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NORTH OF ENGLAND CHAMPIONSHIP, 26th - 29th August


JAMES HOPGOOD FINALLY BECOMES CHAMPION
AFTER BEATING DAVID MAUGHAM +25tp IN THE DECIDING GAME, PLAYED AT THE SOUTH OF ENGLAND CHAMPIONSHIP, TO WIN THE FAULKNER CUP +15tp, -14, -16tp, +5otp, +25tp

David Maugham and James Hopgood were unable to complete their match and were tied at 2-games-all in the final of the North of England Championship. The fifth and deciding game was played at the South of England Championship at Compton (23rd - 25th September).
 

Defending champion, David Maugham, watching the play

See the closing stages of the 4th game, courtesy of Mike Steer, by clicking here, with David Maugham leading 2 games to 1 and, had he won it, he would have been the champion for 2016.

1st Round
 2nd Round
 Quarter-Finals
 Semi-Finals
 Final
David Maugham
David Maugham +19tp, +20


David Maugham +26qp, +26tp







David Maugham +20tp, +26tp

















David Maugham +13tp, -16tp, +20tp, +18tp
Jerry Guest
Avril Rangoni-Machievelli
 Colin Irwin +17, -15, +16
Colin Irwin


Dave Kibble
Dave Kibble +18, -15, +5tp


Phillip Scarr



Ian Lines


Ian Lines +11tp, -21, +16







Ian Lines +26tp, -18, +26tp


Sam Murray



Richard H. Smith
David Goacher -23, +14, +24tp


David Goacher

Jose Riva
Jose Riva +26tp, +17


Jose Riva +20tp, +18








Jose Riva +26qp, +1otp


James Hopgood +12tpo, -26tp, +24tp, +16tp
Charles Harding
Alison Girdlestone
 Peter Taylor +14, +24
Peter Taylor
Debbie Lines
Debbie Lines +24, +17
Debbie Lines -16, +16
Mike Sandler
Francois Garcia David Walters +5, +23
David Walters


Chris Willams


Joel Taylor +16, -16, +4
James Hopgood +24tp, +14


Joel Taylor



James Hawkins
James Hopgood +10, +9


James Hopgood


A full field of 22 contested the North of England Championship, including several first timers at Bowdon, such as Jose Riva who flew in specially from Madrid to add an international flavour. The overall entry was pretty strong, with 16 players having handicaps of -1 or better. There were few surprises in the main event knockout, though Joel Taylor had a good win against Chris Williams, and Debbie Lines got through against David Walters, who had to withdraw following a wrist sprain.  Despite the fine weather throughout, the tournament always looked in some danger of not finishing, although Ian Lines beating David Goacher with two +26tps did at least ensure that the best-of-five semis could start on Sunday morning as planned.  The most entertaining game was probably Jose’s +1otp against Debbie, where Jose’s excellent shooting proved decisive.

 

In the first semi, David Maugham was clearly too good for Ian Lines, who was lucky to take a game in the best-of-five.  In the other semi, Jose Riva didn’t play as well as he had earlier in the tournament, and James Hopgood won 3-1. The final started at 9.30am on Monday, and it looked at 6pm as though David would win 3-1 after completing a tpo, but David was slightly hampered after 3-back and missed a 5 yarder, leaving James a 16 yard shot at a double, which he duly hit and finished from hoop 2 to level the match.  James then had to leave to catch a plane (the manager had agreed this when accepting his entry) and it has been agreed that the final game will be played at the South of England Championship.

 

In the plate, the most remarkable performance was by Alison Girdlestone (handicap 2.5) who had a string of five consecutive wins, including her first tournament triple (gaining a CA gold merit award) and wins against James Hawkins (-1) and Dave Kibble (-1.5). Alison later went on to record her best ever win by beating Ian Lines (-2) by +6, after Ian only made one error breaking down on a triple.  Alison’s handicap was duly reduced to 1.  The final of the plate was contested between David Goacher and Dave Kibble, which Dave Kibble eventually won +16 after a good attempt at a sextuple.

 

Many thanks to Bowdon for hosting this great event and to all those involved in preparing the lawns and providing all the excellent catering. Thank you also to Barry Keen and Colin Irwin for setting all the hoops - all very well set to 1/32” – and a little tighter for the semis and final.


Ian Lines

MAIN EVENT

Preliminary Round (best of 3)

Jose Riva       beat  Charles Harding           +26tp, +17

David Maugham   beat  Jerry Guest               +19tp, +20

Debbie Lines    beat  Mike Sandler              +24, +17

Peter Taylor    beat  Alison Girdlestone        +14, +24

David Walters   beat  Francois Garcia           +5, +23

Colin Irwin     beat  Avril Rangoni-Machiavelli +17, -15, +16

 

First Round (best of 3)

Ian Lines       beat  Sam Murray      +11tp, -21, +16

Joel Taylor     beat  Chris Williams  +16, -16, +4

James Hopgood   beat  James Hawkins   +10, +9

Debbie Lines    beat  David Walters   -16, +16, w/o

David Maugham   beat  Colin Irwin     +26qp, +26tp

Dave Kibble     beat  Phillip Scarr   +18, -15, +5tp

David Goacher   beat  Richard H Smith -23, +14, +24tp

Jose Riva       beat  Peter Taylor    +20tp, +18

 

Quarter Finals (best of 5)

James Hopgood   beat  Joel Taylor     +10, +25tp

Jose Riva       beat  Debbie Lines    +26qp, +1otp

David Maugham   beat  Dave Kibble     +20tp, +26tp

Ian Lines       beat  David Goacher   +26tp, -18, +26tp

 

Semi Finals (best of 5)

James Hopgood   beat  Jose Riva       +12tpo, -26tp, +24tp, +16tp

David Maugham   beat  Ian Lines       +13tp, -16tp, +20tp, +18

 

Final (best of 5)    

David Maugham in play v James Hopgood -15tp, +14, +16tp, -5otp

SUMMARY

David Maugham (-2.5)         11/14 1qp, 8tps, 1otp

James Hopgood (-2)           10/13 6tps, 1tpo

Jose Riva (-1.5)             10/14 1qp, 4tps

David Goacher (-1.5)          7/12 4tps, 1tpo

Ian Lines (-2)                6/13 4tps

David Walters (-2)            3/4

Chris Williams (-2)           5/11

Phillip Scarr (-1)            5/10 1tp

Dave Kibble (-1.5)            8/13 3tps, 1tpo

Joel Taylor (-1)              5/11 1tp

Debbie Lines (-1)             6/12 1tp, 1otp

Sam Murray (-1)               6/11 1tp

Richard H Smith (-1)          3/8

Peter Taylor (-1)             6/11

James Hawkins (-1)            4/10 1tp

Colin Irwin (-1.5)            4/10

Francois Garcia (3)           1/9

Alison Girdlestone (2.5)      6/11 1tp

Mike Sandler (3.5)            1/6

Jerry Guest (2.5)             4/9

Charles Harding (3)           2/10

Avril Rangoni-Machiavelli (3) 1/6

 

HANDICAP CHANGES

Chris Williams from -2 to -1.5

James Hawkins from -1 to -0.5

Alison Girdlestone from 2.5 to 1

CONSOLATION PLATE

Charles Harding     beat  Jerry Guest              +9

Alison Girdlestone  beat  Mike Sandler              +5

James Hawkins       beat  Francois Garcia           +10

Jerry Guest         beat  Mike Sandler              +4

Sam Murray          beat  Chris Williams            +14

James Hawkins       beat  Charles Harding           +25tp

Alison Girdlestone  beat  Avril Rangoni-Machiavelli +16tp

Jerry Guest         beat  Francois Garcia           +16

Colin Irwin         beat  Mike Sandler              +4

Chris Williams      beat  Peter Taylor             +20

Phillip Scarr       beat  Sam Murray                +4tp

Mike Sandler        beat  Peter Taylor              +15

Debbie Lines        beat  Colin Irwin               +25tp

James Hawkins       beat  Joel Taylor               +7

James Hopgood       beat  Chris Williams            +17tp

Richard Smith       beat  Charles Harding           +1(t)

Alison Girdlestone  beat  Francois Garcia           +1(t)

Jose Riva           beat  Phillip Scarr             +17

Sam Murray          beat  Dave Kibble               +17tp

Peter Taylor        beat  Joel Taylor               +17

Alison Girdlestone  beat  James Hawkins             +12

Dave Kibble         beat  Chris Williams            +8

Sam Murray          beat  David Goacher             +10

Debbie Lines        beat  Phillip Scarr             +18

Richard H Smith     beat  Colin Irwin               +3(t)

Charles Harding     beat  Avril Rangoni-Machiavelli +1(t)

Chris Williams      beat  James Hawkins             +26

Joel Taylor         beat  Francois Garcia           +26tp

Peter Taylor        beat  Jerry Guest               +26

Alison Girdlestone  beat  Dave Kibble               +19

David Goacher       beat  Phillip Scarr             +24tp

Sam Murray          beat  Richard H Smith           +5

Colin Irwin         beat  Charles Harding           +12

Chris Williams      beat  Jerry Guest               +15

James Hawkins       beat  Debbie Lines              +6

Chris Williams      beat  Richard H Smith           +25

David Goacher       beat  Charles Harding           +23tp

Phillip Scarr       beat  Peter Taylor              +15

Joel Taylor         beat  Alison Girdlestone        +4

Dave Kibble         beat  Francois Garcia           +18tp

Dave Kibble         beat  James Hawkins             +2tpo

Sam Murray          beat  Colin Irwin               +9

Jerry Guest         beat  Avril Rangoni-Machiavelli +5

Francois Garcia     beat  Charles Harding           +1(t)

Phillip Scarr       beat  James Hawkins             +7

Joel Taylor         beat  Richard H Smith           +24

Peter Taylor        beat  Alison Girdlestone        +14

Debbie Lines        beat  Charles Harding           +25

Sam Murray          beat  Jerry Guest               +16

Phillip Scarr       beat  Francois Garcia           +20

Peter Taylor        beat  Joel Taylor              +23

Jose Riva           beat  Debbie Lines              +19

Alison Girdlestone  beat  Ian Lines                 +6

 

Quarter Finals of Plate        

Ian Lines      beat  Alison Girdlestone +26

Jose Riva      beat  Chris Williams     +18tp

Dave Kibble    beat  Sam Murray         +7tp

David Goacher  beat  Debbie Lines       +12tpo

 

Semi Finals of Plate        

Dave Kibble    beat  Ian Lines +18

David Goacher  beat  Jose Riva +3tp

 

Final of Plate

Dave Kibble    beat  David Goacher +16

 

54 games in main event (1 more to play)

60 games in plate

 



Players & spectators around the clubhouse
Colin Irwin

Alison Girdlestone
Charles Harding

Dave Kibble
David Maugham

David Goacher
James Hopgood & Chris Williams

Debbie Lines
Francois Garcia

Ian Lines
James Hawkins

Joel Taylor
Sam Murray

Phillip Scarr
Jose Riva

Peter Taylor
Mike Sandler

Richard Smith
Jerry Guest

James Hopgood considering his shot
Photos courtesy of John Lucas & David Walters

See details from last year's event by clicking here