Aidan Ellis wins Handicap Cup for 2012
On Monday 25th June, at the last club night before the summer break, the annual Summer Handicap Cup rapidplay competition took place, with 24 club members participating. The format was a six-round time-handicapped competition, with the 16 minutes per game allocated as shown below.
| Grade Diff. | Time (mins) |
|---|---|
| 0-9 | 8 : 8 |
| 10-19 | 9 : 7 |
| 20-29 | 10 : 6 |
| 30-39 | 11 : 5 |
| 40+ | 12 : 4 |
Many congratulations to Aidan Elllis, who won with an impressive 5.5 points out of 6. David Bower and David Phillips tied for second on 5 points. In joint fourth place with 4 points, Andrew Smith impressively achieved parity with our esteemed President and Secretary. The full standings table was as follows.
| Place | Name | Grade | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aidan Ellis | 150 | 5.5 | 2-3 | David Bower | 164 | 5.0 | David Phillips | 134 | 5.0 | 4-6 | Andrew Smith | 86 | 4.0 | Jeremy Fraser-Mitchell | 192 | 4.0 | Ian Cross | 143 | 4.0 | 7-8 | Terry Douse | 131 | 3.5 | Keith Feldman | 104 | 3.5 | 9-15 | Neill Willmott | 178 | 3.0 | Paul Laskier | 144 | 3.0 | Phil McConnell | 122 | 3.0 | Chris Pines | 116 | 3.0 | Richard Walsh | 126 | 3.0 | Ray Claret | 129 | 3.0 | Paul Lawrence | 151 | 3.0 | 16-17 | John Copner | 85 | 2.5 | Mike Flatt | 120 | 2.5 | 18-22 | Matt James | 137 | 2.0 | Simon Narbeth | 139 | 2.0 | Peter Baker | 95 | 2.0 | Peter Hayward | 108 | 2.0 | James Palmer | 144 | 2.0 | 23 | Patrick Fitzgerald | 133 | 1.5 | 24 | David Pugh (*) | 70 | 0.0 |
(*) Withdrew after 2 rounds.
Afterwards a number of members went on to the Alban Tandoori for Curry-and-Cobras. It was half past midnight by the time the genial restaurant manager saw the back of us.
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