Singles CHAMPION 

Jake Cooper (Institute TTFD)

Ladies CHAMPION

Irene Wood (Metro Bar A)

Seniors CHAMPION

Dave Whitfield (The Kennys Cue)

Singles Plate CHAMPION

Russell Britton (Institute 8’s)

Scotch Doubles CHAMPIONS

Jake Cooper & Daz Lightfoot 

(Institute TTFD)

Normal Doubles CHAMPIONS 

Dave Whitfield & Rob Wharne

(The Kennys Cue / Institute TTFD)

Full results and reports 

SCOTCH DOUBLES Finals Night

Played Sunday 9th October 2022

Quarter Final Results

K BROWN & A RAWLINSON 3-1 D Arrowsmith & J Simpson

R WHARNE & M WHARNE 3-1 A Pearcey & B Ruttledge 

R JENKINSON & S HAIDAROVIC 3-0 J Atkins & M Willetts 

J COOPER & D LIGHTFOOT 3-2 N Hodgkinson & D Whitfield 

Semi Final Results

J COOPER & D LIGHTFOOT 3-0 K Brown & A Rawlinson

R WHARNE & M WHARNE 3-2 R Jenkinson & S Haidarovic

FINAL Result (played 16/10/22)

JAKE COOPER & DAZ LIGHTFOOT 4-3 Rob Wharne & Malcom Wharne

Report - in a the battle of the Institute, it was a remarkable comeback from 3-0 down to give Cooper & Lightfoot the Scotch Doubles Title. Rob & Malcom Wharne were looking good for the title after opening up a healthy lead but the experience and good potting skills came good for the former. The Father and Son pairing will feel disappointed but great credit to the latter on not giving up and finishing the job

In the semi finals, Cooper and Lightfoot made light work in no time, running out 3-0 winners Over the experienced pairing of Brown & Rawlinson. However the Wharne’s were made to work hard for their 3-2 win over Jenkinson & Haidarovic, where Malcolm Wharne pulled a magical black to snatch victory from the jaws of defeat. 

A big thank you to Simon Davies, Simon Pye, Martin Priestley, Gaz Bryant, Alan Farrow & Shaun Cooper on refereeing the Finals. 

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NORMAL DOUBLES Finals Night 

Played Sunday 23rd October 2022

QUARTER FINALS Results

D WHITFIELD & R WHARNE (The Kennys Cue / Institute TTFD)  3-0

D Meeley & C Gray (Staffs Bully Bull)

A PEARCEY & B RUTTLEDGE (Joiners Arms)  3-0

L Sturgess & S Brookes (Holmcroft)

W BATKIN & D BATKIN (Bear Cubs). 3-2

N Hodgkinson & S Trow (The Kennys Cue / Kennys Tap)

A SIM & G DAVIES (Kennys Bear). 3-0

D Arrowsmith & J Simpson (Kennys Bear)  

SEMI FINALS Results

A SIM & G DAVIES 3-1 A Pearcey & B Ruttledge

D WHITFIELD & R WHARNE 3-2 W Batkin & D Batkin 

FINAL Result

DAVE WHITFIELD & ROB WHARNE 4-2 Alan Sim & Gav Davies 

Report- Dave Whitfield and Rob Wharne defended their doubles crown with a closely fought 4-2 win over Alan Sim & Gav Davies. Whitfield & Wharne opened up a 2-0 advantage but were then pegged back to 2–2 with some impressive pool play. However Wharne regained the initiative with an 8 ball clearance in frame 5 and when it looked like going to a decider, an uncharacteristic miss by Davies let Whitfield in and he took the chance to claim the Normal Doubles title. 

In the semi Finals Sim & Davies saw off the strong challenge of Andy Pearcey & Brendon Ruttledge with a 3-1 win. However, Whitfield & Wharne were pushed all the way by Wayne & Danny Batkin winning 3-2, where really the Batkin’s will rue their missed chance in the final frame to cause a shock result. 

A big thank you to Gaz Bryant, Shaun Cooper, Kev Brown, Lynda Simpson, Mick Evans on refereeing the Finals. 

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LADIES KNOCKOUT FINALS NIGHT

Played Sunday 23rd October 2022

Play Off Place for Semi Final

C MASLIN 2-0 K Lawrence 

C MASLIN 2-0 L Simpson

Semi Final Results 

T FARMER 3-2 C Maslin

I WOOD 3-2 C Shelley

FINAL Result - Pippa Steele Trophy

IRENE WOOD 4-2 Tasha Farmer

Report - Irene Wood regained the ladies crown for a 5th time after a close battle with Tasha Farmer. It was Tash’s debut final appearance and she made Irene work hard for the title. In the end it was the experience of an established county player that rewarded Irene Wood of the coveted Pippa Steele Trophy. 

Irene was pushed all the way in the semi final with a 3-2 win over defending champion Charlotte Shelley. That was the case for Tash’s, who also came through a hard thought 3-2 win over Clair Maslin. 

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SENIORS KNOCKOUT FINALS NIGHT 

Played 25th October 2022

Semi Final Results 

D WHITFIELD 3-0 S Trow 

A RAWLINSON 3-2 K Brown

FINAL Result

DAVE WHITFIELD 4-1 Andy Rawlinson 

Report - Dave Whitfield became the Seniors Champion after successfully beating defending champion Andy Rawlinson 4-1 in the Final. An 8 ball in frame 3 by Dave was one of the highlights. In its 2nd season it was again the same finalists in which Andy won the previous final. In the semi finals Whitfield ran out 3-0 winner over Spencer Trow again with another 8 ball. Rawlinson defeated fellow doubles player Kev Brown 3-2 in a close fought semi final where it could of gone either way 

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SINGLES PLATE FINALS NIGHT

Played Sunday 30th October 2022

Semi Final Results

A WADHAM 3-0 A Rawlinson

R BRITTON 3-1 A Sim

FINAL Results

RUSS BRITTON 4-3 Andy Wadham

Report - Russ Britton became the Singles Plate champion after overcoming a rugged challenge from Andy Wadham. A match which lasted a couple of hours it was Russ who came out in top winning 4-3. In the semi finals, Wadham saw off the challenge of Andy Rawlinson with a served but surprising 3-0 win. Britton came through a tough match with Alan Sim winning 3-1.

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SINGLES KNOCKOUT FINALS NIGHT

Played Sunday 30th October 2022

Quarter Final Results

R WHARNE 3-0 R Jenkinson

J COOPER 3-2 M Barker

D ARROWSMITH 3-1 K Brown

S KEY 3-2 J Woolley

Semi Final Results

J COOPER 4-3 R Wharne 

S KEY 4-1 D Arrowsmith

FINAL Result 

JAKE COOPER 5-1 Simon Key

Report - Jake Cooper became the Stafford Sunday Pool League Champion for the 1st time. He had to come through a tough test on Finals night to secure the crown. He overcame the challenge of Mike Barker in the quarter finals, where Barker missed the black from an acute angle to give Jake the win from the resulting clearance. In the semi finals he came back from 3-0 down to beat multiple singles champion and practise partner Rob Wharne. In the other semi final Simon Key played some great pool to oust the challenge of Dave Arrowsmith. 

In the Final, he carried on his good form and comfortably over came the challenge of Simon Key winning 5-1. Both players were playing in their first Finals. A great achievement for Cooper who a couple weeks earlier won the scotch doubles (with Daz Lighfoot)

a big thank you to the referees on the night. They were Dave Whitfield, Alan Farrow, Lynda Simpson, Neil Addison, Clair Maslin, Mick Evans & Kev Brown. 

SINGLES & DOUBLES KNOCKOUT 2022

Players eligible to enter must have played in at least FOUR matches (Not Frames) during the Winter season 2021/22 OR FOUR Matches during the Summer League 2022

Entry Fee is £3 per player (singles) and £6 per pair (doubles/scotch)

Seniors knockout is £2 per player. 

Ladies knockout is Free

For this seasons individual knockouts, there will be NO Prize money awarded.

ALL MONIES to be paid by the date of the AGM  - 31st July 2022. If unable to attend then please contact any of the officers. 

Singles & doubles KO Dates

4th sept - Scotch 1&2

11th sept - singles 1&2

18th sept - Doubles 1&2

25th sept - singles 3&4 / *Ladies qualifiers

2nd October - doubles 3&4 / *ladies qualifiers

9th October - SCOTCH FINALS 

16th October - *SENIORS KNOCKOUT 5pm start 

23rd October - DOUBLES FINALS

30th October - SINGLES FINALS

6th November - LADIES FINALS

*Seniors knockout and Ladies Knockout dates  might change but will have flexibility as regards when matches can be played