Division 3 Handicap
This
division was almost an ‘inter club’ event with three of the four players from
the same club, Elton Vale. David Cain made it the fourth member and he was from
Ramsbottom Town making a welcomed return to TT after many years absence. There
was a fifth member in the group who withdrew before the start. This event was
played in a group with everyone playing everyone else. The winner on sets won
and runner up would play in the final.
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Jim Bollard |
Making the best use of his
five point advantage David was able to hold on and win by the narrowest
of margins. In a marathon second game which Jim won 17-15. Only one point separated
Rodney and League Chairman Frank but Frank won three of the four games
and his first of two wins. Frank had a flying start
which he needed to claw back a six point deficit from David. Despite
losing the first game he won the next by ten points and the next by five.
He narrowly lost the final game 10 12 but had enough in hand to win for
the second time. Level pegging at the start
of the match and two close games taken by Rodney so a four point lead.
This was wiped out by Jim winning the next by five and holding on to win
the next by two. Rodney was too steady for
David taking thirteen points in the first two games to lead by eight. His
lead was narrowed to five when David took the next game and Rodney took
the last by four to have a comfortable nine point lead at the end. With Frank already through
to the final he was able to relax against team mate Rodney who won three
of the four games but finished third in the group so missing out on the
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David Cain |
61 |
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Frank Green |
53 |
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Rodney Hall |
45 |
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Frank Green |
52 |
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David Cain |
48 |
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Rodney Hall |
52 |
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Jim Bollard |
55 |
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Rodney Hall |
54 |
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David Cain |
45 |
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Frank Green |
50 |
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Jim Bollard |
55 |
The Final
Chairman Frank started the match one point adrift to team mate Jim and it was Jim who took the first game by five points to put him four ahead. Frank came back in the second to win by two. A very close third game which Jim took twelve points to ten to hold a comfortable six point lead. Jim was able to extend that to eight points by winning the last game eleven nine to take the division three title.
