2023 Champions lead the way after week 1

Monday Team League

The Winter Snooker season for 23/24 started with a bang this week.

Ten teams have enrolled in the league, forming a challenging division that spans Nottinghamshire.

We are proud to have some of the very best players in the country, the county and some up and coming stars of tomorrow.

On the opening week though it was last years champions Lenton Liberal who made their mark, beating one of the favourites for the title Towers 5-1.

With a new look team from last season Lenton players Danial Kamran and Jon Shapland shocked the Towers at home.

Singles wins for Shapland and Kamran against current Notts Amateur champion Andy Diacopoulos, county B player Andy Taylor doing the damage.

Only county B player Dan Moll managed to win a frame for Towers.

New team and heavy title favourites Triple S were held 3-3 at home by the summer league champions BCI AJ.

Triple S bringing out the big guns with county A player Steve Donner, recent WST winner Dave Bolton and county B player Tony Morgan.

However, it was a new look BCI side that provided a challenge to the Skegby side.

Dave Bolton made a 46 break during his win over newcomer Tom Vamplew and contributed to a scotch pairs break of 35 with fellow Triple S player Steve Donner.

Good wins for the stand-out player of the summer 12-year-old Jacob Reynolds and newcomers Parm Bilkhu and Talvin Mudhar.

New team BCI Hotshots had a difficult night at home to Carlton A.

To quote Josh Morley, they had a “stinker” of an evening, losing several tight frames that have sent the team into a course of therapy until next week’s game.

Kev Barlow and the fast-improving James Bailie won their singles games against James Robinson, Tony Collins, and Josh Morley.

BCI’s only success came in the pairs frame with Morley and Collins getting some points on the board.

Last year’s runners-up Spot on Hucknall finished in a tie with BCI B.

It looked good for Hucknall early on as they went ahead by ways of wins for Ben Cooper and Wayne Martin.

Martin made a great 47 clearance against the very dangerous Marc Morrisey and then defeated Liam Morrisey in a promising start.

Ben Cooper had a solid win against Shaun Kilkie.

The pairs frame turned things around for the BCI side with Kilkie and Paul Wainwright Senior defeating Clarke and Cooper on the black.

Eventually BCI levelled the tie via Paul Broad, who beat Daz Clarke in the final singles game.

Final match of the night was a newly formed Carlton B who drew against the Venue 3-3.

Always great to see former players picking up their cues again in Bob Walker and Danny Di Folco, it was a mixed night though against The Venues Andy Wain and Don Merry.

Andy Wain is always a tricky customer and he won both his singles frames, Don Merry also contributing with a win over Bob Walker.

The pairs frame was a win for Carlton though and this evened things up on the night.

Breaks on the night:

Wayne Martin 47

Dave Bolton 46

Bolton/Donner 35 (Scotch pairs)

Weekly report courtesy of Wayne Martin (League Organiser)

Match Results

League Table

Full Fixture List

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Participating Venues

BCI Snooker Centre
Vere Street, Bulwell, NG6 8YL
Teams: “BCI AJ”, “BCI B”, “BCI Hot Shots”

Carlton & District Liberal Club
21 Burton Road, Carlton, NG4 3DT
Team: “Carlton Liberal Club A”, “Carlton Liberal Club B”

Lenton Liberal Club
18 Osmaston Street, Lenton, NG7 1SD
Team: “Lenton Liberal Club”

Spot On
Vine Terrace, Hucknall, NG15 7HN
Team: “Spot On Hucknall”

The Venue
Kirklington Road, Rainworth, Mansfield, NG21 0JY
Team: “The Venue”

The Towers Snooker Club
Botany Avenue, Mansfield, NG18 5NG
Team: “The Towers”

Triple S Snooker & Social Club
Mansfield Road, Skegby, NG17 3EF
Team: “Triple S”