2010 CARLING NEWPORT POOL OPEN

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Wednesday, October 20th, 2010

MICK COLLINS CLAIMS CARLING NEWPORT POOL OPEN TITLE

Whittington wins Fusion Hair and Beauty Newport Women’s title

NEWPORT (Shropshire): Newport’s Mick Collins claimed victory over Hinstock’s Colin Pink in a tie-break frame in a thrilling 2010 Carling Newport Pool Open final at the Royal Navy Club, Bellman’s Yard, on Wednesday night.

Irene Whittington won the Fusion Hair and Beauty Newport’s Women’s Open by beating Lyn Day in four frames.

Colin Pink and Market Drayton’s Mick Manning clinched the 2010 Worthington’s Newport Doubles Open in five frames. They managed to outwit Whitchurch’s Brian Sumner and Cyril Evans in a re-racked fifth frame to claim the prestigious trophy.

Shakespeare league player Sam Stewart-Frost was awarded the Desert England trophy for the ‘most improved’ player in the 2010 Newport Pool League.

The trophy was donated to the league by David Williams, the Welshpool-based author of football hooliganism novel Desert England, and a work associate of pool co-ordinator Neil Perkins. .

CARLING NEWPORT POOL OPEN

RESULTS

2010 Fusion Hair & Beauty Newport Women’s Open final
Irene Whittington beat Lyn Day, 3-1

2010 Worthington’s Newport Doubles Open final
Colin Pink/Mick Manning beat Cyril Evans/Brian Sumner, 3-2

2010 Carling Newport Open final
Colin Pink lost to Mick Collins, 2-3

Ends

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Published On: 20 October 2010