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The
unbeatable
Roy
Kimberley
with yet
another
trophy.
4 in a
row for
Kimberley
Current
European 9
Ball
Champion Roy
Kimberley
came this
week to
Riley's
Cardiff to
stretch his
lead at the
top of the
rankings on
the British
Wheelchair
Tour and he
did just
that with a
solid
performance
over two
days showing
the true
grit of a
fighter who
battles
through,
even when
not at his
best, it was
his 4th
straight
ranking
event win.
Kimberley
worked his
way through
a high
quality
field
including
victories
over Nick
Oliver 7-3
and a tight
tussle with
US 9-ball
Champion
Karl Read,
which he
just edged
7-6, this
took him
into the
semi final
to meet old
rival and
the man who
succeeded
him as BWPPA
chairman,
Matthew
Gleaves. The
match was
close all
the way
through,
with chances
on both
sides to
pull clear,
but as he
always seems
able to do,
Kimberley
dug in and
ran out a
9-6 winner.
This
guaranteed
him a place
in the final
against Tony
Southern,
who had
battled hard
through to a
second
successive
final
against
Kimberley.
Southern had
got the
better of
Cardiff’s
own Craig
Welsh, and
Gleaves,
both by a
score line
of 7-2, in
the semi
finals
Southern had
a convincing
win over no
3 ranked
Gary Swift.
In the final
Southern
started
well, but
missed an
unbelievably
easy 9-ball
in the 1st
rack, and
after that
his head
dropped, the
final was
littered
with
unforced
errors,
which is
untypical of
this pair,
but with his
usual guile,
Kimberley
pulled
ahead, and
at 6-5 down,
Southern
again missed
a sitter to
go 6-6, and
Kimberley
raced
through to
the winning
post of 9
racks
without
further
loss.
Southern has
still to
defeat
Kimberley in
6 attempts.
Nick
Oliver made
a good run
in the
one-loss-side.
In the 1
loss side,
Nick Oliver
battled his
way to the
finals, to
achieve his
best ever
performance,
and with it,
earned 70
valuable
ranking
points.
There was a
lot of
movement in
the
rankings,
Matt Duffy
dropped from
no 2 to no
4, as he has
not been
able to
attend the
last 2
events,
Danny Luton
dropped from
3 to 6, as
he has been
unable to
attend 2 out
of the last
4 events.
Swift moved
up to no 2
and Southern
close behind
at no 3, but
Kimberley
has a 110
point lead
at the top.
The event
was very
competitive,
although the
tour is
striving to
recruit and
expand, if
you are
reading this
and you want
to be
involved or
know someone
who maybe
interested,
please see
our website
www.bwppa.org
Finally all
the BWPPA
players
would like
to wish
Kimberley,
Southern,
Matt Duffy,
Welsh,
Gleaves,
Danny Luton
and Read,
the best of
luck at the
forthcoming
European
championships,
where
Kimberley
and Luton,
defend their
9-ball and
8-ball
titles
respectively.
See
http://www.europeanpoolchampionships.com
for more
details.
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