[UPDATED]: Please note that the Round 2 groupings were re-adjusted about two hours after they were first emailed, please check that you have the latest version.
Hi all
Well, my final tournament has kicked off in style with a tight round of the Open Singles this weekend gone.
Of the 11 groups that competed, 4th was decided by a playoff in two of them, with a further 7 decided by 1 frame! Only group 11 was clear cut, with a massive 4 frame gap between 4th and 5th. As for the other group…
We had the unfortunate situation this week of being left with a group of 4. Well, not unfortunate for the 4 who then got a free pass to round 2, but I guess unfortunate for the rest of us battling through a group of 8 or 9 only to miss out by one frame after 7 hours of eight ball. (Curse that missed black in round 1!!!!)
I know circumstances change and people can’t always make their group, but I only ask that if you know you will be unavailable, please call either myself or Matt Power before the weekend to inform us. While we won’t be able to help with switching your day of play, we can at least look at moving players around to keep it a level playing field. Think about how you felt at 6 o’clock on the weekend knowing a group of 4 had played. I know I was pretty p***ed off on the day.
All that being said, there were a few players who did the right thing and let us know in advance, so thank you to them.
Moving on, well done to all players who played this weekend. And congratulations to the players who qualified for Round 2. This weekend sees the seeds 33-65 join the fray with our 44 qualifiers. A bumper round 2 of 77 players has been split into 9 groups this weekend, again with the top 4 qualifying.
Please find attached results from round 1 and the groups for round 2.
http://www.acteba.com.au/downloads/2011_Open_Singles_Round1_Results.xls
http://www.acteba.com.au/downloads/2011_Open_Singles_Round2_Groups.xls
