Rileys American Pool and Snooker - Solihull
Hobs Moat Road
SOLIHULL
West Midlands
B92 8JN
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Friday, Saturday, Sunday 12-14 December 2008
Two of the four man team that comprise the officers of the University Pool Council
(from left to right) Iorwerth Griffiths and David Graham.
2008 Universities Pool Council Nine-Ball Pool Championships
A monster weekend of pool unfolded at Solihull Rileys with the 170 plus university players battling it out in this 9-ball singles tournament. The race to five format, single elimination rounds whittled the players down to the semi finals on the first day, with the tables redrawn each round from the last 32 onwards, and in the meantime, eliminated players could enter a fun Scotch Doubles event. Team matches will began Saturday morning and concluded on Sunday, and the bonus is that everyone was able to watch The Mosconi Cup on Solihull Riley's massive projection screen - pool heaven!
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The University Pool Council 9 Ball Doubles Champions (from left to right) David Walker and Nick Clayton.
THE UPC NINE-BALL POOL CHAMPIONSHIPS | ||
THE SINGLE ELIMINATION LAST 16 | ||
Michael Potter (Essex) | 5 : 1 | Nick Vanner (York) |
Gary Wainwright (Edge Hill) | 5 : 3 | Andrew Hulme (Warwick) |
Kalpesh Mevada (Nottingham) | 5 : 4 | Greg Jansz (Reading) |
Lee Mager (LSE) | 5 : 3 | Luke Fleet (York) |
Matthew Horsewood (Leeds) | 5 : 2 | Ashley Edwards (Kent) |
Chun Hao Man (Manchester Met) | 5 : 3 | Tim Abbott (Reading) |
Matthew Bradley (Warwick) | 5 : 1 | Jonathan Harrower (Edge Hill) |
Matt Tugby (Nottingham) | 5 : 1 | Glen Spalling (Leeds) |
THE UPC NINE-BALL POOL CHAMPIONSHIPS | ||
THE SINGLE ELIMINATION QUARTER FINALS | ||
Matthew Bradley (Warwick) | 5 : 1 | Gary Wainwright (Edge Hill) |
Michael Potter (Essex) | 5 : 3 | Kalpesh Mevada (Nottingham) |
Matt Tugby (Nottingham) | 5 : 2 | Chun Hao Man (Manchester Met) |
Lee Mager (LSE) | 5 : 1 | Matthew Horsewood (Leeds) |
TTHE UPC NINE-BALL POOL CHAMPIONSHIPS | ||
THE SEMI FINALS | ||
Matthew Bradley (Warwick) | 5 : 4 | Matt Tugby (Nottingham) |
Michael Potter (Essex) | 5 : 2 | Lee Mager (LSE) |
THE UPC NINE-BALL POOL CHAMPIONSHIPS | ||
THE FINAL | ||
Matthew Bradley (Warwick) | 5 : 0 | Michael Potter (Essex) |
Warwick's Matthew Bradley in action in the UPC Singles Final.
The singles championship final was a fairly one-sided affair with Matthew Bradley from Warwick University making all the running in front of what can only be described a "capacity crowd" gathered around Rileys Solihill's match table (incidentally it's still covered with Z9 cloth and it's still playing very fast and looking good too which is good news).
Bradley originally hails from Southport and has a strong snooker background with a high-break of 129 although he admits, "that was before I became a full-time student, lately my high-break is a lot less". Not that it matters, his current form was easily good enough to dominate the final and he'll be taking the trophy back to Warwick University, who have an exceptional record at University Pool events of the recent years.
The 2008 University Pool Council 9 Ball Singles champion Matthew Bradley with trophy.
The University Pool Council 9 Ball Singles medalists (from left to right)
Matt Tugby (Nottingham), Michael Potter (Essex),
Matthew Bradley (Warwick), and Lee Mager (LSE).