It is with the upmost pleasure that BWPPA can announce that Simonis cloths have agreed to extend their sponsorship of the BWPPA tour.
Simonis over many years, have become world renowned as a leader in the cloth industry and make the cloths used in virtually every major event throughout the world.
Roy Kimberley, the Chairperson of the BWPPA tour had this to say, “The BWPPA committee and all of its players, are very proud that Simonis will continue their support into 2015, joining a ever growing list of sponsors who continue to support the biggest and most competitive wheelchair pool tour in the world.
All the tables at the BWPPA/BWCSA Cue Sports Academy at Stoke Mandeville are covered in their beautiful cloth.
For more details visit http://simoniscloth.com
Dinsmore does the hat-trick, and takes the ‘Predator’ British 9-ball Championships and the no.1 spot as BWPPA 2014 tour concludes
The final tour stop of 2014 for Europe’s largest wheelchair pool tour was held at the Wheelchair Pool Academy in Stoke Mandeville from 15-16 November, with the Predator British Wheelchair 9-ball Championship, which attracted a strong field, including a new player on tour John White. This was the final event for some of the tours players before heading off to the World 9 Ball Championships in Finland from 21-23 November.
Fred Dinsmore became only the 3rd player in the tours history to top the tour rankings at the end of a season, as he won his third event in a row defeating former no 1, Roy Kimberley 7-3. Dinsmore went into the event knowing only finishing above Aslam Abubaker and Tony Southern could keep him in the top spot.
Dinsmore got his campaign off to a good start with a 7-0 whitewash of Nicky Oliver, and then hammered a out of sorts Southern 7-1, who then went on to lose 7-6 to Daniel Lee to drop out of contention for the top spot, and finish the season in 3rd place.
Dinsmore then lost 7-5 to old rival Roy Kimberley in the winner’s qualification round, and had to beat Danny Luton 7-3 in the loser’s bracket to get into the semi-finals, where he faced his main rival for the top spot, Abubaker. Dinsmore flew through the match with a 7-1 win to advance to the final, and ensure his position as no 1.
In the other half of the draw, in the semi-final Kimberley beat the up and coming Lee 7-5 to advance to his first final in over 12 months.
This was a repeat of their earlier match, however this time Dinsmore prevailed to run out a 7-3 winner, winning an incredible 3rd event on the trot, out of only 4 events entered this year.
After the final, Dinsmore said of his win “I would like to thank all the BWPPA Committee and the tournament director Al John. On a personal note obviously I’m delighted to end the year at no 1, and win the Ikon cue worth over £500 kindly provided by our friends at Predator. In addition to thanking Predator, I would like to also thank all the other sponsors of the tour and my own sponsors, Predator Cues, Volturi Cases, Ger Dunphy Snooker and Pool, Pinnacle, Z9, Kamui and Celbridge Snooker.
The Challenge Cup final was won by Southern, who beat Keith Hance 5-2, but it was Frankie ‘Hot Wheels’ Gillen who took the overall 2014 challenge top spot, and with it the ‘Poison cue’ from tour sponsors Predator cues.
Aslam Abubaker also won a ‘Predator Sport cue’ for his final ranking position of 2nd.
Tony Southern won a ‘Jump Cue’ for finishing 3rd
Roy Kimberley won a cue case for finishing 4th.
Phil Hendrickson won a personalised Talisman Case for finishing 5th.
Daniel Lee won cue case for his 6th place in the rankings.
A video of the main event final is available here, pictures of the event are here in the BWPPA gallery.
Latest BWPPA Rankings.
| THE BWPPA EVENT NO.5 (2014 SEASON) |
| BRITISH 9 BALL CHAMPIONSHIPSOPEN |
| THE SEMI FINALS |
| Daniel Lee |
5 : 7 |
Roy Kimberley |
| Aslam Abubaker |
1 : 7 |
Fred Dinsmore |
| THE FINAL |
| Roy Kimberley |
3: 7 |
Fred Dinsmore |
| THE CHALLENGE CUP |
| THE FINAL |
| Tony Southern |
5 : 2 |
Keith Hance |
SEASON REVIEW
Well done to Fred Dinsmore for taking the no 1 ranking in 2014, and winning 3 ranking events (events 3, 4 and 5).
Aslam Abubaker and Tony Southern each won an event as well.
Congratulations to Daniel Lee, who has finished at no. 6 in his first season.
We have had some new players this year, and had a record 29 players on tour this year, and we hope to continue this trend and see more new players next year as we move into 2015.
The 2015 BWPPA tour is scheduled to commence on 20-21 March 2015 in Stoke Mandeville. We will be hosting 3 events a year there, and also 2 events in Barnsley, back at the Escape Pool Bar.
We would also like to add our congratulations to Matt Duffy who became the first British player to reach the world 9-ball final where he lost 9-6 to 4 time champion Henrik Larsson (Sweden), a magnificent effort by Matt.
Of the other BWPPA players, Fred Dinsmore came 3rd, Tony Southern and Danny Luton came joint 5th and Roy Kimberley finished 7th.
If you would like to be a part of Worlds’s largest wheelchair pool tour, please keep checking on www.bwppa.com and www.pro9.co.uk . If you need any more encouragement to join the BWPPA you could represent Great Britain in international tournaments, plus all new BWPPA players enter their first event for free!
All of the BWPPA would like to extend our gratitude to all of our sponsors Predator/Poison Cues, Talisman Billiards, Kamui tips, The Gentlemen’s Night Out, Magic Ball Racks, AB Wallace Trophies, Simonis Cloths and Riley’s snooker & pool clubs, and the Escape Pool Bar.
We are looking forward to their continued support for 2015 and beyond.
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
http://bwppa.com/contact-us-page/
Escape Pool Bar in Barnsley was the venue for the 4th BWPPA event of the season on 27/28 September 2014.
Ireland’s Fred Dinsmore won his 2nd tour event in a row beating Aslam Abubaker in the final.
Dinsmore went into the event as one of 4 players still in realistic contention for the no.1 spot at the end of the season which not only brings with it its own prestige, but also a lovely Ikon cue from our generous friends at Predator.
We had a good turnout as 20 players entered, making it a fantastic season as 28 players have played at least 1 event so far this season. We welcomed new player Rob Hall to his first event on the tour.
Dinsmore got his campaign off to a good start with a 7-3 win over Craig Welsh, and then had a battle royal with old foe Roy Kimberley and just beat him 7-5.
In the quarter-final he faced Danny Luton, and raced through the match with a 7-2 win and advance to the semi-final.
In the semi-final he faced Tony Southern who had come through 3 matches on the winners side, in a rematch from the 2013 event at the same stage. In a good match the lead changed hands, and Southern took a 6-5 lead, and then Dinsmore took it to hill-hill, Southern then had a glorious chance to win the match but didn’t take it, but left a chance which Dinsmore took to advance to the final.
In the other half of the draw, Abubaker won his first two matches to advance to the quarter-finals, where he would meet Arnie Chan, appearing in the prize money stages of an event for the first time, and Abubaker’s experience told as won 7-1.
In semi-final he faced Dave Beaumont in his 2nd semi-final in his first 2 events, Beaumont lost 7-1 but can take solace in a great start to his BWPPA career.
It looked like it would be a one sided final, as Dinsmore roared into 6-1 lead, but in a weekend of hill-hill games, Dinsmore missed a simple chance to take the match, and Abubaker demonstrated the qualities that have helped him to the top of the rankings as dragged himself back into it, reeling off 5 racks in succession. Abubaker then had a great chance in the last rack but over hit his position early in the rack, snookering himself. He then missed the escape. Dinsmore took ball in hand, and calmly cleared the remaining balls to win the match
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After the final Dinsmore said of his win “I would like to thank George Vetters and all the staff at the Escape Pool Bar, we are always made welcome, and I’m delighted to be winning events and putting myself in contention for the no.1 position.
The Challenge Cup final was won by Phil Hendrickson who beat Shaun Madin 5-4.
A video of the main event final is available here. Pictures of the event are here in the BWPPA gallery.
Latest Ranking list.
The next event is the Predator British 9-ball Championships, which will be held at the BWSCA/BWPPA Pool Academy, on the weekend of 15th/16th November 2014.
Abubaker, Dinsmore and Southern are now the only players who can claim top spot, if any of those 3 players wins the event they take the crown, but another winner would really stir things up at the top.
The BWPPA are always looking for new members no matter what disability you have, or your level of ability in the sport. To become part of Europe’s largest wheelchair American pool tour please visit www.bwppa.com, and if you are reading this and know of any players who may be interested please pass this onto them.
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: Contact BWPPA
All of the BWPPA would like to extend our gratitude to all of our current sponsors The Gentlemen’s Night Out, Simonis Cloths, Predator/Poison Cues, Talisman Billiards, Kamui tips, Magic Racks, Escape Pool Bar, AB Wallace Trophies, and Riley’s snooker & pool clubs.
THE STATS
BWPPA EVENT NO.4 (2014 SEASON)
THE MAIN EVENT
SEMI FINALS
Aslam Abubaker 7 : 1 Dave Beaumont
Fred Dinsmore 7 : 6 Tony Southern
FINAL
Fred Dinsmore 7 : 6 Aslam Abubaker
THE CHALLENGE CUP
FINAL
Shaun Madin 4 : 5 Phil Hendrickson
The BWPPA held its 3rd event of the 2014 season on the 19th/20th July with the Talisman British 10-ball Championships held at the BWPPA/BWCSA Wheelchair Cue Sport Academy at Stoke Mandeville, this event is named after one of our main tour sponsors.
We had a record turn out with 22 players entering the event, including Aleksandr Prokopiev who again made the 7,000 mile trip from Yakusa, Russia. We welcomed back Darren Staddon after a 5 year absence, and welcomed 2 new players to the tour, Dave Beaumont and Chris Brown, and it would be the recently crowned English Pool 8-Ball World Wheelchair Champion Beaumont who had a fantastic first event, just missing out on the top prize.
We also again had the pleasure of the company of Big Dave Knight and his traveling Pro9 shop, many thanks to Dave for attending and also for his ongoing support for the tour. See www.pro9.co.uk for further information.
During the event all the players signed a card to be sent to tour patron Dynamite Darren Appleton and his bride to be Angie Tran, to celebrate their upcoming wedding.
In sweltering conditions that led to the relaxation of the normal dress code, the event made a great start with some excellent pool on show as usual at these events.
Aslam Abubaker was keen to extend his lead at the top of the rankings, but he knew that any slip ups and Tony Southern and Roy Kimberley would be closing in on him in his bid to be no 1 in the rankings at the end of the season, and take with it the beautiful Ikon cue donated by tour sponsors Predator Cues.
As you can see from the photos noted below, the venue is under going a refresh, and each table has been covered in a beautiful cloth from tour sponsors Simonis, to give an excellent playing experience, unmatched in Wheelchair pool, outside of the EPC and WPC.
As the final 10-ball of the weekend was potted it was Dinsmore who took home the spoils with victory over Beaumont. This was a closely contested match which could have gone either wy.
Following his bye into round 2, Dinsmore started off with a hard fought 7-4 win over Gary Swift, who is always a hard opponent to get past. Dinsmore then followed this up with an equally hard 7-4 win over Phil Hendrickson. This sent Dinsmore into the quarter-final, where he won a third successive match by the same 7-4 score against Daniel Lee.
In the same half of the draw Abubaker had convincing wins in his first 2 matches, 7-0 v Mark Parsons, and 7-1 v Shaun Madin, to also reach the knockout phase, where he beat Swift 7-4.
In the other half of the draw, Southern hammered Staddon 7-0 then dispatched Keith Hance 7-3 to reach the quarter-final, where he beat Hendrickson 7-4.
Following a first round 7-2 lost to Lee, Beaumont won 3 matches on the losers side to reach the quarter finals, and he faced Kimberley, who himself had recorded 2 good wins over Prokopiev and Lee. It was Beaumont who was in devastating form and won 7-2.
In the first semi-final Dinsmore beat Abubaker 7-6, and it was as close as the score suggests.
In the other semi-final it was Southern against Beaumont, both players played solid pool, but it was Beaumont who was the more clinical taking his place in the final with a 7-4 win.
The Main event final between Dinsmore and Beaumont was a great match, with some excellent clearances. The game turned in the 9th rack at 4-4, when Beaumont potted the 10 but went in off. In the end it was Dinsmore who took his first BWPPA title since 2012 with a 7-4 victory.
In the rankings Southern is now 30 points behind Abubaker at the top of the rankings, with it now looking like a 2 man race, but with the best 4 of the last 5 events counting, the next event should be a great one at the ‘Escape Pool Bar’ in Barnsley in September.
In the Challenge Cup Final Danny Luton beat Frankie Gillen 5-2.
A full video of the main event final is available here; pictures of the event are here in the BWPPA gallery.
The 2014 BWPPA tour is scheduled to continue in September in Barnsley. If you would like to be a part of Europe’s largest wheelchair pool tour, and second largest in the world please keep checking http://www.bwppa.com, and www.pro9.co.uk.
If you need any more encouragement to join the BWPPA you could represent Great Britain in international tournaments, plus all new BWPPA players enter their first event for free!
All of the BWPPA would like to extend our gratitude to all of our sponsors The Gentlemen’s Night Out, Simonis Cloths, Predator/Poison Cues, Talisman Billiards, Kamui tips, Magic Racks, Escape Pool Bar, AB Wallace Trophies, and Riley’s snooker & pool clubs.
| THE BWPPA EVENT NO.3 |
| THE MAIN TOURNAMENT |
| THE QUARTER FINALS |
| Aslam Abubaker |
7 : 4 |
Gary Swift |
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| Fred Dinsmore |
7 : 4 |
Daniel Lee |
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| Roy Kimberley |
3 : 7 |
Dave Beaumont |
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| Tony Southern |
7 : 4 |
Phil Hendrickson |
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| THE SEMI FINALS |
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| Aslam Abubaker |
6 : 7 |
Fred Dinsmore |
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| Tony Southern |
4 : 7 |
Dave Beaumont |
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| THE FINAL |
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| Fred Dinsmore |
7 : 4 |
Dave Beaumont |
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| THE CHALLENGE CUP TOURNAMENT |
| THE SEMI FINALS |
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| Aleksandr Prokopiev |
4 : 5 |
Frankie Gillen |
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| Danny Luton |
5 : 1 |
Shaun Madin |
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| THE FINAL |
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| Danny Luton |
5 : 2 |
Frankie Gillen |
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 After a successful start to the 2014 season at the fantastic ‘BWPPA/BWCSA Pool Academy’ at Stoke Mandeville, it was back to one of our favourite venues, as the Escape Pool Bar in Barnsley host
ed the 2nd BWPPA event of the season on 17/18 May 2014.
Aslam Abubaker extended his lead at the top of the rankings from Tony Southern, as he won his fourth event out of five on the BWPPA tour.
Both players had been the dominant forces on the tour recently, with both contesting the last 2 finals, with 1 win each, and it was to be no different this time, as they again clashed the final, although they both made it to the final the hard way through the losers side, after suffering early losses in this double elimination format.
There was decent field of 15 players, including Fred Dinsmore (Ireland), again showing his support for the tour by making the long trip from Dublin. Although he is unable to make every event, due to the costs involved, he adds the qualities of a multiple European and World Champion to the event, as an unseeded player, is a dangerous floater for any of the 4 seeds to avoid at any stage, in particular early on in the event.
It could have been an even better turn out as several tour regulars such as Matt Duffy, John Greensmith, Pete Dawson and Danny Luton were absent. All the players wish Matt, John and Pete a speedy recovery from their illness.
As Abubaker was the no. 1 seed, he received a first round bye, but that was as good as it got in the early stages, as he drew Dinsmore in the 2nd round and lost a closely fought match 7-5 to enter the losers bracket.
To get back into the semi-finals Abubaker had to win 3 matches on the loser’s side, and he did so beating Frankie Gillen (7-1), Craig Welsh (7-4) and Shaun Madin (7-2).
In the other half of the draw, Southern had a 7-1 win over Gillen and then lost a close match to the ever improving Shaun Madin 7-5, Madin then lost 7-3 to Roy Kimberley who progress to the semi finals.
In the losers side Southern beat Gary Nicholson 7-3, Arnie Chan 7-5, before a hill-hill 7-6 win over Phil Hendrickson took him into the semi-finals.
In a random draw for the semi finals, it matched Southern versus Dinsmore, and it was Southern who took it 7-4 in a scrappy match.
In the other semi-final it was Kimberley versus old adversary Abubaker and it was Abubaker who advanced into the final with a 7-3 score line.
So the final was the 3rd in a row that Southern and Abubaker had contested, but it was far from a classic match, both players making unusual errors, it was level at 2-2, and Abubaker started to capitialse on Southern’s mistakes to open up a 6-3 lead. Southern took the next to narrow the gap, but Abubaker took the match as Southern conceded a straight 9 ball.
Although Abubaker is well ahead in the rankings, as it’s a best 4 out of 5 ranking system, only this seasons results count at the end of the season and with 1 win and a final each, both players are provisionally tied going into event 3.
The Challenge Cup final was won by Gary Nicholson who beat Shaun Madin 5-1, to continue his fine form on his return to wheelchair cue sports.
A video of the main event final is available here. Pictures of the event will be here in the BWPPA gallery soon.
Latest BWPPA Rankings.
The next event is the Talisman British Wheelchair 10 Ball Championship Shootout, which will be held at the BWPPA/BWCSA ‘Pool Academy’ at Stoke Mandeville o
n the weekend of 19th/20th July 2014.
The BWPPA are always looking for new members no matter what disability you have, or your level of ability in the sport. To become part of Europe’s largest wheelchair American pool tour please visit www.bwppa.com , and if you are reading this and know of any players who may be interested please pass this onto them.
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
http://bwppa.com/Contact.html
Once again we would like to extend our thanks to our sponsors, The Gentlemen’s Night Out, Simonis Cloths, Predator/Poison Cues, Talisman Billiards, Kamui tips, Magic Racks, Escape Pool Bar, AB Wallace Trophies, and Riley’s snooker & pool clubs.
THE STATS
BWPPA EVENT NO.2 (2014 SEASON)
THE MAIN EVENT
THE SEMI FINALS
Fred Dinsmore 4 : 7 Tony Southern
Roy Kimberley 3 : 7 Aslam Abubaker
THE FINAL
Tony Southern 4 : 7 Aslam Abubaker
THE CHALLENGE CUP
THE SEMI FINALS
Frankie Gillen 2 : 5 Shaun Madin
Nicky Oliver 3 : 5 Gary Nicholson
THE FINAL
Shaun Madin1 : 5 Gary Nicholson
The GB Team consisting of Roy Kimberley, Aslam Abubaker, Craig Welsh, Danny Luton, Matt Duffy and captain Tony Southern, arrived in North Cyprus, with high hopes of winning a hatful of medals at these prestigious championships.
The team came home with 4 medals, a silver and bronze for Kimberley and a bronze for Southern and Abubaker, but the rest of the team were left disappointed in not making the podium.
Fred Dinsmore from Ireland who also plays occasionally on the BWPPA tour, at one point held all 3 titles after winning the 10 ball title, and ended the event with a medal of each colour, but was just pipped by Jouni Tahti (Finland) as the top player as Jouni took home both the 8 ball and 9 ball gold medals.
High quality matches and dramatic decisions characterize the wheelchair competition, with many outstanding players across the three disciplines.
10-ball
In the 10-ball division, there was the first of many battles of the Brits, with GB and Ireland, being drawn against each on several occasions
Southern, Kimberley and all made the quarter finals, with Southern knocking out defending champion Kurt Deklerck (Belgium), and Abubaker beating World 9 Ball champion Tahti 6-5, Kimberley had a more routine 6-3 win over Jo Schuler (Germany).
In the first semi final Kimberley face Southern, and was never behind, and it went to the final rack, and a great pressure double put Kimberley through to the final where he would face Dinsmore who had a 6-4 win over Abubaker.
In the final, Kimberley had nothing left to give and he missed out on a 3rd EPC gold medal, with a thumping 6-0 defeat.
8-Ball
In the 8 ball Division, it was disappointment almost all around for team GB, with only Craig Welsh making the knockout stages, and he lost 5-2 to Deklerck.
9-Ball
Onto the final discipline, 9 ball, and there was time to celebrate again as Southern, Kimberley and Duffy made it to the quarter finals
Duffy lost a hill-hill match to Dinsmore that he will never forget, as he missed an easy 3-ball finish to win.
Southern was whitewashed 7-0 by Tahti, and described it as his worst performance in almost 30 years of cue sports. Kimberley was left as the only brit in the semi-finals, but he was again on the end of a heavy defeat by Dinsmore, who won 7-2, but lost 7-5 to Tahti in the final
The Dynamic European Championships have drawn a huge amount of media attention throughout the entire 10 days. Many media representatives from TV, radio, print and Internet media have covered the European Championships. The highlight was the live coverage on the web from www.kozoom.com.
In 2014 the event is scheduled to be held in Portugal.
 The BWPPA raised the curtain on the 2014 season on the 15th/16th March 2014 with the GNO Southern 9-ball Open held at the newly opened BWPPA/BWCSA Wheelchair Cue Sport Academy at Stoke Mandeville, this event is named after the main tour sponsor the Gentleman’s Night Out charity.
We had a great turn out with 19 players entering the event, including Aleksandr Prokopiev who again made the long trip from Russia. We welcomed four new players to the tour, Keith Hance, Jimmy Major, Daniel Lee and Gary Nicholson, and it would be Nicholson who had the best showing at his first event.
Major, Hance, and Nicholson had competed in other wheelchair
cue sports events in the past, but Lee was in his first event and he recorded a fine 7-3 debut win over BWPPA stalwart John Robinson in the Main event first round. Many thanks to them all for coming over and we hope to see them all at future events.
We also had the pleasure of the company of Big Dave Knight and his travelling Pro9 shop, many thanks to Dave for attending and also for his generous donation. See www.pro9.co.uk for further information.
We also had in attendance Mike Murphy who made the 7 hour round trip on the Sunday to demonstrate his easy cue range, see www.easycue.info for more information.
The tour got off to a great start with some excellent pool on show as usual at these events. Aslam Abubaker was keen to add to his 3 successive victories at the end of the 2013 season, which enabled him to take a clear lead at the top of the rankings. In the players meeting before play commenced Abubaker was awarded the honour of being the 2013 player of the s
eason, which is voted for by his peers. Also at the meeting, each player was presented with a gift pack from our generous sponsors at Kamui, comprising on 4 tips, 2 chalks and chalk holders, many many thanks to all at Kamui.
As you can see from the photos, each table has been covered in a beautiful cloth from tour sponsors Simonis, to give an excellent playing experience, unmatched in Wheelchair pool, outside of the EPC and WPC.
As the final 9-ball of the weekend was potted it was Southern who took home the spoils with victory in the Main Event and maintained the no 2 spot above Roy Kimberley. This year the players battle for a superb prize of a top range cue from one of our main sponsors Predator, which will be awarded to the no.1 ranked player at the end of the season. (TBC)
Following his bye into round 2 as no.2 seed, Southern started off with a hard fought 7-2 win over Lee, who as an ex-snooker player who was a star junior, will challenge the top players once he has learned the game. Southern then followed this up with a more comfortable 7-2 win over Phil Hendrickson. This sent Southern into the quarter-final, where he won a hill-hill match against Danny Luton 7-6.
Kimberley had convincing wins in his first 2 matches, 7-2 v Hance, and 7-1 v Frankie ‘Hot-Wheels’ Gillen, to also reach the knockout phase.
The other half of the draw was loaded with talent, Abubaker hammered Danny Luton 7-3, then dispatched Pete Dawson by the same scorer to reach the quarter-final, where he beat Hendrickson 7-3.
Other notable results including Nicholson beating 4th seed Craig Welsh and Nicky Oliver 7-2 to reach the quarter finals, and in the best event of his career to date, Oliver came through the losers side to qualify for the prize money stages before running into Kimberley who was in devastating form and won 7-1.
In the first semi-final Abubaker beat Nicholson 7-4, but it was a lot closer than the score suggests, and Nicholson can reflect on what was an excellent first event for him.
In the other semi-final it was Southern against old rival Kimberley, both players played solid pool, but it was Southern who was the more clinical taking his place in the final with a 7-4 win.
The Main event final between Southern and Abubaker was a fast paced match, with some excellent clearances mixed with some good safety and kicking. In the end it was Southern who took the title with a 7-4 victory, punching the air with delight.
After the final Southern said of his win “I am delighted to retain my title and win the first event of the season. I played solid all weekend, at least in the tournament, but I was determined not to let myself down, especially after poor performance at the first GB9 event of the year.
I would like to thank my main sponsors Riley’s, HASSRA, CSSC and Predator Cues, and of course all the BWPPA tour sponsors, especially Gentlemen’s Night Out, and Kamui whose Black medium tip has really made a difference to my game.
Southern is now 50 points behind Abubaker at the top of the rankings, with Kimberley close behind, but with the best 4 of the last 5 events counting, the next event should be a great one at the ‘Escape Pool Bar’ in Barnsley in May.
In the Challenge Cup Final Craig Welsh beat Gary Swift 5-1.
A full video of the main event final is available here; pictures of the event are here in the BWPPA gallery.
The BWPPA team head to Northern Cyprus in April for the European Championships, the team captained by Southern also consists of Kimberley, Abubaker, Luton, Welsh, and Matt Duffy and we must also mention BWPPA member Fred Dinsmore from Ireland, who will be defending his 8 & 9 ball titles. See here for more details of that event.
The 2014 BWPPA tour is scheduled to continue in May in Barnsley. If you would like to be a part of Europe’s largest wheelchair pool tour, and second largest in the world please keep checking http://www.bwppa.com, and www.pro9.co.uk.
If you need any more encouragement to join the BWPPA you could represent Great Britain in international tournaments, plus all new BWPPA players enter their first event for free!
All of the BWPPA would like to extend our gratitude to all of our sponsors The Gentlemen’s Night Out, Simonis Cloths, Predator/Poison Cues, Talisman Billiards, Kamui tips, Magic Racks, Escape Pool Bar, AB Wallace Trophies, and Riley’s snooker & pool clubs.
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THE MAIN TOURNAMENT
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Aslam Abubaker
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Gary Nicholson
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Roy Kimberley
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Tony Southern
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THE FINAL
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Top 8 Rankings All GB unless stated
1. Dave Beaumont
2. Tony Southern
3. Fred Dinsmore (Ire)
4. Danny Luton
5. Gary Swift
6. Darren Brook
7. Roy Kimberley
8. Joe Burns
BWPPA Patron
“Dynamite”
Darren Appleton
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