The majority of matches in the Welsh Championships 2015 take place today (Saturday). With one round-robin match left for each team on Sunday, performance today matters.
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[restab title="Summary" active="active"]After
day one, three teams had the early advantage, but the second draw saw two of those three lose and produce a 4-way tie for second place. The day started well for James Pougher's team who took a 9-1 victory over Andrew Robbins. Adrian Meikle's side had less fortune in their second game, as Hugh Meikle came through a tight match with a 7-5 win. The third match of that session saw Jamie Fletcher's team chalk up their first win of the competition, as they beat Laura Beever's team 12-9 in another very tight match.
Draw 3 saw James Pougher's team maintain their winning record, as they beat beat the ladies 10-1. Two teams, led by Adrian Meikle and Jamie Fletcher/Andrew Tanner, were tied for second place, as Adrian beat Andrew Robbins' team 8-4, while Hugh Meikle was the victim of a 9-4 win for the Fletcher/Tanner team.[/restab]
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On Sheet C, James Pougher's team started well by improving their draw-shot score and have hammer advantage in the first end, though they only took a single shot in the first end. Despite having lost the hammer, they quickly took control of the match, stealing 2s and a 3 to lead8-0 at the half-way stage. Robbins' team managed to restrict Pougher to just 1 in the 5th, and took a single shot in the 6th end, but by then the score was conclusive and they shook after 6 ends to give Pougher victory 9-1.
On Sheet D, it was a family affair as father Hugh Meikle took on son Adrian Meikle, and it was a closely-fought match the whole way. Despite Hugh taking the lead in end 2 and never going behind after that, the match was quite close the whole way. The teams shook after 7 ends with the score 7-5 in favour of Hugh.
Sheet E saw another close match between the ladies' team of Laura Beever and the Fletcher/Tanner team. The men took the early advantage by stealing in the first end, but the women had the perfect response by taking 4 in the second end. The men pulled ahead by 2 shots in the 4th end, but it was level at 6-6 after the 5th end. Eventually it was the men who took the win after a mistake with the final draw for the ladies gave up 2.
Full results
| TEAM |
END 1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
TOTAL |
| Pougher |
1 |
2 |
2 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
X |
X |
9 |
| Robbins |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
X |
X |
6 |
| TEAM |
END 1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
TOTAL |
| A Meikle |
1 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
X |
5 |
| H Meikle |
0 |
3 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
X |
7 |
| TEAM |
END 1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
TOTAL |
| Fletcher |
1 |
0 |
3 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
2 |
12 |
| Beever |
0 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
9 |
Standings
Here are the standings after the second draw of the round-robin. Each team will play a further 2 matches on Saturday, with the last round-robin session on Sunday morning.
| TEAM |
WINS |
DRAWS |
LOSSES |
| Pougher |
2 |
0 |
0 |
| A Meikle |
1 |
0 |
1 |
| Robbins |
1 |
0 |
1 |
| Fletcher |
1 |
0 |
1 |
| H Meikle |
1 |
0 |
1 |
| Beever |
0 |
0 |
2 |
In the event of a tie at the end of the competition, the win-loss record between tied teams will decide the difference. If this is inconclusive, the average score in Draw Shot Challenge (discounting the largest) will break a 3-way tie.[/restab]
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On Sheet B, Adrian Meikle got the best result from the Draw Shot Challenge and took full advantage of the hammer in the first end, taking 3 shots straightaway. Robbins' team took 2 in the second end, but after that never looked likely to catch Meikle, who went on to take the match 8-4.
On Sheet C, Hugh Meikle was up against Jamie Fletcher and Andrew Tanner's team. For the younger team it was a more convincing result than in their match earlier in the day. Fletcher's team managed to steal in the first end, and despite a couple of twos Hugh's team were always struggling to catch up, and after a few crucial missed takeouts they shook after 7 ends with Fletcher/Tanner 9-4 ahead.
Sheet D was host to a comprehensive victory for James Pougher's team, and the match was over after just 6 ends. Beever's ladies had the hammer in the first end, but it was not until end 5 when they finally got on the scoreboard. The sixth end saw the men take a 4, and with it a win 10-1.
Full results
| TEAM |
END 1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
TOTAL |
| A Meikle |
3 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
X |
8 |
| Robbins |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
X |
4 |
| TEAM |
END 1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
TOTAL |
| H Meikle |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
X |
4 |
| Fletcher |
1 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
3 |
X |
9 |
| TEAM |
END 1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
TOTAL |
| Beever |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
X |
X |
1 |
| Pougher |
2 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
4 |
X |
X |
10 |
Standings
Here are the standings after the third draw of the round-robin. Each team will play a further match on Saturday, with the last round-robin session on Sunday morning.
| TEAM |
WINS |
DRAWS |
LOSSES |
| Pougher |
3 |
0 |
0 |
| A Meikle |
2 |
0 |
1 |
| Fletcher |
2 |
0 |
1 |
| Robbins |
1 |
0 |
2 |
| H Meikle |
1 |
0 |
2 |
| Beever |
0 |
0 |
3 |
In the event of a tie at the end of the competition, the win-loss record between tied teams will decide the difference. If this is inconclusive, the average score in Draw Shot Challenge (discounting the largest) will break a 3-way tie. The top 2 teams go through to the final.
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[restab title="Draw 4"]A summary of Draw 4 matches will appear here after 19:00.
Full results
| TEAM |
Sheet B |
END 1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
TOTAL |
| Beever |
|
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|
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|
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| H Meikle |
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| TEAM |
Sheet C |
END 1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
TOTAL |
| A Meikle |
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| Pougher |
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| TEAM |
Sheet D |
END 1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
TOTAL |
| Fletcher |
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| Robbins |
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Standings
Here are the standings after the fourth draw of the round-robin. Each team will play a further match on Sunday morning, and the top-ranked 2 teams will meet in a final on Sunday afternoon.
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| TEAM |
WINS |
DRAWS |
LOSSES |
| Pougher |
3 |
0 |
0 |
| A Meikle |
2 |
0 |
1 |
| Fletcher |
2 |
0 |
1 |
| Robbins |
1 |
0 |
2 |
| H Meikle |
1 |
0 |
2 |
| Beever |
0 |
0 |
3 |
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In the event of a tie at the end of the competition, the win-loss record between tied teams will decide the difference. If this is inconclusive, the average score in Draw Shot Challenge (discounting the largest) will break a 3-way tie. The top 2 teams go through to the final.
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