Posted by Ryan Carter on Tuesday, April 15, 2014,
Text 07450993155 to enter. First come first serve. All entry fee's will be paid back out in prize fund.
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Posted by Ryan Carter on Sunday, April 6, 2014,
The 3rd Wick & District Summer Pool League (Sponsored By The Commercial Hotel) will be kicking off next month, and all pubs/clubs have until Sunday 4th of May to enter their teams.
The league will consist of teams of 4, and is £25 entry per team. Format will be decided when all teams have entered, but will most likely be kept the same (league & then knockouts).
You can enter your team by paying cash to Ryan Carter, or by bank transfer or paypal. Just contact us to enter your team.
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Posted by Ryan Carter on Wednesday, March 19, 2014,
Players from both Wick & Thurso pool leagues joined forces in Ayr last weekend at the Scottish Pool Association's Super 11's team event. The boys surpassed all expectations by finishing top of their group of 6 and making it to the last 16. In the groups stages they defeated teams from Dingwall, Cumbernauld, Causeway & Clackmannanshire. Their fantastic run in this tournament ended at the last 16 knockout stage when they were defeated by a strong East Fife Team.
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Posted by Ryan Carter on Monday, November 18, 2013,
The 4th annual Children In Need pool tournament took place in the Camps Bar last Saturday, which saw two Thurso & District Pool League players make it to the final. In the top half of the draw, Stevie Gray cruised to the final thanks to wins over Shane Honeyman, Shaun Truman and Lesley Ann Begg. The shock of the first round was when Camps1 player Begg knocked out Retro's George Smith 3-2. The bottom half of the draw saw defending champion Ryan Carter go through to semi's after wins against...
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Posted by Ryan Carter on Monday, August 12, 2013,
George Smith defeated Ryan Carter in Sunday's final to close the gap at the top of the leaderboard & ending Carter's run of 6 straight tournament wins. Smith had defeated Ciaran Duffy and Tam Sutherland on route to his 4-2 final win over Carter. Ryan is still top of the leaderboard with 76 points, George is in 2nd place with 50 points.
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Posted by Ryan Carter on Monday, March 11, 2013,
A high quality final in the Camps Bar on Sunday saw Crown2 player Andy Smith win the deciding frame against Ryan Carter for a 4-3 win. Andy beat John Cowie 2-0 in the first round before beating Shane Honeyman in the quarters 3-1. Camps1 player Ciaran Duffy played very well to get himself into the semi's, defeating James Riach 2-1 then Mark Macdonald 3-0. Andy & Ciaran both played well in the semi's but Andy grabbed a 3-0 win. Ryan Carter quickly went 2-0 ahead in his quarter final match a...
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Posted by Ryan Carter on Tuesday, February 12, 2013,
Seaforth Club player George Smith won event 2 of The Camps Bar Challenge Shield last Saturday. Smith beat Des Mcleod 2-1 in the Quarters and Andy Smith 3-2 in the semi's to book his place in the final. Ryan Carter faced his team mate Bruce Honeyman in the last 16, and after a very close match it was Carter who progressed to the quarter finals. Carter was then knocked out by Crown2 player Andy Smith. The other side of the draw saw Camps1 player Garry Thorburn cruise through to the final afte...
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Posted by Ryan Carter on Saturday, January 26, 2013,
Camps "2" player Martin Hill played exceptionally well in Event 1 of The Camp's Bar Challenge Shield to take home the prize money & 10 points. Martin won a very tight Quarter Final match against Seaforth Club's George Smith 2-1, before beating Camps "1" player Donald Manson 3-0 in the semi finals. The other half of the draw saw Suzanne Carter defeat Ian Campbell 2-0 in the last 16 and then beat Aidan Ross 2-0 in the Quarters to reach the Semi Final. Shane Honeyman beat Ciaran Duffy 2-0 in ...
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Posted by Ryan Carter on Thursday, January 17, 2013,
George Smith and his namesake Andy were involved in high quality match in week 1 of Wick & District's Singles Pool League. They went frame for frame until George won the decider for a 6-5 win. Greg Thomson & Tam Sutherland were also involved in a final frame decider with Greg winning the match 6-5. Ryan Carter quickly disposed of Silver Fox with a 6-0 win. Back to back total clearances in frames 3 & 4 helped secure Ryan a 6-0 whitewash. Other results included 6-2 wins for Camps1 players ...
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Posted by Ryan Carter on Sunday, January 6, 2013,
The first tournament of 2013 was won by Camps2 player Ryan Carter, after defeating two of his team mates on the way winning this past Thursday.
Martin Hill put up a good fight against Carter in the quarter finals but was edged out 3-1. Carter then went on to beat Shane Honeyman 3-0 in the semis.
Bruce Honeyman was playing exceptionally well on Thursday as he recorded two 8ball clearances on his way to the final. After defeating Suzanne Carter in the last 16, he went on to go 2-0 up against Cia...
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Posted by Ryan Carter on Wednesday, November 21, 2012,
Camps "2" player Ryan Carter defeated former team mate James Riach in the final of the third annual Children In Need Pool Tournament this past Saturday. Carter defeated Des Mcleod 3-1 in the last 16 before he went on to face 2 time champion David Hendry in the quarter finals. Carter (who was defeated 3-2 in the previous two years finals against Hendry) exacted his revenge as he won 3-0 against his Camps "2" team mate. Another 3-0 win in the semi finals (This time against Camps "1" player L...
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Posted by Ryan Carter on Sunday, November 11, 2012,
Bruce Honeyman's Camps2 side defeated Suzanne Carter's Camps1 team 8-3 to win the Camps Bar Challenge Shield. Ryan Carter showed no mercy in the opening frame as he left his partner (Suzanne) with 7 balls on the table. Bruce, Martin Hill & Ian Mcdonald helped the Camps2 side take a 4-0 lead. Liam More pulled one back for Camps1, as young Shane Honeyman potted both the black & white. Alec Thomson battled it out with George Hutton in the next frame, Hutton had his chances to win but Thomson...
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Posted by Ryan Carter on Sunday, November 11, 2012,
George Smith defeated Liam More in event 15 of the Camps Bar Challenge.
Ryan Carter - 96pts
George Smith - 43pts
Perry Campbell - 30pts
Shane Honeyman - 24pts
Bruce Honeyman - 14pts
Des Mcleod - 15pts
Stuart Mckenzie - 10pts
James Riach - 7pts
Tam Sutherland - 5 pts
Alan Stewart - 5pts
Liam More - 10pts
Suzanne Carter - 6pts
Andrew Aitken - 2pts
Andrew Mcleod - 2pts
Bruce Davidson - 2pts
Charlie Ablett - 2pts
Colin Banks - 2pts
Iain Jones - 2pts
Donald Manson - 2pts
Adam Beeney - 2pts
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Posted by Ryan Carter on Tuesday, October 2, 2012,
Ryan Carter defeated Des Mcleod 3-1 in last saturdays final to notch up another 10 points.
Ryan Carter - 94pts
George Smith - 33pts
Perry Campbell - 30pts
Shane Honeyman - 22pts
Bruce Honeyman - 14pts
Des Mcleod - 15pts
Stuart Mckenzie - 10pts
James Riach - 7pts
Tam Sutherland - 5 pts
Alan Stewart - 5pts
Liam More - 5pts
Suzanne Carter - 6pts
Andrew Aitken - 2pts
Andrew Mcleod - 2pts
Bruce Davidson - 2pts
Charlie Ablett - 2pts
Colin Banks - 2pts
Iain Jones - 2pts
Donald Manson - 2pts
Adam Beeney - 2pt...
Posted by Ryan Carter on Friday, July 13, 2012,
Blackstairs "1" Captain Perry Campbell showed off his full potential last Saturday to Win Event 12 of The Camps Bar Pool Challenge. He was narrowly defeated by Ryan Carter in the final of event 11 4-3, but got his revenge this time around by knocking out Carter 3-1 in the quarter final. Carter had started off well knocking in a total clearance in the first frame, but Campbell then took control of the match to win the next three. He went on to defeat another Camps2 player in the semi's, wit...
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Posted by Ryan Carter on Tuesday, June 12, 2012,
Ryan Carter stretched his lead at the top of the Camps Bar Pool Challenge leaderboard with another win last Saturday. He defeated former Camps owner Des Mcleod 3-0 in the quarter finals & then his partner Suzanne Carter by the same scoreline in the semi's. The other side of the draw saw Blackstairs1 team mates Perry Cambell & Tam Sutherland face each other in the quarter final. Campbell racked up some nice clearances to beat Sutherland 3-0. Shane Honeyman was on his usual good form as he ...
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Posted by Ryan Carter on Saturday, May 26, 2012,
Camps2 player Ryan Carter progressed through a tough field of players on Saturday to win Event 10 of The Camps Bar Pool Challenge. He faced Blackstairs1 star Tam Sutherland (Who won the Bfest Pairs Championship last weekend with his partner Stuart Mckenzie) in the Quarters. Sutherland produced two exceptional clearances to take a 2-0 lead. Carter hit back with an 8ball total clearance & then went on to win the next two frames to win 3-2. Carter produced some more nice clearances in the se...
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Posted by Ryan Carter on Tuesday, May 15, 2012,
Event 9 was won by George Smith on Saturday after he defeated team mate Shane Honeyman in the final. After an impressive 4-0 win over Liam More in the Quarter's Smith continued his fine form by beating Des Mcleod 4-1 in the Semi's. The other semi final saw Honeyman produce some exceptional pool to defeat Adam Beeney 4-2. George kicked off the final in style with an 8ball clearance & then stretched his lead to 3-0 before Shane got himself back into it winning 3 frames in a row. Smith showe...
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Posted by Ryan Carter on Sunday, May 6, 2012,
Ryan Carter kept his winning streak intact after winning his sixth event out of 8 last Saturday. The top half of the draw saw Shane Honeyman advance through to the semi's after defeating Suzanne Carter 3-0. Honeyman faced Captains Cup winner George Smith in an extremely close semi final. With the matched tied at 2-2 Honeyman produced some fantastic pots to win the match. Ryan Carter defeated Camps1 player Iain Jones 3-1 in the Quarter & then narrowly scraped through to the final with a 3-...
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Posted by Ryan Carter on Tuesday, April 17, 2012,
Camps2 player Ryan Carter won his fifth event out of seven on Saturday in the Camps Bar Pool Challenge. Carter eased through to the semis where he met Camps1 player George Smith. Smith took the opening frame, but Carter came back well to win 3-1. The other half of the draw saw Iain Jones progress to the semi's thanks to impressive wins over Des Mcleod & Stuart Mckenzie. Jones win over Mckenzie included a fantastic 8ball clearance. Blackstairs1 captain Perry Campbell played exceptional in...
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Posted by Ryan Carter on Tuesday, April 10, 2012,
The 2012 Highland Masters will be held in the Chieftan Hotel in Inverness over the weekend of 12th/13th May. Entry Fee is £30 per person with £800 first prize. Places are filling up fast & the entries will be capped at 64. Telephone the hotel on 01463232241 & pay by debit/credit card asap to make sure of your place in the tournament.
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Posted by Ryan Carter on Tuesday, April 3, 2012,
Camps2 player Ryan Carter won his 4th event out of 6 on Saturday without dropping a single frame. His route to the final included some nice 8ball 7ball and 6ball clearances. Carter defeated Liam More & Bruce Davidson 2-0 in the opening rounds. He then met team mate James Riach in the semi's, maintaining his high standard of play to grab a 3-0 win. Blackstairs1 captain Perry Campbell awaited Carter in the final as Campbell saw his way past Des Mcleod in the semi's. The final was over fairly...
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Posted by Ryan Carter on Sunday, March 18, 2012,
Camps2 player Ryan Carter remained on top of his game to win event 5 of The Camps Bar Pool Challenge. The bottom half of the draw saw event 4 winner George Smith defeat Silver Fox & Des Mcleod to reach the final. Alan Stewart got himself a total clearance in his quarter final match but lost out 3-2 to Mcleod. The top half of the draw saw Crown1 player Colin Banks defeat Camps1's Iain Jones 2-0. Banks then went on to defeat Liam More 3-2 in a hard fought match. Ryan Carter disposed of Suz...
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Posted by Ryan Carter on Tuesday, March 6, 2012,
Camps1 player George Smith was on fire last Saturday as he cruised to victory in event 4 of The Camps Bar Pool Challenge. Queens players Harry Candeland and James Dow battled it out in the first round, with Down edging out his team mate 2-0 to book his spot in the quarter finals. Camps1 player Liam More was on top form as he knocked out Camps2 player David Hendry in the first round. James Riach and Silver Fox were locked in a tactical battle, but Riach kept his cool as he progressed in the...
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Posted by Ryan Carter on Sunday, February 19, 2012,
An extremely high standard of pool was played in event 3 of The Camps Bar Pool Challenge on Saturday, which saw Camps2 player Ryan Carter defeat Blackstairs1 player Alan Stewart (Pie) 3-2 in closely contested final. Stewart was in fine form all day, comfortably defeating Suzanne Carter in the first round before a close contest with Iain Jones in the Quarters, narrowly defeating him 2-1. Stewart battled well in the semi's against Charlie Ablett, evetually grabbing a 3-2 win to book himself a...
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Posted by Ryan Carter on Sunday, February 5, 2012,
Camps Bar Pool Challenge Event 2 was won by Camps2 player Ryan Carter. Carter defeated Event 1 winner Bruce Honeyman 3-1 in the Quarter Finals, and then went on to beat Andrew Mcleod (Speedy Co) 3-2 in an extremely close match in the Semi's. The other half of the draw saw young Shane Honeyman defeat Alan Stewart (Pie) 3-2 after coming back from 2-0 down. Shane then defeated his Grandad Des Mcleod 3-1 in the Semi's. Earlier in the tournament Des Mcleod played some exceptional pool, knocking ou...
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Posted by Ryan Carter on Sunday, January 22, 2012,
Event 1 in the Camps Bar Pool Challenge went the way of Camps2 captain Bruce Honeyman. Bruce got past Camps2 team mates Andy Mcwatt & Ryan Carter on his way to beating Liam More in Saturdays Final.
The pick of the opening round ties was Andrew Aitken versus Suzanne Carter, Aitken went 2-0 ahead after two scrappy frames. Carter then pulled back to 2-2 with some fine potting. The deciding frame lasted all but 10 seconds, Aitken foul breaked & then Suzanne smashed the pack with her two shots whic... Continue reading ...
Posted by Ryan Carter on Monday, January 2, 2012,
A great turnout of 32 players competed for The Bayview Christmas Pool
Title, in a 2-day event in Lybster.
The top half of the draw saw Camps2 captain Bruce Honeyman cruise
through to the final, after defeating Sammy Bain, Rob Cheetham, and
Andrew Keith without dropping a frame.
The other half of the draw saw Ryan Carter defeat Stuart Mckenzie, Angus
Mckay and Perry Campbell, all being close 2-1 victories.
The final between the two Camps players was hotly contested, and it was
Carter who ...
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Posted by Ryan Carter on Sunday, December 4, 2011,
Camps2 captain Bruce Honeyman took home the £££ after winning a local tournament in the Camps Bar.
Honeyman defeated Kenny (Camps1 captain) in the first round, then defeated team mate Jimmy Riach in the Quarter Finals. He then went on to granny Iain Jones twice (including one total clearance from the break) in a 3-2 win in the Semi Final.
The other side of the draw saw Bruce's son Shane Honeyman lose out 2-1 to Brian Robertson in an entertaining close battle. Young Honeyman has improved va...
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Posted by Ryan Carter on Sunday, November 20, 2011,
The Camps Bar hosted the second annual Children In Need pool tournament on Saturday, with David Hendry & Ryan Carter contesting the final once again. Hendry defeated Suzanne Carter, Shane Honeyman and Bruce Honeyman while Carter defeated Christopher Green, George Smith and Iain Jones on route to the final.
With Hendry beating Carter 3-2 in last years final, Carter was looking for revenge on his Camps2 team mate. Carter quickly went 2-0 ahead with two fine clearances, but Hendry hit back afte...
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Posted by Ryan Carter on Tuesday, April 5, 2011,
The Captains Cup will be held on the 7th May in The Crown Bar. Each team can submit 2 players for this, and must be given to me by the 6th May either via text/email/phone.
The Wick & District Pool League will be adding a fourth title to our season (as agreed at meeting last year) and will hopefully take place in the Francis St Club at the end of May. The Annual Pairs Event will be open to pool league players only, and u must partner with a member of your team, with each team being able to ...
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Posted by Ryan Carter on Tuesday, March 29, 2011,
Two charity events were held in Wick over the past week with George Smith & Stuart Mckenzie the victors. The first event was in aid of Asthma UK and held in The Blackstairs Lounge. Stuart Mckenzie Battled his way through the preliminary round, and made his way to the final beating me in the process. He met his team mate Perry Campbell in the final, which he won 2-1.
The Camps Bar hosted The Comic Relief Pool Tournament, which saw a major upset in the preliminary round. In a one-frame shoot...
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