Last 16 Round : Handicap Singles and Handicap Doubles

January 31, 2015January 31, 2015www.snooker-league.org

The drawsheets for the Last 16 Round of the Handicap Singles and Handicap Doubles have been updated. Please note that all matches are to be arranged by 14 February 2015 and played by 28 February 2015.

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.

Shoebridge Wins 2015 President’s Cup And Livings Wins Plate

January 26, 2015January 27, 2015www.snooker-league.org

The Annual President’s Cup, sponsored by Bullet Brickwork UK Ltd was held on Sunday 25 January 2015 at Saffron Snooker Club, Saffron Walden, Essex. The handicap singles best-of-3-frames event was well supported with a strong field of 37 league players in attendance, all hoping to win the first prize of £60 and be the next name engraved on the prestigious President’s Cup.

Adrian Shoebridge and Jack Squires prepare to do battle in the best-of-three frames final

In the first semi final, Jack Squires took on Chris Patient receiving a 34 headstart, whilst Adrian Shoebridge had a 19 point headstart against Richard Breen. After a long battle Adrian beat Richard 2-1 with a brown-to-black-clearance after coming to the table 21 points behind with 22 on in the deciding frame. In the other semi final at 1-1, Chris needed just pink and black to win and having been left with the pink ball close to the corner pocket dragged the cue ball off line trying to hold for the black to hand Jack simple pots on the pink and black for victory and a place in the final.

With Adrian giving an 18 point headstart in the best-of-3 final, some spectators thought that given the way Jack had played all day that it may be too much but Adrian produced the type of snooker needed to take the match to Jack and in the end secured a comfortable 2-0 win to take the President’s Cup title and collect the £60 first prize. Jack received the consolation of the £30 Runners Up prize. Both of the losing semi finalists [Patient and Breen] each received £10.

2015 President’s Cup Winner – Adrian Shoebridge

Those players who got knocked out in their first playing round got a free entry in the Plate Tournament with one frame being played in each round including the final. 16 players entered and it was Mark Halls and Richard Livings who got through to the final.

Richard Livings and Mark Halls shake hands before the President’s Cup Plate Final

Richard having won the Handicap Singles Plate tournament in 2007 again won the one-frame-winner-takes-all-final to add the President’s Cup Plate title to his collection along with the £10 first prize.

2015 President’s Cup Plate Winner – Richard Livings

Chris Patient’s break of 65 secured him the £10 Tournament High Break prize. See below for all the recorded breaks over 25.

For those that didn’t manage success on the snooker tables, a chance to go home with a raffle prize still offered some consolation, and just before the quarter finals the draw took place. Prizes included a box of luxury chocolates, a box of finest Scottish Shortbread, a Men’s hair clippers set, 3 bottles of red wine, 2 bottles of white wine, a bottle of champagne, a case of Stella Artois, a case of Budweiser, a case of Becks, various bitters, an LED head torch, a £20 Prezzo voucher and a wireless mouse. With pancake day on the way, the very apt booby prize was pancake mix and a jiff lemon won by Mark Cooper.

Some photos of the event are on the SWDSL Facebook Page, and all trophies will be presented at the Annual Presentation/Finals Evening on Saturday 30 May 2015 at Saffron Snooker Club.

The Committee of the DMC Leisure Saffron Walden and District Snooker League would like to thank Bullet Brickwork UK Ltd for their continued sponsorship of our flagship day tournament, Saffron Snooker Club for providing the venue, Mark Cooper for preparing the tables, and Steve Stalley for refereeing the final. Thanks also to our Tournament Secretary Adam Ingram, Assistant Tournament Secretary Stuart Turner, Treasurer Peter Saville and Committee Member Stewart Hart for ensuring that the tournament ran smoothly on the day.

Recorded breaks over 25 :

Chris Patient 65
Adam Ingram 49, 38, 34
Rob Spackman 32
Richard Breen 32
David Tedman 28

Link to sponsors website : www.bullet-brickwork.co.uk

2015 President’s Cup Tournament – Sunday 25 January 2015

January 11, 2015January 24, 2015www.snooker-league.org

The 2015 President’s Cup will be held on Sunday 25 January 2015 at Saffron Snooker Club. Registration is from 10.00am with the draw taking place at 10.30am sharp. The entry fee as previous seasons is £10 (Juniors aged 14-18 years old are £5) which includes your table light all day, and also includes a free entry into the Plate Tournament for the First Round losers. All rounds of the main tournament are best of three frames, with the Plate being one frame throughout including the final. All matches are played off of second half handicaps.

Prize money and trophies will be on offer and a raffle will also be held on the day. If any members or clubs would like to donate a prize for the raffle then please feel free to bring along or hand to any member of the Committee prior to the day, all will be very much appreciated.

Please text Adam Ingram on 07901-723360 prior to the day to reserve your place, please pay on the day.

The Prize Fund will be split as follows;
Winner £60
Runner Up £30
Losing Semi-Finalists £10 each
High Break £10
Plate Winner £10

A poster is available to print here or from the league website. It would be appreciated if all clubs and team captains could encourage as many of their players to enter and help make this year another successful tournament.

League Cup – Quarter Finals Round [to be played w/c 4 May 2015]

January 9, 2015January 9, 2015www.snooker-league.org

Following the conclusion of the Last 16 Cup Round this week, the League Cup Drawsheet has been updated for the Quarter Finals Round and all matches are to be played during w/c 4 May 2015. 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.

Last 16 Round : Handicap Singles and Handicap Doubles

January 1, 2015December 31, 2014www.snooker-league.org

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.

Last 64/32 Round : Scratch Plus Singles and Scratch Singles

December 31, 2014December 31, 2014www.snooker-league.org

The drawsheets for the Last 64/32 Rounds of the Scratch Plus Singles and Scratch Singles have been updated. Please note that all matches in the Last 64 Round are to be arranged by 14 January 2015 and played by 28 January 2015. Those who are through to the Last 32 Round have until 14 February 2015 to arrange their match and play by 28 February 2015. Please don’t leave it to the last minute to arrange and play!

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.

**01.01.15 – Both drawsheets revised to detail the Last 32 Round dates as well as the Last 64 Round dates. Drawsheets will be revised and uploaded again once the Last 64 Round is completed. The Last 32 Round can be played from today if players wish rather than wait until February**

League Cup – Last 16 Round [to be played w/c 5 January 2015]

December 23, 2014www.snooker-league.org

The League Cup Drawsheet for the Last 16 Round is online and all matches are to be played during w/c 5 January 2015. 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.

Saffron Walden Challenge Tournament – Sunday 22 February 2015

December 5, 2014December 5, 2014www.snooker-league.org

The 2015 Saffron Walden Challenge Snooker Tournament, once again kindly sponsored by Bushwood Accountants will take place at the Cambridge Snooker & Pool Centre, Coldhams Road, Cambridge, CB13EW, on Sunday 22 February 2015. The Club will be open from 10.30am to enable a prompt start at 11.00am.

The leagues invited to attend are Cambridge, Braintree, Chelmsford, Milton Keynes, South Beds, South East Essex (Vic Harris) and defending champions Norwich.

For any queries concerning this tournament, please contact the Tournament Secretary, Mr Adam Ingram on 07901-723360.

The rules of the tournament are below;

TOURNAMENT RULES

1. The tournament shall consist of eight teams playing on a ‘Round Robin’ basis throughout the day. Each team shall consist of three players, with each playing two frames against the same ranked player of each of the opposing teams. No reserve players allowed.

2. The winner will be decided on the total number of frames won, with each frame being worth one point. In the event of a two-way tie, the winner will be decided on count back between the teams concerned from the round robin stage. If the teams drew in that stage a single (sudden death) frame will be played, and the captains will decide the player to represent their league. In the event of more than two teams in the tie, the same process will take place.

3. The Saffron Walden Challenge Cup will be played for annually at a venue selected by the Committee of the SWDSL. Any proposals for rule changes will be considered by the Saffron Walden and District League Committee following the tournament and will be incorporated where deemed appropriate.

4. An entry fee of £45.00 per team will go towards trophies for the winners and runners-up, and is payable on acceptance of the invitation. There will also be prize money available. It will be appreciated if teams can also supply a referee to assist with the running of the tournament.

5 Teams should register half an hour before the tournament is scheduled to commence, i.e. by 10.30am.

6 Standard rules of dress will apply; (no collarless shirts, jeans, trainers, track suits or t-shirts). The dress code will be strictly enforced, and any player wearing such items will not be allowed to participate. This may result in your league only having two players on the day, a dress code inspection will take place before the first matches of the day by the Tournament Director, after complaints in previous tournaments.

7 Players must be registered for the league that they represent and have played in at least one league or tournament match during the season, this may include internal competitions for that league. Professional players will not be allowed to participate in the tournament, a professional is someone on the World Snooker Main Tour.

8 Captains shall write down the order of play for their teams on registration on the day and hand them to the Tournament Director who will enter them on the match sheet. Once established, the order of play shall remain the same for each round. Players should be ranked by the order of their ability, i.e. strongest player at number 1.

Scratch Singles and Scratch Plus Singles – Final Chance To Enter!

December 4, 2014www.snooker-league.org

For those that haven’t already done so, there is now a final chance to enter the Scratch Singles and Scratch Plus Singles tournaments which start in January. Please let either your Captain or Adam Ingram know asap if you are interested in entering either or both, thanks.

World Snooker Coach Andrew Green Wins Memorial Cup

December 2, 2014January 5, 2015www.snooker-league.org

Sunday 30 November 2014 saw the Memorial Cup Tournament [sponsored by Saffron Walden based taxi company Crocus Cars] held at Saffron Snooker Club with another new format being tried out, Round Robin Handicap Singles.

With the tournament only attracting 22 entrants on the day out of the 32 hoped, the entrants were split into two groups of 11 players. Each played one frame against everyone else in their group and the winner and runner up from each group qualified for the semi finals. For only £10 for a minimum of 10 frames of snooker the tournament proved fantastic value for those that entered.

To ensure the rounds flowed, all frames started at the same time and a 30 minute time limit was put on each frame which added to the tension as the minutes ticked by towards the end of each round. Out of the

With a few twists, turns and all manner of possible scenarios going into the final 2 rounds, Chris Patient and Andrew Green emerged from Group 1 and Mark Patmore [aka Potmore] and Simon Chapman came through in Group 2.

The 1 frame semi finals saw Andrew Green and Simon Chapman tussling on the pink and black with Andrew booking his place in the final after potting the pink, and Chris Patient and Mark Patmore battling it out on the other table with Chris eventually emerging victorious. All 4 semi finalists were strong in their respective groups and played very consistently all day.

Photo: World Snooker Coach Andrew Green and Chris Patient shake hands prior to the final

In the final, Chris went 1-0 up and given the form he had showed during the day seemed assured of clinching victory, but Andrew’s consistent cue action helped him level at 1-1 and then secure victory in the deciding frame to run out a 2-1 winner.

The high break prize for the tournament went to Adam Ingram with 53.

Whilst the new format ran smoothly and was a success on the day with everyone enjoying the snooker, the Committee had hoped for more support for this change in format. With the 3 man team and scotch doubles formats being tried in previous seasons and themselves being not very well supported, it would be a shame if this tournament were to be removed from the season calendar. One to discuss at the AGM…

Many thanks to all those that turned up on the day to support the tournament, and a special thank you to Des and Mark Cooper for kindly hosting at Saffron Snooker Club. The tournament was run by Dan Lewis and Adam Ingram. Thanks also to Dan for refereeing the final.

Following the conclusion of the group stage rounds, an auction took place for a pair of tickets for the Masters Snooker Tournament in January…after a slow start a bidding war broke out and after several outbids, Martin Capdeville’s was the winner with a generous £60 bid. The money goes to Diabetes UK in memory of John Webb.

Last 32 Round : Handicap Singles and Handicap Doubles

December 2, 2014www.snooker-league.org

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 December 2014 and played by 28 December 2014.

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 30 November 2014 : Limited Spaces Available

November 27, 2014December 5, 2014www.snooker-league.org

Just to advise that we have received to date 19 advanced paid entries for the Memorial Cup Tournament that is being held this coming Sunday at Saffron Snooker Club. This leaves only 13 places available as the entry field is limited to 32. Please see the website to secure your entry place if you are interested in playing in this tournament. The format is Round Robin Handicap Singles, 4 groups of 8 players in each, £10 entry fee which includes your table light all day.

This post will be updated between now and Sunday morning as spaces continue to be filled. If any spaces are still available on the day they will be sold strictly on a ‘first-come-first-paid’ basis from 10.30am. No phone calls or texts promising to pay will be accepted! The tournament will be underway from 11am.

SWDSL Newsletter – November 2014

November 10, 2014December 5, 2014www.snooker-league.org

SWDSL Newsletter – November 2014

League
With 2 months of league matches now played in the Three Player Division, Newport Club continue to top the table on 39 points, 5 ahead of Saffron Snooker Pockets A on 34, and 8 ahead of Saffron Snooker Swifts on 31. Newport Club and Saffron Snooker Cavaliers remain the only two unbeaten teams. Jonathan Wells [Stansted Highwaymen] is the current leader of the division highest break with 98.

In the Four Player Division, Sawston Jets and Newport A both top the table on 19 points, 2 ahead of Newport B on 17.

Tournaments
The Last 64 Round of the Handicap Singles and the Handicap Doubles are both well underway. The drawsheets are on the league website, as is the Player Contact List.

Please note all matches are to be arranged by 14 November 2014 and played by 28 November 2014.

Should you encounter any issues in trying to contact your opponent then please contact the Tournament Secretary Adam Ingram on 07901-723360.

The League Cup Drawsheet for the Last 32 Round is online and all 6 matches are to be played during w/c 15 December 2014. 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.
Click here for the League Cup Drawsheet

The DMC Leisure Saffron Walden & District Snooker League are pleased to announce that we have been invited to participate in the Harrow & District Snooker League Annual Inter-League Tournament. The Inter-League Tournament comprises of 9 district snooker leagues playing in a straight knock out draw. This year the leagues taking part are Harrow, Saffron Walden, Watford, Reading, South Beds, North London, Thames Valley, Welwyn Garden City and Milton Keynes.

Saffron Walden’s match in the 1st Round is away to Welwyn Garden City [Goffs Oak Comrades Club – 5.30pm start] on Sunday 23 November 2014. Each team comprises of 6 players [ranked 1 to 6] who each play 2 frames against their opposite number. For those that may wish to come along and support the Saffron Walden team, please contact Adam Ingram as several cars will be travelling and lifts may be able to be shared.

The six players selected to represent our league are Adam Ingram [captain], Jonathan Wells, Russell Huxter, Graham Driver, Stuart Turner and Michael Cushion. Good luck team!

REMINDER: Memorial Cup Tournament – Sunday 30 November 2014
Round Robin format handicap singles, 7 frames guaranteed for £10 entry which includes your table light all day! Entry is limited to 32 players and places are starting to fill up so don’t miss out. Any places that are still available on the day will be filled strictly on a first-come-first-served basis. Payment can be made online via paypal or debit/credit card.
Click here for full details of the Memorial Cup Tournament

Committee – League Secretary
Unfortunately due to unforeseen circumstances, Shaun Hunt who joined the Committee at the AGM in June as our new League Secretary has had to step down and we are keen to refill this important committee position as soon as possible. We are looking for someone who can commit to help run the snooker league 2-3 hours per month, is organised and has basic computing skills to use email, type meeting agendas/minutes etc.

If you are interested or would like a bit more information about what the role entails then please do not hesitate to contact Peter Saville via email swdsl@live.co.uk to discuss further.

And Finally…
Please see below a recent post on our league website that you may of missed;
Miss Rule Clarification – Snookers Required

REMINDER : Memorial Cup Tournament – Sunday 30 November 2014

November 2, 2014October 11, 2017www.snooker-league.org

Following the recent passing of John Webb, this season’s Memorial Cup brings to the forefront of the ethos of this tournament, to remember all those league players who are sadly no longer with us. The Committee have approved a new format which will be entry limited to 32 players and be played in the format of round robin singles in 4 groups of 8 players, 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 1 frame quarter finals knock out stage. The semi finals will also be 1 frame, with the final best-of-three frames.

The chosen charity that the league is supporting this year is Diabetes UK, and all monies raised from the raffle and auction will be donated to this worthy cause. As is the norm, there will be some excellent raffle prizes, and any donations from either league members or clubs will be gratefully received. Please bring them along on the day, drop them into Saffron Snooker Club in advance or hand to any member of the Committee. An auction will also be held for a pair of tickets to an afternoon/evening session at the Master Snooker Tournament in January 2015.

Due to the tournament being limited to 32 entrants and to avoid disappointment on the day with the event being potentially oversubscribed, you can secure your place in advance 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.

Don’t miss out, click the logo to reserve your place now…!

We would like to take this opportunity to thank Crocus Cars, a taxi service from Saffron Walden for sponsoring the Memorial Cup. Please remember them if you a taxi anytime, telephone 01799-525511 or visit their website http://www.crocuscars.co.uk/

League Cup – Last 32 Round [to be played w/c 15 December 2014]

November 1, 2014October 3, 2014www.snooker-league.org

The League Cup Drawsheet for the Last 32 Round is online and all matches are to be played during w/c 15 December 2014. 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.

We would like to take this opportunity to thank our tournament sponsor, ION Science Ltd. Please visit their website at http://www.ionscience.com/ for further details.