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Last 32 Round – Scratch Singles

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The drawsheet for the Last 32 Round of the Scratch 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.

Captain’s Draw: Congratulations to Masters Ticket Winners Andy Marshall and Steve Stalley

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On Monday 19 December 2016 a draw took place at Dunmow Club for two pairs of tickets for the Masters Snooker tournament on Monday 16 January 2017.  The tickets purchased by the league are for both the afternoon and evening sessions for the lucky winner and a guest.  All the team captains for both the Three Player and Four Player Divisions were ‘put in the hat’ and the lucky winners pulled out are Andy Marshall – Takeley Cueballs and Steve Stalley – Saffron Flukes.  Joining them on the day will be Spike Braybrooke who won a pair of tickets for winning the Memorial Cup held in November.

The matches they will see on Monday 16 January 2017 are;
1pm: John Higgins v Mark Allen
7pm: Stuart Bingham v Joe Perry

In the last couple of years, both Stuart Bingham and Joe Perry have attended our annual Finals / Trophy Presentation evening as our guest of honour.

League Cup – Last 32 Round [to be played w/c 19 December 2016]

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The League Cup Drawsheet for the Last 32 Round is online and all matches are to be played during w/c 19 December 2016.  All matches are to be played on the home team’s usual home league night and must be played during the scheduled league cup week or the team cancelling will forfeit the match.  The Last 16 Round will be played w/c 9 January 2017.

To view the drawsheet click here.

 

Super Spike Wins The 2016 Memorial Cup!

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The DMC Leisure Saffron Walden and District Snooker League Annual Memorial Cup event was hosted at Saffron Snooker Club on Sunday 27 November 2016.  The tournament remembers all players that have contributed to the league over its history, whom are sadly no longer with us.

The tournament comprised of a field of 20 league players split into two groups of 10.  Single frame round robin handicapped format with a 30 minute time limit per frame.  The two highest placed finishers from each group progressed to the knock out semi finals.

The group stages played out with many expected close frames however some players failed to produce their normal form.  Subsequently a high tally of frames was required to progress to the semi finals.  Three players from Group A (Andy Marshall, Aaron Gibson and Richard Malyon) and two players from Group B (Spike Braybrooke and Rob Spackman) all played well and won 7 from 9 frames.  Unfortunately on count back Richard Malyon having lost to both Andy and Aaron did not progress to the Semi finals.  Head to head results also decided the group winners and runners up positions.

Group A – Winner: Andy Marshall, Runner Up: Aaron Gibson

Group B – Winner: Spike Braybrooke, Runner Up: Rob Spackman

SF1: Andy Marshall 1-0 Rob Spackman

SF2: Spike Braybrooke 1-0 Aaron Gibson

After well composed performances the two progressing players Andy Marshall and Spike Braybrooke would now contest a best of three match in a repeat of the 2015 final.

Final: Andy Marshall 1-2 Spike Braybrooke

Defending champion Andy Marshall struck first winning frame one. Spike Braybrooke however continuing to play valiantly levelled the match.  The all important final frame saw a few nervy shots from both players; however Andy Marshall failed to make the most of his chances, enabling Braybooke to establish a commanding point’s lead to claim the 2016 Memorial Cup.

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The tournament high break was well contested between Adam Ingram and an on form Rob Spackman.  Adam’s highest a well worked 71 was bettered by a fantastic 88 from Rob Spackman.

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The DMC Leisure Saffron Walden and District Snooker League committee would like to thank Saffron Snooker Club for once again providing the venue for the event, and the league players for once again contributing to an excellent days snooker enjoyed by all.  Also thanks to our League President Dan Lewis for directing the event with assistance from present committee members.

2016 Memorial Cup Winner – Spike Braybrooke

Runner-Up – Andy Marshall

High break – Rob Spackman (88)

Tournament Report by Phil Chapman

Last 32 Round : Handicap Singles and Handicap Doubles

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The drawsheets for the Last 32 Round of the Handicap Singles and Handicap Doubles have been updated.  Please note that all matches are to be arranged by 14 November 2016 and played by 28 November 2016.

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.

Memorial Cup Tournament – Sunday 27 November 2016 **Fully Booked**

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Following the success of previous seasons, the Memorial Cup will once again be played in the format of round robin singles with each player playing 1 frame against each other in their group.  All matches including the knock out stages will be played off of league handicaps and time limited to 30 minutes per frame.  The entry fee will be £10.00 which includes your table light all day, with the winner and runner up of each group will go through to the semi finals stage.  Both the semi finals and the final will be best-of-three frames.  Entry will be limited to 20 players on a first come, first paid in advance basis.

Date: Sunday 27 November 2016
Registration from: 10.00am
Start time: 10.30am
Venue: Saffron Snooker Club

The winner of the tournament will receive a pair of tickets to an afternoon/evening session at the Master Snooker Tournament on Monday 16 January 2017.  For those not reaching the winning post,
an auction will also be held for a pair of tickets, the proceeds of which will be donated to a league chosen charity.

Due to the tournament being limited to 20 entrants, entries must be made in advance of the day.  You can secure your place by paying the entry fee either via online banking payment to the league bank account, or via secure paypal / debit card / credit card payment by clicking the Buy Now button below.  Please use your name as the payment reference.  You can also pay cash prior to the day to either the Tournament Secretary Adam Ingram or League Treasurer Peter Saville.  Please remember all entries are only secured once payment has been received.  A list of entrants will be added to the website as entries are received.  If we do not have 20 entrants by 12pm on Saturday 26 November 2016 then the tournament will be cancelled and all entry monies will be returned.

Don’t miss out, click the logo to reserve your place now…!    Buy Now Button with Credit Cards

16.11.16 – Entries received;
1. A Ingram
2. A Gibson
3. L Mozejko
4. B Fox
5. P Chapman
6. S Giblin
7. R Malyon
8. S Chapman
9. R Spackman
10. M Capdeville
11. M Halls
12. A Green
13. B Burling
14. A Marshall
15. S Stalley
16. J Manley
17. D Mooney
18. S Braybrooke
19. P Barker
20. P Saville

Do You Receive Our Latest Website Posts Via Email? Check Now Or Sign Up!

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Through the powers of technology if our league website www.swdsl.co.uk has been updated during the week then an email is sent out automatically on a Sunday morning to all members that we have an email address for so you can be kept up to date with league news, tournaments and forthcoming events etc.  This saves you having to keep checking the league website to see if anything new has been added.

If you have given us your email address but aren’t currently receiving our emails in your Inbox then please check the following;

  1. Check your Junk/Spam Folder – It may be your email provider thinks our email is junk mail or spam.  Please check these folders and if you find it then please mark as safe and add our email address swdsl@live.co.uk to your  contact list.  Future emails should then be received in your inbox.
  2. Check that you are on our  Mailing List –You may have given us your email address or your email address may have changed  but for whatever reason you have not made it onto our current email distribution  list.  Click here to check your email address or to sign up

Please note that all email addresses are held securely and are for the use of the snooker league only.  We do not pass email addresses onto third parties for marketing etc.

Should you encounter any issues with the above then please do not hesitate to contact Peter Saville via email swdsl@live.co.uk.

Update: Handicap Singles – Last 128 / 64 Rounds to be played by 28 October 2016

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The drawsheet for the Handicap Singles tournament has been updated with results received to date.

For those players that have played a Last 128 Round match and won, please remember that your Last 64 Round match still needs to be played by 28 October 2016 so if you could make contact with your next opponent as soon as possible it would be appreciated.  If no-one is currently detailed please contact Adam Ingram as some results may come in over the weekend or early next week.

For those players that haven’t as yet arranged or played their Last 64 Round match then please remember the deadlines need to be strictly adhered to or you will be removed from the tournament.

Last 128 Round / Last 64 – Handicap Singles and Last 64 – Handicap Doubles

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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.

2016/17 – Player Handicaps Review

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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

Fundraising for The Daniel Wilkinson Foundation

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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.

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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

 

An Interview With…..You?

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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?

New League Venue: JP’s Snooker Club

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The Committee of the DMC Leisure Saffron Walden & District Snooker Club are pleased to welcome JP’s Snooker Club to our league as a new league venue for the 2016/17 league season.

Following the closure of The Stow Snooker Club, our reigning Scratch Singles champion Jason Pegram took on the task of breathing a breath of fresh air into a run-down and tired old building and having completely gutted it, has transformed it into a new, modern and family friendly venue for snooker with 5 full sized tables.  The grand opening of JP’s is on Saturday 10th September 2016 and is being opened by none other than the 6 times World Champion Steve ‘The Nugget’ Davis [ticket only event].

The jewel in the crown of JP’s is a superb match table which was used at the World Snooker Championships final in 2009 when John Higgins beat Shaun Murphy 18-9.  By the end of the year, the club will also have several pool tables on the floor above and a poker room with regular tournaments being run.  Parking is available via an adjacent ‘Pay and Display’ car park which is free in the evenings.

We wish Jason and all those involved with JP’s every success for the future!

The address of the club is;
JP’s Snooker Club
(above Dorrington’s)
The Stow
Harlow, Essex. CM20 3AP
Google Map – http://tinyurl.com/hbuojqc

2016/17 League Season – Reporting Of League Match Results

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With both the Three Player and Four Player Divisions commencing next week, please could all Captains remember that league match results must be reported in a timely fashion in accordance with league rules.

Rule 10 – ‘One point shall be deducted from the Home team’s accrued points total to date should the league not be notified of a league match result within 48 hours of the match taking place. Notification shall be made via text message to Cathy O’Neill, email to swdsl@live.co.uk or the website Results Form.’

This rule was brought in as several home team captains were persistently late in letting us know their match results which meant that the league tables could not be updated on a regular basis.

For the new season to assist with the reporting of results and handicaps, we have now set up a WhatsApp group, so if someone at the match could also take a photo of the results card and send it to the group we can keep the handicaps macro up to date also.  It also helps as a record if the original results card goes missing!  If you aren’t already added to the group please message either Cathy O’Neill or Peter Saville and we will add you to it.

Please note that league match results no longer need to be sent to Adam Ingram as Cathy will now be compiling the league tables each week.

2016/17 League Season – Tournament Entry Form

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Captains – Entries are now open for all tournaments for the new season, the Tournament Entry Form can be found be below.  Please include a contact number for all players being entered and also ensure that your players have read the Tournament Rules and can make all the dates set in the Season Calendar for the various semi-finals and finals.

Deadline for receipt of entries is Sunday 25 September 2016.

Tournament Entry Form http://form.jotformeu.com/form/42135584314350

Tournament Rules http://swdsl.co.uk/tournament-rules/

Season Calendar http://swdsl.co.uk/swdsl-season-calendar/