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Eastwood Snooker Open
Sunday 5th October 2008
11am Registration, 11:30am Start
Event to be held at Phoenix Cue Sports, Mansfield Road, Eastwood.
?10 Entry Fee, Half Price for under 18?s; all distributed as prizes.
Straight knockout, with a plate for early round losers.
Limited to 32 Players, on a first come first served basis.
Competition rules:
1. Competition open to all players. The organisers reserve the right to refuse admission.
2. Prize money paid at the event.
3. Straight knockout, best of 3 in early rounds. Best of 5 Final.
4. Plate competition for those eliminated in the early rounds.
5. Entry to the competition is ?10. All Entry fees will be distributed as prize money.
6. Handicaps will be issued against professionals and internationals at the organisers discretion.
7. Advance entries would be preferred, if places are available on the day, players will need to register by 11.00am, and the event starts at 11:30am (doors open 10am).
8. All matches played to World Snooker Rules.
9. No dress code
10. The tournament organisers decision will be final in all cases.
11. These rules are property of the "Phoenix Cue Sports" and subject to change.
To ensure your entry please send a cheque / postal order, payable to "Phoenix Cue Sports" and send, along with your name, address, contact number and email (if applicable) to:
24 Mansfield Road
Eastwood
Nottingham
NG16 3AQ
For any further inquiries please telephone 01773 760 459
Just a quick reminder, this event is next Sunday.....
Hi Steve, just a quick note to say myself and Chris Piech will be coming along on Sunday...so if you could reserve us a place each that'll be great.
See you Sunday
Mike Langdon
Yes, I'll be there again but I'm not sure if Ross and Matt will be this time because the former has fallen out of love with the game and the latter may be working (and has fallen in love with a leggy blonde!).
Please don't draw me against Mike Langdon because I'm sick of losing to him!
I'm just hoping to get through the first round this time out....so yes if you could fix it for me to play Steve that'll be cool ;)
Mike
Eastwood Snooker Open - 5 October 2008(http://nottinghamsnooker.co.uk/Images/Logos/eastwood_open.png)
A very strong field turned up to compete in the Eastwood Open on Sunday 5th October 2008. The popular round robin format was used again which provided every competitor with at least three matches. The top two players in the four man group and the top three in the five man groups progressed to the quarter-finals.
Group AGroup A was a tough group which included ex-professional and defending champion Wayne Martin, England under-21 pool player Craig Lakin and the natural talent from Belper, Jimmy Gratton. Gratton won all four of his matches, only dropping one frame, to finish top of the group. Martin, Lakin and Steve Butler all won two matches each, but Butler missed out on a quarter-final place due to a worse frame difference. Tournament organiser Steve Lally failed to win a single frame but still thoroughly enjoyed the day.
Group A | | P | W | L | F | A | Pts |
| Jimmy Gratton | 4 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 8 |
| Craig Lakin | 4 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 4 |
| Wayne Martin | 4 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 4 |
| Steve Butler | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 4 |
| Steve Lally | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
Group A Results | | | | |
| Wayne Martin | 2 | 0 | Steve Butler |
| Steve Lally | 0 | 2 | Craig Lakin |
| Wayne Martin | 2 | 0 | Steve Lally |
| Craig Lakin | 1 | 2 | Jimmy Gratton |
| Wayne Martin | 1 | 2 | Craig Lakin |
| Jimmy Gratton | 2 | 0 | Steve Butler |
| Wayne Martin | 0 | 2 | Jimmy Gratton |
| Steve Lally | 0 | 2 | Steve Butler |
| Steve Butler | 2 | 1 | Craig Lakin |
| Steve Lally | 0 | 2 | Jimmy Gratton |
Group BStuart Crosswell won all four of his matches to top group B. Peoples Hall players Hav Hussain and Zed Zubair finished second and third respectively, securing their places in the quarter-finals.
Group B | | P | W | L | F | A | Pts |
| Stuart Crosswell | 4 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 8 |
| Nav Hussain | 4 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 6 |
| Zed Zubair | 4 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 4 |
| Ryan Baker | 4 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 2 |
| David Allsop | 4 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 0 |
Group B Results | | | | |
| Zed Zubair | 2 | 1 | David Allsop |
| Stuart Crosswell | 2 | 1 | Ryan Baker |
| Zed Zubair | 1 | 2 | Stuart Crosswell |
| Ryan Baker | 0 | 2 | Nav Hussain |
| Zed Zubair | 2 | 0 | Ryan Baker |
| Nav Hussain | 2 | 0 | David Allsop |
| Zed Zubair | 1 | 2 | Nav Hussain |
| Stuart Crosswell | 2 | 0 | David Allsop |
| David Allsop | 0 | 2 | Ryan Baker |
| Stuart Crosswell | 2 | 0 | Nav Hussain |
Group CIn four-man group C Chris Peich only dropped one frame as he topped the group. His Pegasus team-mate Mike Langdon needed to beat Zeb Ahmed to take the other quarter-final spot but Ahmed potted his way to a 2-0 victory and a place in the knockout stages.
Group C | | P | W | L | F | A | Pts |
| Chris Piech | 3 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 8 |
| Zeb Ahmed | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 4 |
| Mike Langdon | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 2 |
| Luke Colliver | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 0 |
Group C Results | | | | |
| Chris Piech | 2 | 0 | Mike Langdon |
| Luke Colliver | 1 | 2 | Zeb Ahmed |
| Chris Piech | 2 | 0 | Luke Colliver |
| Chris Piech | 2 | 1 | Zeb Ahmed |
| Luke Colliver | 0 | 2 | Mike Langdon |
| Mike Langdon | 0 | 2 | Zeb Ahmed |
Knockout StageQuarter-finalsZeb Ahmed 2-1 Stuart CrosswellCrosswell was disappointed with his performance in this match as he missed too many chances against an in-form Ahmed.
Wayne Martin 2-1 Jimmy GrattonThis was the match everyone had been waiting for. Gratton had been on fire all day and he looked set to knock out the defending champion, particularly when he made a superb 46 break. However, Martin never rolled over and he dug deep for a 2-1 win against the Belper player.
Chris Piech 2-1 Craig LakinA tight match was just edged by the young Pegasus player.
Nav Hussain 2-1 Zeb ZubairThe other three quarter-finals all went to deciding frames and this encounter between two Peoples Hall team-mates was no different, however Hussain produced some classy snooker to win the match and book his place in the semi-finals.
Semi-finals ?15Wayne Martin 2-0 Zeb AhmedIt was a good day for Ahmed who reached the semi-finals in his tournament debut, however Martin was just too strong for the Peoples Hall player. A nice 40 break from Martin in this match.
Nav Hussain 2-0 Chris PiechHussain came out all guns blazing against Piech and he won the match in no time at all. A run of 33 effectively sealed the match for Hussain as Piech was left with too much to do.
Final ?60 / ?30Wayne Martin 3-1 Nav HussainA quality tournament was capped by a quality final. Hussain was buzzing whereas Martin was, by his own admission, struggling. Hussain went 1-0 up with some superb potting and he looked set to go 2-0 up but Martin had other ideas. A terrific 27 clearance stole the second frame for Martin and provided a timely reminder for Hussain that Martin was not going down without a fight. In the third frame Hussain again looked set for victory as he left Martin needing two snookers and all the colours to win the frame. Martin showed his class as he got the snookers he required and then cleared the table to go 2-1 up. The way Martin stole the third frame seemed to unsettle Hussain as he started to go for everything. This allowed Martin to start flowing and he took the fourth frame and the match 3-1. A superb display by Martin who never fired on all cylinders but still did enough to win his fourth successive Eastwood Open.
Highest BreaksJimmy Gratton 59,46,32,31 (?10)
Nav Hussain 47,33
Stuart Crosswell 43
Wayne Martin 40,39
Craig Lakin 31,31