Competition Results 2007

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Christmas Mêlée (16th December)

On a cold but dry afternoon, 20 members turned out to play 3 rounds of timed doubles games. The results were:

Guy Fawkes Mêlée (4th November)

There was a good attendance of 28 members on a mild and sunny afternoon. After 3 rounds of doubles games, the prizewinners were:

Autumn Mêlée (13th October)

With a reasonable field of 20 players, on a mild Autumn afternoon, 3 rounds of untimed doubles games were played which resulted in the following positions:

Skills Competition (29th September)

The was a disappointing turnout of only 10 members, but although there had been heavy rain in the morning, the afternoon remained dry and quite warm. Results were:

Club Charity Doubles (1st September)

Only six teams entered this afternoon event, but four friendly games were enjoyed in pleasantly warm and dry weather. The results were:

Fox & Hounds Challenge Shield - 2nd Leg (19th August)

There was a good turnout of both Ship and Crondall members to play in the second leg of this annual event. Although the forecast was poor, the threatened rain fortunately stayed away until nearly the end of the competition. As usual there were 3 rounds of triples games in the morning and 3 rounds of doubles in the afternoon. The Ship brought forward a 4 game advantage from the first leg, but Crondall played well and finished the day with an 8 game lead, thus winning the trophy with an aggregate lead of 4 games.

Geoff Margason Grand Prix Finals (4th August)

On the warmest day of the year so far, with the sun blazing down out of a cloudless blue sky, eight members who qualified from previous club competitions played each other in singles games to determine the 2007 Club Champion. After 4 games in the morning followed by 3 after lunch, the results were:

Club Triples (22nd July)

After some of the worst weather on record, we were keeing our fingers crossed that the rain would not spoil the day. Fortune was good to us and following a dull early morning, conditions improved gradually throughout the day, boosting the spirits of the 7 teams competing. Six games were played (one of which was a bye for most teams) and the results were:

Bastille Day Mêlée (14th July)

There was had a good turnout, 31 people, and the weather was really nice. We played 4 timed games, and once again, everybody seemed to have enjoyed themselves. The prizes had a French theme, with some Crepes, Madeleines, French cheeses and French Wine. Prizewinners were:

Club Doubles (1st July)

The weather forecast was not good, with heavy showers predicted. Luckily these did not materialize with patchy light rain in the morning, clearing up to be a nice warm afternoon. Ten teams entered (one less than last year) with each team playing 5 games according to a snake format. A final game was played between the two top teams (Friendly Fire & Always Hopeful) which was won by Friendly Fire. The prizewinners were:

Midsummer Mêlée (19th June)

Fortunately, after a very damp spell of weather, it stayed dry for the afternoon and was generally warm and sunny. There was a good turnout of 40 players which included 2 junior guests. After 4 timed 40 minute games, the prizewinners were:

To commemorate the 10th anniversary of the Club’s tenure at our Bowenhurst terrain, John Farrow kindly donated a bottle of champagne to be awarded for the first prize.

Club Singles (13th May)

In unseasonable bad weather, there was a turnout of only 13 people (only one lady). However, the day was enjoyed by all. After a 3 match snake in the morning, followed by a knock-out in the afternonn, the results were:

In addition, Reynald Guillaud won the morninng snake with 3 wins +19 points, and a booby prize for the "least awake person" went to Leesa Stocken

Fox & Hounds Challenge Shield (29th April)

A very good turnout of 24 Crondall players visited Owslebury on a lovely Spring day to play a similar number of members of the Ship Inn PC on the first leg of this annual competition, now in its 19th year. As usual there were 3 rounds of triples games in the morning, followed by 3 rounds of doubles after lunch. At the end of the day, the Ship had a slight advantage which Crondall will do their best to reverse on the return leg in August. Results were:

Crondall Open Doubles (9th April)

On a glorious Easter Monday, a splendid turnout of 42 teams arrived at Crondall from all directions to compete in our annual Open Doubles competition. The format was a five game snake, with three games played in the morning and two after lunch. It was great to see our terrain used to almost its full capacity. All the entry money was returned in prizes, the results being as follows:

Winter Doubles Final (1st April)

Six teams qualified to play in the final which was held on a dry and increasingly sunny day. After 3 games in the morning and 2 after lunch, the results were:

St Patrick's Day Mêlée (17th March)

On a very pleasantly warm March day, 26 members played four timed (40 minute) games. Prizewinners were:

Valentine's Day Mêlée (17th February)

Thirty-two members turned out to play four timed (40 minute) games on a mild and pleasant February afternoon. The prizewinners were:

New Year's Mêlée (2nd January)

On a bright, cold and dry winter's day, we had an excellent attendance of 40 members and two guests. After three timed games of 40 minutes each, the prizewinners were:

 

 

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