Summary

An absolutely fantastic result given both their league position and the fact that we could have lost all of the first three matches.

The Games

Heather (SL3) lost 1 - 3 against a 4
How Heather didn't win this match is beyond me! Quite simply, in her first game since the start of the season she was the better player only for Be Rude Not 2 to fall foul of the 'bar without a bridge' crap for the second time this season! We all need to buy one of those little cue add-ons!

Mark (SL4) won 3 - 2 against a 4
Playing a very good 4 Mark got off to a great start in each of the first three racks only to find himself 2-1 behind. Never mind, his opponent duly obliged by scratching on the 8 ball for the next two racks! it made up for their team not ensuring the bar had a bridge! Mark's shot of the night was definitely the long yellow taking the cue ball off the cushion, travelling the length of the table and moving his one remaining difficult solid out from behind a stripe. This took place in the crucial rack 2 whilst being 1-0 down.

Darren (SL7) won 5 - 2 against a 5
After winning the first rack by playing about 28 snookers against a very attacking SL5 I then decided to go for everything over the next three racks. Needless to say, at 2-1 down it took a fortuitous leave on the black and some sound advice from Mr Spurr to get me back on track. At 2-2 I then bored him to death with defense and never looked in doubt. Shot of the match for me was my 6 ball played off his frozen stripe and 8 ball to develop the 8 ball and leave me an easy last solid. Insignificant however given his amazing length of the table kick to not only hit but correctly pot the 8 ball in rack 3 - fantastic shot.

Sean (SL5) won 4 - 1 against a 4
Three matches, three SL4 opponents, three 4-1 wins... ...anyone see where I'm going with this?!? Leading 2-1 in matches and with a chance to clinch the win against one of the top teams Mike Spurr (with his knowledge of the other team and sacrificing his own playing spot) correctly nominated Sean to close out the match. The match was a mix of glimpses of the old fluent Sean and the bedrock experience he has of how to win a match. The bizarre 8 scratch in rack 4 apart, the result was never in doubt. Solid performance!

Sparky (SL4) won 3 - 0 against a 5
Being 3-1 up in the match I thought it would be good experience for young Sparky to get in with the big boys so threw him in against a SL5. The result, absolutely amazing. Sparky swept him in little under 15 minutes and in doing so put himself in contention for 1st, 2nd and probably 3rd place in the shot of the night awards. The top two have to be the defensive snooker in rack one off the outside edge of the 4 ball to leave his opponent frozen behind the 2 ball and the outrageous length of the table kick in rack three that not only hit the 2 ball, but potted it down the long cushion and finished plum on the 8 ball.

Shot of The Night

Four contenders from this match... ...we're turning into a team of crowd pleasers:

Sparky: Sparky's outrageous length of the table kick in rack three that not only hit the 2 ball, but potted it down the long cushion and finished plum on the 8 ball.

Sparky: Sparky's defensive snooker in rack one off the outside edge of the 4 ball to leave his opponent frozen behind the 2 ball.

Mark: Mark's long yellow taking the cue ball off the cushion, travelling the length of the table and moving his one remaining difficult solid out from behind a stripe.

Darren: Darren's 6 ball played off his frozen stipe and 8 ball to develop the 8 ball and leave an easy last solid.

Worst Shot of The Night

Darren: I really don't think there was one... ...if there was then it was probably me!