The BWPPA tour returned to Savannas Pool & Snooker, Whitefield, Manchester, for the final event of this season, Event 4 from the 18-19 November 2023.
They were competing for the first prize of £250 from a prize pot of £560, and the title of 2023 Predator Cues GB 9-Ball Champion.
Early action saw Joe Burns take a 7/4 win over Challenge no.1 Darren Brook.
In the winner’s qualifiers, Tony Southern came back from 2/6 v Fred Dinsmore to defeat him 7/6, and Dave Beaumont beat Burns 7/2.
In the semi-finals, Southern had an 7/2 win over Burns, in his debut semi-final, and in the other semi-final, Beaumont edged Dinsmore 7/5 in a thriller, with Dinsmore again throwing away a big lead, from 6/2 to lose.
It was to be a Beaumont v Southern v final, for the 2nd event in a row, both started well, but Southern was soon 4/1 ahead, only for Beaumont to come back to 3/4 down. Southern then had his best spell of the season, winning the next 4 frames to win his 1st BWPPA main event since 2017, move above Dinsmore into 2nd in the end of season rankings, and denied Beaumont a perfect winning season.
2 days prior to this, the same 2 players had contested the Ultimate Pool Wheelchair showcase final, which Southern won on a blackball shoot out, others playing were Gary Swift and Aslam Abubaker.
In between the BWPPA final and the publishing of this report, Swift and Southern won the G1 and G2 snooker gold medals at the World Ability Games in Thailand, congratulations to them both on a fabulous achievement.
A video of the main event final is available to watch here.
Due to low numbers, there was no challenge event. Congratulations Darren Brook, for finishing top of the challenge rankings for 2023, and winning a lovely aspire cue from main tour sponsors Predator.
Pictures of the event can be found here in the BWPPA gallery.
We would also like to thank long time BWPPA supporter Big Dave Knight from www.pro9.co.uk for his great support including providing our event posters.
We also are always looking to expand the sponsorship side of the tour, so if you or your company would like to become one of our sponsors, please visit our contact us page, or contact the BWPPA chairman at tonysouthern@bwppa.com.
The BWPPA tour returned to Savannas Pool & Snooker, Whitefield, Manchester, for Event 3 from the 9-10 October 2023.
They were competing for the first prize of £250 from a prize pot of £560, and the title of 2023 Tiger Cues GB 10-Ball Champion.
The early stages through up some good matches, but the top 4 seeds, Defending Champion Dave Beaumont, Fred Dinsmore, Danny Luton and Tony Southern made the semi-finals.
Early action saw Southern take a 7/2 win over Gary Swift, and Luton beat Darren Brook 7/1.
In the winner’s qualifiers, Southern lost 2/7 v Beaumont, and Dinsmore whitewashed an under the weather Luton, who conceded the match early.
In the losers’ side later stages, Southern whitewashed Brook 6/0, whilst Luton beat Swift 6/3.
In the semi-finals, Southern had an overdue win over Dinsmore, winning 7/3, and in the other semi-final, Beaumont edged Luton 7/6 in a thriller, Luton will look back on a string of chances to win at 6/4 up.
It was to be a Beaumont v Southern v final, overshadowed by Southern damaging the front castor on his chair, meaning he was unable to push around the table, and had to go backwards, as a result he was never in the game and Beaumont strolled to a 7/1 win, and a 5th title on the bounce.
This meant he can’t be caught at the top of the end of season rankings with an event to go.
A video of the main event final is available to watch here. Facebook Live kept interrupting the stream due to music in the background.
Gary Swift won the challenge event 5-4 v Darren Brook, but Darren can’t be caught at the top of the challenge rankings for 2023.
Pictures of the event can be found here in the BWPPA gallery.
We would also like to thank long time BWPPA supporter Big Dave Knight from www.pro9.co.uk for his great support including providing our event posters.
We also are always looking to expand the sponsorship side of the tour, so if you or your company would like to become one of our sponsors, please visit our contact us page, or contact the BWPPA chairman at tonysouthern@bwppa.com.
A strong field were competing for the first prize of £250, and the title of 2023 Simonis Grand Prix Champion.
Dave Beaumont came into the event as the undisputed no1 and had the chance to forge ahead in the absence of the no 2 ranked player, Fred Dinsmore.
Thanks to Fred Dinsmore Billiards, for sponsoring the membership of last years most improved player Geoff Bland.
Early action all 4 seeds have emphatic wins, Beaumont beat Gary Swift 7-2, Roy Kimberley went one better with a 7-1 win over John Greensmith, Tony Southern beat Bland 7/2, and Danny Luton whitewashed Darren Brook 7/0.
In the winners qualifying round, Beaumont whitewashed Luton 7/0, and Kimberley took a 7/5 win over old rival Southern.
In the losers’ side later stages, Southern lost to Swift 3/6, whilst Luton beat Greensmith by the same score, to both reach the semi-finals.
The semi-final took place on the Saturday evening, Luton reached a first final for a while with a 7-2 win over Kimberley, and in the other semi-final, Beaumont overcome Swift 7-4.
It was to be a Luton v Beaumont final.
Beaumont started off well to lead 4/0, but Luton did have chances to win in 3 of those frames. Finding himself 5/0 down, Luton found some form to take 2 of the next 3 frames, but it was just delaying the inevitable as Beaumont took frame 9, to win for the 4th time in a row.
A video of the main event final is available to watch here. We were unable to edit video due to IT issues, so this is just the raw footage.
In the challenge cup semi-finals, Bland beat Greensmith 4/2, Southern beat Brook 4/2, and in the final Southern starting off scratch beat Bland, who was getting a 1 frame start, 4/1.
Pictures of the event can be found here in the BWPPA gallery.
We would also like to thank long time BWPPA supporter Big Dave Knight from www.pro9.co.uk for his great support including providing our event posters.
We also are always looking to expand the sponsorship side of the tour, so if you or your company would like to become one of our sponsors, please visit our contact us page, or contact the BWPPA chairman at tonysouthern@bwppa.com.
The BWPPA tour returned in 2023 for Event 1, to Savanna Pool & Snooker, Whitefield, Manchester, from the 29-30 April 2023.
They were competing for the first prize of £250, and the title of 2023 We Are Making a Difference Players Champion.
Dave Beaumont came into the event as the undisputed no1, having won the last 2 events, but he knew that the no2 and no3 ranked players, Fred Dinsmore and Roy Kimberley would be up for the fight.
Before the start of play, Dave was presented with the prestigious Nicky Oliver player of the year shield for the 3rd season in a row.
At the start of the event, we welcomed a new player Joe Burns, who really enjoyed his first event, but he was draw against Beaumont, who took the match 7/1, Burns then lost 6/1 to Tony Southern in the losers side after Southern had lost 7/3 to Gary Swift, but Burns will return for more events.
Early action saw Kimberley and Dinsmore have emphatic 7/0 wins over Danny Luton & Darren Brook respectively.
In the winners qualifying round, Beaumont beat Swift 7/5, and Dinsmore took a 7/3 win over old rival Kimberley.
In the losers’ side later stages, Southern beat Kimberley 6/5, whilst Luton beat Swift 6/4, to both reach the semi finals.
The semi-final draw for the main event took place on the Sunday morning.
Dinsmore reached yet another final with a 7-3 win over Southern, and in the other semi-final, Beaumont easily overcome Luton 7-3.
It was to be a Beaumont v Dinsmore v final again, for the 3rd time in a row.
Beaumont started off well to lead 3/0. Finding his game Dinsmore made some great single long pots and clearances to lead at 4/3, and then Beaumont took 3 in a row to go 6/4 ahead. Dinsmore than took 2 in a row, to take the final to hill-hill for the 3rd time in a row.
Beaumont held his nerve in the deciding frame, and after a miss on the 5 ball from Dinsmore, Beaumont went around the table doing what he does best and potting balls, and left himself a long 9 ball which he made (closely watching the cue ball as it flirted with the middle pocket) into the pocket to take the title, and cement his position as no1 in the rankings.
A video of the main event final is available to watch here.
In the challenge cup final, just 2 players remained and they tossed a coin with Darren Brook won over Roy Kimberley.
Pictures of the event can be found here in the BWPPA gallery.
We would also like to thank long time BWPPA supporter Big Dave Knight from www.pro9.co.uk for his great support including providing our event posters.
We also are always looking to expand the sponsorship side of the tour, so if you or your company would like to become one of our sponsors, please visit our contact us page, or contact the BWPPA chairman at tonysouthern@bwppa.com.
BEAUMONT WINS GB-9 BALL CHAMPIONSHIP & TAKES END OF SEASON TOP SPOT
The BWPPA tour returned for Event 4, to Savanna Pool & Snooker, Whitefield, Manchester, from the 5-6 November 2022, where we were again made to feel very welcome indeed, by all the staff.
They were competing for the first prize of £250 from a prize pot of £680, and the title of 2022 Predator Cues GB 9-Ball Champion.
The top 3 in the rankings Dave Beaumont, Fred Dinsmore and Roy Kimberley all went into the event with identical provisional rankings points of 270, each knowing that whoever progressed further in the event, would end the season at the top of the pile, with the reward on offer a top of the event cue from our titular sponsors Predator Cues.
Before we began, we had a round of applause for the players who had won the recent world English pool championships in France and Ireland.
Phil Hendrickson: World Wheelchair Blackball Champion
Roy Kimberley: World Wheelchair WEPF (World Rules Champion)
Roy Kimberley and Dave Beaumont: World Wheelchair Blackball Doubles Champions
At the start of the event, Darren Brook had a good win over John Greensmith, but then ran into Beaumont, who took the match 7/3.
Early action saw Kimberley and Dinsmore have emphatic 7/1 wins over Geoffrey Blad and Phil Hendrickson Southern take a 7/4 win over Danny Luton, and Beaumont beat Phil Hendrickson by the same score.
In the final Winners round 1 match, Gary Swift repeated his recent WDBS Snooker finals win over Tony Southern with a 7/4 success.
In the winners qualifying round, Beaumont beat Swift 7/5, and Dinsmore took a hill-hill 7/6 win over old rival Kimberley.
In the losers’ side later stages, Southern beat Kimberley 6/2, whilst Hendrickson beat Swift 6/5, to both reach the semi finals.
The semi-final draw for the main event took place on the Saturday evening.
Dinsmore reached yet another final with a 7-0 whitewash of Hendrickson , and in the other semi-final, Beaumont easily overcome Southern 7-2.
It was to be a Beaumont v Dinsmore v final again, and this to decide the end of season top spot.
Dinsmore started off well to lead 3/1, and 4/2. Finding his game Beaumont made sone great single long pots and clearances to level at 4/4, and then go 6/5 ahead. Dinsmore than pounced on an error from Beaumont to take the final to hill-hill, for a repeat of the GB 10 Ball final.
Beaumont held his nerve in the deciding frame, and after a miss on the 3 ball from Dinsmore, Beaumont made an incredible cut on the 3 ball, and then went around the table doing what he does best and potting balls, and left himself a long 9 ball which he made (after it rattled in the jaws) into the pocket to take the title, and go to no1 in the rend of season rankings for the 1st time ever.
A video of the main event final is available to watch here.
In the challenge cup final, Swift defeated Bland 5/2, however Bland finished top of the 2022 challenge rankings and thus winning a cue from Predator Cues.
Pictures of the event can be found here in the BWPPA gallery.
Apologies to the Trophy Parlour, as due to the absence of Aslam Abubaker we had to use some of the clubs’ trophies for the pictures.
We would also like to thank long time BWPPA supporter Big Dave Knight from www.pro9.co.uk for his great support including providing our event posters.
We also are always looking to expand the sponsorship side of the tour, so if you or your company would like to become one of our sponsors, please visit our contact us page, or contact the BWPPA chairman at tonysouthern@bwppa.com.
The BWPPA tour stopped at a new venue for Event 3, Savanna Pool & Snooker, Whitefield, Manchester, from the 17-18 October 2022, where we were made to feel very welcome indeed, by JJ Faul, his soon to be wife Christina and all the staff.
Due to the late club change, there was a small but quality field, each player either a multiple world and/or European Champion across the wheelchair cue sports.
They were competing for the first prize of £250 from a prize pot of £680, and the title of 2022 Tiger Cues GB 10-Ball Champion.
The early stages through up some good matches, but the top 4 seeds, Fred Dinsmore, Roy Kimberley, Defending Champion Dave Beaumont and Tony Southern, all made it through, as they have done for the last 4/5 events.
Early action saw Southern take a 7/4 win over Danny Luton, and Beaumont beat Phil Hendrickson by the same score.
In the winner’s qualifiers, Southern lost 5/7 v Dinsmore, and Beaumont took out the last event winner Kimberley 7/5.
In the losers’ side later stages, Southern whitewashed Hendrickson 6/0, whilst Kimberley beat Luton 6/5.
The semi-final draw for the main event took place on the Sunday Morning.
Dinsmore reached yet another final with a 7-3 win over Kimberley, and in the other semi-final, Beaumont hammered an out of sorts Southern 7-1.
It was to be a Beaumont v Dinsmore v final.
Beaumont started off like a house on fire, playing brilliant pool and pounced on some uncharacteristic errors from Dinsmore to lead 6/1. Finding his game from his champion reserves, Dinsmore went on a 5-rack winning streak to storm to a 6/6 hill-hill score line.
Beaumont held his nerve in the deciding frame, and after a dry break from Dinsmore, went around the table doing what he does best and potting balls, and left himself a long 10 ball which he slammed into the middle of the pocket to take the title, and go to no1 in the rankings for the 1st time ever.
They are a rolling ranking list, and the last event pre-lockdown in 2019, which Dave won, comes off at the start of the last event of the season, and therefore provisionally, all the top 3 players are level on 270 points, so whoever does best out of those 3, takes the coveted end of season no1 spot and the main prize from sponsors Predator Cues
A partial video of the main event final is available to watch here. Facebook Live kept interrupting the stream due to music in the background.
Pictures of the event can be found here in the BWPPA gallery. The latest BWPPA ranking list can be found here.
Apologies to the Trophy Parlour, as due to the absence of Aslam Abubaker we had to use some of the clubs’ trophies for the pictures.
We would also like to thank long time BWPPA supporter Big Dave Knight from www.pro9.co.uk for his great support including providing our event posters.
We also are always looking to expand the sponsorship side of the tour, so if you or your company would like to become one of our sponsors, please visit our contact us page, or contact the BWPPA chairman at tonysouthern@bwppa.com.
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