Report – 7 November 2008

 

45 Minute Tournament

 

Results:

Stuart Holt 1 John Roper 0

Peter Ford 0 Ray Adams 1

Josh Ford 0 Andrew Robinson 1

Ray Adams 0 Mark Taylor 1

Josh Ford 0 Stuart Holt 1

 

Stuart Holt appeared at the club for the first time since October 1, 2004, after an 18 month teaching stint in Nanjing, China.

 

Apart from this unexpected late entry to the tournament, it was a quiet start to tournament, with Mark providing the one upset in the opening games.

 

45 Minute Tournament 2008: Current standings

Players to complete 5 games in Group A and 4 games in Group B

GROUP A

No.

Name

Points

Played

1

Stuart Holt

2

2

2

Andrew Robinson

1

1

3

Greg Colwell

0

0

4

Brian Willcock

0

0

5

John Roper

0

1

6

Josh Ford

0

2

GROUP B

No.

Name

Points

Played

1

Mark Taylor

1

1

2

Ray Adams

1

2

3

Nathan Shaw

0

0

4

Joseph Curtain

0

0

5

Peter Ford

0

1

 

45 Minute Tournament 2008 in detail

 

 

Quote of the night

“Psalm 91” – Ray, who also quoted it in full.

 

 

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