Nottingham Grand Prix - £1000 Grand Finals

NS Admin · 22 November 2010

WINNER: Chris Brooks

Mike Langdon presents Chris Brooks with a cheque for £600

RUNNER-UP: Lee Crombie

Mike Langdon presents Lee Crombie with a cheque for £250

3RD PLACE: Wayne Martin

Mike Langdon presents Wayne Martin with £100 cash

4TH PLACE: Malc Belshaw

Mike Langdon presents Malc Belshaw with £50 cash

LAST 16

Wayne Martin (4)	3	v	2	Sean Hopkin (18)
Zeb Ahmed (20)	2	v	3	Steve Butler (14)
Danny Castel-Nuovo (9)	3	v	1	Sean Croft (32)
Rick Worrall (25)	2	v	3	Lee Crombie (18)
Ashley Walker (4)	0	v	3	Chris Brooks (4)
Jason Stockton (3)	3	v	1	Chris Winter (1)
Nav Hussain (9)	1	v	3	Malc Belshaw (14)
Jamie Sampson (9)	3	v	2	Bash Maqsood (12)

QUARTER-FINALS

Steve Butler (14)	2	v	3	Wayne Martin (4)
Danny Castel-Nuovo (9)	0	v	3	Lee Crombie (18)
Jason Stockton (3)	1	v	3	Chris Brooks (4)
Malc Belshaw (14)	3	v	1	Jamie Sampson (9)

SEMI-FINALS

Malc Belshaw (14)	0	v	3	Chris Brooks (4)
Lee Crombie (18)	3	v	2	Wayne Martin (4)

FINAL £600 / £250

Chris Brooks (4)

3

v

1

Lee Crombie (18)

3RD/4TH PLACE PLAY-OFF £100 / £50

Wayne Martin (4)

3

v

1

Malc Belshaw (14)

BREAKS
Wayne Martin: 71,44
Jason Stockton: 71
Chris Winter: 54
Lee Crombie: 52,31
Zeb Ahmed: 51
Malc Belshaw: 49,40,37
Chris Brooks: 44
Steve Butler: 39

Wayne Martin · 22 November 2010

Congratulations Chris - fully deserved victory!!!!!

After beating Ashley Walker in the last 16 and then Jason Stockton in the last 8 - you deserved the win.

Also, well done to Lee Crombie who did himself proud in the final and throughout the day.

:welldone: :bravo:

Kwok Yip · 22 November 2010

Well done to all you winners :welldone: :bravo: :bravo:

And hard luck to all those who just missed out :bravo: :bravo:

Congratulations to Chris Brooks winning the event :england: :thumbup: :welldone: :bravo:

Well done Chris, couldn't have been won by a better chap :thumbup: :welldone: :bravo:

Jamie Moore · 22 November 2010

Very well done Chris, you didnt have the best of draws and still come through.

Nav Hussain · 22 November 2010

great result chris, you played very good and solid snooker throughout the tournament inc the previous ones. Ashley was a tough opponent and you kept him off the table, very high quality stuff. You deserved it and the best thing about the whole thing is, the grand prix will be even stronger come next year, as there is alot of interest from other top players who were skeptical of the whole idea !!!

Thanks again Mike for bringing about this format.

Jamie Sampson · 22 November 2010

Just to carry on the congrats Well played mukka :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:

Wayne Martin · 22 November 2010

Special thanks to Mike Langdon and Steve Butler who have designed and run this competition throughout the year.
Your efforts and hard work are appeciated by everyone.
Looking foward t0 2011's competitions.

:bravo:

Sean Croft · 23 November 2010

Firstly thank you to Mike Langdon,Steve Butler and Wayne Martin you have done a brilliant superb job on creating the first ever Nottingham Grand Prix i am glad to say i took part in going to the first ever Nottingham Grand Prix and finishing ranked 12th Wow! :happy:
But one that stands out to is amazing Sean Hopkin only age 14 came to 3-4 events 5 including the main comp but just scrapping in to finnish tied 15 or 16? and almost beating Wayne Martin in the last 16 3-2 of scratch i think but Great performance Sean Hopkin well done.

I'm really glaud that Chris Brooks won he defo deserved it well done amazing player and although he was'nt winning frames in one visit his match play was right on the money. :bravo: :bravo: :bravo: :bravo: :bravo:

I really dont mean to sound cornie or anything :blush:. I'm happy you made this event happen and work because over the past 11 months i've been coming and playing such tallented players that have beat me and i might of nick a frame from them to or even beat them (rearly) but i've learnt alot because of it and i feel the Nottingham Grand Prix (even thought i dont allways get a good result) has made me become a better player thank you. :blush:

James Robinson · 23 November 2010

You are playing some great stuff right now sean, best ive ever seen you play thats for sure. keep up the good work thats all i can say.

And i might have to echo you on the snake, he was really unlucky against wayne, he knows full well he had the win in the bag put a preasure pink we all miss them. but again if he keeps plugging away like he is he will go far in the game ive no doubt about that.

Sean Croft · 23 November 2010

Thanks James for compliements mate.
Yes i agree with you there in ways it makes me wish i started playing when i was younger and not at sixteen but alwell i was to busy doing other things! back then.:laugh: :laugh:

But yeah (bit jeloush)hes a wicked player though at a young age with pelnty of protenchual with plenty off time to blossem into one off Nottinghams top players. :thumbup:

seansnooker · 23 November 2010

thank you james and sean for the kind words, very greatful indeed!!! :happy:

i'd also like to thanks wayne, mike and steve, the first ever nottingham grand prix and its been very successful, not many relise but steve butler comes in from a night shift and has no sleep, no moaning no nothing and he still does a great job!!

The best player won it on the day, Chris beat some brilliant players throughout the day, Big well done to Chris!!! :drink:

Mike Langdon · 23 November 2010

Thanks for the positive comments on the Grand Prix guys. Although having the original idea I can't take the credit for it's success. Both Wayne and Steve are the ones who have kept it running over the last 6 months so a huge thankyou to both of them and of course Pegasus Snooker Club for allowing us to hold the event.

I thought Sunday was fantastic, just how I had hoped it would be ie loads of drama, excitement and some damn good snooker to boot.

Well done to Chris, Lee, Wayne and Malc and also not forgetting Ashley Walker who picked up a cheque for £126 for his superb break in event 2.

I'm hopeful this is only the start for the Grand Prix and I'm sure under Wayne's leadership this event can only go from strength to strength in the future.

Well done to everyone who has taken part.

Cheers

Mike

Steve Butler · 24 November 2010

LAST 16

Wayne Martin (4)	3	v	2	Sean Hopkin (18)
Zeb Ahmed (20)	2	v	3	Steve Butler (14)
Danny Castel-Nuovo (9)	3	v	1	Sean Croft (32)
Rick Worrall (25)	2	v	3	Lee Crombie (18)
Ashley Walker (4)	0	v	3	Chris Brooks (4)
Jason Stockton (3)	3	v	1	Chris Winter (1)
Nav Hussain (9)	1	v	3	Malc Belshaw (14)
Jamie Sampson (9)	3	v	2	Bash Maqsood (12)