Last Saturday, 32 pairs competed for the coveted Moules & Boules trophy, kindly sponsored by The White Lion Hotel, Aldeburgh.
Despite the previous nights downpour and just half an hour before the start of the event, a group of around 6 of us sweeping all the water off two of the pistes, the weather held and gradually got better as the day wore on.
Every pair had two qualifying matches to play, drawn randomly, and from that we eliminated half the teams and entered the knock-out stages. Various previous winners made their way through to the Last 16 but fell by the wayside as the tournament progressed to it's climax, seeing Martin Inglis and Pete Sharkey (of Eels Foot II) beating John Willis and Jon Swallow (of Eels Foot III) in the Grand Final, played in front of most of the other players that had stayed on to watch.
The trophy was presented by Julie from The White Lion and in return we handed over a cheque for £320 to the Lions designated charity, the Aldeburgh United Charities.
Also The White Lion have promised their financial support to our Coastal League juniors, Kira, Baillie and Lily, who all took part in the event, with Baillie reaching the Quarter-Finals with his partner, Simon.
No comments:
Post a Comment