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The Championship of the North of England: 28-31 August 2009

IAN LINES WINS THE FAULKNER CUP ......

...... or, rather, the Bowdon Pot as the real trophy was not returned by last year's winner!

Ian Lines won the North of England Championship at Bowdon today, defeating Rutger Beijderwellen in the final +26tp, -26tp, +23tp, -24, +18tp.
It was Ian's first Regional Final, and the 4th time since 2005 that Rutger has been runner up at the Northerns. Rutger's first game win in the final brought Ian's run of 24 consecutive wins to an end.
 
The consolation plate was won by Ailsa Lines, who beat Chris Williams +21tp in the plate final, to win the Tollemache Plate.
 
Also of note was Steve Lewis's match win against Keith Aiton, James Hopgood getting to the semi-finals (beating Marcus Evans in the quarters), and David Walters almost beating Rutger Beijderwellen in the quarters.
 
Congratulations to the following for their handicap reductions:
  Andrew Winn    from -0.5 to -1
  David Walters  from -1   to -1.5

RUTGER BEIJDERWELLEN RETAINS THE BOWDON CUP


AILSA LINES WINS THE TOLLEMACHE PLATE
 

Details of the Plate and photos of the tournament can be seen by clicking here.
Preliminary Round
 First Round
 Quarter Finals
 Semi Finals
 Final


Rutger Beijderwellen


Rutger Beijderwellen +26tp, +15







Rutger Beijderwellen -5,
-17, +22sxp, +5tp, +26sxp



















Rutger Beijderwellen +4sxp, +25sxp, +19


Brian Storey



David Goacher		 David Walters +26, +17


David Walters

Marcus Evans
 Marcus Evans +14tp, -3, +12


Marcus Evans +10tpo, +24sxp
 James Hopgood -26tp, +24tp, +20tp, -13tp, +9tp
Louise Bradforth
Andrew Gregory
 Chris Williams +19, +17
Chris Williams
Andrew Winn
 James Hopgood +20, -13, +7 James Hopgood -22, +25, +26tp
James Hopgood
Steve Lewis
 Steve Lewis -14, +14, +16
Keith Aiton
Ian Lines
Ian Lines +25, +26tp



Ian Lines +20, +26








Ian Lines +26tp, +26, +7
 Ian Lines +26tp, +26tp, +26tp
Martin Granger Brown
Dave Kibble
 Ailsa Lines +15, +17
Ailsa Lines
Colin Irwin
Colin Irwin +4. +12
 Steve Comish -26tp, +24tp, +17
Jerry Guest
Mike Sandler
 Steve Comish +26tp, +23tp
Steve Comish


Jonathan Hills



Jonathan Hills +17tp, +26
 David Maugham +22, +25tp, +26tp


Martin French



Dave Nick
 David Maugham +25tp, +24


David Maugham

16 seeds based on CGS on 19/8/2009.  Byes and bottom 8 placed randomly.                                                                                                                          For details of the players please click here.

The tournament format was a simple knockout with best of 3 throughout, except quarter-finals, semi-finals and final which was best of 5. The 8 players with the highest proportion of wins (and at least 6 games) at close of play on Sunday played in a knockout for the Plate and the draw was as follows:

Plate Competition:
Dave Nick
Colin Irwin +26tp



Ailsa Lines +25stp
 WINNER:




Ailsa Lines +21tp
Colin Irwin
Ailsa Lines Ailsa Lines +3
Andrew Winn
Chris Williams
Chris Williams +25		 Chris Williams +26tp
Jerry Guest
Jonathan Hills Jonathan Hills +12
David Walters




When the rain arrived, Marcus didn't want to get wet when taking his lift shot!  He hit in!















Flexible Swiss (day 1)
Jerry Guest beat Andrew Gregory +24
Dave Kibble beat Louise Bradforth +26
Dave Nick beat Brian Storey +26
Mike Sandler beat Martin Granger Brown +7
Martin French beat David Goacher +6
Flexible Swiss (day 2)
Brian Storey beat Andrew Gregory +23tp
Chris Williams beat Louise Bradforth +23tp
Dave Nick beat Mike Sandler +13
Colin Irwin beat Jonathan Hills +14tp
Dave Kibble beat Martin French +20
Andrew Winn beat Martin Granger Brown +24tp
Jerry Guest beat David Goacher +3
Brian Storey beat Louise Bradforth +7
Chris Williams beat Ailsa Lines +17
Jerry Guest beat Andrew Winn +25
Dave Nick beat Martin French +17
Dave Kibble beat Steve Lewis +10
Mike Sandler beat Andrew Gregory +5
David Goacher beat Martin Granger Brown +17tp
Jonathan Hills beat Chris Williams +17
Brian Storey beat Colin Irwin +16
Andrew Winn beat Martin French +25
Dave Nick beat Jerry Guest +5
David Goacher beat  Steve Lewis +26tp
Jonathan Hills beat Martin Granger Brown +26tp
Chris Williams beat Martin French +23tp
Dave Kibble beat Mike Sandler +10
Dave Nick beat David Goacher +9tp
Ailsa Lines beat Louise Bradforth +3
Jonathan Hills beat Steve Lewis +17
David Goacher beat Mike Sandler +26tp
Andrew Winn beat Brian Storey +17
Jerry Guest beat Chris Williams +18
Ailsa Lines beat Colin Irwin +15
David Walters beat Steve Comish +4
Flexible Swiss (day 3)
Martin French beat Andrew Gregory +10
Dave Nick beat Jonathan Hills +7
Chris Williams beat Brian Storey +18
Andrew Winn beat David Goacher +10
Colin Irwin beat Andrew Gregory +24tp
Steve Lewis beat Martin Granger Brown +8
Mike Sandler beat Jerry Guest +1
Jonathan Hills beat David Goacher +26
Steve Comish beat Dave Nick +17
Ailsa Lines beat Marcus Evans +7
Colin Irwin beat Steve Lewis +26tp
Martin Granger Brown beat Andrew Gregory +24
David Walters beat Martin French +22
Chris Williams beat Mike Sandler +23
Jonathan Hills beat Ailsa Lines +26
Dave Nick beat Marcus Evans +21tp
Dave Nick beat Jonathan Hills +23tp
Mike Sandler beat  Colin Irwin +14
Martin French beat  Steve Lewis +4tp
Jerry Guest beat  Brian Storey +8
David Goacher beat  Steve Comish +15tp
Flexible Swiss (day 4)
Mike Sandler beat Martin French +3
Martin Granger Brown beat Andrew Gregory +6
Dave Nick beat Jerry Guest +4tpo
Jonathan Hills beat Jerry Guest +24tp
David Walters beat Brian Storey +10
Dave Nick beat Martin Granger Brown +26
Jonathan Hills beat Mike Sandler +12
David Walters beat Dave Nick +13
OVERALL SUMMARY
Rutger Beijderwellen (-2.5)  10/15   3 tps, 4 sxps
David Maugham        (-2)     5/ 8   3 tps
Ian Lines            (-2)    13/15   8 tps
Keith Aiton          (-2)     1/ 3
Marcus Evans         (-1.5)   6/12   3 tps, 1 tpo, 1 sxp
Steve Comish         (-1.5)   5/11   3 tps
Jonathan Hills       (-1.5)  10/17   3 tps
David Walters        (-1)     8/12
David Goacher        (-2)     4/11   4 tps
Martin French        (-1)     3/11   1 tp
Colin Irwin          (-1.5)   7/13   5 tps
Chris Williams       (-1.5)   9/14   3 tps
Andrew Winn          (-0.5)   5/ 9   1 tp
Ailsa Lines          (-1)     8/12   1 tp, 1 stp
Dave Nick            (-1)    10/15   3 tps, 1 tpo
Brian Storey         (-1)     3/10   1 tp
Dave Kibble          (-0.5)   4/ 6
Martin Granger-Brown (0)      2/10
Steve Lewis          (-1)     4/12
James Hopgood        (-0.5)   7/14   4 tps
Louise Bradforth     (0)      1/ 7
Jerry Guest          (0.5)    5/12
Andrew Gregory       (0)      0/ 9
Mike Sandler         (2)      5/12
 
115 games


Rutger Beijderwellen -2.5 2760 Southwick
Andrew Winn -0.5 2200 Bowdon
David Maugham -2.5 2691 Bowdon & Cheltenham
Ailsa Lines -1 2178 Nottingham & Bowdon
Ian Lines -2 2633 Bowdon
Dave Nick -1 2178 Crake Valley
Keith Aiton -2 2571 Nottingham & Bowdon
Brian Storey -1 2151 Bowdon
Marcus Evans -2 2397 Nailsea
Dave Kibble -0.5 2141 Cheltenham & Bristol
Steve Comish -2 2378 Ipswich
Steve Lewis -1 2141 Bowdon
Jonathan Hills -1 2356 Colchester
Martin Granger Brown 0
 2040 Bowdon
David Walters -1 2343 Bowdon
James Hopgood -0.5 1995 Edinburgh
David Goacher -2 2337 Bristol
Louise Bradforth -0.5 1968 Bristol, Bath & Cheltenham
Martin French -1 2278 Ipswich
Jerry Guest -0.5 1961 Surbiton
Colin Irwin -1.5 2218 Bowdon
Andrew Gregory 0
 1869 Newport
Chris Williams -1.5 2217 Dyffryn
Mike Sandler 2
 1765 Bowdon

Placed in order of CGS on 19/8/2009.                                                                                                       Click here for details & photos of last year's event.