Spot On February Handicap

Date: Saturday 11th February 2012
Registration: 10.30am
Play starts: 11:00am
Entry Fee: £10
Venue: Spot On Snooker Club, Bulwell High Street, Bulwell, Nottingham, NG6 8HX.

• All entry fees will be paid out in prize money
• Trophy for the winner
• All competitors will be graded for handicap purposes:
  Grade 1 (0)   Grade 2 (+14)   Grade 3 (+28)
• Format will be round robin groups followed by knockout
• Free plate competitions for non-qualifiers
• The final will be filmed and broadcast on Snooker TV
• Ample free car parking opposite the club and also off nearby Duke Street
• Hot and cold food is served within the club

New players always welcome - simply turn up on the day!

Results of previous Spot On tournaments available HERE



The club is:
5 mins from M1 J26
19 mins from Derby
38 mins from Leicester
40 mins from Sheffield
50 mins from Birmingham
65 mins from Leeds

All enquiries to Steve Butler
Tel: 07917 567295
Email: mail@nottinghamsnooker.com

Tournaments coming up in 2012
3rd March - Captains Cup
24th March - Handicap Competition
21st April - Handicap Competition
12th May - Handicap Competition
2nd June - The Spider Trophy (team charity competition)
30th June - Handicap Competition
21st July - Handicap Competition
11th August - Handicap Competition
8th September - The Clarry Cup (singles charity competition)
29th September - Handicap Competition
20th October - Handicap Competition
17th November - Handicap Competition
8th December - Handicap Competition

NOTTINGHAMSHIRE UNDER 21 SNOOKER CHAMPIONSHIP
Sponsored by Beeston Snooker Hall

Date: Sunday 4th March 2012
Play starts: 11:00am
Entry Fee: £10
Venue: Beeston Snooker Hall, 7-11 Villa Street, Beeston, Nottingham, NG9 2NY.

    Format will be round robin groups followed by knockout
    Free plate competition for non-qualifiers
    The final will be filmed and broadcast on Snooker TV
    Ample free parking opposite the club in Sainsburys

Winner: £50 + Annual Trophy + Trophy to keep
Runner-up: £25 + Trophy to keep
Other cash prizes may be paid if sufficient entries


Toby Simpson, the 2011 Champion

Eligibility
You must have been under 21 years old on 30th September 2011.
You must play at a club within the Nottinghamshire county boundary or reside at an address with an NG postcode.

To register your entry and arrange payment please contact Steve Butler:
Email: mail@nottinghamsnooker.com
Phone/Text: 07917 567295

To pay for your entry online CLICK HERE

Paid entries to date
Jordan Parnham
Luke Webster
Sean Croft
Sean Hopkin
Thomas Goldstein
Toby Simpson
Tom Kerslake

Unpaid entries to date
Troy Brett

OAKLEIGH LODGE 'A' STORM INTO SEMI-FINALS.

Oakleigh lodge 'A' storm into the semi-finals with a 3-1 win over Lenton LC 'B'. Giving a 28 start Manny Sant beat Adam Goodall 74-30. Jason Turner gave away a 21 start and beat James Murrin 66-48. Jim Wright had a 14 start and beat Ryan Cooper 64-56 to gain a frame for Lenton. Teg Lees had a 14 start and won 67-25 against Trevor Clark to see Oakleigh get the win.
Spot On Masters couldn't repeat their previous successes against BCI Super Elites and went down 4-0. Sean Hopkin had a 56 break in a 108-55 win over Steve Howard. Barry Stark made a 27 clearance in beating Sean Croft 84-70. James Moore had a 36 break in a 104-57 win over James Robinson. Jason Bettridge also had a 36 break in a 106-52 win over Paul Bell.
Pegasus SC 'B' were also 4-0 winners away at Arnold CD.
Mapperley CC beat Lenton LC 'A' 3-1. Chris Wright had a 21 start and beat Aaron Cahoon 73-53. Matt savage pulled back a 14 start by Andy Carnell to win 82-34 and thus level the match. Doug Bough had a 28 start and beat Marcus Langford 62-19. With the handicaps level Chris Starr beat Tom Parkinson 56-28 to seal the win

Pegasus SC 'C' from division 2 move into the final with a 3-2 deciding frame win over BCI 'C'. Andy Orange beat Dave Buckley 66-28. Les Smith levelled things with a 70-40 win over Harvey Pabla. Rob Wallace put BCI 'C' in front beating Chris Mathers 63-40. Dan Norton forced the deciding frame by winning 65-25 against D. Oldham.
In the decider Andy Orange beat Dave Buckley 59-17 to put Pegasus SC 'C' through.
They will play BCI Super 7'S in the final after the 7'S beat Oakleigh Lodge 'B' 3-2 on a deciding frame. Adam Robinson took a 28 start and beat Neil Elliott 70-53. Giving away 21 points Jon Mason pulled it back and levelled the match winning 107-36 against Steve Roe. Sam Haugh also gave away 21 points and won 67-54 against Andrew Collinson. Matt Roe had a good start against Kwok Yip and managed to win 76-74 to see the match go to true decider. In the decider Jon Mason gave way 21 pints to Adam Robinson san won a close fought frame 66-48.

CUP SEMI-FINALISTS
MAPPERLEY CC
BCI SUPER ELITES
OAKLEIGH LODGE 'A'
PEGASUS SC 'B'

PLATE FINAL
BCI SUPER 7'S WILL PLAY PEGASUS SC 'C' in THE PLATE FINAL( MATCH TO BE PLAYED 17/4/12.  VENUE TO BE DECIDED)

The Shootout in Blackpool was great fun last year and there is every reason to expect more high jinks when it returns tomorrow, sponsored by Partypoker.com.

Tickets have gone like hot cakes (should that be hotpots?), indeed more have been released, and players are looking forward to another three days of frenetic and, with a top prize of £32,000, potentially lucrative speed snooker.

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Ant McMahon's run in The Snooker TV Masters came to an end on Tuesday evening in a bruising quarter-final clash with Bash Maqsood.


Ant McMahon and Bash Maqsood

McMahon had enjoyed victories over Sean Croft and Adam Chester to reach the quarter-final stage but many people thought Maqsood would cantor to victory following his recent victories in tournaments at Spot On and BCI.

Maqsood won the first two frames and looked to be on course for a speedy victory but the determined McMahon had other ideas.  He summoned up all his fighting qualities to draw level at 2-2 and he then won the fifth to go in front for the first time at 3-2.

Maqsood was not coping at all well and he demonstrated his displeasure with various acts of petulance.  This behaviour was totally out of character for the usually level headed and jovial Maqsood and he appeared to be in danger of imploding.

Importantly for Maqsood he managed to level the match at 3-3 and then win the seventh to lead once again.

McMahon had seveeral chances in the eighth frame but he failed to capitalise on them and Maqsood stumbled over the winning line much to his relief.

Maqsood will now play Wayne Martin in the semi-finals.

NBSA Summer Leagues

Both Monday and Tuesday leagues will have a cup competition and a divisional cup competition.

I know it's early days yet, but i would like some feedback from you as to what we are going to do this summer. At the end of this poll the NBSA committee will decide what, based on what you have voted on and ask for entries.

CLICK HERE to vote

Monday League Knockout Cup

Semi-finals (27/02/12)
Oakleigh A v Mapperley
BCI D v NCT (Carter Gate)

Quarter-finals
Mapperley 251-184 Oakleigh D
BCI B lost to Oakleigh A
Spot On Masters 155-263 NCT (Carter Gate)
BCI D 241-174 BCI C

Round 1
BCI B 256-199 Willowbrook
Spot On Sneinton 198-205 Oakleigh D
Mapperley 247-177 Oakleigh B
NCT (Carter Gate) 244-207 Top Spot
Ruddington 167-226 Spot On Masters
SEDSC 187-244 BCI D
Oakleigh A 231-213 BCI Elites
City Hospital 215-253 BCI C

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Monday League Knockout Plate

Semi-finals (27/02/12)
Top Spot v City Hospital
Willowbrook v BCI Elites

Quarter-finals
SEDSC 180-256 Willowbrook
Oakleigh B 159-205 City Hospital
Top Spot 203-186 Spot On Sneinton
Ruddington 180-301 BCI Elites

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Tuesday League Knockout Cup

Quarter-finals
Mapperley 3-1 Lenton A
BCI Super Elites 4-0 Spot On Masters
Oakleigh A 3-1 Lenton B
Arnold 0-4 Pegasus B

Round 2
Spot On Sneinton 2-3 BCI Super Elites

Byes: Oakleigh A, Spot On Masters, Lenton B, Pegasus B, Arnold, Lenton A, Mapperley

Round 1
Pegasus A 2-3 Pegasus B
Arnold 4-0 Oakleigh B
BCI Super Elites 4-0 BCI Super 7's
Spot On Masters 3-1 BCI C
Pegasus C 1-3 Spot On Sneinton
Oakleigh A 3-2 BCI Braves
Cotgrave A 2-3 Lenton A
Mapperley 3-2 Cotgrave B

Bye: Lenton B

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Tuesday League Knockout Plate

Final (Date: 17th April 2012, Venue TBC)
Pegasus C v BCI Super 7's

Semi-finals
Oakleigh B 2-3 BCI Super 7's
Pegasus C 3-2 BCI C

Quarter-finals
Cotgrave B 1-3 BCI Super 7's
BCI B 1-3 Pegasus C
Pegasus A 2-3 Oakleigh B
BCI C 3-1 Cotgrave A

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Tuesday League Super Cup

Quarter-finals (07/02/12)
BCI C v Pegasus A
Spot On Masters v Lenton A
Mapperley v BCI Super Elites
BCI Braves v Oakleigh A

Round 2
Lenton B 4-5 BCI C
Pegasus A 5-3 Arnold
Mapperley 6-2 Oakleigh B
Spot On Sneinton 2-6 Oakleigh A
BCI Super Elites 5-3 Pegasus B

Byes: BCI B, Spot On Masters, Lenton A

Round 1
BCI B 6-2 BCI Super 7's
Lenton B 5-3 Pegasus C

The following teams have not yet paid their 2011/12 team entry fees:

Arnold	30
Cotgrave	60   PAID
Lenton	60
Oakleigh	150
Ruddington	30
Spot On Sneinton	60
Willowbrook	30

All entry fees must be paid to James Robinson before 28th February 2012.

Any teams who have not paid their entry fees by 28th February will receive 1 point deduction from their league points tallies for every week that their fees remain unpaid.

Please contact James Robinson to arrange payment (CLICK HERE for contact details).

30 January is now designated as a free week. There are no cup matches that week and every team has a free week. There are however several postponed matches that could be played that week. The matches are as follows:-

DIVISION 1
SE Derbyshire SC v Oakleigh Lodge 'A'
BCI 'E'lites v Top Spot

DIVISION 2
NCT (Carter Gate)  v Willowbrook Club (arranged)
Oakleigh Lodge 'B' v Willowbrook Club
Oakleigh Lodge 'D' v BCI 'D'
NCT (Carter Gate) v BCI 'D'
City Hospital LC v BCI 'C' (Arranged to be played)
NCT (Carter Gate) v City Hospital LC

Will teams please arrange to play these, or some of these, matches on 30 January to avoid a fixture snarl-up at the end of the season.

The draws were made earlier today live on Snooker TV.

CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE DRAWS

You must make contact with your opponent by 24th January 2012.  If you have any problems getting hold of them or if you have not set a date for your match by this "contact date" please let me know.

All matches must be played and results submitted to me my midnight on 11th February 2012.  Any matches not played by this "deadline date" will be settled by the toss of a coin, unless one of the players/pairs can prove to my satisfaction that their opponent(s) are solely to blame for the match not being played.

Competitors phone numbers are available HERE.

To avoid disappointment, please contact your opponent(s) now!