Summary

After a very long and difficult season we've managed to secure second spot in the league by finishing first in a three way tie on 61 points! If this doesn't go some way to emphasizing the importance of those 3-2 wins then nothing will![br/] Read on to see how we managed to scrape through....

The Games

Lori (SL3) lost 1 - 2 against a 3
Quite honestly one of the most one sided losses you will ever see. Lori was clearly the better player in every rack but two 8 scratches cost us what looked like a sure thing.

Mike (SL5) lost 0 - 2 against a 3
This was about as poor a display of form that we've ever seen from Mike and coupled with an excellent performance from his opponent meant a second defeat of the night. Mike had shots on the 8 ball before his opponent in both racks but his recent form eluded him.

Darren (SL7) won 5 - 1 against a 4
After dropping the first rack against an opponent who was clearly up for the challenge I left myself a mountain to climb by needing the next five. Fortunately, some element of form returned and I managed to close out the racks needed. Shot of the night candidate has to be turning a tight snooker left to me with my opponent having only one ball remaining into a snooker of my own.

Sean (SL5) lost 2 - 4 against a 5
This match put a whole new meaning to the phrase 'roll of the table'. I mean, has anyone seen a curl like the one on the 8 ball in rack 3!?!? I've never seen a cue ball reverse park around an 8 ball!

Sparky (SL3) won 2 - 1 against a 5
Needing to win the last match to get us into the play-off's, Sparky truly came of age to put in what can only be considered a stunning performance against a really good SL5. At 2-0 behind we looked down and out but Sparky knew he was playing well and that he'd had chances in the first two racks so kept plugging away. Sure enough a nice run of the ball in rack three left his opponent snookered on the 8 ball and ultimately ended with him potting Sparky's final stripe giving him ball in hand on the black. Rack 4 was never in question with Sparky playing some fantastic shots to book the team a place in the play-off's. We saw some great shots from Sparky throughout this match but the shot of the night has to be the final 8 ball. Not particularly difficult but with that amount of pressure he made it look easy. Get in there!

Shot of The Night

Sparky: The final 8 ball from Sparky to seal our play-off spot.

Worst Shot of The Night

Mike: Mike's miss on a straight-ish 8 ball in rack 1.