Quba Pool Season 3 Review

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The closing stages of the Vancouver Winter Olympics. England versus Ireland in the Six Nations. The non-handshake between Wayne Bridge and John Terry. All big sporting events this weekend.

They all pale in comparison, however, to the finals of Quba Pool Season 3 which took place on Friday 26^th February 2010. Could it live up to the excitement of the finale of Season 2?

Rookie entrant Richard Lawrence had already taken the League One title with plenty of games to spare, and was promoted alongside Will Barron. This meant focus was shifted to events at the foot of the table where a battle ensued between Jess Penny and Rachel Williams to avoid the dreaded bottom position. The epic game was finally won on the black by Jess, who was thankful not to finish bottom for the second season in a row, and condemned Rachel to be the proud owner of the “Bottom Award” Trophy. However, all was not lost for Rachel with a final in the Quba Cup still to contest…

Richard Pursehouse, Anna John and Charlie Hill were all promoted to the Championship at the end of Season 2, but had been hovering around the relegation zone for the majority of the season. Richard had already succumbed to relegation, leaving Charlie and Anna battling to stay out of the drop zone. Each had to play in-form Matthew Williams, who himself still had sights on the Championship trophy. In a closely fought game Anna saw off Matthew on the black, heaping the pressure on Charlie to perform. She was unable to defeat Matthew however, going down 8-3, meaning a return League One. This handed the trophy to Matthew, who won the title on goal difference, and was promoted alongside Ben Franklin.

The Premier League standings had mostly been decided, with Jamie Jones and Rob Wilmott having finished in the bottom two positions, and condemned to Championship pool. The big question was whether Mick Harper-Jones could defeat Darren Bristow in the title decider, and remove Darren’s vice like grip on the trophy. The tension was palpable in a game which that down to the wire, but was ultimately won by Darren on the black. He therefore retains the Premier League trophy, making it a hat-trick of successes.

The centre piece of the evening was the final of the 9 Ball Quba Cup, which was contested between Richard Lawrence, who had beaten Geoff Howse in the semi final, and Rachel, who had previously despatched Darren. A typically exciting game eventually saw Rachel victorious, granting her the bitter sweet experience of accepting both the Quba Cup and Bottom Award trophies.

The final league standings can be viewed at http://www.freeonlineleague.com/league/qubapool, and the cup bracket can be seen via http://www.i-tourney.com/lite/aebe3fbcfb.

All these services are free, so why not start a league or cup in your own company? Just make sure you’re ready for the banter…