5️⃣ Changes at the Top!! 🏆
Five games in, and the competition is fierce! The standard keeps rising, with six dishes this week - four in a single match! What a battle that must have been! Ethan Coates made history, registering the first dish in Division 1 - but when will Division 2 step up? With 19 dishes across all divisions, the title races are wide open, and the pressure is on!
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🏆 Premier League:
🎱 Egham Con Club (6th) vs Three Tuns A (1st): League leaders Three Tuns A keep rolling with a dominant 9-3 win, solidifying their position at the top. Egham Con Club continues to struggle, now firm favourites for relegation. Joe Sims gave them hope with an early win, but Three Tuns took control, racing to a 6-1 lead. Sims and Dave Murphy pulled back some points, but the damage was done. Standout performances from James “Jungle” McCarthy, who remains unbeaten in 11 frames, and George Smith, who produced a stunning reverse dish in frame 10!
🎱 Staines Con Club (3rd) vs Bagster House (4th): An electric encounter featuring four dishes! Vernon Asra, Paul Brennan, Chris Saunders, and Charlie Pinfield all delivered in a high-octane clash. Chris Saunders stole the show with a perfect 3/3 night, including another dish to his name! Staines Cons keep the pressure on at the top with the 7-5 win, now just three points behind the joint leaders.
🎱 WR Sports A (2nd) vs Egham & Hythe C (5th): A strong response from WR Sports A after last week’s defeat, but they slip to second after Three Tuns A’s big win. Egham & Hythe C showed improvement but couldn’t match their opponents finding themselves on the end of a 8-4 loss. Paul Morrison suffered a shock double defeat, falling to Terry Swan and Chris Howick, with Howick taking down both Morrison and Tom Howick for a statement performance!
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🏆🏆 Division 1:
🎱 Egham & Hythe A (1st) vs London Stone (5th): A thriller sees Egham & Hythe A drop points at the top! London Stone started strong, but Ethan Coates made history, delivering Division 1’s first season dish with a break dish against Marc Racenscroft. The match went down to the wire, with Chris Butler holding his nerve to secure a 6-6 draw.
🎱 Egham & Hythe F (4th) vs Egham & Hythe E (6th): An Egham Hythe derby full of family rivalries! The Dorans struck first for Egham Hythe E, but the Emmetts answered back in style, swinging the momentum to Egham Hythe F, who sealed their second win of the season 8-4. Egham Hythe E still searching for their first victory!
🎱 White Lion (2nd) vs Sunbury Con Club (3rd): A massive win for White Lion 7-5, overturning an early deficit to take down Sunbury Con and move level on points with the league leaders! Darren Fuller, usually a rock for Sunbury, suffered a shock double defeat, while White Lion’s comeback charge saw them steal all the momentum in the second half of the match!
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🏆🏆🏆 Division 2:
🎱 Egham & Hythe D (3rd) vs WR Sports B (4th): Egham & Hythe D keep the promotion dream alive with an 8-4 win! A strong performance saw them close in on Three Tuns B, with Alex James staying hot, winning all three of his frames to keep them in the hunt.
🎱 Three Tuns B (2nd) vs Egham & Hythe B (1st): A statement victory from Egham Hythe B! Facing the unbeaten Three Tuns B, they dominated with a crushing 10-2 win to take the top spot in Division 2! Three Tuns B had no answers, with only Scott Devonport and Stephen Barnes managing to scrape points.
🎱 Virginia Water RBL (6th) vs Ashford Community (5th): Still searching for a win, Virginia Water RBL showed heart with a spirited comeback to claim a hard-fought 6-6 draw. Tim Guichard, the division’s leading player, stayed in form with two wins, but Ashford Community couldn’t hold their early lead as Mick Streeter’s big win kicked off a late charge!
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🏅 Leading Players: Who Will Hold Their Nerve?
🏆 Premier League: James “Jungle” McCarthy (Three Tuns A) remains the only undefeated player in the league (11/11 wins)! Teammate George Smith (10/12) climbs to second, with Tom Howick dropping to third.
🏆🏆 Division 1: Geoff James (8/9) still leads the way, but Darren Bishop (9/12) and Dan Emmett (10/15) are closing in!
🏆🏆🏆 Division 2: Tim Guichard (9/11) stays top, with Alex James (9/12) and Jimmy Cassidy (8/10) right on his heels!
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🔥 Dish Table Update: 19 and Counting! 🔥
The dishes are flying in! Chris Saunders (Staines Cons) leads with 3 (2 reverse, 1 break), while Tom Howick, Charlie Pinfield, and Vernon Asra each have 2. Congratulations to Ethan Coates for landing Division 1’s first dish! Still no dishes in Division 2 - who will be the first?
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The title races are on fire, upsets are happening, and every frame counts! Who will step up next week? Stay tuned!