Rileys American Pool and Snooker - Wealdstone
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Harrow
Wealdstone
Middlesex
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Sunday 1 June 2008
2008 GB9 London Classic Challenge Cup Winner David Walsh (right),
presented with his trophy by GB9 Tour Chairman Lee Rigby
David Walsh triumphs in GB9 Challenge Cup!!!
Two players from London earned their chance of fame and glory by reaching the final of The GB9 Challenge Cup this weekend. It was battle of East versus West, as David Walsh from Shepherd's Bush in West London beat Andy Nicholson from Mile End in East London at Rileys Wealdstone.
It had been noted earlier in the tournament that both players were in excellent "form", Nicholson's break received particular mention, and this result has really placed him "on the pool map" for a lot of players and spectators alike, but in the final it was Walsh who triumphed with a competent 11-5 to take the trophy, the title, and the all important ranking points.
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Walsh's biggest hurdle was his quarter-final battle with Challenge Division numero uno Thomas Ainsworth-Smith who has won both previous events and currently sits at the top of the leader board. "He's been doing everyone over in the last few tournaments", said Walsh, "he's been playing really well and it seemed like he deserved it, he seemed like he was cueing better than anyone else in the Challenge Division so you have to give it to him really, I'm just pleased that I could show him that he can be beaten."
Walsh admitted that he had let his game and practice regime slide a little but has announced that he's back with a new hunger for the game, playing almost every day if he can. This win should earn him a well deserved promotion into the exclusive top 8 on the Challenge Division rankings.
2008 GB9 London Classic Challenge Cup Runner-Up Andy Nicholson (right),
presented with his trophy by GB9 Tour Chairman Lee Rigby.
2008 GB9 London Classic player Tom Gilvarry.
Action from the 2008 GB9 London Classic in Wealdstone, Harrow.
Action from the 2008 GB9 London Classic in Wealdstone, Harrow.
The Pro Shop's stall at the 2008 GB9 London Classic in Wealdstone, Harrow.
Action from the 2008 GB9 London Classic in Wealdstone, Harrow.
Action from the 2008 GB9 London Classic in Wealdstone, Harrow.
Action from the 2008 GB9 London Classic in Wealdstone, Harrow.
THE GB9 LONDON CLASSIC | ||
THE CHALLENGE CUP | ||
THE LAST 32 | ||
Thomas Ainsworth-Smith | 9 : 5 | Luke Goodchild |
Jack Triggs | 9 : 7 | Matthew Ford |
David Walsh | 9 : 6 | Thomas Emes |
Phil Morgan | 9 : 2 | Andy Appleton |
Andy Lester | 9 : 8 | Douglas Isaac |
Clark Smith | 9 : 6 | Kevin Simpson |
Jonny Cooper | 9 : 7 | Chun Hao Man |
Andy Barnett | 9 : 4 | Mark Hughes |
Gary Thompson | 9 : 7 | Andy Morris |
Stephen Folan | 9 : 8 | Ben Moore |
Andrew Nicholson | 9 : 3 | Scott Higgins |
Tony Burton | 9 : 7 | Liam Wilson |
Chris Cowie | 9 : 7 | Damian Massey |
Neil Cummins | 9 : 3 | Tom Gilvarry |
Simon Widlo | 9 : 7 | Chris Buckmaster |
Brad Parker | 9 : 4 | Jason Howard |
THE GB9 LONDON CLASSIC | ||
THE CHALLENGE CUP | ||
THE LAST 16 | ||
Thomas Ainsworth-Smith | 9 : 2 | Jack Triggs |
David Walsh | 9 : 6 | Phil Morgan |
Clark Smith | 9 : 6 | Andy Lester |
Andy Barnett | 9 : 4 | Jonny Cooper |
Stephen Folan | 9 : 3 | Gary Thompson |
Andy Nicholson | 9 : 3 | Tony Burton |
Neil Cummins | 9 : 5 | Chris Cowie |
Brad Parker | 9 : 5 | Simon Widlo |
THE GB9 LONDON CLASSIC | ||
THE CHALLENGE CUP | ||
THE QUARTER FINALS | ||
David Walsh | 9 : 8 | Thomas Ainsworth-Smith |
Andy Barnett | 9 : 7 | Clark Smith |
Andrew Nicholson | 9 : 4 | Steve Folan |
Brad Parker | 9 : 5 | Neil Cummins |
THE GB9 LONDON CLASSIC | ||
THE CHALLENGE CUP | ||
THE SEMI FINALS | ||
David Walsh | 9 : 7 | Andy Barnett |
Andrew Nicholson | 9 : 5 | Brad Parker |
THE GB9 LONDON CLASSIC | ||
THE CHALLENGE CUP | ||
THE FINAL | ||
David Walsh | 11 : 5 | Andrew Nicholson |
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.
