Spirited Competition in “Start of Season” Quickplay
On Tuesday (16/09/25), the first “Friendly Shield” tournament was held. This was a straightforward four-round quickplay. There was an excellent turnout, with 23 players taking part in some gentle competitive play. It was great to see a mix of club stalwarts, returning players, and new faces, all enjoying this wonderful game.
John Tompson carried on with his dominance in these tournaments with a perfect 4/4.
John Tompson on his way to victory!
The results in the individual tournaments count towards the season-long, Grand Prix-style Friendly Shield. The contributing points are based on a player’s handicap group, so there are several players who will score the maximum four points from this tournament.
| -Rank - | - Name - | - Pts - |
| 1 | Tompson John C | 4 |
| 2 | Williams David | 3½ |
| 3 | Burdell G | 3 |
| May Skott K | 3 | |
| Smith Justin | 3 | |
| Caswell Matthew | 3 | |
| 7 | Hussain Shah | 2½ |
| Rowbottom Jake | 2½ | |
| 9 | Lamont Stephen | 2 |
| Samra Mohinderpal | 2 | |
| Cockburn Andre | 2 | |
| Sharp Chris | 2 | |
| Smith David | 2 | |
| 14 | Shendidy Sherif | 2 |
| 15 | Johnson Terry | 1½ |
| 16 | Bizecki Filip | 1 |
| Morrel Curtis | 1 | |
| Gahonia Josh | 1 | |
| Cole Chris | 1 | |
| Videira Hugo | 1 | |
| Dalley Kevin J | 1 | |
| 22 | Longworth David | 0 |
| Lacey Chris | 0 |
The full results are available through this link.
The next “Friendly Shield” will be a King’s Gambit themed tournament on the 7th October.
Kevin 17/09/25