{"id":13118,"date":"2023-04-02T23:49:51","date_gmt":"2023-04-02T22:49:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thespbl.co.uk\/news\/?p=13118"},"modified":"2023-04-02T23:49:53","modified_gmt":"2023-04-02T22:49:53","slug":"meole-open-pictures-thanks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thespbl.co.uk\/news\/?p=13118","title":{"rendered":"Meole Open Pictures &#038; Thanks"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Well done to Andy Hughes for winning the 2023 Coors Meole Open and earning the first ticket to the BCGBA Champion of Champions on Saturday 30th September. He saw off Reece Farr 14 in the final winning it for the second time in the fourth final he has reached. After defeating favourite Callum Wraight first game 9, he beat Geraint Booth 16, Ian Howell 18 and then Lee Brown 19, pulling out some great bowls when needed. He thanked the organisers and Meole Brace and said he was looking forward to being in the Champion of Champions and will do the competition proud. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Well done to Akeel Duncan and Jess Lacey for sharing the Best Junior reaching for reaching the 2nd qualifying round. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Well done to Cliff Massey and Dave Jackson for sharing the Best Senior prize after reaching the 1st round today. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Thank you to everyone who entered and for the members of Meole Brace for doing an excellent job. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Thank you to Mike Beckett for putting in the live scores and helping me at nearly all of the sessions over the last couple of weeks. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Thank you to Louise Cotton for refereeing the finals today. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A copy of the programme is available <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thespbl.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Meole-Open-2023-Programme-Black.pdf\">here<\/a><\/strong>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Pictures are below. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thespbl.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/IMG_1872.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thespbl.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/IMG_1872-768x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-13119\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thespbl.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/IMG_1872-768x1024.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.thespbl.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/IMG_1872-225x300.jpeg 225w, https:\/\/www.thespbl.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/IMG_1872-1152x1536.jpeg 1152w, https:\/\/www.thespbl.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/IMG_1872-450x600.jpeg 450w, https:\/\/www.thespbl.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/IMG_1872-800x1067.jpeg 800w, https:\/\/www.thespbl.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/IMG_1872.jpeg 1440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/a><figcaption>Andy Hughes receives the Doug Marrs Trophy from organiser Rob Burroughs. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thespbl.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/IMG_1875.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thespbl.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/IMG_1875-768x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-13120\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thespbl.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/IMG_1875-768x1024.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.thespbl.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/IMG_1875-225x300.jpeg 225w, https:\/\/www.thespbl.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/IMG_1875-1152x1536.jpeg 1152w, https:\/\/www.thespbl.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/IMG_1875-450x600.jpeg 450w, https:\/\/www.thespbl.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/IMG_1875-800x1067.jpeg 800w, https:\/\/www.thespbl.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/IMG_1875.jpeg 1440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/a><figcaption>Andy Hughes with Meole official Terry Jones. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thespbl.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/IMG_1877.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thespbl.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/IMG_1877-768x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-13121\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thespbl.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/IMG_1877-768x1024.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.thespbl.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/IMG_1877-225x300.jpeg 225w, https:\/\/www.thespbl.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/IMG_1877-1152x1536.jpeg 1152w, https:\/\/www.thespbl.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/IMG_1877-450x600.jpeg 450w, https:\/\/www.thespbl.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/IMG_1877-800x1067.jpeg 800w, https:\/\/www.thespbl.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/IMG_1877.jpeg 1440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/a><figcaption>Andy Hughes with the trophy in front of the sponsors banner Molson Coors. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thespbl.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/IMG_1868.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thespbl.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/IMG_1868-768x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-13122\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thespbl.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/IMG_1868-768x1024.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.thespbl.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/IMG_1868-225x300.jpeg 225w, https:\/\/www.thespbl.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/IMG_1868-1152x1536.jpeg 1152w, https:\/\/www.thespbl.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/IMG_1868-450x600.jpeg 450w, https:\/\/www.thespbl.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/IMG_1868-800x1067.jpeg 800w, https:\/\/www.thespbl.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/IMG_1868.jpeg 1440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/a><figcaption>The two finalists Andy Hughes and Reece Farr with referee Louise Cotton. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thespbl.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/IMG_1854.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thespbl.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/IMG_1854-1024x768.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-13123\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thespbl.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/IMG_1854-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/www.thespbl.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/IMG_1854-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.thespbl.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/IMG_1854-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.thespbl.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/IMG_1854-1536x1152.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/www.thespbl.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/IMG_1854-800x600.jpeg 800w, https:\/\/www.thespbl.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/IMG_1854.jpeg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption>The quarter finalists in the 2023 Coors Meole Open. Back from left: Lee Brown, Nathan Dawes, Andy Hughes &amp; Reece Farr. Front from left: Ian Howeel, Darrell Handley, organiser Rob Burroughs, Sam Millward &amp; Gary Neal. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Well done to Andy Hughes for winning the 2023 Coors Meole Open and earning the first ticket to the BCGBA Champion of Champions on Saturday 30th September. He saw off Reece Farr 14 in the final winning it for the second time in the fourth final he has reached. 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