22 January 2011

Eleven events subscribed to the Grand Prix this year (an increase of two from the previous year) and of those five were League based and six were Club based and my thanks to the organizers, both for running the events and for including them in the Grand Prix.

This year the sections were divided by grade, and the resulting effect has been positive with a fairly similar number of players qualified for each section and as such I am keeping the structure the same for the new season.

The inclusion of extra events has meant that the prize fund has increased slightly from the previous season to £327.00, which in turn has meant an increase in the prize money.

Over the year 116 League members from 16 clubs and schools competed in the eleven events on 278 occasions scoring a total of 4483.5 Grand Prix points. Thirteen players scored 100 points or more (up from last year’s 7) and of these thirteen, three passed 150 points and one made it past 200.

The Prizewinners are as follows

          Open                     1^st      James Sherwin                Bath            £45.00

                                      2^nd     Dominic Bennett              Clifton         £20.00

                                      3^rd      Paul Helbig                     Keynsham    £10.00

          U-170                    1^st      Alan Papier                     Clifton         £45.00

                                      2^nd     Roger Hardy                   Grendel       £20.00

                                      3^rd      Howard Millbank             Horfield       £10.00

          U-140                     1^st      Duncan MacArthur          Keynsham    £45.00

                                      2^nd     Graham Strickland Horfield       £20.00

                                      3^rd      Graham Mill-Wilson        Yate            £10.00

          U-110                     1^st      Harvey Atkinson             Horfield       £45.00

                                      2^nd     Geoff Gammon               Downend     £20.00

                                      3^rd      Simon Denney                 Bristol Univ£10.00

          Junior                     1^st      Tom Thorpe                   Pete’s Potentials    £15.00 + Trophy

                                      2^nd     Aidan Chivers        Pete’s Potentials    £10.00

                                      3^rd      Matthew Wilson    Downend              £5.00

          Team                    1^st      Bristol & Clifton                                 £15.00

Anyone wishing to register an event should contact me by either

Tel:    0117 960 6158 (Answerphone)   or  email:   steve.woolgar@blueyonder.co.uk 

Steve Woolgar

Grand Prix Secretary