Derek Knight won the Middlesbrough Advanced B-Level Tournament

[<<] [>>] by Charles Waterfield at Middlesbrough CC
30 Jun 2013 (AC)

This year the tournament had ten entries, mainly from Croquet North but including three from more distant clubs (Nottingham, Pendle and Beverley). With this number, in order to avoid any sitting out, it was decided to group competitors into two blocks of five and run a cross block competition (those in block A playing against each in block B). So that the (five) Middlesbrough members had the opportunity to play against less familiar opposition they were (bar one) grouped together; to match up the net block handicap two players from opposite blocks were transposed. Handicaps ranged from -.5 to 4.5.

The five principal pre-drawn rounds were completed by Sunday afternoon, giving for each player a number of wins and also net points, the latter being used to resolve ties. Players then agreed to a separate 'play-off' round, in which 1st played 2nd, 3rd - 4th etc, to arrive at a final order without further calculation.

Results
Charles Waterfield beat Andrew Webb +10
Derek Watts beat Andrew Killick +6
Derek Knight beat Peter McDermott +4
Phil Errington beat Roger Staples +11
Peter Moore beat Dennis Scarr +19

Charles Waterfield beat Andrew Killick +11
Derek Knight beat Derek Watts +10
Phil Errington beat Peter McDermott +23
Roger Staples beat Peter Moore +7
Andrew Webb beat Dennis Scarr +2

Derek Knight beat Charles Waterfield +11
Andrew Webb beat Derek Watts +21
Peter Moore beat Peter McDermott +21
Andrew Killick beat Roger Staples +15
Dennis Scarr beat Phil Errington +19

Charles Waterfield beat Phil Errington +15
Derek Watts beat Peter Moore +15
Andrew Webb beat Peter McDermott +18
Derek Knight beat Roger Staples +1
Dennis Scarr beat Andrew Killick +1

Charles Waterfield beat Peter Moore +19
Derek Watts beat Phil Errington +14
Andrew Killick beat Peter McDermott +21
Andrew Webb beat Roger Staples +5
Dennis Scarr beat Derek Knight +4

Play-off round:
Derek Knight beat Charles Waterfield +2
Andrew Webb beat Dennis Scarr +22
Andrew Killick beat Derek Watts +25
Peter Moore beat Phil Errington +8
Peter McDermott beat Roger Staples +8