Ant Aldridge was the winner of this years Meole Open beating Terry Cutting 21 - 16 in the final. On Sunday this game was played in very wintery conditions with rain , hail and snow.The winner is from Woodfield Wolverhampton and the runner-up is from Copswood Northhampton. Both players were happy to carry on playing thro' the snow when asked by the referee if they wanted to continue,Aldridge taking three twos as the heavy snow came down and this was more than enough to make him the eventual winner.
£3,440 Meole Brace Open
"The Doug Marrs Shield"
Sponsored by Coors,
Shropshire Leisure &
Tanners Wine Merchants.
Details:- Barry Jennings 01743 242706
Finals:- Sunday, 6th April.2008 Entry --£12
Qualifying:- Saturday---22nd March
Sunday-----23th March
Saturday---29th March
Sunday-----30th March
Doug Marrs
Prize money as follows:-
Winner £1,100 & magnum of Champagne
Runner-up £ 500
Semi-finalists £250 Each
Quarter finalists £110 Each
Last 16 £50 Each
Last 32 £25 each
Best Senior £50
Highest Break £50
Total; £3440
| 1 | Ant Aldridge | Woodfield |
| 2 | Andy Hughes | Gresford |
| 3 | Adam Mountford | Telepost |
| 4 | Anthony Bracken | Greville |
| 5 | Chris Jenkins | Middleport |
| 6 | Dave King | St. Georges |
| 7 | Lee Dale | Middleport |
| 8 | Dave Jones | Ifton |
| 9 | Brian Shore | Childs Ercall |
| 10 | John Bailey | Llanrwst |
| 11 | Pete Davenport | The George |
| 12 | Barry Evans | Willenhall |
| 13 | Dave Butler | Clough Hall |
| 14 | Noel Burrows | Sale XL |
| 15 | Barry Booth | Birches Head |
| 16 | Gary Cooper | St.Georges |
| 17 | Bob Hitchen | Lower Hopton |
| 18 | Pete Griffiths | Ford |
| 19 | Carl Harmitage | St. Oswolds |
| 20 | Danny Barwise | Richmond |
| 21 | Pete Farmer | St. Georges |
| 22 | Ian Booth | Chester Road |
| 23 | Daryl Edwards | Pontesbury |
| 24 | Stan Frith | Owley Wood |
| 25 | Duncan Pressley | Burway |
| 26 | Nigel Townsend | Brookhill |
| 27 | Terry Cutting | Copswood |
| 28 | Darren Wood | The George |
| 29 | Wayne Rogers | Burway |
| 30 | Matt Kellywally | Belvedere Park |
| 31 | Keith Pessall | St. Georges |
| 32 | Richard Dandy | Greville |
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Year |
Winner |
Runner-up |
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1981 |
A.Williams ------St.Georges |
R.Jones------------Meole Brace |
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1982 |
A.E.Jones--------Meole Brace |
D.Rawlins---------Coventry |
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1983 |
G.Swift-----------Biddulph Liberals |
R.Price-------------Birches Head |
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1984 |
D.Butler----------Eturia Park |
R.Mathews--------Burton |
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1985 |
B.Duncan--------Preston |
M.Walker----------Stoke |
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1986 |
M.Blizard--------Meole Brace |
L.Higginbottom---Liegh |
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1987 |
M.Jones----------Telford |
M.Robinson--------Yorkshire |
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1988 |
K.Walton---------Meole Brace |
N.Burrows----------Derby |
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1989 |
S.Ellis-------------Kirkham |
D.Burdett------------Coventry |
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1990 |
J.Bancroft--------Hyde |
T.King----------------Hyde |
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1991 |
R.Hitchen---------Halifax |
J.Hodson-------------Tarleton |
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1992 |
A.J.Rowe---------Meole Brace |
G.Cookson----------Winsford |
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1993 |
J.Fullerton--------Merseyside |
A.Purcell-------------Chester Road |
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1994 |
C.MacDonald----Macclesfield |
S.Jones---------------Woodfield |
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1995 |
P.Strutt------------Star Inn |
C.MacDonald--------Macclesfield |
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1996 |
W.Phillips--------Hanwood |
G.Dulson-------------Wem USC |
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1997 |
S.Frith-------------Weaverham |
C.Ward---------------Vic Park Staffs |
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1998 |
G.Cookson-------Winsford |
K.Pessell-------------St.Georges |
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1999 |
J.Muff-------------Holmes Chaple |
C.Barker-------------Chadsmore |
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2000 |
N.Burrows--------Stockport |
A.Hughes------------Gresford Colliery |
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2001 |
G.Cookson--------Winsford |
R.Hitchen------------Halifax |
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2002 |
G.I.Wilson--------Oldham |
C.Beamam-----------Battlefield |
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2003 |
P.Bound-----------Ford BC |
R.Hitchen------------Halifax |
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2004 |
P.Charesworth---Congleton Park |
S.Freer---------------Greyhound |
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2005 |
P.Williams-------Castlefields |
D.Barwise------------Walton Park |
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2006 |
G.Wilson-------Lower Hopton |
G Morton------------New Inn |
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2007 |
A.Moss--------Chester Road |
P.Asson--------------Drakes Drum |
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2008 |
A.Aldridge----Woodfield |
T. Cutting------------Copswood |
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2009 |
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