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News Archive 2022

Winter tournaments

The pre-covid tournaments were concluded, with Robert Reynolfds beating Richard Liszewski in the semi-final and then winning the final after tie-break match against Richard Reynolds in the final.

In the Minor section, Jim Gillespie beat Dave Reeves in the final.

Summer Tournament 2023

Standings

 No

NAME

Grade

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

Pos

1

Garry Evans

1622

1

 1

 2

 2½

 3

 3

 

 

2

Andy Cottom

1716

0

 1

 

 

 3

 3

 4

5th=

3

Korey Palmer

----

0

 0

 ½

 ½

 ½

½ 

 ½

 

4

Richard Reynolds

1817

1

 2

 3

 

4½ 

 5

 5

1st

5

Robert Reynolds

1789

½

 1

 2

 

 3

 4

 5

 2nd=

6

Rory Lynas

1686P

0

0

0

1

1

2

2

7

Jim Gillespie

1527

0

0

 ½

 ½

 

 

 

 

8

Warren Archibald

1583

1

 2

 3

 

 4

 4

 

4th

9

Mark Cundy

1985

1

 2

 

 

 4

 5

 2nd=

10

Garry Hope

1871

1

2

2

3

3

3

4

5th=

11

Richard Liszewski

1781

0

 1

1

 2

 3

 4

4

5th=

12

Tom Evans

1638

0

 0

1

 

 

 

3

 

13

Sam Hughes

1613

1

 1

 1

 2

 2

2

 

14

Kacper Drukarczuk

1618

1

 1

 1

 

 

 

 

 

15

Jon Asbury

1554

½

½

1

16

Roger Threlfall

1662

0

 1

 2

 

 3

 

 4

 5th=

17

Trevor Holt

1733

 ½

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

18

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


ound 1

Robert Reynolds ½-½ Jon Asbury
Warren Archibald 1-0 Korey Palmer
Sam Hughes 1-0 Andy Cottom
Mark Cundy 1-0 Roger Threlfall
Garry Evans 1-0 Rory Lynas
Richard Reynolds 1-0 Richard Liszewski
Jim Gillespie 0-1 Kacper Drukarczuk
Tom Evans 0-1 Gary Hope
Trevor Holt ½-Bye  

 

Round 2

Kacper Drukarczuk 0-1 Warren Archibald
Jon Asbury 0-1 Mark Cundy
Richard Reynolds 1-0 Sam Hughes
Gary Hope 1-0 Garry Evans
Rory Lynas 0-1 Trevor Holt
Andy Cottom 1-0 Jim Gillespie
Roger Threlfall 1-0 Korey Palmer
Richard Liszewski 1-0 Tom Evans
Robert Reynolds ½-Bye  


Round 3

Warren Archibald 1-0 Gary Hope
Trevor Holt 0-1 Richard Reynolds
Garry Evans 1-0 Richard Liszewski
Sam Hughes 0-1 Roger Threlfall
Kacper Drukarczuk 0-1 Robert Reynolds
Tom Evans 1-0 Rory Lynas
Jim Gillespie ½-½ Jon Asbury
Mark Cundy ½-Bye  
Andy Cottom ½-Bye  
Korey Palmer ½-Bye  

Round 4

Warren Archibald ½-½ Richard Reynolds
Gary Hope 1-0 Mark Cundy
Roger Threlfall ½-½ Robert Reynolds
Richard Liszewski 1-0 Trevor Holt
Jon Asbury ½-½ Garry Evans
Tom Evans ½-½ Kacper Drukarczuk
Jim Gillespie 0-1 Sam Hughes
Rory Lynas 1-0 Korey Palmer
Andy Cottom 1-0 Rory Lynas (R5)

Round 5

Andy Cottom (R4) 1-0 Rory Lynas
Garry Evans ½-½ Warren Archibald
Richard Reynolds 1-0 Gary Hope
Andy Cottom ½-½ Roger Threlfall
Robert Reynolds ½-½ Mark Cundy
Sam Hughes 0-1 Richard Liszewski
Kacper Drukarczuk 1-0 Jon Asbury
Trevor Holt 1-0 Tom Evans
Korey Palmer 0-1 Jim Gillespie

Round 6

Roger Threlfall ½-½ Richard Reynolds
Richard Liszewski 1-0 Warren Archibald
Gary Hope 0-1 Robert Reynolds
Mark Cundy 1-0 Andy Cottom
Trevor Holt 1-0 Garry Evans
Tom Evans 1-0 Sam Hughes
Jon Asbury 1-0 Korey Palmer
Rory Lynas 1-0 Jim Gillespie
Kacper Drukarczuk    

Round 7

Robert Reynolds 1-0 Richard Reynolds
Mark Cundy 1-0 Richard Liszewski
Warren Archibald ½-½ Roger Threlfall
Andy Cottom 1-0 Trevor Holt
Jon Asbury 1-0 Rory Lynas
Jim Gillespie 0-1 Gary Hope
Garry Evans ½-½ Tom Evans
Korey Palmer 0-1 Sam Hughes


Fixtures 2023-24

BDCL Division 1


DATEHOME RESULT AWAY
18/09/23 Sutton Coldfield 4-2 Olton
10/10/23 Olton ½-5½ South B'ham A
24/10/23 Olton 3½-2½ Redditch
01/11/23 South B'ham B 4½-1½ Olton
07/11/23 Olton 3½-2½ West Bromwich
12/12/23 Olton 4-2 Solihull B
10/01/24 Solihull A ½-5½ Olton
23/01/24 Olton 3-3 Mutual Circle
15/02/24 Shirley 4-2 Olton
03/03/24 Wolverhampton 2-4 Olton
26/03/24 Olton 3½-2½ Lichfield

Trophies 2023-4

Terril Round 1 - Olton 1 4½-5 Solihull III

Homer Trophy Round 2 - Olton 1 5-3½ Shirley & Wythall 2

Round 3 - Olton 2-4 Redditch I

DIVISION 1 PERF SCORE GAMES %
Mark Cundy 1921 11 32
Robert Reynolds 1844 11 32
Alan Lloyd 2074 11 41
Richard Reynolds 1799 1132
Richard Liszewski 1852 10 45
Trevor Holt 1943 3 93
Andrew Cottom 1832 ½ 1 50
Warren Archibald 1833 ½ 1 50
Oliver Harrison 1718 ½ 1 50
Roger Threlfall 1852 ½ 1 50
Jim Gillespie 1621 0 1 0
Rory Lynas 1507 0 1 0
         
Terrill      
Richard Liszewski 2133 1 1 100
Alan Lloyd 2200 1 1 100
Mark Cundy 1842 ½ 1 50
Richard Reynolds 1826 ½ 150
Robert Reynolds 1798 ½ 1 50
Sam Hughes 2007 1 1 100
Homer        
Richard Liszewski 2175 2 2100
Andrew Cottom 2129 1 1 100
Alan Lloyd 2025 1 2 50
Mark Cundy 1765 ½ 2 25
Robert Reynolds 1681 ½ 2 25
Richard Reynolds 1675 0 1 0

 


Birmingham Division Three A


Fixtures 2023-24


DATE HOME RESULT AWAY
12/09/23 Olton 1-5 Solihull
19/09/23 Olton 4-2 Shirley
20/11/23 Kynoch 2½-3½ Olton
28/11/23 Mercia 3½-2½ Olton
05/12/23 Olton 6-0 Halesowen
09/01/24 Olton 2½-3½ Coleshill
22/01/24 Sutton Coldfield 3-3 Olton
13/02/24 Olton 3-3 Mutual Circle
26/02/24 Stourbridge 1½-4½ Olton
05/03/24 Olton 1½-4½ South Birmingham
28/03/24 Lichfield 4½-1½ Olton

Terrill Trophy 2023-4 - Stourbridge III 5-1 Olton III

Homer Trophy Roand 1 - Warley Quinborne 2B 4½-3 Olton

DIVISION 3 PERF SCORE GAMES %
Korey Palmer 1200 1 1 100
Rory Lynas 1673 2 75
Richard Evans 1719 9 72
Garry Evans 1714 6 1060
Roger Threlfall 1732 6 11 54.5
Trevor Holt 1529 9 17
Andrew Cottom 1762 5 10 50
Tom Evans 1551 4 10 40
Oliver Harrison 1674 1 2 50
Jim Gillespie 1362 ½ 2 25
         
Terrill      
Roger Threlfall 1749 ½ 1 50
Kacper Drukarczuk 1637 ½ 1 50
Andrew Cottom 1354 0 1 500
Oliver Harrison 1324 0 10
Tom Evans 1329 0 1 0
Richard Evans 1292 0 1 0
Homer 3        
Roger Threlfall 1808 ½ 1 50
Andrew Cottom 1436 0 1 0
Tom Evans 1749 ½ 1 50
Garry Evans 1651 0 1 0
Sam Hughes 1297 0 1 0
Rory Lynas 1275 0 1 0

 

Birmingham Division Four


Fixtures 2023-24

DATE HOME RESULT AWAY
05/09/23 Olton 2½-2½ Stourbridge
25/09/23 Rushall 3½-1½ Olton
17/10/23 Olton 3-2 Solihull
23/10/23 Sutton Coldfield ½-3½ Olton
07/11/23 Olton 5-0 University
04/12/23 Oscott 1½-3½ Olton
19/12/23 Olton ½-4½ Redditch
11/01/24 Shirley 1-4 Olton
30/01/24 Olton 1½-3½ South B'ham B
28/02/24 South B'ham A 2-3 Olton
18/03/24 St Georges ½-4½ Olton
02/04/24 Olton 5-Def Kynoch


DIVISION 4 PERF SCORE GAMES %
Oliver Harrison 1891 7 9 88
Kacper Drukarczuk 1740 9 72
Sreve Chadaway 1673 7 11 64
Warren Archibald 1519 1055
Sam Hughes 1543 3 7 43
Rory Lynas 1359 1 3 33
Jim Gillespie 1239 1 4 25
Akbar Khan 948 0 2 0



South Birmingham v Olton 2023

SOUTH BIRMINGHAM V OLTON
1 Neil Clarke 1974 0 - 1  Mark Cundy  1963
2 Muhammed Oguz Isik  1864 1 - 0  Martin Smyth  1914
3 Darren Whitmore  1858 0 - 1  Gary Hope  1880
4 Tim Lane  1844  1 - 0  Richard Reynolds  1794
5 Rob Glass  1841 ½-½ Richard Liszewski  1795
6 Milenko Walner 1798 0 - 1  Robert Reynolds  1789
7 Bruno Silva  1780 ½-½ Trevor Holt  1789
8 Terry Walker  1753 0 - 1  Andy Cottom  1716
9 Steve Edwards  1752 ½-½ Chris Pitt  1625
10 Mark Drugan  1742 1 - 0  Sam Hughes  1607
11 Kacper Sikorski  1761 0 - 1  John Asbury 1575
12 Matthew Little  1649 1 - 0  Frank Jimenez  1560
13 Dominic Heining  1639 1 - 0  Jim Gillespie  1524
14 Derek Green  1607  0 - 1  Akbar Khan 1472
15 Sean Doherty  1473 1 - 0  Chris Moore  1553
16 Luke Lambert  1522 ½-½ Rory Lynas  1686 R
17 Paul Heeney  1470 ½-½ Robert MacIntosh  1320 E

 

Friendly match v Shirley

BOARDOLTON RESULT SHIRLEY

1

Mark Cundy 1963

½-½

Phil Purcell  2113

2

Gary Hope  1880

1-0

Don Mason  2095

3

Richard Reynolds 1794

½-½

Jon Dale  1920

4

Richard Liszewski 1795

0-1

Keith Ingram 1846

5

Robert Reynolds 1789

1-0

Arnold Peace 1651

6

Andy Cottom 1716

1-0

Nigel Foster 1620

7

Roger Threlfall 1661

1-0

Kim Gilbert 1587

8

Garry Evans 1616

0-1

John Asbury 1575

9

Sam Hughes 1607

1-0

Frank Jimenez 1560

10

Rory Lynas 1686P

½-½

Dave Cotterill 1570

11

Jim Gillespie 1524

1-0

Roger Ball 1454

12

Korey Palmer --

0-1

Barry Knee 1454

Leamingon League

DATE HOME RESULT AWAY
12/09/23 Stratford A 2½-1½ Olton
19/09/23 Olton 2½-1½ Banbury A
25/09/23 Kenilworth A 3-1 Olton
31/10/23 Olton ½-3½ Solihull A
13/11/23 Shirley A 1½-2½ Olton
28/11/23 Olton 1½-2½ Kenilworth B
04/12/23 Shirley B 1-3 Olton
19/12/23 Olton ½-3½ Stratford A
01/02/24 Banbury A 2-2 Olton
13/02/24 Olton 3-1 Shirley B
21/02/24 Solihull A 1½-2½ Olton
26/02/24 Kenilworth B 3-1 Olton
23/04/24 Olton 1-3 Kenilworth A
09/04/24 Olton 3-1 Shirley A

 

Trophy Matches

Round 1 - Kenilworth ½-½ Olton (loss on board elimination)

DIVISION 1 PERF SCORE GAMES %
Mark Cundy 2037 8 14 57.14
Robert Reynolds 1898 2 4 50
Alan Lloyd 2009 6 1442.86
Richard Reynolds 1799 5 1435.71
Richard Liszewski 1727 1035
       
Open Cup      
Richard Liszewski 2418 1 1 100
Alan Lloyd 2241 ½ 150
Mark Cundy 2203 ½ 150
Richard Reynolds 2131 ½ 150
Robert Reynolds 1695 0 10

Division 2

DATE HOME RESULT AWAY
26/09/23 Leamington A 4-0 Olton
03/10/23 Olton 3-1 Rugby
09/10/23 Kenilworth C 2-2 Olton
06/11/23 Kenilworth D 2-2 Olton
21/11/23 Olton 2½-1½ Banbury B
10/01/24 Solihull B 2-2 Olton
15/01/24 Rugby 1-3 Olton
23/01/24 Olton 1½-2½ Kenilworth D
30/01/24 Olton 1½-2½ Solihull B
06/02/24 Olton 1½-2½ Kenilworth C
20/02/24 Olton 1-3 Leamington A
21/03/24 Banbury B 2½-1½ Olton

Trophy Matches

U8750 Round 1 - Daventry Def-5 Olton

Round 2 - Olton 3½-1½ Leamington.

Final - Olton 2½-2½ Kenilworth (loss on tie-break)

DIVISION 2 PERF SCORE GAMES %
Oliver Harrison 1977 2 2 100
Robert Reynolds 1799 7 36
Tom Evans 1908 2 3 67
Andrew Cottom 1747 6 42
Richard Liszewski 2013 889
Rory Lynas 1540 4 37.5
Warren Archibald 1538 2 7 29
Roger Threlfall 1641 ½ 2 25
Garry Evans 1401 0 2 0
Richard Evans 1329 0 2 0
         
U8750 Cup      
Richard Liszewski 2194 2 2 100
Richard Evans 2048 2 2 100
Andrew Cottom 1323 0 2 0
Richard Reynolds 1901 1 250
Robert Reynolds 1833 1 2 50