|
| |
Brighton Bar Billiards
Hall of Fame
Mens singles titles
Steve & Nigel top the list with 8
Brighton singles titles
|
|
Total |
Brighton Singles |
Brighton Masters |
Brighton off the Spot |
|
Nigel Senior |
8 |
4 - 2000, 2001, 2003,
2006 |
3
- 2003, 2007, 2009 |
1 - 2007 |
|
Steve Mariner |
8 |
3 - 1993, 1997, 2004 |
3 - 1995, 1998, 2005 |
2 - 1998, 1999 |
|
Colin Smith |
7 |
6 - 1972, 1981, 1988,
1989, 1991, 1998 |
1 - 2001 |
|
|
Terry Race |
7 |
3 - 1983, 1984, 2002 |
2 - 1993, 1999 |
2 - 1994, 1997 |
|
Jim Millward |
7 |
1 - 1982 |
3 - 1994, 1996, 2002 |
3 - 1992, 2000, 2001 |
|
Harry Leeson |
6 |
4 - 1978, 1979, 1980,
1999 |
|
2 - 1993, 1996 |
|
Chris Tupper |
5 |
1 - 1992 |
2 - 1997, 2008 |
2 - 2002, 2004 |
Ladies singles
titles
Jean has an amazing 19
Brighton singles titles plus 20 doubles titles!
|
|
Total |
Brighton Singles |
|
Jean Brackenridge |
19 |
19 - 1981, 1983, 1984,
1985, 1986, 1987, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999,
2000, 2005, 2006, 2009 |
|
Gina Sherratt |
6 |
6 - 1973, 1975, 1980,
2004, 2007, 2008 |
|
Jan Lewis |
4 |
4 - 1978, 1979, 1982,
1990 |
Doubles titles -
Men
It has been 'Tupper time'
11 times in doubles events, plus 5 singles titles as well.
|
|
Total |
Open Doubles |
Mixed Doubles |
|
Chris Tupper |
11 |
6 - 1980, 1983, 1995,
1996, 2000, 2002 |
5 - 1986, 1989, 1990,
1991, 1998 |
|
Colin Smith |
8 |
7 - 1974, 1975, 1983,
1995, 1996, 2000, 2002 |
1- 1992 |
|
Dave Elliott |
7 |
2 - 1973, 1976 |
5 - 1974, 1978, 1979,
1983, 1985 |
|
Alan Brackenridge |
6 |
|
6 - 1996, 1999, 2001,
2004, 2006,2008 |
|
Vic Clarke |
6 |
1- 1981 |
5 - 1982, 1984, 1987,
1995, 1997 |
|
Terry Race |
6 |
4 - 1990, 1998, 2001,
2005, 2009 |
1- 1993 |
Doubles titles
- Ladies
|
|
Total |
Open Doubles |
Mixed Doubles |
|
Jean Brackenridge |
20 |
10 - 1982, 1983, 1984,
1986, 1988, 1989, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994 |
10 - 1982, 1984, 1987,
1995, 1997, 1999, 2001, 2004, 2006, 2008 |
|
Gina Sherratt |
6 |
6 - 1979, 1980, 1981,
1984, 1985, 1990 |
|
|
Sandra Race |
6 |
5 - 1988, 1989, 1991,
1992, 1993 |
1 - 1993 |
|
J Wilson |
5 |
1 - 1987 |
4 - 1986, 1989, 1990,
1991 |
Team titles -
Pubs
The Albion, where 19 League
and TKO titles have gone and home for over 20 years to double world champ Terry Race's D team
|
|
Total |
Brighton League |
Brighton TKO Cup |
|
Albion |
19 |
5 - 1979(D), 1982(A),
1986(D), 1988(D), 1999(D) |
14 - 1975(C), 1978(D),
1980(D), 1981(D), 1984(D), 1985(D), 1986(D), 1987(D), 1988(D), 1989(D),
1992(D), 1993(A), 1999(D), 2004(D) |
|
Stadium |
12 |
6 - 1997(C), 2001(C),
2002(C), 2003(C), 2005(C), 2006(C) |
6 - 1996(B), 1998(C),
2000(A), 2002(C), 2003(C), 2006(C) |
|
Brunswick Arms |
6 |
4 - 1968(A), 1969(A),
1970 (A), 1972 |
2 - 1969(A), 1973 |
|
Dyke Tavern |
6 |
4 - 1994(B), 1998(B),
2000 (B), 2004 |
2 - 1997(B), 2001(B) |
Team titles -
Players
The Dyke Tavern
(pictured above) is home to
the two most successful teams in Brighton League's history. The Dyke A (current
players Chris Tupper, Colin Smith, Kevin Simmons, Dave Reeves, Mick Winder and
Charlie Cooper) have been together for over 30 years winning many league and TKO
cups. The Dyke B (current players Terry Race, Terry Molloy, Mick Hall, Terry Coghlan and Doug Dawson) won most of their titles at the Albion but have been at
the Dyke since the start of the 2006/07 season.
Players come and go from
team to team but there is no doubt that 3 teams have dominated the Brighton Bar
billiard scene in the last 30 years. The Dyke A, as already mentioned, have been together for over 30
years (starting at the Spread Eagle I believe) and have won league titles in the
last 4 decades, the last one coming in 2004. The Dyke B played for over 20 years
as the Albion D before moving to the Dyke in 2006. They hold the record for
winning the most Team Knockouts with an amazing 6 wins in a row from 1984-89.
The other dominant team ended their days sadly in 2006 as the Stadium "Dream
team" C, but finished on a high with a league and cup double in their last
season. This team was the first Brighton team to taste national success with 3
national titles in a row in the 1990's - lets hope they come back one day.
The
current two dominant sides in Brighton are the Romans B (current players
Richard Wooton, Nigel Senior, Chris Reeves, Gareth Lloyd, Marc Chipman and Steve
Mariner) and the Three Horseshoes (current players Kevin Tunstall, Ian Lelliott,
Mal Spier, Kevin Hall, Geoff Jukes, Martin Smith and Mark James), but
they have a long way to go before matching the success of the top 3 sides. The
Romans B have 2 league titles (in 2007 & 2008) and 2 TKO wins (2008 & 2009) and
they emulated the Stadium's achievement by winning the national title in 2008.
The Three Horseshoes have the one league title (2009) and one TKO trophy won in
2007, but had only
formed in 2007 in a team put together by England number 1 Kevin Tunstall.
Here are some stats
regarding these three great sides -
|
|
Total |
Brighton League |
Brighton TKO Cup |
|
Dyke A |
18 |
15 - 1978, 1980,
1981, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1987, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993,
1994, 1998, 2000, 2004 |
3 -
1993, 1997, 2001
|
| |
|
Pubs played - Spread Eagle (1977-78),
Gladstone (1978-82), Queens Park Tavern (1983-84), Sudely (1985-86), Park
Crescent (1987-90), Roundhill (1991-93), Dyke (1994-) |
Regular players - Chris Tupper (1977-), Colin Smith
(1977-), Dave Reeves (1982-), Mick Winder (1982-), Kev Simmons (1993-),
Charlie Cooper (1997-), Steve Mariner (1992-94), Freddie Bowers (1982-87) |
|
Dyke B |
14 |
4 - 1979,
1986, 1988,
1999 |
10 -
1984, 1985, 1986, 1987,
1988, 1989, 1992, 1999, 2004 |
| |
|
Pubs played - Albion (1979ish - 06), Dyke
(2007-) |
Regular players - Terry Race (1982-), Terry Molloy
(1998-), Terry Coghlan (2000-), Mick Hall (1998-), Harry Leeson (1998-06),
Ray Golding (1998-04), Mark Scott (2005-08), Colin Rousseau (stopped 2000),
Paddy Maguire(stopped 1997), Tony Franks (stopped 1997), Trevor Carroll
(stopped 1997), Ted Walters(stopped 1997) |
|
Stadium C |
13 |
8 -
1995, 1996, 1997, 2001, 2002,
2003, 2005, 2006 |
5 - 1995, 1998,
2002, 2003,
2006 |
|
years in red denote league and
cup doubles |
|
Pubs played - Romans (1995-96), Stadium
(1997-2006) |
Regular players - Jim Millward (1995-06), Steve
Mariner (1995-06), Mark James (1995-06), Ian Lelliott (1995-06), Grant Tully
(1996-06), Sue Mariner (1997-06), Stu Mepham (2000-05), Bob Toye (1996-99) |
Other records
A very poor attempt at some
photo manipulation on my part but here are the Stadium record scoring team. From
left to right Jim Millward, Sue Mariner (ladies high home and away break record
holder), Stu Mepham, Steve Mariner (mens high home and away break record holder)
and Mark James.
|
Brighton Record Team Score
(5-a-side) |
|
3rd Jan 2001 |
The Stadium Tavern |
* break |
|
Stadium C |
Hove |
Dyke Tavern B |
|
Jim Millward |
18,680 |
1,360 |
Chris Tupper * |
|
Steve Mariner * |
21,640 |
100 |
Colin Smith |
|
Sue Mariner |
17,070 |
1,160 |
Charlie Cooper * |
|
Mark James * |
22,140 |
0 |
Dave Reeves |
|
Stuart Mepham |
13,030 |
2,650 |
Mick Winder * |
|
5 |
92,560 |
5,270 |
0 |
|
This equates to 18,512
per player giving away 3 breaks to the then Brighton Premier division
champions. This record may take some beating. However both Jim Millward
and Steve Mariner touched up when they had enough due to the importance of
the clash, so the final score could have been higher. Mark's 22,140 was his
highest ever break at that time.
|
Mens High Break |
Break |
|
|
Steve Mariner
(home) |
26,760 |
@ Stadium (9th
April 1997) |
|
Steve Mariner
(away) |
24,560 |
@ Windmill (12th
December 2004) |
|
Ladies High Break |
Break |
|
|
Sue Mariner (home) |
20,270 |
@ Romans (21st
September 1994) |
|
Sue Mariner (away) |
14,100 |
@ Grenadier (17th
December 1997) |
|
20k Breaks in
Brighton Competitions
A 20k break is like the holy
grail in bar billiards. The following is a list of all 20k breaks made in
Brighton League, Cup or Competitions.
|
|
Break |
Player |
Competition |
Table |
Date |
|
1 |
26,760 |
Steve Mariner (19) |
Brighton League |
Stadium (25) |
09/04/1997 |
|
2 |
25,280 |
Steve Mariner |
Brighton League |
Stadium |
09/10/1996 |
|
3 |
24,930 |
Nigel Senior (10) |
Brighton League |
Brewery Tap (7) |
10/10/2007 |
|
4 |
24,590 |
Steve Mariner |
Brighton League |
Stadium |
15/10/1997 |
|
5 |
24,560 |
Steve Mariner |
Brighton Singles |
Windmill (5) |
12/12/2004 |
|
6 |
23,750 |
Steve Mariner |
Brighton Cup |
Romans (7) |
15/12/1993 |
|
7 |
23,710 |
Steve Mariner |
Brighton League |
Stadium |
16/02/2000 |
|
8 |
23,590 |
Steve Mariner |
Brighton League |
Stadium |
12/11/2003 |
|
9 |
23,500 |
Nigel Senior |
Brighton Singles |
Dyke (8) |
09/03/2009 |
|
10 |
23,320 |
Nigel Senior |
Brighton Cup |
Stadium |
08/03/2006 |
|
11 |
23,200 |
Jim Millward (2) |
Brighton League |
Stadium |
29/01/1997 |
|
12 |
23,020 |
Gareth Lloyd (5) |
Brighton Cup |
Dyke |
07/03/2007 |
|
13 |
22,780 |
Steve Mariner |
Brighton League |
Stadium |
09/03/2000 |
|
14 |
22,610 |
Steve Mariner |
Brighton League |
Stadium |
28/04/1999 |
|
15 |
22,590 |
Gareth Lloyd |
Brighton League |
Stadium |
07/02/2001 |
|
16 |
22,520 |
Steve Mariner |
Brighton Singles |
Windmill |
12/12/2004 |
|
17 |
22,430 |
Gareth Lloyd |
Brighton League |
Brewery Tap |
03/01/2007 |
|
18 |
22,210 |
Nigel Senior |
Brighton League |
Romans |
27/01/2010 |
|
19 |
22,140 |
Mark James (5) |
Brighton League |
Stadium |
03/01/2001 |
|
20 |
22,010 |
Chris Reeves (5) |
Brighton Cup |
Dyke |
07/03/2007 |
|
21 |
22,010 |
Steve Mariner |
Brighton League |
Stadium |
01/03/2006 |
|
22 |
21,980 |
Mark James |
Brighton League |
Stadium |
17/11/2004 |
|
23 |
21,980 |
Sean Taylor (1) |
Brighton League |
Stadium |
27/04/1995 |
|
24 |
21,800 |
Richard Wooton
(4) |
Brighton League |
Romans |
25/11/2009 |
|
25 |
21,720 |
Steve Mariner |
Brighton League |
Stadium |
10/01/2001 |
|
26 |
21,520 |
Steve Mariner |
Brighton League |
Stadium |
14/04/1999 |
|
27 |
21,500 |
Mark James |
Brighton League |
Stadium |
08/02/2001 |
|
28 |
21,430 |
Steve Mariner |
Brighton League |
Romans |
10/04/1996 |
|
29 |
21,390 |
Chris Reeves |
Brighton League |
Romans |
28/10/2009 |
|
30 |
21,300 |
Gareth Lloyd |
Brighton League |
Romans |
28/10/2009 |
|
31 |
21,090 |
Chris Rose (1) |
Brighton Cup |
Roundhill (2) |
03/02/1993 |
|
32 |
21,040 |
Nigel Senior |
Brighton Singles |
Albion (1) |
30/12/2009 |
|
33 |
21,000 |
Mark James |
Brighton League |
Stadium |
08/01/1997 |
|
34 |
20,890 |
Nigel Senior |
Brighton League |
Brewery Tap |
08/02/2006 |
|
35 |
20,770 |
Harry Leeson (1)
|
Brighton Cup |
Roundhill |
03/02/1993 |
|
36 |
20,760 |
Steve Mariner |
Brighton League |
Stadium |
05/12/2001 |
|
37 |
20,760 |
Terry Race (2) |
Brighton League |
Stadium |
23/04/2008 |
|
38 |
20,740 |
Grant Tully (1)
|
Brighton League |
Stadium |
03/03/1999 |
|
39 |
20,680 |
Nigel Senior |
Brighton League |
Brewery Tap |
22/03/2006 |
|
40 |
20,580 |
Nigel Senior |
Brighton League |
Dyke |
04/03/2009 |
|
41 |
20,550 |
Richard Wooton |
Brighton Cup |
Montreal (1) |
09/04/2008 |
|
42 |
20,500 |
Chris Reeves |
Brighton League |
Brewery Tap |
09/01/2008 |
|
43 |
20,490 |
Steve Mariner |
Brighton
Competition |
Grenadier (1) |
??/??/1998 |
|
44 |
20,410 |
Jim Millward |
Brighton League |
Stadium |
09/01/2002 |
|
45 |
20,400 |
Steve Mariner |
Brighton Cup |
Dyke |
13/02/2008 |
|
46 |
20,340 |
Chris Reeves |
Brighton League |
Windmill |
12/01/2005 |
|
47 |
20,340 |
Richard Wooton |
Brighton League |
Brewery Tap |
16/01/2008 |
|
48 |
20,320 |
Nigel Senior |
Brighton Off the
Spot |
Stadium |
15/10/2006 |
|
49 |
20,290 |
Steve Mariner |
Brighton
Competition |
Windmill |
??/??/1997 |
|
50 |
20,270 |
Sue Mariner (1) |
Brighton League |
Romans |
21/09/1994 |
|
51 |
20,240 |
Gareth Lloyd |
Brighton League |
Dyke |
04/03/2009 |
|
52 |
20,240 |
Steve Mariner |
Brighton League |
Stadium |
22/11/2000 |
|
53 |
20,180 |
Terry Race |
Brighton Cup |
Dyke |
15/12/1993 |
|
54 |
20,170 |
Richard Wooton |
Brighton Masters |
Windmill |
08/10/2005 |
|
55 |
20,130 |
Chris Reeves |
Brighton League |
Brewery Tap |
10/10/2007 |
|
56 |
20,010 |
Nigel Senior |
Brighton Cup |
Dyke |
07/03/2007 |
|
57 |
20,000 |
Mark James |
Brighton League |
Stadium |
22/02/2006 |
Number of 20k Breaks made
by players and pubs
|
|
Player |
No of 20k breaks |
|
1 |
Steve Mariner |
19 |
|
2 |
Nigel Senior |
10 |
|
3 |
Mark James |
5 |
|
= |
Chris Reeves |
5 |
|
= |
Gareth Lloyd |
5 |
|
6 |
Richard Wooton |
4 |
|
7 |
Jim Millward |
2 |
|
= |
Terry Race |
2 |
|
9 |
Sean Taylor |
1 |
|
= |
Chris Rose |
1 |
|
= |
Harry Leeson |
1 |
|
= |
Grant Tully |
1 |
|
= |
Sue Mariner |
1 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Team |
No of 20k breaks |
|
1 |
Stadium |
25 |
|
2 |
Dyke |
8 |
|
3 |
Brewery Tap |
7 |
|
= |
Romans |
7 |
|
5 |
Windmill |
5 |
|
6 |
Roundhill |
2 |
|
7 |
Albion |
1 |
|
= |
Montreal |
1 |
|
= |
Grenadier |
1 |
Player records
over a league season
Players with a
win record over 90% (since 1999/00)
Top Division
|
|
Player |
Team |
Div |
P |
W |
L |
%won |
Brks |
Season |
|
1 |
Kevin Tunstall (3) |
Three Horseshoes |
P |
17 |
16 |
1 |
94% |
3 |
2006/07 |
|
2 |
Colin Smith (1) |
Dyke B |
P |
14 |
13 |
1 |
93% |
3 |
2001/02 |
|
3 |
Kevin Tunstall |
Three Horseshoes |
P |
27 |
25 |
2 |
93% |
3 |
2007/08 |
|
4 |
Geoff Jukes (1) |
Three Horseshoes |
P |
25 |
23 |
2 |
92% |
5 |
2007/08 |
|
5 |
Bill Kerr (1) |
Schooner |
1 |
23 |
21 |
2 |
91% |
13 |
2008/09 |
|
6 |
Dave Reeves (1) |
Dyke A |
P |
11 |
10 |
1 |
91% |
6 |
2008/09 |
|
7 |
Kevin Tunstall |
Three Horseshoes |
P |
21 |
19 |
2 |
90% |
6 |
2008/09 |
|
|
(10 games minimum) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Lower Division
|
|
Player |
Team |
Div |
P |
W |
L |
%won |
Brks |
Season |
|
1 |
Gina Sherratt (1) |
Windmill B |
2 |
16 |
15 |
1 |
94% |
13 |
2001/02 |
|
2 |
Steve Hurley (1) |
Grenadier |
2 |
16 |
15 |
1 |
94% |
12 |
2000/01 |
|
3 |
Eric Holmes (1) |
Stadium B |
2 |
13 |
12 |
1 |
92% |
11 |
2001/02 |
|
4 |
Phil Ridpath (1) |
Montreal A |
3 |
12 |
11 |
1 |
92% |
10 |
1998/99 |
|
5 |
Alan Mepham (1) |
Windmill B |
2 |
12 |
11 |
1 |
92% |
9 |
2001/02 |
|
|
(10 games minimum) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Players with an average
score of 10,000+ over a season
|
|
Player |
Team |
Div |
P |
W |
L |
%won |
Brks |
Total |
Average |
Season |
|
1 |
Steve Mariner (2) |
Stadium C |
P |
16 |
13 |
3 |
81% |
3 |
168,490 |
11,223 |
2005/06 |
|
2 |
Nigel Senior (2) |
Brewery Tap A |
P |
17 |
15 |
2 |
88% |
4 |
185,650 |
10,921 |
2006/07 |
|
3 |
Steve Mariner |
Stadium C |
P |
18 |
11 |
6 |
77% |
5 |
183,000 |
10,765 |
1999/00 |
|
4 |
Mark James (1) |
Stadium C |
P |
11 |
9 |
2 |
82% |
1 |
116,017 |
10,547 |
2003/04 |
|
5 |
Kevin Tunstall (1) |
Three Horseshoes |
P |
17 |
16 |
1 |
94% |
3 |
176,570 |
10,386 |
2006/07 |
|
6 |
Gareth Lloyd (1) |
Stadium C |
P |
13 |
10 |
3 |
77% |
1 |
132,510 |
10,193 |
2000/01 |
|
7 |
Nigel Senior |
Brewery Tap A |
P |
17 |
14 |
3 |
82% |
2 |
172,070 |
10,112 |
2005/06 |
|
8 |
Chris Reeves (1) |
Windmill C |
1 |
15 |
12 |
3 |
80% |
12 |
151,010 |
10,067 |
2004/05 |
|
|
(10 games minimum) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Player Rankings records
The Brighton Rankings were devised by Chris
Tupper and implemented for the 1992/93 season. The top 16 each year would play
off for the prestigious Brighton Masters title. Modifications to the system have
been made over the years, a big overhaul coming in 2006/07, with many of the
Sussex Competitions being eliminated from the system, and the emphasis being
more placed on Brighton Bar Billiards. However, it takes a great season to
finish top of the pile and only 6 men have become Brighton number 1 in 15 years
of rankings. Nigel Senior and Steve Mariner have both achieved this feat 4
times.
|
|
|
No of times Ranked |
No of Top 10's |
Position by Year |
|
|
Player |
No 1 |
No 2 |
No 3 |
92/93 |
93/94 |
94/95 |
95/96 |
96/97 |
97/98 |
98/99 |
99/00 |
00/01 |
01/02 |
02/03 |
03/04 |
04/05 |
05/06 |
06/07 |
07/08 |
08/09 |
|
1 |
Nigel Senior |
4 |
5 |
|
11 |
|
|
|
|
75 |
50+ |
10 |
2 |
4 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
|
2 |
Steve Mariner |
4 |
|
2 |
12 |
1 |
3 |
7 |
3 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
5 |
6 |
22 |
12 |
3 |
6 |
4 |
DNP |
70 |
|
|
3 |
Kevin Tunstall |
3 |
|
|
