Rileys American Pool and Snooker Club - Barnsley
1st & 2nd Floor
47-51 Peel Street
BARNSLEY
South Yorkshire
S70 2RL
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Saturday 21 June 2008
Finalists Phil Burford and Chris Melling shake hands before the final at Barnsley
The Locomotive steams home from Barnsley with the trophy as passenger
Phil "The Locomotive" Burford, the former Under 18 Junior UK Champion, has won The Barnsley Nine Ball Open with a stunning 10-9 victory over the two-time English 8-Ball World Champion Chris Melling.
The youngster from Darlington appeared to tear through the single elimination stages of the event with a very strong performance producing some very one-sided results in his favour, but without doubt the toughest match was the final, going to a tense hill-hill deciding rack.
The Barnsley Open isn't just about the main event though, as Friday night saw a Challenge Match between Richard "Indiana" Jones and Darren "Dynamite" Appleton - the second leg of the challenge that started with a win by Jones at Mickey Flynns, his home club in Cambridge.
This time the match went to Appleton, leading most of the way despite a strong mid-match rally by Jones which saw him level the scores at 11-11. The final score, a dominating 21-15 win for the Yorkshireman saw calls for a "decider" to be played at Cambridge!
Finally, one of the most fun challenges at this event, the fantastic speed-pool tournament. Two tables set side-by-side, and players have to clear the table faster than their opponent on the next table. It's great fun to watch, and now, Craig Dixon knows what it's like to win it too!
Additional photography courtesy of Damian Overton.
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2008 Barnsley 9 Ball Open player Adam Clarke
Ben Moore at the 2008 Barnsley 9 Ball Open
Don't fall asleep "inaction" at the 2008 Barnsley 9 Ball Open
Speed-Pool Winner Craig Dixon in action at the 2008 Barnsley 9 Ball Open
Runner-up Chris Melling at the table at the 2008 Barnsley 9 Ball Open
Winner Phil Burford in action at the 2008 Barnsley 9 Ball Open
Darren Appleton and Richard Jones ante up the cash in Barnsley
THE BARNSLEY 9 BALL OPEN | |
| 1st. | £550.00 |
| 2nd. | £275.00 |
| 3rd. | £150.00 |
| 4th. | £150.00 |
| 5th. | £70.00 |
| 6th. | £70.00 |
| 7th. | £70.00 |
| 8th. | £70.00 |
| TOTAL | £1,405.00 |
Lee Rigby
Simon D'Vali
Darren Randall
Lee Stacey
Jonny Cooper
Craig Dixon
Dave McCarthy
Phil Burford
Paul Williams
Andy Nicholson
Neil Mackie
Damian Overton
Gareth Esprit
Chris Melling
Arfan Dad
Chris Cowie
Adam Clarke
Thomas Ainsworth-Smith
George Vetters
Derek Mayes
Chris Wilkinson
Kevin Taylor
Brett Armer
Dave Mackay
Dave Simmonds
Andy Appleton
Simon Gardner
Dan Moore
Ben Moore
Nigel Webb
Stavros Tassos
Jonathan Mathers
James Young
Shirley Ang
THE BARNSLEY 9-BALL OPEN | ||
THE LAST 16 | ||
Craig Dixon | 7 : 6 | Damian Overton |
Chris Melling | 7 : 1 | Paul William |
Adam Clarke | 7 : 6 | Lee Rigby |
Ben Moore | 7 : 4 | Andy Nicholson |
Jonny Cooper | 7 : 2 | Dave Mackay |
Phil Burford | 7 : 3 | Chris Cowie |
Thomas Ainsworth-Smith | 7 : 5 | Dave Simmonds |
Jonathan Mathers | 7 : 1 | Gareth Esprit |
THE BARNSLEY 9-BALL OPEN | ||
THE QUARTER FINALS | ||
Chris Melling | 8 : 3 | Craig Dixon |
Ben Moore | 8 : 7 | Adam Clarke |
Phil Burford | 8 : 2 | Jonny Cooper |
Thomas Ainsworth-Smith | 8 : 5 | Jonathan Mathers |
THE BARNSLEY 9-BALL OPEN | ||
THE SEMI FINALS | ||
Chris Melling | 9 : 6 | Ben Moore |
Phil Burford | 9 : 2 | Thomas Ainsworth-Smith |
THE BARNSLEY 9-BALL OPEN | ||
THE FINAL | ||
Phil Burford | 10 : 9 | Chris Melling |