Men's Doubles - Winter 2019/20

[Lewis Jordan]

The first stage of the Men's Doubles competition will be played on Sunday 26th of January. The draw to determine which players play at which venue will be made on Thursday 16th January, at Milton 8 Ball. The entrants are listed below, if your names are missing (and your entry was confirmed by me or a committee member) please contact me urgently, either here or on 07800 712892.

Garry Browne & Darren Clarke
Jamie Burch & Sean O'Boyle
Jack Denman & Pete McGannon
Steve Dobbyne & Paul Andrews
Sam Dodd & Ant Brolia
Daniel Flack & Daniel Robson
Mark Gedge & Gerald Moore
Nick Gibbs & Rob Dean
Andy Green & Karl Knight
James Griffiths & Nathan Weekes
Stephen Hills & Gavin Jenkins
Nick Hope & Brett Nodne
Arran Hornett & Stuart Debenham
Jimmy Irwin & Colin Evans
Chris Jenkins & Graham Sills (corrected omission)
Rex Lloyd & David Barnett
Mark Read & David Read
Glenn Reed & Julian Haynes
Ed Richardson & Peter Franco
Glynn Richmond & Leon Edwards
Nathan Sanders & Shaun Leader
Daniel Shanks & Brian Brown
Daniel Shipp & Haydn Shipp
Tony Sutton & Jon Smith
Steve Thompson & Savvas Kides
Richard Westley & Patrick Morris
Matt Whalley & Karl Day
Robert Wilcox & Kurt Brewer
Ian Wilson & Neil Hopkin

[Lewis Jordan]

Edit: Correction to original draw, stewards (21 Jan)

The first stage of the Men's Doubles competition will be played on Sunday 26th January, with pairs playing at the venues listed below. Please aim to arrive at your venue for 7pm, so the draw can be done at 7:30pm, and matches can begin promptly after. The stewards responsible for proceedings at each venue are indicated by a double asterisk** after their names.

Milton 8 Ball:
Jamie Burch & Sean O'Boyle
Mark Gedge & Gerald Moore
Andy Green & Dave Edwards (replacing Karl Knight)
Nick Hope & Brett Noden
Ed Richardson** & Peter Franco
Glynn Richmond & Leon Edwards
Richard Westley & Patrick Morris
Robert Wilcox & Kurt Brewer

Histon British Legion:
Garry Browne & Darren Clarke
Steve Dobbyne & Paul Andrews
Daniel Flack & Daniel Robson
James Griffiths & Nathan Weekes
Glenn Reed & Julian Haynes
Daniel Shipp** & Haydn Shipp
Ian Wilson & Neil Hopkin

Rathmore Club:
Jack Denman & Pete McGannon
Sam Dodd** & Ant Brolia
Nick Gibbs & Rob Dean
Chris Jenkins & Graham Sills
Daniel Shanks & Brian Brown
Tony Sutton & Jon Smith
Steve Thompson & Russell Leach (replacing Savvas Kides)

WT's Sports Bar:
Stephen Hills & Gavin Jenkins
Arran Hornett & Stuart Debenham
Jimmy Irwin & Colin Evans
Rex Lloyd** & David Barnett
Mark Read & David Read
Nathan Sanders & Shaun Leader
Matt Whalley & Sammy Cradock (replacing Karl Day)

All matches will be races to three frames, played to "scotch" rules, whereby players alternate shots (rather than turns). Two qualifying pairs from each venue will progress to the second stage, to be played on Sunday 1st March.

If you can no longer play, or require a substitution, or you have any other problems or questions, please contact me here or on 07800 712892.

The draw was made by Alex Tarelli, overseen by me, and witnessed by the good folk at Milton 8 Ball.

Best of luck to everyone!

[Lewis Jordan]

See the bottom of this post for the results of the first stage of the Men's Doubles competition. Congratulations to the following pairs for qualifying for the second stage, to be held on Sunday 1st March:

Garry Browne & Darren Clark
Steve Dobbyne & Paul Andrews
Stephen Hills & Gavin Jenkins
Nick Hope & Brett Noden
Jimmy Irwin & Colin Evans
Ed Richardson & Peter Franco
Daniel Shanks & Brian Brown
Tony Sutton & Jon Smith

Milton 8 Ball:

Robert Wilcox & Kurt Brewer 3-0 Richard Westley & Patrick Morris
Glynn Richmond & Leon Edwards 0-3 Mark Gedge & Gerald Moore
Nick Hope & Brett Noden 3-2 Andy Green & Dave Edwards

Robert Wilcox & Kurt Brewer 1-3 Ed Richardson & Peter Franco
Mark Gedge & Gerald Moore 2-3 Nick Hope & Brett Noden

Histon British Legion:

Garry Browne & Darren Clarke 3-0 Glenn Reed & Julian Haynes
Steve Dobbyne & Paul Andrews 3-2 Ian Wilson & Neil Hopkin

Daniel Shipp & Haydn Shipp 1-3 Garry Browne & Darren Clarke
Daniel Flack & Daniel Robson 2-3 Steve Dobbyne & Paul Andrews

Rathmore Club:

Sam Dodd & Ant Brolia 3-2 Nick Gibbs & Rob Dean
Chris Jenkins & Graham Sills 3-1 Steve Thompson & Russell Leach

Tony Sutton & Jon Smith 3-1 Sam Dodd & Ant Brolia
Daniel Shanks & Brian Brown 3-1 Chris Jenkins & Graham Sills

WT's Sports Bar:

Matt Whalley & Sammy Cradock 1-3 Stephen Hills & Gavin Jenkins
Mark Read & David Read 1-3 Rex Lloyd & David Barnett

Stephen Hills & Gavin Jenkins 3-0 Rex Lloyd & David Barnett
Arran Hornett & Stuart Debenham 0-3 Jimmy Irwin & Colin Evans

[Lewis Jordan]

The second stage of the Men's Doubles competition will be played on Sunday 1st March, at Milton 8 Ball. Please aim to arrive at 7pm, so the draw can be done at 7:30pm, and matches can begin promptly after. The steward responsible for proceedings will be Brett Noden.

Milton 8 Ball:

Garry Browne & Darren Clark
Steve Dobbyne & Paul Andrews
Stephen Hills & Gavin Jenkins
Nick Hope & Brett Noden
Jimmy Irwin & Colin Evans
Ed Richardson & Peter Franco
Daniel Shanks & Brian Brown
Tony Sutton & Jon Smith

Matches will all be races to three frames. Two qualifying pairs will progress to the final, to be played on Tuesday 24th March 2020.

If you can no longer play, or you have any other problems or questions, please contact me here or on 07800 712892.

Best of luck to everyone!

[Lewis Jordan]

See below for the results of the second stage of the Men's Doubles competition. Congratulations to Steve Dobbyne & Paul Andrews and Tony Sutton & John Smith for qualifying for the final, to be held on Tuesday 17th March 2020.

Milton 8 Ball:

Steve Dobbyne & Paul Andrews 3-1 Stephen Hills & Gavin Jenkins
Daniel Shanks & Brian Brown 1-3 Nick Hope & Brett Noden
Ed Richardson & Peter Franco 3-1 Garry Browne & Darren Clark
Tony Sutton & John Smith 3-0 Jimmy Irwin & Colin Evans

Steve Dobbyne & Paul Andrews 3-1 Nick Hope & Brett Noden
Ed Richardson & Peter Franco 2-3 Tony Sutton & John Smith