2010 BAPTO Finals Set for Warmer Weather! The BAPTO 2010 Grand Finals has been brought forward this year to the weekend of BAPTO 2009 Busiest Ever The 'BAPTO Grand Pool Finals' weekend is Britain's longest established pool c BAPTO 2009 Charity Event Raises £1,350! This year, BAPTO introduced a mixed doubles charity trophy to help raise money f Trials for Lancash ire Pool Squads Following the successes of the Lancashire pool squads in the past season we wish BAPTO Tournament D efies The Crunch! The 32nd annual National BAPTO Pool Challenge weekend took place from the 13th –
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| Team Trophy | |||
| Quarter Finals | Semi Finals | Runner Up | Winner |
| Black Horse | Cowboys | Sportsman | Barking P.C. |
| Woadmans | Normans 'A' | ||
| Rock & Fountain | |||
| Stonehenge | |||
| Plate Competition | ||
| Semi Finals | Runner Up | Winner |
| Asfordby Amateurs | Cresford Colliery | Wickford Snooker |
| Breakers | ||
| Men's Singles | |||||
| Last 32 | Last 16 | Quarter Finals | Semi Finals | Runner Up | Winner |
| Sean Hayden | Pete McConochie | Jordan Shepherd | Jimmy Carney/td> | Paul Tickle | D Fallows |
| Alan Harrison | Neil Gillespie | Ashley Bradford | Mark Priest | ||
| Adrian Magington | Shaun Brierley | Craig Lakin | |||
| Anthony Buss | Luke Garland | Eliot Powick | |||
| Marcus Guise | Paul Hagan | ||||
| Shane More | Jack Whelan | ||||
| Joe Dewey | Ian Davies | ||||
| Tony Oulds | James Beaton | ||||
| Wayne Green | |||||
| Simon Ashford | |||||
| Dave Bennett | |||||
| Mike Smout | |||||
| Stuart Rigby | |||||
| Dave Atherley | |||||
| Rich Green | |||||
| Mike Dagostimo | |||||
| Ladies Singles | |||
| Quarter Finals | Semi Finals | Runner Up | Winner |
| Catherine King | Kathy Rigard | Mel Adams | Shona Lucas |
| Tina Bennet | Kim Carney | ||
| Loraine Owen | |||
| Marie Chrystal | |||
| Mixed Doubles | |||
| Semi Finals | Runner Up | Winner | |
| W. Bristow & C. Abele | Aaron Sheridan & Jo Shaw | Craig Lakin & Melanie Adams | |
| E. Mohammed & C. King | |||
BAPTO 2010 Tournament Report
Famously Britain's longest standing national amateur pub pool team event, BAPTO paid £11,000 in cash prizes at this years finals. Their 34th annual event moved forward to the weekend of the 10th September to enjoy some finer weather for the first time in many years. Historically held in the wintery month of November, players warmly welcomed the decision to move the BAPTO finals to late summer! The event ran smoothly taking pleasure in its second year at Lyons Robin Hood Holiday Park and their new £500k refurbishment of the main arena. Players were very impressed by the re-vamped arena, with many positive comments about the reinstated prestige feel of the competition and the tournaments great atmosphere. A high standard of play was encouraged by BAPTO's first-rate playing conditions, presented by 32 SAM tables immaculately covered in Hainsworth Match tournament cloth and completed with Aramith's finest pool balls. For the first time in many years, team numbers were slightly down from the previous years, thought mainly due to the date change and current economic climate. However, entries for the ladies singles and the charity mixed doubles were up by 40%, showing a real increase in the numbers of ladies attending.
BAPTO Smaller Good Cause Appeal raised £1100 for the two nominated food causes; £550 to go to Airedale Hospital Chemo Therapy Day Unit to help refurbish the ward and £550 for the Duke of Cornwall Hospital Spinal Unit for new equipment. Money was raised through a popular 14:1 charity table, mixed doubles charity trophy and a raffle.
'Barking Pool Club' (pictured) from Essex are crowned BAPTO Team Champions 2010 after beating 'The Sportsman' from Cambridge 6-3 in a thrilling finals showdown. Team plate winners saw Wickford Snooker convincingly beat Cresford Colliery 6-1. Men's 2010 champion is D Fallows who fought a close final to beat Paul Tickle 4-3. Ladies 2010 Champion is Shona Lucas who beat Mel Adams 3-0 in a confident finish. Finally, the BAPTO 2010 Mixed Doubles Trophy was awarded to Craig Lakin and Melanie Adams who beat Aaron Sheridan & Jo Shaw 3-1 in the finals.
Team Knockout Trophy - Paid £3,850
Team losing finalists are the Black Horse, Woadmans, Rock & Fountain and Stonehenge
Losing semi finalists are Rochdale Cowboys and Normans A.
2010 Team Champion Winners are Barking Pool Club who beat Sportsman 6-3.
Team Plate - Paid £1000
Team plate losing quarter finalists are the Ding & The Dongs, Railway Tavern, Parkside & Stans Entertainers.
Losing semi finalists are Asfordby Amateurs & Breakers S
Team Plate Winners 2010 are Wickford Snooker who beat Cresford Colliery
Men's Singles - Paid £5,150
Men's losing last 32 are Sean Hayden, Alan Harrison, Adrian Magington, Antony Buss, Marcus Guise, Shane More, Joe Dewy, Tony Oulds, Wayne Green, Simon Ashford, Dave Bennett, Mike Smout, Stuart Rigby, Dave Atherley, Rich Green and Mike Dagostimo.
Men's losing last 16 are Peter McConochie, Neil Gillespie, Shaun Brierley, Luke Garland, Paul Hagan, Jack Whelan, Ian Davies and James Beaton.
Men's losing quarter finalists are Jordan Shepherd, Ashlet Bradford, Craig Lakin, Elliot Powick.
Men's losing semi finalists are Jimmy Carney and Mark Priest.
Men's winner is D Fallows who beat Paul Ticle 4-3 in a close final.
Ladies Singles - Paid £500
Ladies losing quarter finalists are Catherine King, Tina Bennet, Loraine Owen and Marie Chrystal.
Ladies losing semi finalists are Kathy Rigard and Kim Carney.
Ladies winner is Shona Lucas who beat Mel Adams 3-0 in a confident finish.
Mixed Doubles - Paid £500
Losing Semi Finalists are W Bristow & C Abele and E Mohammed & C King
Congratulations to the Mixed Doubles Winners Craig Lakin & Melanie Adams, who beat Aaron Sheridan & Jo Shaw 3-0 in the finals.
