On Friday, 12 May Team Strike Force (Pat, Stuart, Shaun and Russ) and Bats Angels (Tracey, Nicky and Charlotte) travelled to Wigan to take part in the NBTBA winter trios finals which were to be held on the following day.
They arrived at the Britannia Hotel around mid-afternoon and spent some time settling in and finding their way around. After a meal at the pub opposite the hotel, some spent time in the bar before retiring to bed.
Saturday was the big day! After a hearty breakfast, they joined the other teams on a coach which was to take them to the bowling alley where the battle would begin. The tournament began with a short opening ceremony followed by three games, then lunch and another three games. Once the final game had been played, the coach was there to return them to the hotel where they could relax for a while before dinner and presentations.
Dinner was served at 7 pm and was followed by the presentation of trophies. Everyone was on tenter hooks waiting to hear how well they had played. It’s fair to say that no team wants to come 12th but, low and behold, this position was announced and, it seems Team Strike Force had not played as well as they had hoped. Further announcements were made and, in 5th place, came Bats Angels – well done girls!
There was much celebrating and commiserating until the teams went off to bed feeling very tired after a long day. On Sunday, the teams travelled back to Swindon with hope in their hearts for success in the summer doubles league.
Here is the full list of results:
WINTER TRIOS FINALS 2017 |
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Game 1 |
Game 2 |
Game 3 |
Game 4 |
Game 5 |
Game 6 |
Total Pins |
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Lane No. > > > |
3 |
7 |
5 |
6 |
8 |
10 |
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KURSAAL FLYERS 1 |
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3 |
GARY ENGLAND |
134 |
125 |
135 |
114 |
94 |
107 |
709 |
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KEVIN WEAVER |
160 |
148 |
169 |
148 |
104 |
125 |
854 |
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RUSSELL CABLE |
154 |
104 |
126 |
129 |
171 |
127 |
811 |
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0 |
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0 |
TOTAL |
> > > > > |
448 |
377 |
430 |
391 |
369 |
359 |
2374 |
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Game 1 |
Game 2 |
Game 3 |
Game 4 |
Game 5 |
Game 6 |
Total Pins |
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Lane No. > > > |
4 |
5 |
8 |
7 |
6 |
9 |
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GLADIATORS |
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3 |
GERALD TWEEN |
88 |
104 |
115 |
111 |
119 |
98 |
635 |
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CLIVE JONES |
164 |
188 |
143 |
120 |
149 |
133 |
897 |
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COLIN DURDON |
127 |
138 |
107 |
125 |
125 |
142 |
764 |
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0 |
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0 |
TOTAL |
> > > > > |
379 |
430 |
365 |
356 |
393 |
373 |
2296 |
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Game 1 |
Game 2 |
Game 3 |
Game 4 |
Game 5 |
Game 6 |
Total Pins |
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Lane No. > > > |
5 |
3 |
4 |
8 |
7 |
12 |
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P.N.E. |
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4 |
BRIAN HILTON |
100 |
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92 |
99 |
112 |
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403 |
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STEVE DEWITT |
105 |
106 |
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92 |
92 |
77 |
472 |
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HENRY EDWARDS |
131 |
116 |
124 |
121 |
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126 |
618 |
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AMINA BATAWALA |
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86 |
86 |
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87 |
84 |
343 |
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0 |
TOTAL |
> > > > > |
336 |
308 |
302 |
312 |
291 |
287 |
1836 |
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Game 1 |
Game 2 |
Game 3 |
Game 4 |
Game 5 |
Game 6 |
Total Pins |
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Lane No. > > > |
6 |
8 |
7 |
4 |
3 |
11 |
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FOOTMARKS |
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3 |
KEITH SPINK |
123 |
101 |
118 |
117 |
128 |
119 |
706 |
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FARZANA MAHMOOD |
114 |
99 |
93 |
96 |
105 |
85 |
592 |
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MATT WAKER |
99 |
146 |
101 |
93 |
110 |
116 |
665 |
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0 |
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0 |
TOTAL |
> > > > > |
336 |
346 |
312 |
306 |
343 |
320 |
1963 |
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Game 1 |
Game 2 |
Game 3 |
Game 4 |
Game 5 |
Game 6 |
Total Pins |
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Lane No. > > > |
7 |
6 |
3 |
5 |
4 |
14 |
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TEAM STRIKE FORCE |
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4 |
PAT MERKL |
70 |
95 |
82 |
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109 |
88 |
444 |
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SHAUN MANSBRIDGE |
151 |
101 |
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108 |
169 |
107 |
636 |
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RUSSELL RIGGS |
118 |
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120 |
93 |
117 |
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448 |
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STUART NEAL |
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108 |
107 |
116 |
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143 |
474 |
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0 |
TOTAL |
> > > > > |
339 |
304 |
309 |
317 |
395 |
338 |
2002 |
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Game 1 |
Game 2 |
Game 3 |
Game 4 |
Game 5 |
Game 6 |
Total Pins |
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Lane No. > > > |
8 |
4 |
6 |
3 |
5 |
13 |
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SALTIRE STRIKERS 3 |
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4 |
PHIL MATTHEWS |
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155 |
162 |
126 |
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173 |
616 |
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WILLIAM BARKER |
96 |
85 |
119 |
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102 |
116 |
518 |
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PAUL CUNNINGHAM |
136 |
139 |
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121 |
144 |
165 |
705 |
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JIM McCROSSAN |
98 |
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88 |
119 |
72 |
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377 |
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0 |
TOTAL |
> > > > > |
330 |
379 |
369 |
366 |
318 |
454 |
2216 |
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Game 1 |
Game 2 |
Game 3 |
Game 4 |
Game 5 |
Game 6 |
Total Pins |
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Lane No. > > > |
9 |
13 |
11 |
12 |
14 |
4 |
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METEORS |
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3 |
PAUL FARMER |
71 |
100 |
108 |
89 |
85 |
75 |
528 |
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DEREK BISHOP |
142 |
170 |
115 |
137 |
158 |
167 |
889 |
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PETER BLUETT |
113 |
93 |
94 |
93 |
84 |
75 |
552 |
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0 |
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0 |
TOTAL |
> > > > > |
326 |
363 |
317 |
319 |
327 |
317 |
1969 |
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Total Pins |
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Lane No. > > > |
10 |
11 |
14 |
13 |
12 |
3 |
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BATS ANGELS |
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4 |
TRACEY NASH |
100 |
108 |
113 |
120 |
115 |
107 |
663 |
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NICKY NEWPORT |
88 |
99 |
100 |
93 |
93 |
133 |
606 |
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CHARLOTTE McKIE |
140 |
87 |
137 |
137 |
108 |
104 |
713 |
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0 |
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0 |
TOTAL |
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328 |
294 |
350 |
350 |
316 |
344 |
1982 |
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Game 1 |
Game 2 |
Game 3 |
Game 4 |
Game 5 |
Game 6 |
Total Pins |
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Lane No. > > > |
11 |
9 |
10 |
14 |
13 |
6 |
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HARRINGTON FLYERS |
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3 |
ALEX DITCH |
129 |
127 |
97 |
129 |
155 |
127 |
764 |
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HARRY ELLIS |
92 |
118 |
95 |
117 |
102 |
111 |
635 |
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CHRIS ELLIS |
108 |
117 |
98 |
82 |
98 |
97 |
600 |
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0 |
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0 |
TOTAL |
> > > > > |
329 |
362 |
290 |
328 |
355 |
335 |
1999 |
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Game 1 |
Game 2 |
Game 3 |
Game 4 |
Game 5 |
Game 6 |
Total Pins |
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Lane No. > > > |
12 |
14 |
13 |
10 |
9 |
5 |
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KURSAAL FLYERS 2 |
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4 |
ANNE MORRIS |
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96 |
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109 |
76 |
80 |
361 |
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JACKIE BLACKLEDGE |
112 |
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95 |
93 |
91 |
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391 |
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KEITH DOWSON |
153 |
100 |
113 |
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132 |
151 |
649 |
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ANDREW SPENDLEY |
112 |
115 |
110 |
84 |
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93 |
514 |
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0 |
TOTAL |
> > > > > |
377 |
311 |
318 |
286 |
299 |
324 |
1915 |
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Game 1 |
Game 2 |
Game 3 |
Game 4 |
Game 5 |
Game 6 |
Total Pins |
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Lane No. > > > |
13 |
12 |
9 |
11 |
10 |
8 |
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PIN DOCTORS |
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3 |
DAVID BEYNON |
97 |
129 |
192 |
137 |
134 |
150 |
839 |
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CAMILLE ELLIOT-KAMARA |
91 |
91 |
118 |
83 |
85 |
111 |
579 |
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TIM MORRICE |
93 |
100 |
107 |
103 |
90 |
104 |
597 |
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0 |
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0 |
TOTAL |
> > > > > |
281 |
320 |
417 |
323 |
309 |
365 |
2015 |
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Game 1 |
Game 2 |
Game 3 |
Game 4 |
Game 5 |
Game 6 |
Total Pins |
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Lane No. > > > |
14 |
10 |
12 |
9 |
11 |
7 |
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SCOUSETTES |
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3 |
ANN SEAMAN |
72 |
109 |
97 |
81 |
110 |
118 |
587 |
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CHLOE HOEY |
130 |
123 |
111 |
105 |
110 |
101 |
680 |
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MO WILLIAMS |
135 |
127 |
120 |
141 |
110 |
128 |
761 |
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0 |
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0 |
TOTAL |
> > > > > |
337 |
359 |
328 |
327 |
330 |
347 |
2028 |
This competition begins on 1 October with our first match being played on 5 October 2016.
The teams are:
Bats Angels – Andrea, Tracey, Nicky, Charlotte.
Team Strike Force – Russ, Stuart, Shaun, Pat.
Just Lobit – Simon, Diana, Sue, Glynn.
Below are the fixture lists for this competition.
Bats Angels
Date |
Match |
Opposition |
5 October 2016 |
1 |
The Scoussettes (Liverpool) |
19 October 2016 |
2 |
Team 1 (Stockport) |
2 November 2016 |
3 |
Shrimps (Morecambe) |
16 November 2016 |
4 |
Footmarks (D.C. United) |
30 November 2016 |
5 |
Saltire Strikers 1 (Glasgow) |
11 January 2017 |
6 |
Pier Bowlers 1 (Skegness) |
25 January 2017 |
7 |
Kursaal Flyers 1 (Southend) |
8 February 2017 |
8 |
Generation Trio (Portsmouth) |
22 February 2017 |
9 |
Wear Warriors (Sunderland) |
8 March 2017 |
10 |
Meteors (Gloucester) |
22 March 2017 |
11 |
Top Cats (Cleethorpes) |
Team Strike Force
Date |
Match |
Opposition |
5 October 2016 |
1 |
The Scoussirs (Liverpool) |
19 October 2016 |
2 |
Jetsetters (Portsmouth) |
2 November 2016 |
3 |
Bay Bowlers (Morecambe) |
16 November 2016 |
4 |
Gladiators (Gloucester) |
30 November 2016 |
5 |
Harrington Flyers (Sunderland) |
11 January 2017 |
6 |
Beaties And The Beast (Cleethorpes) |
25 January 2017 |
7 |
Kursaal Flyers 2 (Southend) |
8 February 2017 |
8 |
Saltire Strikers 2 (Glasgow) |
22 February 2017 |
9 |
Dream Team (Avon Sports) |
8 March 2017 |
10 |
Team 2 (Stockport) |
22 March 2017 |
11 |
Pier Bowlers 2 (Skegness) |
Just Lobit
Date |
Match |
Opposition |
5 October 2016 |
1 |
Underdogs (Airdrie) |
19 October 2016 |
2 |
Grimsby United (Cleethorpes) |
2 November 2016 |
3 |
Chorley Cakes (Preston) |
16 November 2016 |
4 |
Megashot (Maidstone) |
30 November 2016 |
5 |
North Stars (Newcastle) |
11 January 2017 |
6 |
Pinsplitters (Portsmouth) |
25 January 2017 |
7 |
Saltire Strikers 3 (Glasgow) |
8 February 2017 |
8 |
Pier Bowlers 3 (Skegness) |
22 February 2017 |
9 |
P.N.E. (Preston) |
8 March 2017 |
10 |
The Three J’s (Portsmouth) |
22 March 2017 |
11 |
Pin Doctors (Slough) |
Here are the final league tables after matches 10 and 11:
Match 10 – played on 8 March 2017
Group 1
Position |
Team |
Points |
Pinfall |
1 |
Kursaal Flyers 1 (Southend) |
51 |
11484 |
2 |
Bats Angels (Swindon) |
38 |
11416 |
3 |
Footmarks (D.C. United) |
34 |
11422 |
4 |
Meteors (Gloucester) |
31 |
11253 |
5 |
Top Cats (Cleethorpes) |
30 |
11330 |
6 |
The Scousettes (Liverpool) |
29 |
11450 |
7 |
Pier Bowlers 1 (Skegness) |
28 |
11622 |
8 |
Generation Trio (Portsmouth) |
26 |
11467 |
9 |
Saltire Strikers 1 (Glasgow) |
25 |
11405 |
10 |
Team 1 (Stockport) |
24 |
11183 |
11 |
Wear Warriors (Sunderland) |
23 |
11319 |
12 |
Shrimps (Morecambe) |
21 |
11341 |
Group 2
Position |
Team |
Points |
Pinfall |
1 |
Team Strike Force (Swindon) |
34 |
11648 |
2 |
Team 2 (Stockport) |
34 |
11554 |
3 |
Gladiators (Gloucester) |
34 |
11430 |
4 |
Bay Bowlers (Morecambe) |
34 |
11416 |
5 |
Beauties and The Beast (Cleethorpes) |
34 |
11202 |
6 |
Harrington Flyers (Sunderland) |
32 |
11459 |
7 |
Kursaal Flyers 2 (Southend) |
32 |
11329 |
8 |
Saltire Strikers 2 (Glasgow) |
32 |
11323 |
9 |
Jetsetters (Portsmouth) |
28 |
11236 |
10 |
Dream Team (Avon Sports) |
26 |
11322 |
11 |
Pier Bowlers 2 (Skegness) |
26 |
11279 |
12 |
The Scouse Sirs (Liverpool) |
14 |
11369 |
Group 3
Position |
Team |
Points |
Pinfall |
1 |
Grimsby United (Cleethorpes) |
44 |
11689 |
2 |
Saltire Strikers 3 (Glasgow) |
42 |
11351 |
3 |
P.N.E. (Preston) |
38 |
11458 |
4 |
Pin Doctors (Slough) |
36 |
11454 |
5 |
Just Lobit (Swindon) |
34 |
11355 |
6 |
North Stars (Newcastle) |
33 |
11411 |
7 |
Underdogs (Airdrie) |
29 |
11184 |
8 |
Pier Bowlers 3 (Skegness) |
28 |
11352 |
9 |
The Three J’s (Portsmouth) |
28 |
11066 |
10 |
Chlorley Cakes (Preston) |
26 |
9984 |
11 |
Pinsplitters (Portsmouth) |
20 |
11251 |
12 |
Megashot (Maidstone) |
2 |
10260 |
Match 11 – played on 22 March 2017
Group 1
Position |
Team |
Points |
Pinfall |
1 |
Kursaal Flyers 1 (Southend) |
57 |
12652 |
2 |
Bats Angels (Swindon) |
44 |
12618 |
3 |
Footmarks (D.C. United) |
38 |
12541 |
4 |
The Scousettes (Liverpool) |
35 |
12562 |
5 |
Meteors (Gloucester) |
31 |
12343 |
6 |
Top Cats (Cleethorpes) |
30 |
12477 |
7 |
Wear Warriors (Sunderland) |
29 |
12466 |
8 |
Pier Bowlers 1 (Skegness) |
28 |
12666 |
9 |
Saltire Strikers 1 (Glasgow) |
27 |
12522 |
10 |
Generation Trio (Portsmouth) |
26 |
12504 |
11 |
Team 1 (Stockport) |
26 |
12271 |
12 |
Shrimps (Morecambe) |
25 |
12493 |
Group 2
Position |
Team |
Points |
Pinfall |
1 |
Gladiators (Gloucester) |
40 |
12582 |
2 |
Harrington Flyers (Sunderland) |
38 |
12669 |
3 |
Kursaal Flyers 2 (Southend) |
38 |
12504 |
4 |
Team Strike Force (Swindon) |
34 |
12738 |
5 |
Team 2 (Stockport) |
34 |
12714 |
6 |
Bay Bowlers (Morecambe) |
34 |
12525 |
7 |
Beauties and The Beast ( Cleethorpes) |
34 |
12252 |
8 |
Dream Team (Avon Sports) |
32 |
12537 |
9 |
Pier Bowlers 2 (Skegness) |
32 |
12470 |
10 |
Saltire Strikers 2 (Glasgow) |
32 |
12439 |
11 |
Jetsetters (Portsmouth) |
30 |
12315 |
12 |
The Scouse Sirs (Liverpool) |
18 |
12494 |
Group 3
Position |
Team |
Points |
Pinfall |
1 |
Grimsby United (Cleethorpes) |
44 |
12780 |
2 |
P.N.E. (Preston) |
44 |
12585 |
3 |
Pin Doctors (Slough) |
42 |
12679 |
4 |
Saltire Strikers 3 (Glasgow) |
42 |
12476 |
5 |
Underdogs (Airdrie) |
35 |
12370 |
6 |
Pier Bowlers 3 (Skegness) |
34 |
12530 |
7 |
Just Lobit (Swindon) |
34 |
12504 |
8 |
North Stars (Newcastle) |
33 |
12482 |
9 |
Chorley Cakes (Preston) |
32 |
11161 |
10 |
The Three J’s (Portsmouth) |
28 |
11066 |
11 |
Pinsplitters (Portsmouth) |
26 |
12435 |
12 |
Megashot (Maidstone) |
2 |
11286 |
Good luck to Bats Angels and Team Strike Force who have made it through to the finals which will take place in Wigan on 13 May 2017.
Here are the singles knock-out final results:
Player |
Score |
Player |
Score |
Sue Mead (Swindon) |
434 |
David Evans (Morecambe) |
402 |
Singles knock-out winner = Sue Mead (Swindon).