.00 |
Mark Gray
Daryl Peach
Tommy Donlon
Jonathan Mathers
Mike Rogers
Mathew Lawrenson
Steve Brown
Philip Burford
Imran Majid
Dave Simmonds
Steve Evans
Nigel Webb
Lee Rigby
Chris Parker
Tony David
Phil Williamson
Craig Dixon
Gareth Esprit
Darren Randall
Lionel Brown
Simon D'Vali
Dominic Gee
Mark Hardy
James Austin
Steve Lister
Alan Millership
Louis Clarke
Craig Osborne
Phil Morgan
Kevin Lau
Tony Weafer
Paul Morgan
Ash Memon
Thomas Ainsworth-Smith
Anthony Ginn
Kevin Hew
Carlton Watson
Aaron Dyball
Lee Hersey
Matt Hyden
Larry Hinrichs
Adam Clarke
Jonny Cooper
Dave Mackay
Andy Mistry
Dean Goddard
Ben Moore
Steve Heron
Karl Boyes
Mehmet Ozdemir
Robert Jude
Paul James
Chun Man
Justin Hopper
Steve Schinas
Adam Schone
BRITISH PROFESSIONAL POOL PLAYERS ASSOCIATION | ||
THE LAST 32 | ||
Mark Gray | 9 : 1 | Lee Hersey |
Gareth Esprit | 9 : 2 | Carlton Watson |
Karl Boyes | 9 : 5 | Craig Dixon |
Philip Burford | 9 : 3 | Robert Jude |
Imran Majid | 9 : 4 | Mike Rogers |
Thomas Ainsworth-Smith | 9 : 4 | Nigel Webb |
Kevin Hew | 9 : 2 | Lee Rigby |
Phil Morgan | 9 : 7 | Chris Parker |
Tommy Donlon | 9 : 3 | Matt Hyden |
Anthony Ginn | 9 : 1 | Andy Mistry |
Jonathan Mathers | 9 : 4 | Steve Evans |
Mathew Lawrenson | 9 : 5 | Adam Clarke |
Steve Brown | 9 : 2 | Alan Millership |
Ben Moore | 9 : 6 | Steve Heron |
Lionel Brown | 9 : 6 | Dominic Gee |
Craig Osborne | 9 : 7 | Daryl Peach |
BRITISH PROFESSIONAL POOL PLAYERS ASSOCIATION | ||
THE LAST 16 | ||
Mark Gray | 9 : 6 | Gareth Esprit |
Karl Boyes | 9 : 4 | Philip Burford |
Imran Majid | 9 : 7 | Thomas Ainsworth-Smith |
Kevin Hew | 9 : 7 | Phil Morgan |
Tommy Donlon | 9 : 4 | Anthony Ginn |
Mathew Lawrenson | 9 : 5 | Jonathan Mathers |
Ben Moore | 9: 6 | Steve Brown |
Craig Osborne | 9 : 1 | Lionel Brown |
BRITISH PROFESSIONAL POOL PLAYERS ASSOCIATION | ||
THE QUARTER FINALS | ||
Karl Boyes | 9 : 8 | Mark Gray |
Imran Majid | 9 : 7 | Kevin Hew |
Mathew Lawrenson | 9 : 7 | Tommy Donlon |
Craig Osborne | 9 : 3 | Ben Moore |
BRITISH PROFESSIONAL POOL PLAYERS ASSOCIATION | ||
THE SEMI FINALS | ||
Karl Boyes | 9 : 6 | Imran Majid |
Craig Osborne | 9 : 7 | Mathew Lawrenson |
BRITISH PROFESSIONAL POOL PLAYERS ASSOCIATION | ||
THE FINAL | ||
Karl Boyes | 11 : 10 | Craig Osborne |
Rack-By-Rack
Karl Boyes vs Craig Osborne
Karl Boyes 0 : 0 Craig Osborne
Karl Boyes 1 : 0 Craig Osborne
Karl Boyes 1 : 1 Craig Osborne
Karl Boyes 2 : 1 Craig Osborne
Karl Boyes 2 : 2 Craig Osborne
Karl Boyes 3 : 2 Craig Osborne
Karl Boyes 4 : 2 Craig Osborne
Karl Boyes 5 : 2 Craig Osborne
Karl Boyes 5 : 3 Craig Osborne
Karl Boyes 5 : 4 Craig Osborne
Karl Boyes 5 : 5 Craig Osborne
Karl Boyes 6 : 5 Craig Osborne
Karl Boyes 7 : 5 Craig Osborne
Karl Boyes 7 : 6 Craig Osborne
Karl Boyes 7 : 7 Craig Osborne
Karl Boyes 7 : 8 Craig Osborne
Karl Boyes 7 : 9 Craig Osborne
Karl Boyes 8 : 9 Craig Osborne
Karl Boyes 9 : 9 Craig Osborne
Karl Boyes 10 : 9 Craig Osborne
Karl Boyes 10 : 10 Craig Osborne
Karl Boyes 11 : 10 Craig Osborne
