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Peter MacDermott wins Southport B Level

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Peter MacDermott (Beverley) Wins Southport B Level (25 July 10)

Peter MacDermott with the 2010 Southport B Level Trophy
Peter MacDermott with the 2010 Southport B Level Trophy

Another successful tournament.  The B Level attracted 18 competitors from far and near. The weather varied from hot sunshine to showers but our lawns continued to play well. The catering was excellent and Manager Fergus McInnes from Edinburgh made sure there were sufficient games for everyone. Peter Mac Dermott (Beverley) won the coveted trophy and a handicap reduction to 1.5. Matt Holmes (Bury) won the consolation event and a handicap reduction to 3.5. Keith Roberts (Southport and Alan Wilson ( Edinburgh) were runners up.

Paul Rigge wins Pendle 2010 Midweek

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Paul Rigge Wins Pendle Midweek Tournament by Barbara Dutton (11 July 10)

Sixteen players took part in the singles with one extra player entering the doubles. Lionel Tibble who won the recent Advanced weekend tournament was beaten into second place this time by Paul Rigge from Bury. Lionel did play the most games of the tournament, 16, and with a handicap of minus 1.5 was giving away bisques to the other players.

The A class winner was Paul Rigge beating Lionel Tibble in their final, the B class winner was Peter Wilson who beat Chris Donovan, and the C class winner was Howard Bowron who beat Ken Harper.  The Overall winner was Paul Rigge.

Local player Peter Dewhurst gained a silver badge for a round without using bisques.

In the doubles Ian Theakstone and Paul Rigge beat John Filsak and Howard Bowron.

The weather was mostly kind although the impromptu washing line erected on Wednesday tells another story.

Alan Mayne wins 2010 Bury Advanced

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Alan Mayne Wins Bury Advanced Tournament by Geoff Young (4 July 10)

Fourteen entrants (handicap from -1.5 to 8) competed to Egyptian format beginning with a random draw.  The first day ended with David Walters and Alan Mayne having each won for out of four and on the same rating. The Sunday play begin by Walters beating Mayne while on the second pairing Andrew Winn beat Dave Nick. Walters then lost to Nick while Mayne beat Winn.

The losers in these interchanges could not quiet assemble enough points, though Nick tried hard by beating Paul Rigge, leaving Mayne the winner. New boy Matt Holmes began nervously but found his feet on the second day winning three games to reap a net 46 handicap points.

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