The BWPPA tour returned to Savannas Pool & Snooker, Whitefield, Manchester, for Event 2, from the 1-2 July 2023.
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.
The latest BWPPA ranking list can be found here.
The BWPPA would like to thank all our sponsors:
We Are All Making A Difference (formally Gentlemen’s Night Out), Predator Cues, Simonis Cloth, Aramith Billiard Balls, Kamui, Cuescore, Shark Racks, Tiger Cues of Warrington and our patron Dynamite Darren Appleton, and Fred Dinsmore Billiards.
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.
You can be a part of the world’s largest wheelchair pool tour; please keep checking on http://www.bwppa.com and http://www.pro9.co.uk for further information. In addition to our national tour stops there is also the possibility of representing Great Britain in international tournaments such as the EPBF European Championship and WPA World 9-ball Championship for wheelchair players.
The tour will be back at Savannas for Event 3 (Tiger Cues Warrington, GB10b Championships) from 9-10 September 2023.
FULL RESULTS CAN BE FOUND HERE
EVENT STATS
| THE BWPPA EVENT NO 2 (2023 SIMONIS GRAND PRIX | |||
| THE MAIN TOURNAMENT | |||
| Dave Beaumont | 7 : 4 | Gary Swift | |
| Roy Kimberley | 2 : 7 | Danny Luton | |
| THE FINAL | |||
| Dave Beaumont | 7 : 2 | Danny Luton | |
