TERRIFIC TRENT IN THE FLOW AT INTERLEAGUE FINALS WORLDPOOL
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It was business as usual for Staffordshire’s Trent Trophies as they eased to victory against first time finalists Northwich A in the National Interleague winner’s event held at Vauxhall Holiday Park, Great Yarmouth.
The event starts with the top 96 teams in England divided into groups of three. The winner of each group then goes forward to the last 32 knockout stages.
And there was one section that caught everyone’s attention when the draw was published-the group of death with: Trent Trophies, Dawley and Ipswich.
All three teams were previous finalists. So, two sides, more than capable of winning the title, would be knocked out before the knockout phase!
The group could have been more interesting if the first match between Shropshire’s Dawley and Suffolk’s finest had produced a winner.
Instead, the two sides fought out a 9-9 draw. That result was of no real use to either team and played into the hands of Trent Trophies.
In the next match. Trent Trophies demolished Dawley 13-5 to all but secure their path to the last 32.
In the third game Ipswich had to beat Trent Trophies and by a large score to stop them progressing.
Facedwith an all but impossible task, Ipswich never got to grips with Trent Trophies’ attack and could only manage four frames before Trent Trophies reached the winning line.
While Trent Trophies demolished Ipswich, two young men were deciding the fate of some of the best Interleague teams in the country. London’s James Coffey and Nottingham’s
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Meltis Club from Bedfordshire would have fancied their chances of making an impression but drew Trent Trophies. And that was the kiss of death.
Meltis didn’t really trouble Trent Trophies though they took six frames off them before being put to the sword. Meanwhile, North- wich probably would have enjoyed an easier drawthan Preston South – another teamthat has reached a few finals in their time.
However, Northwich put in a fine performance and pulled of a remarkable win to secure their passage into the last 16.
Trent Trophies kept their momentum going with an emphatic 10-4 win over Derbyshire’s Dinnington. As Trent Trophies were
Bradley Wilson were on stage drawing out the pairings for the last 32.
They were blissfully unaware of the signifi- cance of what they were doing. The same can’t be said of the various captains who were eagerly watching and waiting to see who their likely opponents were going to be.
Avoiding one of the ‘big’ teams in the last 32 for as long as possible is one of the musts when reaching the knockout stage.
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