DUNCAN TAKES MIDNIGHT SHOOTOUT AT STRUTT CLUB

DUNCAN HARWOOD (champ) and WAYNE SHOOTER (r-up)

A RECORD-BREAKING TURNOUT at Belper Strutt Club saw 26 players competing for the Christmas Snooker Shootout which was back on the T & M Motors Snooker League calendar after an enforced years absence.
With such a huge number of participants, contests fluctuated between six-red and a reduced three-red format in order to get the large number of matches completed during the evening, and the final ball hit the back of the pocket at around 12.05am.
The singles individual event, the Alan Hopkinson Trophy, saw three Edgefold players contesting the semi finals and it was Duncan Harwood who took home the silverware, courtesy of his victory over Strutt Club's very own Wayne Shooter in the resulting midnight shootout.
Duncan had been runner-up previously in 2016 and came through earlier battles with Keith Robertson, Sean Dobney and James Travis.

PAUL JARRETT (r-up) with ANDREW HAGGARTY (hat-trick hero)

Winner in that year, Alfreton's Andrew Haggarty had his own cause to celebrate as he racked up a fantastic hat-trick of wins in the Eddie Lomas Trophy speed snooker event, showing a dazzling turn of foot to see off allcomers including home club player Paul Jarrett in the final.
Andrew had previously taken the honours in both 2016 and 2017 and with Des Smith scoring in 2019, Alfreton cuemen have now taken four of the last five runnings of the event. They must be running secret keep fit classes in the back rooms of Palmer Morewood Club!! 
Also catching the eye with his fleet of foot was the Golf Club's Les Mooney who certainly showed he can still get from A to B in double-quick time to put up a great showing against some of his more youthful opponents.

SHANE MILES and KEITH ROBERTSON, pairs winners

And finally the George Mills Trophy went to Bolehill's Keith Robertson who partnered Shane Miles of Alfreton to victory against Steve Bullock and Steven Clark in the final, having earlier seen off Rob Muxlow and Scott Woodall, and Ian McKay and Mooney in earlier rounds.
Ironically Shane was a guest of final opponent Steve Bullock, having met through playing for another league team, and took to the unique scotch doubles format like a natural.

Thanks to Belper Strutt Club for hosting and to everyone that came along to make it a great event, it just remains to say Merry Christmas and Happy New Year and hopefully we can start up on schedule in the first week of January, all the best.
Alan Hopkinson Trophy (six red snooker handicap): winner, Duncan Harwood (Edgefold); runner-up, Wayne Shooter (Belper Strutt Club).
Eddie Lomas Trophy (speed snooker handicap): winner, Andrew Haggarty (Alfreton Palmer Morewood); runner-up, Paul Jarrett (Belper Strutt Club).
George Mills Trophy (six red scotch doubles handicap): winners, Keith Robertson (Bolehill Institute) and Shane Miles (Belper Strutt); runners-up, Steve Bullock (Belper Strutt Club) and Steven Clark (Edgefold).