2024 ADPL Finalists [img]http://arbroath.scottishpool.com/images/2024_adpl_doubles_finalists.jpg[/img]

ANNNNND THE NEW…..ADPL Doubles Champions are...............David Jack and Greg Alexander. A formidable pairing that just seem to love winning this trophy. Three finals on the bounce, two out of three wins and a total of three titles together over the past few years! Well done lads. Their worthy opponents today were Alex Cargill and Steve Hallam. Both of whom played some fantastic pool over the course of the day, going toe to toe in the final for the first four frames; it was just one match too far against stellar opponents. Great effort lads. Thanks to Marc Fleming at today’s hosts, Shotz; for the excellent playi my conditions and sponsorship. Also thank to his bar staff too. During the closing presentation, I had failed to mention the running of today was largely done by our own Chicken Little (Scott MacEwan) along with DL (Brian Craig). Give yourselves a big pat on the back! Now….lets get the calendar of events dusted down and see what our next event will be! ADPL Doubles Champions for 2023-24, David Jack and Greg Alexander. All the best, Basho

[b][u]Arbroath Doubles 2023/24 Draw[/u][/b] The group draw for the Arbroath Doubles was completed tonight in The Newgate under the watchful eyes of Myself, Michael Bastow, Brian Craig, Graham Dunbar, Davy Jack and Connor Hunter. The groups are as folllows: [b][u]Group 1:[/u][/b] Kent Mitchell & Chris Smith Steve Hallam & Alex Cargill David Johnston & Stewart Philip David Garvie & John Cargill [b][u]Group 2:[/u][/b] David Thornton & Sam McWalter Martin Cherry & TBC Kyle Brown & Darrin Warren Mick Moffat & Billy Girdwood [b][u]Group 3:[/u][/b] Ryan Diplexito & Connor Hunter Michael Bastow & Scott MacEwan Michael Shore & Liam Low Jarred Smith & Keir Hamilton [b][u]Group 4:[/u][/b] Gordon Dickson & Steve Webster Ian Anderson & Mark Donald Brian Craig & Bobby Bell Peter Boyd & Bruce Wallace [b][u]Group 5:[/u][/b] Colin Brown & Iain Soutar Jeff Barthorpe & James Lawrie James Curran & Peem Twaddle Graham Dunbar & Paddy Nicoll [b][u]Group 6:[/u][/b] Steve Barthorpe & Andrew Barrowman Danny Gibson & Dean Smith Adrian Burnett & Kevin Ireland Martin Garden & David McFarlane [b][u]Group 7:[/u][/b] Craig Jamieson & Graeme Stewart Stefan Van Rijn & Danny Ford David Jack & Greg Alexander Robert Baird & Jack Faulds [b][u]Group 8:[/u][/b] Chris Mitchell & Jim Falconer Ronnie Edwards & Weland Holroyd Colin Smith & Finlay Harcus Conor Warren & Jack Denholm [b]Please note[/b], sign in time is [b]11.00am for an 11.15am sharp start[/b], shot clocks may be introduced in the event of matches taking too long and group matches will be first to 2 frames, do not play the remaining frame, if any, once a team reaches 2. See you all there, good luck to all players and we hope everyone enjoys their day. A reminder of the details of the event can be found below: The event will be held on Saturday 27th January at Shotz Pool and Snooker Hall, Arbroath. Players must be registered to the ADPL to play in this event. As per the agreement for this to be implemented, the playing format will be a round-robin group stage; playing races to 2 frames. Group winners and runners up will qualify for the last 16 knockouts which will commence immediately following completion of the group stages. The group stage will play out to determine the Last 16, where the event shall become a knockout stage with matches best of five frames. A reminder that doubles in the ADPL are played to the 'scotch doubles' format, with a stop clock on the day for matches that may be taking longer than expected.

The draw for Saturday's ADPL Doubles will take place tonight (Tuesday, 23rd January) upon completion of the league matches. The venue will be either Station or Newgate, depending which match finishes first. The format for Saturday, as per the AGM Proposals, will be a group phase to being. We will have eight groups of four, and each group will have two qualifiers into the Last 16 stage, where the event will be randomly drawn and become straight knockout. The group stage will likely be races to two. Two points for each group win. Teams tied on points will separated on their head to head record. Regards, Bash

That’s a decent amount of entries!

Updated

Entries... 1 David Jack & Greg Alexander 2 Graham Dunbar & Paddy Nicoll 3 Gordon Dickson & Steve Webster 4 Jarred Smith & Keir Hamilton 5 Colin Brown & Iain Soutar 6 Chris Mitchell & Jim Falconer 7 Peter Boyd & Bruce Wallace 8 Ronnie Edwards & Weland Holroyd 9 Martin Cherry & TBC 10 Steven Barthorpe & Andrew Barrowman 11 Danny Gibson & Dean Smith 12 James Curran & Peem Twaddle 13 David Johnston & Stewart Philip 14 Brian Craig & Bobby Bell 15 Kent Mitchell & Chris Smith 16 Martin Garden & David McFarlane 17 Michael Bastow & Scott MacEwan 18 Mick Moffat & Billy Girdwood 19 Jeff Barthorpe & James Lawrie 20 Craig Jamieson & Graeme Stewart 21 Robert Baird & Jack Faulds 22 Adrian Burnett & Kevin Ireland 23 Colin Smith & Finlay Harcus 24 Ryan Diplexcito & Connor Hunter 25 Michael Shore & Liam Low 26 Stefan Van Rijn & Danny Ford 27 David Thornton & Sam McWalter 28 David Garvie & John Cargill 29 Ian Anderson & Mark Donald 30 Conor Warren & Jack Denholm 31 Kyle Brown & Darrin Warren 32 Steve Hallam & Alex Cargill

The ADPL can announce that entries are now being taken for this season's flagship Doubles event. The entry fee, as agreed at the recent AGM, will be £10 per double. The deadline for entries for this competition is [b]Friday 19th January at 7.00pm[/b]. All entries must be handed into Shotz Pool and Snooker Hall on the appropriate forms for the attention of the Match Secretary or Treasurer, or handed to them in person. If Captains are dropping their entries into Shotz Pool and Snooker Hall please send the Match Secretary a text to confirm you have done so. The event will be held on Saturday 27th January at Shotz Pool and Snooker Hall, Arbroath. Players must be registered to the ADPL to play in this event. As per the agreement for this to be implemented, the playing format will be a round-robin group stage; playing races best of, potentially, three frames in each match. This will be dependent on entry levels and the number of groups will also be determined by this. Group winners will be joined by the best placed teams in second. Teams will be separated by frames won then frames conceded, any teams tied after this will have to face a sudden death playoff. The group stage will play out to determine the Last 16, where the event shall become a knockout stage with matches best of five frames. A reminder that doubles in the ADPL are played to the 'scotch doubles' format, with a stop clock on the day for matches that may be taking longer than expected.

SF’s are now complete and our finalists for this year are now known. Congratulations to all four players, and good luck for the final.

Scores updated from the QF’s

The draw for the ADPL Doubles Quarter and Semi-Finals was carried out at tonight's Committee meeting. These matches will be played on [b]Wednesday[/b] 3rd May at Shotz. The draw is as follows:- [b][u]Quarter Finals[/u][/b] (Best of 5) QF1: Ronnie Edwards & Steve Hamilton 0-3 Mark Donald & Ian Anderson (Table 5) QF2: Billy Girdwood & Mick Moffat 0-3 David Jack & Greg Alexander (Table 6) QF3 Iain Soutar & Colin Brown 0-3 Darrin Warren & Kyle Brown (Table 7) QF4; Andy Braid & Barrie Watt 0-3 Graham Dunbar & Paddy Nicoll (Table 8) [b][u]Semi Finals[/u][/b] (Best of 7) SF1: Mark Donald & Ian Anderson 1-4 David Jack & Greg Alexander (Table 8) SF2: Darrin Warren & Kyle Brown 3-4 Graham Dunbar & Paddy Nicoll (Table 6) [b][u]Final[/u][/b] (Best of 9) David Jack & Greg Alexander v Graham Dunbar & Paddy Nicoll (Played on Sunday 28th May 2023) STRICT 8pm Sign-in for all players. Lag first frame then alternative breaks. Quarter Final Matches are best of FIVE frames. Semi-Final Matches are best of SEVEN frames. Referees to be in place for all matches. Controller to text qualifiers to Michael Bastow.

Tonight's qualifiers are highlighted in bold.

The draw for the Last 16 of the ADPL Doubles was made tonight and is as follows:- [u]Merchants 1[/u] (nearest Bar) Gary Mutch & Stewart Philip Michael Bastow* & Roy Middleton [b]Ronnie Edwards & Steve Hamilton[/b] [b]Darrin Warren & Kyle Brown[/b] [u]Merchants 2[/u] Steve Reid & Nic Van Rijn [b]Mark Donald & Ian Anderson[/b] Steve Webster* & Gordon Dickson [b]Iain Soutar & Colin Brown[/b] [u]Shotz[/u] (Table 6) [b]Graham Dunbar & Paddy Nicoll[/b] Gordon Smith* & Christian Watt [b]Andy Braid & Barrie Watt[/b] Brian Craig & Bobby Bell [u]Shotz[/u] (Table 8) Ryan Diplexcito & Keir Hamilton David Williams & Michael Watt [b]David Jack* & Greg Alexander[/b] [b]Billy Girdwood & Mick Moffat[/b] * denotes controller Matches will be played on [b]WEDNESDAY, 5th April[/b]. STRICT 8pm Sign-in for all players. Two qualifiers from each venue. Lag first frame then alternative breaks. Matches are best of FIVE frames. Referees to be in place for all matches. Controller to text qualifiers to Michael Bastow.

Tonight's qualifiers, going into the draw for the Last 16, are shown in bold font above.

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All, We had 40 entries for this years ADPL Doubles. Thank you to all of the players that have entered and good luck. The draw was carried out earlier this week at our Committee Meeting. With 40 entries we have all 40 teams drawn out at various venues, each venue will provide two qualifiers. We have four venues with four teams, where each team will play one match only. We also have four venues with six teams, where two prelim matches will be required. The venues with 6 teams have been selected as they have two tables which will assist with the running order on the night. The qualifiers from this round will move into the Last 16. [b][u]Cliffburn[/u][/b] [b]Gordon Smith & Christian Watt[/b] [b]Mark Donald & Ian Anderson[/b] Steven Scott & James Jackson Steven Barthorpe & Andrew Barrowman [b][u]Legion[/u][/b] David Thornton & Rikki McWalter Colin Smith & Sean Hardwick [b]Iain Soutar & Colin Brown[/b] [b]Billy Girdwood & Mick Moffat[/b] [b][u]Station[/u][/b] Chris Mitchell & Jim Falconer Shane Twaddle & Michael Shore [b]Ronnie Edwards & Steve Hamilton[/b] [b]Andy Braid & Barrie Watt[/b] [b][u]The Fab[/u][/b] [b]Brian Craig & Bobby Bell[/b] [b]Steve Reid & Nic Van Rijn[/b] Martin Cherry & Weland Holroyd Michael Emslie & Ally Hannah [b][u]Merchants[/u][/b] Alex Whyte & Bruce Wallace [b]Gary Mutch & Stewart Philip[/b] Kieran Gordon & Jake Bruce James Curran & Peem Twaddle [b]Ryan Diplexcito & Keir Hamilton[/b] Mark Gray & Darren Wyllie [b][u]Shotz (Table 4 & 5)[/u][/b] John Cargill & Finlay Harcus Chris Smith & David McKay Mike Clark & Jeff Barthorpe [b]Steve Webster & Gordon Dickson[/b] Craig Humphreys & Josh Longmuir [b]Darrin Warren & Kyle Brown[/b] [b][u]Shotz (Table 6 & 7)[/u][/b] Danny Ford & Stefan Van Rijn [b]Graham Dunbar & Paddy Nicoll[/b] [b]David Williams & Michael Watt[/b] Peter Boyd & Ryan Mackenzie Liam Low & Jarred Smith Lee Strachan & Richard Paterson [b][u]Shotz (Table 8 & 9)[/u][/b] [b]David Jack & Greg Alexander[/b] Ian Quinn & Fraser Stewart [b]Michael Bastow & Roy Middleton[/b] Callum Paton & Pamela Paton Tommy Paul & Craig Taylor (Leg1) Connor Hunter & Daryl Scott *denotes controller [u]Matches will be played on WEDNESDAY, 8th March.[/u] [b]STRICT[/b] 8pm Sign-in for all players. Matches are best of FIVE frames. Playing format is SCOTCH DOUBLES. Referees to be in place for all matches. Controller to text qualifiers to Michael Bastow. PLEASE NOTE: Players can substitute their partner before the first match they play. This MUST be notified to Michael Bastow in advance to update the draw.

Draw updated after tonight’s matches. Well done the time finalists and all the best on Finals Day.

The draw for the ADPL Doubles Quarter and Semi-Finals was carried out tonight. These matches will be played on [b]Wednesday[/b] 4th May at Shotz. The draw is as follows:- [b][u]Quarter Finals[/u][/b] (Best of 5) QF1: Bobby Bell & Brian Craig 1-3 Kane Scott & Daryl Scott (Table 6) QF2: James Curran & Peem Twaddle 1-3 Greg Alexander & David Jack (Table 7) QF3: Steve Hamilton & Keir Hamilton 2-3 Lee Rennie & Craig Gowans (Table 8) QF4: Kyle Brown & Darrin Warren 0-W Graham Dunbar & David Williams (Table 9) [b][u]Semi Finals[/u][/b] (Best of 7) SF1: Kane Scott & Daryl Scott 0-4 Greg Alexander & David Jack (Table 8) SF2: Lee Rennie & Craig Gowans 1-4 Graham Dunbar & David Williams (Table 6) [b][u]Final[/u][/b] (Best of 9) Greg Alexander & David Jack v Graham Dunbar & David Williams (Played on Sunday 5th June 2022) STRICT 8pm Sign-in for all players. Lag first frame then alternative breaks. Quarter Final Matches are best of FIVE frames. Semi-Final Matches are best of SEVEN frames. Referees to be in place for all matches. Controller to text qualifiers to Michael Bastow.

Tonight's qualifiers are highlighted above in bold. Well done to those who are now into the Last 16 (y)

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