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Sussex County B & C Level Tournaments Sunday 28th April

On Sunday 28th April Sussex County hosted two of the series of these tournaments which are played at various locations across the country leading to a National Final later in the year.

The B Series is for players with handicaps of 3+ and the C Series for players with a handicap of 7+. There were 24 players competing in the B Series and 16 in the C Series. The format for both tournaments was block play followed by knockouts.

The idea was that all the club’s lawns would be in action with double banking throughout. Unfortunately the weather intervened with heavy rain the day before and into the night. Some lawns were unplayable and so the decision had to be taken to restrict play in the blocks to the best of 7 hoops although conditions improved later in the day to allow the knockouts to be 13 point games. No jumping was allowed.

Despite the problems everybody still seemed to enjoy the day helped by the excellent lunch provided by Angela and her catering team.

In the end the B Series event was won by Douglas Shand (Guildford) who beat Konstantin Yudinstev (Rottingdean & Sussex County) in the final 7 – 5. Third place was taken by Tony Nicholas (Cheam) beating Jill Richardson (Rother Valley) 7 – 6).

As for the C Series this was won by Michael Marcel (Phyllis Court) who beat Fiona Fall (Compton) 7 – 3. In third place was Hilary Bird (Guildford) who beat Truida Trevere (Dulwich) 7-3.

Andrew Stewart - Tournament Manager.

Thanks to Andrew for managing these two tournaments in difficult conditions.

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B Series Winner Douglas Shand
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C Series Winner Michael Marcel

Full results

B Series

Block A DS BH BJ SN NW PM Wins Position
Douglas Shand 1 4 4 4 4 4 2
Beryl Hughes 4 3 4 4 4 4 1
Brian Jamieson 2 4 4 2 4 3 3
Sue Nicholas 1 3 0 4 4 2 4
Nigel Wulcko 2 1 4 2 1 1 6
Patricia Mulcahy 1 1 2 1 4 1 5

Block B PA AB AL KY PG PR Wins Position
Peter Adams 4 4 3 4 4 4 1
Alastair Broom 3 4 0 4 4 3 3
Andrew Lockwood 2 2 4 4 3 2 4
Konstantin Yudintsev 4 4 1 4 3 3 2
Paul Green 0 2 1 3 4 1 6
Paul Rockall 1 3 4 4 2 2 5

Block C VL MG RC RP LG JR Wins Position
Vincent L'Estrange 0 4 4 4 4 4 1
Mark Green 4 1 2 3 0 1 6
Robyn Clark 0 4 4 4 3 3 3
Richard Platt 2 4 2 2 3 1 5
Linda Gavigan 0 4 1 4 4 3 4
Jill Richardson 3 4 4 4 3 3 2

Block D AN GT IR JL RS GO Wins Position
Anthony Nicholas 4 4 1 2 4 3 2
Gavin Taylor 0 4 4 1 2 2 5
Ian M Rees 1 2 4 2 2 1 6
John Low 4 3 3 4 4 3 1
Robert Scallon 4 4 4 2 1 3 4
Gerald O'Brien 3 4 4 1 4 3 3

Main Knockout 

Quarter-Final Semi-Final Final Winner
Beryl Hughes Konstantin Yudintsev 7-5 Konstantin Yudintsev 7-5 Douglas Shand 7-5
Konstantin Yudintsev
Jill Richardson Jill Richardson  7-3
John Low
Vincent L'Estrange Anthony Nicholas 7-2 Douglas Shand 7-2
Anthony Nicholas
Douglas Shand Douglas Shand 7-3
Peter Adams

3rd - 4th place playoff: Anthony Nicholson beat Jill Richardson 7-6

Shield Knockout 

Semi-Final Final Winner
Beryl Hughes John Low 7-6 John Low 7-6
John Low
Vincent L'Estrange Peter Adams 7-6
Peter Adams

7th - 8th place playoff: Vincent L'Estrange beat Beryl Hughes 7-6

Bowl Knockout

Semi-Final Final Winner
Brian Jamieson Brian Jamieson 7-5 Brian Jamieson 7-5
Gerald O'Brien
Robyn Clark Alistair Broom 7-6
Alistair Broom

11th - 12 place playoff: Robyn Clark beat Gerald O'Brien 7-5

Plate Knockout

Semi-Final Final Winner
Sue Nicholas Robert Scanlon 7-3 Andrew Lockwood 7-6
Robert Scanlon
Linda Gavigan Andrew Lockwood 7-4
Andrew Lockwood

15th - 16th place playoff: Sue Nicholas beat Linda Gavigan 7-5

Saucer Knockout

Semi-Final Final Winner
Patricia Mulcahy Gavin Taylor 7-5 Gavin Taylor 7-5
Gavin Taylor
Richard Platt Richard Platt 7-5
Paul Rockall

19th - 20th place playoff:  Patricia Mulcahy beat Paul Rockall 7-5

21st - 24th playoff

Semi-Final Final Winner
Nigel Wulcko Ian M Rees 7-6 Paul Green 7-6
Ian M Rees
Mark Green Paul Green
Paul Green

C Series

Block A FF TT AB AP Wins Position
Fiona Fall 4 4 4 3 1
Truida Trevere 3 4 4 2 2
Angela Barker 2 1 2 0 4
Alan Price 2 1 4 1 3

Block B KH DG SG KM Wins Position
Ken Hughes 4 4 1 2 2
Dave Grimshaw 2 4 4 2 1
Sandra Guildford 1 2 3 0 4
Kathy McColgan 4 1 4 2 3

Block C HB MM SD PG Wins Position
Hilary Bird 2 4 4 2 2
Michael Marcel 4 4 4 3 1
Stella Dutton 0 2 3 0 4
Paul Griffiths 1 1 4 1 3

Block D RJ DC CR AB Wins Position
Richard Jenkins 3 3 1 0 4
Dave Comber 4 2 4 2 2
Clare Rockall 4 4 1 2 1
Andy Barker 4 0 4 2 3

 Main Knockout

Quarter-Final Semi-Final Final Winner
Fiona Fall Fiona Fall 7-3 Fiona Fall 7-6 Michael Marcel 7-3
Ken Hughes
Hilary Bird Hilary Bird 7-4
David Comber
Michael Marcel Michael Marcel 7-5 Michael Marcel 7-6
Andy Barker
Truida Trevere Truida Trevere 7-1
Dave Grimshaw

 3rd - 4th place playoff: Hilary Bird beat Truida Travere 7-3

Shield Knockout

Semi-Final Final Winner
Ken Hughes Dave Comber 7-1 Dave Grimshaw 7-6
Dave Comber
Andy Barker Dave Grimshaw 7-6
Dave Grimshaw

7th - 8th place playoff: Ken Hughes beat Andy Barker 7-2

 Plate knockout

Quarter-Final Semi-Final Final Winner
Alan Price Alan Price 7-5 Alan Price 7-4 Alan Price 7-4
Sandra Guildford
Stella Dutton Clare Rockall 7-3
Clare Rockall
Paul Griffiths Paul Griffiths 7-6 Kathy McColgan 7-6
Richard Jenkins
Angela Barker Kathy McColgan 7-1
Kathy McColgan

 11th - 12th place playoff: Paul Griffiths beat Clare Rockall 7-3

Saucer Knockout

Semi-Final Final Winner
Sandra Guildford Sandra Guildford 7-6 Richard Jenkins 7-3
Stella Dutton
Richard Jenkins Richard Jenkins 7-2
Angela Barker

15th - 16th place playoff: Angela Barker beat Stella Dutton 7-3 


Some pictures

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Waiting to start play
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Good for ducks but not croquet
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Manager Andrew Stewart
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Douglas Shand playing the winning hoop