SCA B-Level (Middle Bisquers) 2012
16-17 June 2012, Glasgow
With 6 competitors it was decided to play a round robin which would then allow time for a play-off if necessary. So on a wet Saturday morning, Alan Wilson (3) arrived to find Robert Inder (5) hiding from the rain while watching Joe Lennon (9) and Robert Lay (14) try to measure out the North boundary on one of the lower lawns. This had been pressed into service because one of the upper lawns had not been cut recently and no-one could find the hoop holes! Jamieson Walker (8) and Jola Jurasinska (16) soon arrived and play started only slightly late. Time limits were set at 2hr 30 min because of the heavy conditions and forecast for the weekend as this would allow players a chance to dry off and get a hot drink in between games. It was also decided that everyone would get the pleasure of playing on the lower lawn at least once. Fortunately the weather forecast was overly pessimistic and there were only a few showers. Only 4 games went to time despite the heavy lawns and most games went to handicap. Joe was involved in both the upsets, losing to Robert Lay who hit the lift with his hoop 1 ball, when on penult with the other, and went round peeling penult straight but finding the rover peel beyond him, and beating Robert Inder by going to 2-back 4th turn then keeping the pressure on Robert in what became quite a scrappy game.
As a result of games going mainly to handicap the final round saw Alan (4/4) needing to beat Robert Inder (3/4) to avoid the need for a play-off. Robert played well but made the mistake of taking his 4b ball to peg when Alan broke down at 5. After Robert failed to approach 1 with 3 attempts Alan finally hit in with his back ball and went round pegging Robert off and conceding contact. In the 3 ball ending Robert played well and hit in on more than one occasion but failed to pick up the 3-ball break he needed allowing Alan to use his experience to win +4 on time. So Alan retained the trophy but should be ineligible next year if he continues to play well.
Alan Wilson
Results
Alan Wilson (5/5) beat Jola Jurasinska +21, Robert Lay +22, Joe Lennon +5, Jamieson Walker +7, Robert Inder +4T (21-17)
Robert Inder (3/5) beat Jamieson Walker +11, Jola Jurasinska +26, Robert Lay +13
Jamieson Walker (3/5) beat Jola Jurasinska +19, Robert Lay +22, Joe Lennon +21
Robert Lay (2/5) beat Joe Lennon +7, Jola Jurasinska +17T (24-7)
Joe Lennon (2/5) beat Robert Inder +8T (25-17), Jola Jurasinska +13