Sussex BDO Gold Cup Champions 2008
	Paul Russell Sussex Gold Cup Singles Champion Paul plays for the Eastbourne DGH Super League Team	.	Marie Collins Sussex Gold Cup Singles Champion. Ree plays for the Lewes Ladies Super League Team Tally Ho Ladies
	Rhonda West and Sue Bird Sussex Gold Cup Pairs Champoins		Geoff Taylor and Rod Hawkins Sussex Mens Gold Cup Champions

SUSSEX STAGED THE GOLD CUP PLAYOFFS AT THE BRIGHTON TRADES AND LABOUR CLUB ON SUNDAY AND

THE EVENT ATTRACTED A CLASS FIELD OF COUNTY AND SUPER LEAGUE PLAYERS, THEIR GOAL, A PLACE IN THE TELEVISED NATIONAL PLAYOFFS AT THE LAKESIDE CLUB, FRIMLEY GREEN NEXT MONTH WITH PRIZE MONEY ON OFFER EXCEEDING £20,000

.IN THE MENS SINGLES THERE WAS SUCCESS FOR EASTBOURNE'S PAUL RUSSELL WHEN HE DEFEATED BRIGHTON’S IAN PERKINS 3-1 IN THE FINAL. LOSING SEMI-FINALISTS WERE TWO MORE BEVENDEAN BRIGHTON  PLAYERS, GEOFF TAYLOR AND OLIVER SOPP.

THE LADIES EVENT WAS WON BY LEWES’ REE COLLINS  BEATING HER TEAMMATE AND LAST YEAR’S WINNER SUE BIRD IN A CLOSE FOUGHT FINAL BY 3-2. LOSING SEMI-FINALISTS HERE WERE SAM HARDING, LEWES AND HAYLEY GATFORD, BOGNOR.

THE MENS PAIRS PROVIDED A LONG AWAITED SUCCESS FOR SUSSEX  TEAM MANAGER GEOFF TAYLOR IN THIS COMPETITION WHEN, PARTNERED BY ROD HAWKINS, THE BRIGHTON DUO DEFEATED EASTBOURNE’S DAVE CREASEY AND PAUL RUSSELL 4-3 TO REACH THE LAKESIDE. LOSING SEMI-FINALISTS WERE PETER AND OLIVER SOPP AND IAN PERKINS/MARK DAVIS.

SUE BIRD WAS CONSOLED AFTER HER DEFEAT IN THE SINGLES WHEN SHE LATER PARTNERED LADIES TEAM MANAGER RHONDA WEST TO TAKE THE PAIRS EVENT. IN THE FINAL THEY DEFEATED LITTLEHAMPTON’S DONNA RAINSLEY AND HAYLEY GATFORD 3-2.

                  BARRY MOODY

                          COMPETITION SECRETARY

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