English Open 2010

28th February 2010

Jungle Rumble, Bristol

After a good day's practice I felt confident of another strong showing at the English Open this year.

The first round was on the easier of the two courses at Cabot Circus but I started with a terrible run of three 3's with nothing seeming to drop. Finishing with a 40 ended any chances of being in contention - a massive blow.

With nothing to lose I tackled the harder course with a 31 & 32 to finish...still without the 50/50's dropping. A lot was learnt and I was pleased with my composure over the final two rounds to finish a very respectable 10th place.

Rank Start no Name R1 R2 R3 Average Diff Tot

1 134 Chris HARDING 28 29 31 29.3 3 88
2 105 Michael SMITH (Novice) 34 32 31 32.3 3 97
3 128 John MOORE 35 33 29 32.3 6 97
4 109 Sean HOMER 31 34 32 32.3 3 97
5 135 Kevin MOSELEY 35 31 31 32.3 4 97
6 110 Nick CHITTY 29 36 34 33.0 7 99
7 120 Richard SKEGGS (Novice) 34 33 34 33.7 1 101
8 138 Seve KUKIELKA 35 33 33 33.7 2 101
10 102 Marc 'The Force' CHAPMAN 40 31 32 34.3 9 103

KMGC Swedish Felt Championship 2010

21st February 2010

Hither Green, London



A brand new Swedish Felt course designed, built and run by Nick Sandqvist was the venue of the first KMGC gathering in 2010.

The format was three rounds, one on easy mode and the other two on the hard mode - best score on each mode wins with the aim being - to set a KMGC & Course record.

This is the only indoor Swedish Felt course in the UK. These types of courses are most commonly found in Scandanavian countries and are used in major WMF events (World / European Championships). So this makes it a very welcome addition to the circuit for the players looking to compete abroad at some point.

The course is the most technically demanding that I have ever played and the scores reflect this.

Easy:

Tony - 39
Scott - 40
Marc - 43
Adam - 49
Andy - 49
Sean - 51
Marion - 57

Hard:

Marion - 66
Scott - 53
Adam - 52
Tony - 48
Marc - 46
Andy - 44

And the winner, with a new course record:

Sean - 39