The TBGS team
has just won the Wales and West Zone of the
ECF National Schools championships (formerly
known as "The Times" Cup). To reach the
Zone final we beat Devonport High School and
Bristol Grammar School. In the final on 10th
February we travelled to Millfield School
who were national champions 2 years ago and
who are coached by GM Matthew Turner.
We beat Millfield 3.5 - 2.5 in a close and
tense match. Our team with grades was as
follows:
1.
Robert Thompson 170
2 Harry Mann 163
3. George Darling 159
4 Alex Billings 122
5 Freddie Sugden 114
6 Jeff Leung 126
Oliver Demeger 126 is also in the squad but
was unavailable for the final so it can be
seen that our team is respectably graded
even in relation for example to a DCCA
Bremridge team.
We do not yet know our opponents in the
first round of the national Stages though it
is likely to be one of the following:
Winchester college, Wellington college or
Reading School.
TONY TATAM WRITES:
There were quite a
few postponements during February and
March and all but one match has been
rescheduled.
TCL Champions Newton
Abbot who have dominated Division 1 this
season will retain their title if they
win their next match at home to
Teignmouth.
In Division 2,
Brixham lost their unbeaten tag when
they crashed at Teignmouth and in the
top of the table clash Newton Abbot also
lost their unbeaten tag when losing by
the narrowest score at Plymouth.
Unbeaten Newton Abbot
Pawns look to have sewn up the Division
3 title but Teignmouth Knights and
Plymouth Tigers are hard on their heels.
Torquay are a point
in front of Newton Abbot in the
Rapidplay and the title could well be
decided on the 18th at the Courtenay
Centre.
Teignmouth will host
Torquay in the KO Cup Final following
Torquay's narrow victory over
the Grammar School.
LEAGUE TABLES - as at 15th March 2010
Division
1
P
W
D
L
F
A
Pts
Newton Abbot
4
3
1
0
13
3
7
Torquay
5
3
0
2
9½
10½
6
Teignmouth
4
2
0
2
7½
8½
4
TBGS
5
0
1
4
6
14
1
Division 2
P
W
D
L
F
A
Pts
Plymouth
5
4
1
0
12
8
9
Newton Abbot
4
3
0
1
11½
4½
6
South Hams
5
1
2
2
9½
10½
4
Torquay
3
2
0
1
8
4
4
Teignmouth
5
1
1
3
9
11
3
Brixham
4
0
3
1
6½
9½
3
TBGS
4
0
1
3
3½
12½
1
Division 3
P
W
D
L
F
A
Pts
Newton Abbot Pawns
5
4
1
0
13½
6½
9
Plymouth
Lions
5
3
1
1
14
6
7
Teignmouth
Knights
5
3
1
1
13
7
7
Plymouth
Tigers
5
2
3
0
12½
7½
7
Newton Abbot
Knights
5
2
0
3
9
11
4
Torquay
5
2
0
3
8½
11½
4
TBGS
6
1
0
5
7½
16½
2
Teignmouth Rooks
6
1
0
5
6
18
2
Rapidplay
P
W
D
L
F
A
Pts
Torquay
4
3
1
0
20
12
7
Newton Abbot
4
3
0
1
24½
7½
6
Brixham
4
1
1
2
14½
17½
3
South Hams
4
0
0
4
5
27
0
WHITE KNIGHTS CHEMICALS KO CUP
Quarter Finals
Semi-finals
Final
Newton Abbot
Newton Abbot
Teignmouth
Bye
Teignmouth
Teignmouth
Bye
Brixham
Torquay
Torquay
Torquay
Plymouth
TBGS
TBGS
Quarter-finals
29-Sep-09 Brixham
3 - 3
Torquay*win
on board count
