It’s
a young man’s game this is, or at least that is what George
Hylton now thinks after being beaten by young Spuggy
from the Swan in round two. It is definitely a game where a good counter who
knows the best way to finish has an advantage, because the game can be over so
fast that you have no time for mistakes.The quarter final was best of 5 legs which Peachey seemed to forget as he shook Will Hall’s hand after going 2 nil up, but went on to win 3 nil anyway. In the semi final Peachey had a 5 darter but still lost to Billy Bailey. The other semi had an upset for Ticker who’s finishing let him down. Ticker was on double 2 with Mark Hylton back on a start but Mark broke with 41 and then somebody said , “You can get this” and he did. A 160 finish. Brilliant.
The final was Mark against young Billy and I think nerves got the better of Billy but he had played well to get to the final and Mark, as always, played consistently very well all through the night. Everybody now knows what “Doubles For Dough” means! It is a game of nerves with doubles at the start and finish being all important with no room for a big score. Well done to all who turned up. There are a lot of good young guns in Rugeley so lets encourage them. Lets get them in the league and put Rugeley on the map. There will be a Summer Tournament in Rugeley that will be the BIG ONE. Lets see who’s got what it takes!