The first event of the season got underway at Potters Bar Pool Club, Cardiff this weekend, and as usual there were plenty of surprise results. Congratulations to Ryan John who beat Russell Burgess 8 1 in the final. Ryan had a difficult section of the draw to come through as he beat Paul Marubbi 6 3, Antony Doble 7 5, Craig Marsh 7 4 and Russell Burgess in the final 8 1.
This is the first WR WOT tour title won and Ryan continues where he left off last year by regaining the no:1 spot again.
Here are the results from the Last 16:
Last 16
Russell Burgess 6 4 Jon Bushnell
Oly Bale 6 3 Elliott Coombes
Andrew Hughes 3 6 Huw Salmon
Ben Davies 6 1 Paul Bushnell
Antony Doble 6 5 Zach Wilkinson
Ryan John 6 3 Paul Marubbi
Mike Beckett 6 5 Kyle Edwards
Craig Marsh 6 4 Wayne Smith
Quarter Finals
Oly Bale 3 7 Russell Burgess
Craig Marsh 7 5 Mike Beckett
Huw Salmon 7 5 Ben Davies
Antony Doble 5 7 Ryan John
Semi Finals
Russell Burgess 7 5 Huw Salmon
Ryan John 7 4 Craig Marsh
Final
Ryan John 8 1 Russell Burgess
So another season starts with some familiar faces in the final. This now being a qualifying tour to gain selection to the Welsh world rules team for 2012, anything could happen in this quality field of players.
The following players will now be seeded for event 2:
1) Ryan John
2) Russell Burgess
3) Huw Salmon
4) Craig Marsh
5) Mike Beckett
6) Ben Davies
7) Antony Doble
8) Oly Bale
Our club tour final was between Steve Martin and Andy Corten. Steve was always the stronger player as he ran out 5 0 to win the first club event. The club event is open to players who have not played for Wales A in the past 2 years or any professional pool player.
I would like to thank Kevin and his staff at Potters for their support during the day. Kevin is the new owner of potters and we are glad to be working with him at potters again this season. So I look forward to seeing you all there again in August.
If you wish to enter the 2011 tour please call or drop me an e-mail on Tel: 07854 918403 E-mail waynerhino@aol.com
Look forward to seeing you all on Saturday August 13th.
