Christmas Snooker Tournament in Nottingham (03/12/11)

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Christmas Snooker Tournament

Date: Saturday 3rd December 2011
Registration: 10.30am
Play starts: 11:00am
Entry Fee: £10
Venue: Spot On Snooker Club, Bulwell High Street, Bulwell, Nottingham, NG6 8HX.

• All entry fees will be paid out in prize money
• All competitors will use official NBSA handicaps
• Format will be round robin groups followed by knockout
• Free plate competition for non-qualifiers from groups
• The final will be filmed and broadcast on Snooker TV
• Ample car parking opposite the club
• Hot and cold food is served within the club

New players always welcome - simply turn up on the day!

The club is:
5 mins from M1 J26
19 mins from Derby
38 mins from Leicester
40 mins from Sheffield
50 mins from Birmingham
65 mins from Leeds

All enquiries to Steve Butler
Tel: 07917 567295
Email: mail@nottinghamsnooker.com

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There will be a trophy for the winner of this tournament.

Also FREE mince pies!!!

Here is a map showing the nearest car parks:

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Results

Tom Kerslake (Long Eaton) defeated Nav Hussain (Nottingham) 2-0 in the final of the Spot On Christmas Snooker Tournament to take home the winners trophy and £80 cash. Kerslake was in great form all day, as demonstrated when he made a terrific 111 break.

Eleven year old Harry Farrell (Leicester) beat Jamie Sampson (Nottingham) 2-1 in the final of the plate competition. This was Farrell's first tournament victory and he took home £20 after a great day's snooker.

All players were graded 1, 2 or 3. Grade 1 players played off scratch. Grade 2 players received 14 start from grade 1 players and gave 14 start to grade 3 players. Grade 3 players received 28 start from grade 1 players and 14 start from grade 2 players.

The competition produced some outstanding snooker, the highlights being century breaks from three different players and a career best of 70 by Jordan Parnham which earned him £10.

GROUP STAGE



Group A
Jamie Sampson (1) 0-2 Dave McCullough (3)
Toby Bowley (2) 0-2 Tom Kerslake (1)
Dave McCullough (3) 0-2 Toby Bowley (2)
Troy Brett (1) 0-2 Jamie Sampson (1)
Toby Bowley (2) 0-2 Troy Brett (1)
Tom Kerslake (1) 2-0 Dave McCullough (3)
Troy Brett (1) 0-2 Tom Kerslake (1)
Jamie Sampson (1) 0-2 Toby Bowley (2)
Tom Kerslake (1) 2-0 Jamie Sampson (1)
Dave McCullough (3) 0-2 Troy Brett (1)

Group B
Martin Caulton (3) 1-1 Jorge Tomas (2)
Jordan Parnham (2) 0-2 Martin Caulton (3)
Martin Caulton (3) 1-1 Dave Jobling (1)
Jorge Tomas (2) 1-1 Jordan Parnham (2)
Dave Jobling (1) 2-0 Jorge Tomas (2)
Jordan Parnham (2) 1-1 Dave Jobling (1)

Group C
Harry Farrell (2) 2-0 Mark Sheppard (3)
Nav Hussain (1) 2-0 Sean Croft (2)
Mark Sheppard (3) 0-2 Nav Hussain (1)
Sean Hopkin (1) 2-0 Harry Farrell (2)
Nav Hussain (1) 1-1 Sean Hopkin (1)
Sean Croft (2) 0-2 Mark Sheppard (3)
Sean Hopkin (1) 1-1 Sean Croft (2)
Harry Farrell (2) 0-2 Nav Hussain (1)
Sean Croft (2) 0-2 Harry Farrell (2)
Mark Sheppard (3) 0-2 Sean Hopkin (1)

Group D
Shaun Parkinson (2) 0-2 Paul Slack (3)
Hugo Tomas (2) 0-2 Bash Maqsood (1)
Paul Slack (3) 1-1 Hugo Tomas (2)
Hanzla Zahid (1) 1-1 Shaun Parkinson (2)
Hugo Tomas (2) 0-2 Hanzla Zahid (1)
Bash Maqsood (1) 1-1 Paul Slack (3)
Hanzla Zahid (1) 1-1 Bash Maqsood (1)
Shaun Parkinson (2) 1-1 Hugo Tomas (2)
Bash Maqsood (1) 2-0 Shaun Parkinson (2)
Paul Slack (3) 1-1 Hanzla Zahid (1)

Grade 1 Break Board
Sean Hopkin 116
Bash Maqsood 84,62,56
Tom Kerslake 74,71,60,52,48,36
Nav Hussain 67,54,51,41,40,38
Troy Brett 48,38,32
Hanzla Zahid 47,40

Grade 2 Break Board
Jordan Parnham 70
Harry Farrell 40
Shaun Parkinson 33
Hugo Tomas 30

Grade 3 Break Board
Martin Caulton 30
Paul Slack 24,18

KNOCKOUT STAGE

MAIN COMPETITION

Quarter-finals
Tom Kerslake (1) 2-0 Martin Caulton (3)
Nav Hussain (1) 2-1 Hanzla Zahid (1)
Dave Jobling (1) 2-0 Troy Brett (1)
Bash Maqsood (1) 1-2 Sean Hopkin (1)

Semi-finals
Tom Kerslake (1) 2-1 Dave Jobling (1)
Nav Hussain (1) 2-1 Sean Hopkin (1)

Final
Tom Kerslake (1) 2-0 Nav Hussain (1)

PLATE COMPETITION

Preliminary round
Jorge Tomas (3) 2-1 Shaun Parkinson (2)
Jamie Sampson (1) 2-1 Hugo Tomas (2)
Sean Croft (2) 2-0 Mark Sheppard (3)
Dave McCullough (3) - BYE

Quarter-finals
Jorge Tomas (3) 2-0 Toby Bowley (2)
Jamie Sampson (1) 2-0 Jordan Parnham (2)
Sean Croft (2) 0-2 Harry Farrell (2)
Dave McCullough (3) 0-2 Paul Slack (3)

Semi-finals
Jorge Tomas (3) 0-2 Harry Farrell (2)
Jamie Sampson (1) 2-0 Paul Slack (3)

Final
Harry Farrell (2) 2-1 Jamie Sampson (1)

Knockout Stage Break Board
Dave Jobling (1) 113,48
Tom Kerslake (1) 111,40,40
Sean Hopkin (1) 61,36,32
Bash Maqsood (1) 44,35
Harry Farrell (2) 43
Paul Slack (3) 31

PRIZE MONEY BREAKDOWN
Winner £80
Runner-up £40
Losing Semis £10
Winner Plate £20
Group Stage grade 1 high break £10
Group Stage grade 2 high break £10
Group Stage grade 3 high break £10
Knockout Stage high break £10
Total payout £200

Many thanks to all the staff at Spot On for allowing us the use of 8 tables free of charge all day. It's a fantastic club with superb facilities and we will definitely be holding more tournaments there in 2012.