Defending Champion Sets The Standard
Nav Hussain looks in no mood to lose his Premier Division crown this coming season after a 4-0 win which included a classy 70 break in his opening fixture against fellow Pegasus team-mate Zeb Ahmed. Chris Winter making his Premier Division debut against Lee Crombie was also in good form knocking in a excellent 53 break during a 3-1 win against the Sherwood man whilst Stewart Crosswell also enjoyed the taste of victory by seeing off newly promoted Neil Elliott by the same scoreline. In Division One, Danny Castel-Nuovo beat last seasons runner-up Mike Langdon 3-1 whilst Malc Belshaw had an excellent four nil victory over James Booth. Toby Irons who finished last season strongly beat BCI clubmate Shaun Parkinson 3-1 and the match between Wayne Bilbie and Steve Coleman ended up a hard fought draw. In Division Two there were good wins for league newcomers Clint Broome & Paul Bell who beat Jordan Parnham and Daniel Norton 3-1 respectively. The match between Adam Robinson and Sean Croft ended up all square but the early table topper is City Hospital's Rob Wallace who beat Steve Roe four nil. In the first round of the Singles Championship Mike Langdon had breaks of 56 and 34 as he saw off Stadiums Ross Wilkin 3-1 in an excellent match. Neil Elliott was pushed hard by Toby Irons but came through to book his place in the 2nd round by winning the deciding frame. It was a family affair as Jamie Mathers started the defence of his Handicap Singles Championship with victory against his son Chris whilst Kwok Yip beat fellow BCI club-mate Toby Irons by the same 2-1 score-line. Nottingham University may have started the season well but there was no joy for both of their entries into this years Handicap Pairs Championship. Robin Hicks and Alex Smith went down two nil at home to Arnold's Malc Belshaw and Richard Tooley whilst Dale Prime and Chris Walker lost by the same score-line at Phoenix against Steve Howard and Ash Goring.
Mike Langdon (Tournament Secretary)