Paul Brockway v Craig Glover

A best out of three frames match with no handicap has been the format for all rounds of this tournament.  The tournament is therefore highly likely to bring the cream of the players in the club to the top.  There was certainly no doubt that the Brockway and Glover were indeed two very good players:  – Brockway, the defending champion of the Scratch tournament, and Glover, a previous winner.

Early doors of frame one, good safety play, in offs, and missed opportunities for substantial breaks were the name of the game.  No player settled into their usual rhythm of play and good break making.   Hence there was still all to play for when only the colours remained.   However, when Brockway fluked the blue,  Glover needed one snooker.   Unfortunately he didn’t get chance, as Brockway rubbed salt into the wound and went straight onto potting the pink.  One nil to Brockway; 54/34 with black left on the table.

The second frame produced some good potting, albeit both players repeatedly hitting pocket jaws accompanied by loud sighs and lowering of heads. Perhaps frustrated by this, Glover played a rather reckless shot which spread the reds widely over one half of the table, but Brockway didn’t take advantage.  Then, a slight touch of a red with Glover’s hand as he addressed the cue ball was a foul and led to a 15 point break by Brockway.  Glover will be kicking himself: the red/black, red pink break should have been his.   Nevertheless, the laying of a number of good snookers by Glover, and Brockway’s resulting fouls, meant that Glover took a 44 to 32 lead into the colours.  Then Brockway went in off the yellow and Glover was 16 ahead.  Surely the final was heading to a third frame.   Alas no, Glover immediately gave Brockway 4 points, again an in off the yellow, and then potted all the colours up to black. His 56 to 48 lead was unassailable.

Two nil to Brockway meant he retained the trophy.  Congratulations Paul and well done Craig for reaching the final.  

Adrian Nock (President) presenting to winner Paul Brockway

Runner-up Craig Glover receiving his trophy from Adrian