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25 August 2008 Arthur Rowe's win keeps the August Handicap Tournament Winner's Trophy safely tucked away in the family display cabinet. Report by Peter Wilson Two weeks of cloud and rain finally gave way for the start of the tournament. Conditions were damp underfoot for the morning but improved over the bank holiday. A cosmopolitan field of twenty players with handicaps ranging from minus a half to twenty four gathered for the flexible Egyptian event. Games were played without time limits on the first two days. A handicap base of six was used throughout the tournament. This combination encouraged attacking play and only a couple of games reached the fourth hour. A special mention should go to Will Gee (-0.5) from Nottingham who was more than happy to play whoever the draw dictated despite large handicap differences. Despite taking Saturday afternoon off, Will played ten games and conceded 108 bisques. He topped the leader board until the last round. Will even managed a smile after loosing the game of the tournament. Betty Bates (18 Fylde) took her ball to peg on the third turn and finished on the fifth. It was a magnificent achievement taking advantage of a rare miss from Will. It was the fastest game until Rachel beat Will two minuets faster. Finals day could not have been better from a mangers point of view. The draw for the morning naturally fell into place and set up a photo finish for the last round as follows: Will had to play last years overall winner, Rachel Rowe ( 8 Ashby) while last year’s high handicap winner, Arthur Rowe (10 Ashby) played Betty. John Smallbone (6 Watford ) was also in contention for the low handicap trophy. Arthur beat Betty to take the overall winners trophy back to Ashby where no doubt it will be at the other end of the mantelpiece from last year. He followed his ‘Double Swiss Gambit’ (That is loosing the first two games) with seven straight wins and a handicap trigger. Rachel beat Will and had to wait for the result of John’s game, which was drifting towards time. Having put up a good fight John lost that one, and so Rachel won the low handicap trophy one index point ahead of Will. Betty consolation for loosing the crunch match for the overall trophy was to collect the high handicap trophy. Her first tournament win, I understand she is opening up a new mantelpiece with it. Summary of Results Winner: Arthur Rowe Low handicap Winner: Rachel Rowe High handicap Winner: Betty Bates Fastest Game Winner: Rachel Rowe | |||||||
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