Biggest win of my life..

The real work is starting this week...
Training is finished and I'm in the development centre now.. Mentors walking around all the time so if you want to ask something... They'll be with you asap...

The biggest win of my life happened last Thursday..
Played in the weekly handicapped tournament in Riley's Barnsley...
Lee's on -2...
The good players are on -1..
The OK players are on 0... (including me)
And the "not so good players" are on 1..
So last Thursday I had to play Lee...
8-ball, race to 4..
At the start of the match the score is -2 v 0
1st rack: -2 v 1
2nd rack: -1 v 1
3rd rack: 0 v 1
4th rack: 0 v 2
5th rack: 0 v 3
6th rack: 1 v 3
7th rack: 1 v 4!!!!!!!!!!!
Or something like that!!!
Woooooooohooooooooooooo
I won against Lee with the great score of 4-1!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
And I can say that I was jumping around with joy..
Normally Lee gives me 8 start race to 10 and I still lose it.. (during normal days)
But now in the tournament I've beaten him!!!
Is it cocky to save that I was really playing well?
That last 8-ball was nerve wrecking....
Played it a bit too soft.. Had a ball left in the bottom right corner and wanted the cue ball to come off the rail and back up so I could play the 8 into the other bottom pocket...
But I really suck at positional play when it matters.. :(
So I had to slow roll and cut that 8 into the side pocket (hate those, I know that they are the biggest ones but I'm really afraid of them).. But with a chance of scratching the cue ball in the bottom left corner...
Shaking... Smoking to keep calm.. (how am I gonna manage with the smoking ban coming up)
But yes!!!!!!!!! I did it!!!! Lee couldn't believe it....
:D

Gonna relax now but really had to put this online before I lose to him again this coming Thursday...

X

See ya later!!!

Sorry!!!

I really am!!!

Have been so busy lately..
As I'm typing this I'm trying to work out my notes from the past 3 weeks... But needed some distraction..

Hmmm what do I need to tell you?
Did I tell you already that I've been promoted to a new function within the BPPPA?
YEP..................................
Me = Shirley Ang... am the new UK BPPPA Tournament Director!!!!!!!!!!!!
Sounds exciting doesn't it...
Don't know if everybody knows this.. But I am quite strict..
Can't implement this immediately but I will do this soon..
No more late comers in my tournaments!

Last weekend was Chinese New Year..
Year of the PIG if I'm not mistaken...
Happy new year to everybody!
First time ever in my life that I didn't celebrate it...

Valentine's day.. Lee took me for a romantic dinner to China Court...
Chinese? Yep.. Really needed some real decent Chinese!
And this was a really good one!

This week I've finally been doing live calls!!
Going well so far...
Nothing exciting to tell you about...

Tomorrow the Eurotour in the Czech Republic is starting.. watch it live on bwin.. Not all matches but should be some good ones..

This weekend we're off to Cambridge for the Mickey Flynns tournament...
Only 25 pounds entry, so for the people in the UK...
This is a good tournament (mainly because I'll be there to help off course)
So come and play!

Oh...
And something else...
There's a Barnsley Open coming up... More info will follow soon!!!

X

Bugger...

SICK!!!!
POORLY!!!
Don't know what it is.. (No not the bird flu)
Just want to feel normal again..
Can't pull a sickie...
Still in training...

By the way:
Boyzi won the BPPPA last weekend by beating Mr. Peach in the Semi and Kev Uzzell in the final...
Well done pal!!!

That all...

See you soon!

PS
Sunday: Chinese New Year!!!

PS 2
Tell you more about my Valentines day next time!!!

BPPPA Manchester 10/11-02

Hi again!!!

Yep passed my 2nd assesment today with 100%!!!!!!!!!!!
Wooooohoooooo...
Work is going well...
But no weekend to rest...
Nope..
This weekend the BPPPA will host another ranking event!!!
So no late mornings for me...
Who will win this time?
Mark Gray again?
Or Mr. Peach?
Or Mr. Majid?
OR somebody that has never won it before?
I'll let you know asap!

X

(Gonna take some well needed rest before the hectic weekend really begins!)

EPT Liverpool, Wavertree

Wow...

And there I was thinking that Riley's Barnsley was the best club I've seen in the UK..
But nothing compared to Wavertree!!!
Old cinema, tables divided over 4 levels...
New style Riley's.. Just got to love it!
To check the pictures out just check the article on the front page of pro9....

Too bad that there were only 69 runners...
But: there were a lot of good players!
Darren Appleton, Daryl Peach, Mick Hill, Carl Morris, Karl Boyes, Vincent Facquet, Michael Felder, Imran Majid and loads more!
But what was great about this EPT....
Yep I saw some of the guys from Cork again (Remember Cork? WPA World Blackball Championships)
Welcome again Ben Davies that won this time!!!
Simon Ward for getting into to quarters and the same to Jayson Shaw..

5 out of the 8 people in the quarters come from English Pool..
Told you that they are dangerous!
Well done all of you!
(Full report and results on Pro9)

Next weekend the BPPPA is coming up...
Watch this space for news...

Not much to mention about my new job...
Still in training so I'm bored as ****

See ya soon!

Gonna spend some quality time with the boyfriend!