Thanks again to all those that came along to support the SWDSL Finals / Trophy Presentation Evening on Saturday with our guest of honour World Snooker Professional Mark King.
Please click here to view the photos of the trophy presentations taken by Phil and Simon Chapman.
The Committee of the DMC Leisure Saffron Walden & District Snooker League hereby give notice that the Annual General Meeting will be held at the Takeley Sports & Social Club on Tuesday 4 July 2017 at 7.45pm. All registered league members are invited to attend, and all teams that intend to compete next season should send along at least one representative. It is a compulsory requirement that a representative of any NEW teams and clubs attend so their application to join the league can be approved by the membership.
Should any member wish to submit an item for the Agenda or propose either an amendment to an existing league rule or propose a new league rule, these must be received by the League Secretary Simon Chapman no later than 28 days prior to the AGM which is Tuesday 6 June 2017.
Please send any items/proposals via email to swdsl@live.co.uk or via the Online Form on the league website, and we will confirm receipt.
Should you wish to discuss any matters prior to them being submitted then please do not hesitate to contact either the League Secretary or any member of the Committee.
DMC Leisure Saffron Walden & District Snooker League
2016/17 League Season – Roll of Honour
3 Player Division
Champions – Takeley Hurricanes
Runners Up – Birchanger SSC
High Break – Stephan Painot 99
4 Player Division
Champions – Widdington Warriors
Runners Up – Saffron Snooker Flukes
High Break – Nick Selvey 43
League Cup
Winners – Birchanger SSC
Runners Up – JP’s Bandits
Saffron Walden Challenge sponsored by Bushwood Accountants
Winners – Vic Harris Snooker League
Runners Up – Saffron Walden A
Player of the Tournament – Russell Huxter for winning 15 out of 16 frames
High Break – Jon Parkin 105
Bishop’s Stortford Challenge sponsored by Carriages of Eden End
Winners – SWDSL
Player of the Tournament – Peter Saville / Aaron Gibson for winning 7 out of 10 frames
High Break – Aaron Gibson 31 [SWDSL]
Memorial Cup
Winner – Spike Braybrooke
Runner Up – Andy Marshall
High Break – Rob Spackman 87
President’s Cup sponsored by Refurb & Development Ltd
Winner – Alex Clenshaw
Runner Up – Mark Halls
High Break – Adam Ingram 62
Plate Winner – Adam Ingram
Plate Runner Up – Andrew Green
Handicap Singles sponsored by Mullucks Wells (trophy to be presented by John Wrentmore)
Winner – Mark Starr
Runner Up – Mark Patmore
High Break – Simon Giblin 79
John Webb Plate
Winner – Dave Spackman
Runner Up – Adam Ingram
Handicap Doubles sponsored by The Fleur De Lys at Widdington
Winner – Peter Saville & Stuart Turner
Runner Up – Rob Spackman & Martin Capdeville
High Break – Rob Spackman 71
Scratch Plus Singles
Winner – Dave Tedman
Runner Up – Kevin Starr
High Break – Kevin Starr 35
Scratch Singles sponsored by Square 1 Restaurant in Gt Dunmow
Winner – Adam Ingram
Runner Up – Jonathan Wells
High Break – Adam Ingram 87
And finally…..
Achievement Award – Alex Clenshaw
3 Player Division Player of the Year Award – Ross Leavers
4 Player Division player of the year Award – Martin Capdeville
To all those players that have made it through to the latter stages of a league tournament…congratulations!
The dates for all Semi Finals and Finals were published at the start of the season on the Season Calendar and were also detailed on each tournament drawsheet. Please ensure that you are available to play on the designated date below otherwise you will unfortunately have to withdraw from the tournament. Results will be added to this page as matches are played.
Please remember that a dress code applies to all Finals which is trousers, smart polo shirt or shirt (single colour), and shoes, NO jeans, trainers, t-shirts, tracksuits. Failure to adhere to the dress code will result in the match being conceded.
The start time for all Semi-Finals and Finals is 7.30pm unless detailed otherwise.
As per League Rule 28 – For semi finals and finals, where a referee has been appointed and a start time for the match set, if a team, pair or player are not at the match table ready to start at the set time then a frame shall be conceded from the offending player. If after 15 minutes, play is still not underway, a further frame shall be conceded. The match shall be conceded 30 minutes after the start time set, regardless of the number of frames outstanding. The enforcement of this rule is at the discretion of the referee and the non-offending player(s)/Team Captain.
The John Webb Plate
SF1 – Wednesday 3 May 2017 at Takeley SSC
Adam Ingram 3-2 Peter Saville
Referee/Scorer: Stephen Burford/Trevor Parsons
SF2 – Wednesday 3 May 2017 at JP’s Snooker & Pool Club
Jonathan Wells 1-3 David Spackman
Referee/Scorer: Phil Chapman/Simon Chapman
Final – Wednesday 24 May 2017 at Newport Social Club, 7.30pm start
Adam Ingram 0-3 David Spackman
Referee/Scorer: Stewart Hart/Steve Stalley
Handicap Doubles
SF1 – Tuesday 2 May 2017 at Whittlesford SC
Saville/Turner w/o Clenshaw/Clenshaw
Referee/Scorer: Phil Chapman/Simon Chapman
SF2 – Tuesday 2 May 2017 at Saffron Snooker Club
Spackman/Capdeville 2-0 Braybrooke/Fanthorpe
Referee/Scorer: –
Final – Wednesday 24 May 2017 at Takeley SSC, 7.45pm start
Saville/Turner 3-2 Spackman/Capdeville
Referee/Scorer: Stephen Burford/Trevor Parsons
Handicap Singles
SF1 – Tuesday 16 May 2017 at The Dunmow Club
Mark Patmore 3-1 Tom Sawyer
Referee/Scorer: Stuart Turner
SF2 – Tuesday 16 May 2017 at Whittlesford SC
Alex Clenshaw 2-3 Mark Starr
Referee/Scorer: Phil Chapman/Simon Chapman
Final – Saturday 27 May 2017 at Widdington Village Hall, 3pm start
Mark Patmore 0-3 Mark Starr
Referee/Scorer: Bob Lovell
Scratch Plus Singles
SF1 – Monday 22 May 2017 at JP’s Snooker & Pool Club
Peter Saville 1-3 Kevin Starr
Referee/Scorer: Stewart Hart/Steve Stalley
SF2 – Monday 22 May 2017 at Birchanger SSC
David Tedman 3-2 Mark Patmore
Referee/Scorer: Bob Lovell
Final – Saturday 27 May 2017 at Saffron Snooker Club , 6pm start
Kevin Starr 1-3 Dave Tedman
Referee/Scorer: tba
Scratch Singles
SF1 – Monday 22 May 2017 at The Dunmow Club
Jonathan Wells 3-1 Simon Giblin
Referee/Scorer: Stuart Turner
SF2 – Monday 22 May 2017 at Takeley SSC
Adam Ingram 3-2 Ross Leavers
Referee/Scorer: Stephen Burford/Trevor Parsons
Final – Saturday 27 May 2017 at Saffron Snooker Club, 6pm start
Jonathan Wells 3-4 Adam Ingram/
Referee/Scorer: Bob Lovell
League Cup
SF1 – Monday 15 May 2017 at JP’s Snooker & Pool Club
SSC Pockets 1-3 Birchanger SSC
Referee/Scorer: Bob Lovell
SF2 – Monday 15 May 2017 at Takeley SSC
JP’s Bandits 3-1 SSC Flukes
Referee/Scorer: Stephen Burford/Trevor Parsons
Final – Tuesday 23 May 2017 at Whittlesford SC, 7.30pm start
Birchanger SSC w/o JP’s Bandits [JP’s conceded the match due to not having sufficient players]
Referee/Scorer: Bob Lovell
The annual Bishop’s Stortford Challenge, sponsored by Carriage’s of Eden End Ltd took place at the JP’s Snooker & Pool Club at The Stow in Old Harlow on Sunday 2 April 2017. The team singles event contested between the Bishop’s Stortford & District Snooker League and the DMC Leisure Saffron Walden and District Snooker league was represented by five league players each comprising of players handicapped between -10 and +10.
After a great day of snooker enjoyed by all, the Saffron Walden team played a solid final round winning 7 of the 10 frames to win the tournament by 31 frames to 19 and complete a hat trick of wins on the spin having won the event in both 2015 and 2016.
Saffron Walden team & frames won:
Peter Saville 7/10
Aaron Gibson 7/10
Bob Burling 6/10
Kevin Starr (Capt) 6/10
Andy Marshall 5/10
Peter Saville and Aaron Gibson shared the honour of the ‘Player of the Tournament’ Award with both winning 7 out of 10 frames. Aaron also won the ‘High Break’ Award with a 31 after both himself and Peter Saville had both knocked in 30 breaks early in the tournament.
The Committee of the SWDSL would like to thank JP’s Snooker & Pool Club for providing the venue and food for this event, our sponsor Carriage’s of Eden End Ltd, SWDSL Tournament Secretary Adam Ingram for running the tournament, the players who represented the Saffron Walden league and finally the Bishop’s Stortford & District Snooker League who played their part in a spirited and competitive tournament.
As per previous seasons. the Tournament Secretary respectfully requests that all players that are still in the Quarter Finals of either the Handicap Singles, Handicap Doubles, John Webb Plate, Scratch Plus Singles and Scratch Singles to check the Season Calendar to ensure that they are available to play on the dates listed for the semi-finals or final for that tournament. Tournament dates are set in stone and will not be changed if you cannot make it – whatever your reason may be.
If you are not available then please do not play your Quarter Final match – inform the Tournament Secretary and you will be withdrawn from the tournament.
It is not fair on your opponent to play a Quarter Final match and win knowing that you cannot make either the semi-final or final. Any players doing so will be banned from entering next season.
The drawsheets for the Quarter Finals Round of the Handicap Singles, Handicap Doubles, Scratch Singles, Scratch Plus Singles and John Webb Plate are now updated on the league website. Please note that all matches are to be arranged by 14 March 2017 and played by 28 March 2017.
Please could the winner of each match report the result to the Tournament Secretary Adam Ingram within 24 hours to enable the tournament drawsheet to be updated for the next round.
Should you encounter any issues in trying to contact your opponent then please contact the Tournament Secretary Adam Ingram on 07901-723360.
The 2017 President’s Cup will be held on Sunday 12 March 2017 at Saffron Snooker Club – with our new sponsor Refurb & Development Ltd.
More details will be posted on the league website soon…
Following two incidents that occurred during a League Cup Match between the Bishop’s Stortford Royal British Legion Rogues and the Saffron Snooker Flukes at Saffron Snooker Club on Wednesday 12 January 2017, unfortunately the Rogues have decided to withdraw from the Three Player Division with immediate effect.
An Emergency Committee Meeting was held on Sunday 15 January 2017 to discuss the incidents that took place and having reviewed the evidence in detail from witnesses present on the night and written statements from those involved, the Committee unanimously agreed to give life time bans to Kevin O’Neill and Nicholas Griggs from any further involvement with the DMC Leisure Saffron Walden & District Snooker League. The remaining registered players are more than welcome to register for new teams and continue playing for the rest of the season. Please could their new Captains inform us via the New Player Registration Form on the website.
As a result of the Rogues withdrawal from the Three Player Division, all of their first half league results have now been expunged and taken off of the league table. The fixtures have also been updated to include an extra free week for all teams. Due to the fact that league cup, league and tournament matches have since taken place using the second half handicaps, these will not be altered to reflect the matches expunged.
Should any league members wish to discuss the above further, then please do not hesitate to contact either the Chairman, Dan Lewis, or the League Secretary, Simon Chapman.
As many of you are by now aware the Royal British Legion Club in Bishop’s Stortford has been earmarked for closure sometime during 2017 and as a consequence our Fixtures/Results Secretary Cathy O’Neill has joined a new RBL Club near Ely. We all wish her every success in her new venture.
Accordingly, please could all Captains and Vice Captains that usually post their League Results Cards to her please ensure that with immediate effect that they are posted to Cathy’s new address which has been emailed to all team Captains. If at any time you need a reminder then please contact us.
With the age of technology that we are currently in, results cards can instead of being posted be scanned and emailed to swdsl@live.co.uk or photographed on a smartphone and posted to the WhatsApp Group. This is easier to do and saves you a postage stamp!
With Cathy moving out of the area she has advised us that she will be stepping down from the Committee at the end of the season and has kindly offered to continue working remotely until the end of the current league season for which we are very grateful for. Cathy has done a fantastic job since she took over from Tony Webber in 2011 and we cannot thank her enough for all her hard work. Without a Fixtures/Results Secretary the league ceases to function so we are pleased to announce that Trevor Parsons has volunteered to take up the reigns for next season and will be shadowing Cathy over the next months to ensure a smooth transition.
Should you have any queries regarding the above then please do not hesitate to contact either Cathy or Peter Saville.
The drawsheet for the Last 32 Round of the Scratch Plus Singles is now uploaded to the league website. Please note that all matches are to be arranged by 14 January 2017 and played by 28 January 2017.
Please could the winner of each match report the result to the Tournament Secretary Adam Ingram within 24 hours to enable the tournament drawsheet to be updated for the next round.
Should you encounter any issues in trying to contact your opponent then please contact the Tournament Secretary Adam Ingram on 07901-723360.
The drawsheets for the Last 128/64 Rounds of the Handicap Singles and the Last 64 Round of the Handicap Doubles are now on the league website. Please note that all matches are to be arranged by 14 October 2016 and played by 28 October 2016.
Player contact numbers are listed on the Registered Players Contact List.
This list is password protected and has been updated in line with previous seasons….if you need a reminder then please email swdsl@live.co.uk or text Adam Ingram on 07901-723360.
Please could the winner of each match report the result to the Tournament Secretary Adam Ingram within 24 hours to enable the tournament drawsheets to be updated for the next round.
We would like to take this opportunity to thank our two tournament sponsors, Mullucks Wells and The Fleur De Lys at Widdington.
Should you encounter any issues in trying to contact your opponent then please contact the Tournament Secretary Adam Ingram.
At the Committee Meeting held on Thursday 29 September 2016, the Handicaps Sub-Committee recommended the following adjustments to newly registered which were approved by the Committee;
T Middleditch change from +10 to +16
U Pilay change from -25 to -17
T Hughes change from -4 to +4
R Jones change from -6 to +2
3 new players were also registered and starting handicaps have been allocated as follows;
M Palmer +40
J Dyer +40
A Rudd -25
Following a manual adjustment at the end of the season, the following players were also reviewed;
A Clenshaw change from +18 to +10
M Patmore to remain on +6
You may have seen it in the news last week, the tragic story of a 24 year old footballer collapsing playing the sport he loved and sadly passing away. He left behind a loving family who are devastated and shocked at his passing. http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/37367137
On Monday 12th September 2016 Dan was playing for Shaw Lane AFC in a cup tie at Brighouse Town FC when he suddenly collapsed, despite heroic efforts by medical staff from both teams along with paramedics, they were unable to save Dan. He had an underlying heart condition called Arrhythmogenic Right Ventricular Cardiomyopath (AVRC), this is the same disease that caused former footballer Fabrice Muamba to retire in 2012 when he collapsed playing at Tottenham. This is an inherited condition that causes the replacement of cardiac muscle with fibrous, fatty tissue, normally in the right side of the heart, it causes the walls in the heart chamber to become thin and stretched, impacting how the blood is pumped around the body causing abnormal heart rhythms.
The Daniel Wilkinson Foundation has been set up to raise funds to save young sportsmen’s lives! The foundation is supported by the FA and county FA’s, with every penny going towards screenings for footballers at all grass roots levels. Money will also be provided to assist clubs in purchasing Defibrillators and providing training in CPR.
Below is a link to the justgiving crowdfunding page that has been set up if you would like to donate to this worthy cause.
https://www.justgiving.com/crowdfunding/danwilkinsonfoundation
Article written by: Alex Murray
A couple of seasons ago we start a feature called ‘An Interview With…..’ where league players past and present filled in a questionnaire and gave us an insight into their own snooker journey.
We would like to resurrect this feature and detail below the questions – so if any players would like to be featured on the website then please cut and paste into an email and send to Peter Saville at swdsl@live.co.uk
> 1- how many years have you been in the league?
> 2-how many clubs/teams have you played for?
> 3-do you have a snooker nickname,& if so what is it?
> 4-what is your favourite current league venue?
> 5-what is your favourite venue no longer in the league?
> 6-what do you think was/is the leagues best era, 60’s, 70’s, 80’s, 90’s or 2000 onwards?
> 7-what is your greatest league achievement?
> 8-who is your favourite professional player?
> 9-who do you think is the greatest player in league history?
> 10-who has been your toughest opponent over the years?
> 11-what is your highest practise break?
> 12-what is your highest competitive break?
> 13-if you could win a trophy this season which would it be & why?
> 14-if you could take a part of another league players game what would it be and from whom?
> 15-have you played against a professional and if so who? And how did you get on?
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