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IAN LINES WINS NW MILLENNIUM ADVANCED COMPETITION
The week-end of 8th/9th April 2006 saw the start of the tournament season for many Bowdon members, who took part in the Millennium Advanced competitions at Heaton Park. Ian Lines (with 6 wins out of 7) won the main event, the Neil Williams Trophy,  with Paul Rigge of Bury taking the 'B' level trophy.
Ian Lines receives the  trophy from David Barret t	Paul Rigge (Bury) receives the 'B' award from manager Geoff Young
Richard Griffiths pegs out to complete a memorable win against Colin Irwin	Late evening hail storm in the  sunshine
Results A Class, Neil Williams Trophy Alan Pidcock bt Bob Burnett +7 Richard  Griffiths bt Ken Cooper +11 Dave Nick bt Jerry Guest +26 Brian Storey bt David Barrett +25 Colin Irwin bt Ian Lines +17TP Dave Nick bt Storey 26TP Guest bt Barrett +17 Dave Nick bt Griffiths +15 Lines bt Cooper 26TP Irwin bt Pidcock +14 Burnett bt Storey +5TP Lines bt Guest +15TP Cooper bt Barrett +16 Dave Nick bt Irwin +11TPO Burnett bt Griffiths +17 Pidcock bt Storey +8 Guest bt Cooper +14 Lines bt Burnett +17TP Barrett bt Griffiths +3 Lines bt Dave Nick +4 Burnett bt Irwin +17 Pidcock bt Guest +24 Storey bt Cooper +14TP Guest bt Griffiths +19 Burnett bt Barrett +14 Irwin bt Cooper +5TP Dave Nick bt Pidcock +3 Burnett bt Guest +8 Lines bt Storey +22TP Irwin bt Barrett +22TP Storey bt Griffiths +25 Cooper bt Dave Nick +5 Lines bt Barrett +18TP Irwin bt Guest +22 Storey bt Guest +17 Griffiths bt Irwin +8 Burnett bt Dave Nick +10 Lines 6/7 Burnett 6/8 Dave Nick, Irwin 5/8 Pidcock 3/5 Storey 4/8 Guest 3/9 Cooper, Griffiths 2/7 Barrett 1/7 Handicap change Pidcock for 0 to -0.5 B Class -  Millennium Trophy Dennis Graham bt Keith Roberts +6T Ray Lowe bt Peter Wilson +22 Paul Rigge bt John Wastell +22 Liz Wilson bt Andrew Winn +2T Rigge bt Lowe +1T P Wilson bt Wastell +1T L Wilson bt Graham +8 Winn bt Roberts +1T Rigge bt L Wilson +26 Lowe bt Graham +15 Winn bt P Wilson +1T Wastell bt Roberts +10 Rigge bt Winn +11 Lowe bt L Wilson +14 P Wilson bt Roberts +2 Graham bt Wastell +8 Lowe bt Wastell +16 Rigge bt P Wilson +8 L Wilson bt Roberts +9 Winn bt Graham +5 Winn bt Lowe +13 P Wilson bt Graham +2 Wastell bt L Wilson +18 Rigge bt Roberts +18 Rigge 6/6 Winn 4/6 Lowe 4/6 P Wilson, L Wilson 3/6 Graham 2/6 Wastell 2/6 Roberts 0/6 Handicap changes: Rigge 2.5 to 2 Roberts 4.5 to 5