Colin Andrews wins Open Singles 2014. 1 chilly venue, 4 tables, 60 players (ranging from 14 years old to 84) and hundreds of pints consumed, the Open Singles KO was underway. Doors opened at 7:30 and by 8:00 we were away, we steamed rolled through the first round which wiped out half of the field. A few players had a bye to the last 32 thanks to some no-shows so they had a little wait to get their first game but overall the night was a success. As ever Sterndale Moor put on a large spread to feed the masses. Special thanks to Eric Brough, Bernard Woolley, Kev Heathcote and Simon Kitchen for helping setup the tables and lights Monday night. Also thanks to John Gould for cleaning, ironing and brushing the tables prior to kick-off. There were a couple of standout performances on the night mainly being Gordon Critchlow, he bossed every game, not putting a foot wrong, he even nailed a couple of difficult blacks under pressure. Gordon was eventually undone by Paul Jacklin in the Quarter-Finals, Paul himself had an excellent night getting to the Semi-Finals. Pauls demise came from an 8ball from Colin Andrews who won the Semi 2-0. In the other half of the draw the Pack Wanderers pair of Phil Holmes and Ben Stones dominated their games and met in the Semis. This was Bens second Semi-Final in two years but again it was the end of the line for him as Phil Holmes secured the win 2-0. The final Im told was a good contest, I cant really remember it to be honest. Col won the first, Snip drew level, Col then went in front again 2-1 before snip dug deep to go level again. The final frame saw Col miss his last colour on a clearance that he thought he would take leaving Snip with 3 colours left. Snip potted well and left a fine cut to the middle on the black but it wasnt to be and Col took the honours for the fifth time in his career.
Posted on: Wed, 17 Dec 2014 11:30:34 +0000
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