Blacks and Fubar Stay 100% as Shootpool Get An 11-0
01 August 2022 12:00:00 Posted By Luton
Last Updated: 01 August 2022 19:18:00
In Group A, SP Blacks made it 6 wins from 6 matches with a 8-3 away win against The Dairy Maid, to remain 3 points clear of 2nd placed We All Need Kev, who won 6-5 against Weavers' Beavers & Balls. Shootpool Blues remain in third, despite falling to a 7-4 defeat against Shit A Brick, who jump up to fourth. The Vic Club are in fifth after they narrowly won 6-5 against Cottonwheelers, and Top John are up to 7th with a 9-2 away victory against Wonky Monkey.
100% Fubar continued to lead Group B after they were 7-4 victors, away to Misfits. Wacky Waving sMipers kept up the pressure in 2nd with a comfortable 8-3 home win against Dairy Maid Krazies. Honey Bee Stingerz remain in third, after they won 7-4 away from home against bottom side Summer Chicks, whilst The Roths stay behind in 4th on frame difference after they also won 6-5 at home versus Ari Potters. And last but not least, 5th placed Shootpool enjoyed an 11-0 whitewash against 9th placed The Feathers.
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GROUP A
SP Blacks remained at the top of Group A this week, as they made it 6 wins from 6 matches with a 8-3 away win against 6th placed The Dairy Maid. Troy Brett, Dave Green and Tye Edwards were the double winners on the night for the league leaders.
3 points behind are 2nd placed We All Need Kev, who won 6-5 against 8th placed Weavers' Beavers & Balls, thanks to two wins for Pete Kingsman, and then a soctch doubles decider that was won by the pair of Jon Eley and Graham Spencer. Laura Hunter and Zenya Heap won twice in repsonse for Weavers' Beavers & Balls.
Shootpool Blues remain in third place in the table, despite falling to a 7-4 defeat against Shit A Brick, who jump up to fourth with the win. Shit A Brick found themselves 5-1 up, before second wins for Darren McGeorge and Andrew Holmes got them over the line in the second half.
Two wins each for Oliver Burgess helped 5th placed The Vic Club narrowly win 6-5 against 9th placed Cottonwheelers, who had Ryan Chandler and Jake Bartlett win twice in response.
Top John's ended a run of four straight defeats to move up to 7th, as they won 9-2 away from home against bottom side Wonky Monkey, with Max Burgess, Mark Kane, Ben Saunders and Jordan Maxwell Hoff all winning twice for the visitors.
Week 6 Results
We All Need Kev 6-5 Weavers' Beavers & Balls
Shootpool Blues 4-7 Shit A Brick
The Vic Club 6-5 Cottonwheelers
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GROUP B
100% Fubar continued to lead Group B after they were 7-4 victors, away to Misfits. Adam Pavey and Martin Langley both won twice for the group leaders, with Tony Festa getting two in reply for Misfits.
Wacky Waving sMipers kept up the pressure in 2nd with a comfortable 8-3 home win against Dairy Maid Krazies, as Wayne Thorne, Chris Eley, Paul Kanchanlall and Richard Ilsley all won twice on the night.
Honey Bee Stingerz remain in third, after two wins each for Gary East and Jimmy Surguy helped them to a 7-4 win away from home against bottom side Summer Chicks, who had Adrian Barrett win twice in reply.
The Roths stay behind in 4th on frame difference after they also won 6-5 at home versus Ari Potters. After two wins for Sam Arnold helped Ari Potters into a 5-4 lead, a second win on the night for Rory Sore drew The Roths level before a win on the scotch doubles decider for the pair of Vince King and James Wood completed the home win.
5th placed Shootpool enjoyed an 11-0 whitewash against 9th placed The Feathers, only the second time this season that a whitewash has occurred. All six of Nathan Brooks, Mike Collins, Adam Green, Teresa Collins, Debbie Roberts and Ben Collins won both their frames on the perfect night for the hosts.
Week 6 Results
Wacky Waving sMipers 8-3 Dairy Maid Krazies
Summer Chicks 4-7 Honey Bee Stingerz
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WEEK 7 FIXTURES
Group A
Cottonwheelers vs Top John (preview)
SP Blacks vs Wonky Monkey (preview)
Shit A Brick vs The Dairy Maid (preview)
Weavers' Beavers & Balls vs Shootpool Blues (preview)
The Vic Club vs We All Need Kev (preview)
Group B
Ari Potters vs The Feathers (preview)
Dairy Maid Krazies vs Misfits (preview)
Honey Bee Stingerz vs Wacky Waving sMipers (preview)
The Roths vs Summer Chicks (preview)
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GROUP STANDINGS
Group A
Group B
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