CCSMBA NEWS RELEASE - 21 January 2018

Peter Hore selected for World Championships 

View this email in your browser Cornwall County Short Mat Bowling Association News Release - 14 January 2018 World Championships Peter Hore (Holmans) has been selected in the England Squad for the 2018 World Short Mat Bowls Council World Championships in Sweden where he will defend the Pairs won in 2016 with a new partner, Norfolk's Dave Lamb.  The championships take place over the weekend 16th - 18th March in Stromstad. ESMBA Open Singles On Saturday a number of local bowers competed in the ESMBA Open Singles in Tamworth. Four bowlers progressed from the group stages into the main knockout,  In the last 32 David Studden (Holmans) won 11-7 against Devon's Thomas Perris.  Elise Daniell (Holmans) lost 8-12 to Essex's Anthony Fautley.  Nigel Nicholls (Newlyn Trinity) lost 7-10 to Swede Christer Almen and Peter Hore (Holmans) won 12-3 against West Midland's Adam Easthope. The last 16 saw David Studden lose to West Midland's Malcolm Follis 8-12 and Peter Hore lose to Hampshire's Ben Pay. Inter Area League Locally on Sunday the final round of Inter Area League matches were played at Carnmoggas.  The results of the matches were Central 169 shots 14 points - West 175 shots 26 points and North 174 shots 16 points -  East 195 shots 24 points. East take the title this year finishing on 72 points with West second on 65, North third on 57 and Central fourth on 46.     Pl W D L SF SA Pts East 3 3 0 0 551 540 72 West 3 1 1 1 510 510 65 North 3 1 1 1 524 532 57 Central 3 0 0 3 537 540 46 Inter County Rinks The finals of the Inter County Rinks take place this coming weekend with Cornwall represented in the Premier Team competition. Area Leagues The area leagues results and tables can be found at http://ccsmba.nicholastruscott.co.uk/content.php?pg=tabledisplay ENDS Nicholas Truscott Press and Promotions Officer CCSMBA Tel 07800 916059 E-mail cornwallshortmatbowls@gmail.com Cornwall County Short Mat Bowling Association News Release - 14 January 2018 Short Mat Players Tour British Open Newlyn Trinity's Nigel Nicholls won his first Short Mat Players Tour (SMPT) title on Sunday, the British Open at the York & District Indoor Bowls Club, defeating Dom Read (Essex) 9-7 in a well contested final broadcast live to an internet audience. To reach the final Nigel came through the group stages second in Group 6 with four wins from five games.  In the last 64 Nigel faced Bill Burn (ENG) winning 15-4.  The last 32 saw a comfortable 15-2 win over Stephen Gale (IOM).  In the last 16 Nigel defeated Steve Puttock (ENG) 12-6 and in the Quarter Finals Mitchell Young (ENG) was defeated by the same scoreline.  In the Semi Finals Nigel won 14-5 against Tony Ealham (ENG). Nigel's victory moves him into top spot in this season's Order of Merit rankings and into the top 10 of the World Rankings for the first time. Karen Watson (Saltash) reached the Last 32 of the Cup Competition on her SMPT debut after coming through Group 9 in second place after three wins, a draw and a loss.  In the knockouts she defeated Steve Killington (ENG) 12-6 in the last 64 and Gary Stewart (SCO) 10-6 in the last 32.  She was defeated 9-12 by Daniel Sands (ENG) in the Last 16. Peter Hore came through Group 15 in second place with three wins to take a place in the Cup Competition where he lost 9-11 to Martin Harries (WAL) in the Last 64. Three wins in Group 16 was enough to see Callum Beale (Withiel) through to the Cup competition where he lost to the Current Number 1 Stephen Proctor (ENG) 9-12 in the last 64. Elise Daniell (Holmans) qualified for the Plate Competition by finishing third in Group 6 with three wins.  A 13-6 win over Nick Wyatt (ENG) in the Last 64 was followed by a 17-5 win over David White (ENG) in the Last 32.  The Last 16 saw a 12-11 win over Stuart Hiddleston (SCO), Elise's run in the competition came to an end in the Quarter Finals win a 5-16 loss to Andrew Jones (WAL). Dennis Shorthouse (Landrake) was one of four bowlers in a tight Group 16 to win two games but placed bottom with progression into the Shield competition where a Last 64 defeat to Christine Holland (IOM) 10-11 ended his participation in the event.  Dianne Shorthouse (Landrake) failed to pickup a point in Group 10 and was defeated 6-17 by Mark McHugh (ENG) in the Last 64 of the Shield competition. Individual Players Scores Nigel Nicholls Karen Watson Callum Beale Peter Hore Elise Daniell Dennis Shorthouse Dianne Shorthouse Match Videos featuring local players Tournament Final between Nigel Nicholls v Dom Read Last 64 Peter Hore v Martin Harries England Weekend Cornwall's England Squad members have a final chance to try and claim a place in March's World Championships in Sweden with the Open Singles on Saturday and final squad day before the team is picked on Sunday. Inter Area League In the County the final round of Inter Area League matches are played on Sunday with all four areas still in with a chance of winning.  North face East and Central face West at Carnmoggas. Area Leagues The area leagues results and tables can be found at http://ccsmba.nicholastruscott.co.uk/content.php?pg=tabledisplay ENDS Nicholas Truscott Press and Promotions Officer CCSMBA Tel 07800 916059 E-mail cornwallshortmatbowls@gmail.com Copyright © 2018 Cornwall County Short Mat Bowling Association, All rights reserved. Cornwall County Short Mat Bowling Association maintains a list of local media outlets for a number of years and regularly send out news releases. Our mailing address is: Cornwall County Short Mat Bowling Association 9 Queens Road St Austell, Cornwall PL25 4RQ United Kingdom Add us to your address book Want to change how you receive these emails? You can update your preferences or unsubscribe from this list.