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Sunday 1 June 2008
2008 GB9 London Classic Pro Cup Winner Darren Appleton (right),
presented with his trophy by Klaus Zobrekis, Director of Z9 Billiard Cloth from Germany
Appleton beats Boyes!!!
The English Pool converts are beginning to stamp their authority in the 9 Ball World as Yorkshireman Darren Appleton beats fellow former English Pool player Karl Boyes in the final of the GB9 Pro Cup event this weekend.
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Despite being no stranger to televised matches, Appleton admitted that he was more than a little jealous of Boyes' upcoming IPT Ultimate 8-Ball challenge versus Alex Pagulayan, but also said, "at the same time I'm very happy for him because he finished third in the World Championships last year and he's been invited to nothing... He's been very unlucky because Mark Gray is ranked one in Europe and Daryl Peach winning the World Championships, the chances of that happening for the two of them in the same year is like a miracle really, but it happened."
"Any other year, Karl would have got invited to the World Masters or the World Cup and stuff like that, but he's just a bit unfortunate and he's missed the boat a little bit and things haven't really gone his way and I don't think he's got the rewards he should have got, and I'm really happy for him that he's got the opportunity to play Alex (Pagulayan) on the IPT."
"I think the IPT have looked at that and thought he deserved something from it as well and I'm really happy for him, he's a great guy, he's my best mate and he's a great player."
Appleton is already looking forward to the next GB9 event, The Yorkshire Cup, it's quite local to his home in Pontefract and he said, "I've been there lots of times, it's a great place, the night life is very good, people are really good, it's very quiet, really clean, I think it's going to be the best of them. I haven't been to the club but apparently the club is really, really nice, but what I will guarantee is that the nightlife is awesome, so if you get beat you have a good night, and the people there are really, really nice. It's a nice place, very, very clean and the sites are really nice."
2008 GB9 London Classic Pro and Challenge Cup semi-finalists lag for the break.
2008 GB9 London Classic Pro Cup player Bradley Parker in action.
2008 GB9 London Classic Pro Cup player Karl Boyes collecting his prize.
2008 GB9 London Classic Pro Cup player Darren Appleton with his trophy.
THE GB9 LONDON CLASSIC | ||
THE PRO CUP | ||
THE LAST 32 | ||
Phil Burford | 9 : 4 | Andy Worthington |
Lee Rigby | 9 : 3 | Alan Millership |
Favid Jack | 9 : 7 | Stewart Colcough |
James Kay | 9 : 7 | Damian Overton |
Karl Boyes | 9 : 7 | James Taylor |
Raj Hundal | 9 : 5 | Adam Clark |
Paul Williams | 9 : 3 | Adam Benn Smith |
Kevin Uzzell | 9 : 8 | Tommy Donlon |
Imran Majid | 9 : 4 | Gareth Esprit |
Michael Valentine | 9 : 8 | Daryl Peach |
Mark Gray | 9 : 0 | walk-over |
Stephen Capaldi | 9 : 7 | Craig Osborne |
Darren Appleton | 9 : 2 | Mike Rogers |
Neil Raybone | 9 : 5 | Pat Holtz |
Jonathan Mathers | 9 : 6 | Sam Gibson |
Tony Drago | 9 : 0 | walk-over |
THE GB9 LONDON CLASSIC | ||
THE PRO CUP | ||
THE LAST 16 | ||
Phil Burford | 9 : 8 | Lee Rigby |
James Kay | 9 : 8 | David Jack |
Karl Boyes | 9 : 7 | Raj Hundal |
Paul Williams | 9 : 6 | Kevin Uzzell |
Michael Valentine | 9 : 8 | Imran Majid |
Mark Gray | 9 : 6 | Stephen Capaldi |
Darren Appleton | 9 : 4 | Neil Raybone |
Tony Drago | 9 : 6 | Jonathan Mathers |
THE GB9 LONDON CLASSIC | ||
THE PRO CUP | ||
THE QUARTER FINALS | ||
James Kay | 9 : 7 | Phil Burford |
Karl Boyes | 9 : 6 | Paul Williams |
Mark Gray | 9 : 7 | Michael Valentine |
Darren Appleton | 9 : 5 | Tony Drago |
THE GB9 LONDON CLASSIC | ||
THE PRO CUP | ||
THE SEMI FINALS | ||
Karl Boyes | 9 : 5 | James Kay |
Darren Appleton | 9 : 3 | Mark Gray |
THE GB9 LONDON CLASSIC | ||
THE PRO CUP | ||
THE FINAL | ||
Darren Appleton | 11 : 7 | Karl Boyes |
The GB9 Tour, sponsored in it's inaugural year by Rileys Pool, Snooker and Poker Clubs, has drawn talent from the length and breadth of the country, who will be putting the final touches to their practice routines in readiness for what must be the toughest national tour in Europe.
The GB9 official match cloth is sponsored by Z9Billiard Cloth by Klaus Zobrekis, a new company with a new high tech cloth, designed after three years of intensive development, and aimed at the top end of the market for professional "worsted" pool/billiard cloth for American style tables.
