APAT European Team Championship - Live Update - Day One

[APAT]

Join us at the Grosvenor Casino in Brighton, for live updates from the European Team Championship.  The event, which will feature international teams from England, France, Germany, Hungary, Ireland, Netherlands, Scotland and Wales, will start at 2.30pm and reach its conclusion on Sunday.

The schedule of play on day one is as follows:-

Day One - Saturday November 1st:

2.30pm - 4 x single table matches with each match featuring a player from each country.

6.30pm - 4 x single table matches with each match featuring a player from each country.

Points will be allocated as follows: 5 points for 1st place, down to 1 point for 5th place in each of the 8 matches above.

10.30pm - 4 x heads up matches featuring 1 player from each country.

12.30pm - 4 x heads up matches featuring 1 player from each country.

Points will be allocated as follows:  2 points for each heads up match win. 

Total points allocated on day one will be 136 points.

[APAT]

The draw for the first round of Single Table tournaments is as follows:-

Day One - Single Table Matches

Match 1

2.30pm - Table 1 - Seat 1 - Netherlands
2.30pm - Table 1 - Seat 2 - Hungary
2.30pm - Table 1 - Seat 3 - France
2.30pm - Table 1 - Seat 4 - Germany
2.30pm - Table 1 - Seat 5 - Ireland
2.30pm - Table 1 - Seat 6 - England
2.30pm - Table 1 - Seat 7 - Wales
2.30pm - Table 1 - Seat 8 - Scotland

Match 2

2.30pm - Table 2 - Seat 1 - Germany
2.30pm - Table 2 - Seat 2 - Scotland
2.30pm - Table 2 - Seat 3 - Netherlands
2.30pm - Table 2 - Seat 4 - France
2.30pm - Table 2 - Seat 5 - Wales
2.30pm - Table 2 - Seat 6 - Hungary
2.30pm - Table 2 - Seat 7 - England
2.30pm - Table 2 - Seat 8 - Ireland

Match 3

2.30pm - Table 3 - Seat 1 - Scotland
2.30pm - Table 3 - Seat 2 - France
2.30pm - Table 3 - Seat 3 - Germany
2.30pm - Table 3 - Seat 4 - Ireland
2.30pm - Table 3 - Seat 5 - Netherlands
2.30pm - Table 3 - Seat 6 - England
2.30pm - Table 3 - Seat 7 - Hungary
2.30pm - Table 3 - Seat 8 - Wales

Match 4

2.30pm - Table 4 - Seat 1 - Wales
2.30pm - Table 4 - Seat 2 - Scotland
2.30pm - Table 4 - Seat 3 - England
2.30pm - Table 4 - Seat 4 - Netherlands
2.30pm - Table 4 - Seat 5 - Germany
2.30pm - Table 4 - Seat 6 - Ireland
2.30pm - Table 4 - Seat 7 - Hungary
2.30pm - Table 4 - Seat 8 - France

Player names will be added in as soon as selections are received from Team Captains.

[TightEnd]

Good luck to all players of all nationalities in the event! Even the Scottish. The Welsh. and the French.

Sadly I can"t make this one, but look forward to seeing the update.


p.s Go England!  

[technolog]

Tighty in "misses final table" shocker!!!

[APAT]

We"ll miss Richard in Brighton but we will be amply compensated by the wit and guile of a completely independent Ian "HaworthBantam" Burnett. 

Ian will not be supporting Scotland   and I will not be supporting Ireland   so your viewing pleasure will not be interupted by trashy, personal feeling induced comments like YOU"LL NEVER BEAT THE IRISH....

[APAT]

We will be video interviewing England player Bob Malin over the weekend, to find out his thoughts on becoming APAT's player of the year in season two. 

Bob is a real gentleman, similar in many ways to season one player of the year Kevin Shutt, and we hope to gain an insight into Bob"s game, poker background and his plans for season three. 

Look out for the interview and an article celebrating Bob"s achievement once the excitement about the European Team Championship dies down.

[APAT]

Welcome to wet and windy Brighton everyone, we are just setting up at the moment and will be bringing you live updates from 2.30pm.  The Scottish, Welsh, French and German teams have checked in and are looking ready for battle.

[monkeyman]

Good luck to the England team in general and Steve Stringer in particular

[ThinkerJE]

COME ON TEAM ENGLAND!!!

[lukybugur]

COME ON TEAM ENGLAND!!!

I doubt they"ll turn up ...

[APAT]

The England team are now in the building!

[technolog]

COME ON TEAM ENGLAND!!!

[APAT]

We had to go looking for the Irish team and found them at the bar!  Priorities right there!!

[APAT]

Play has commenced on time in the first four single table tournaments.  The player draw will be published below.

[APAT]

Match 1

2.30pm - Table 1 - Seat 1 - Netherlands - N/A
2.30pm - Table 1 - Seat 2 - Hungary - Gyorgy Kiss
2.30pm - Table 1 - Seat 3 - France - Cedric Billot
2.30pm - Table 1 - Seat 4 - Germany - Silke Burghardt
2.30pm - Table 1 - Seat 5 - Ireland - John Murray
2.30pm - Table 1 - Seat 6 - England - Bob Malin
2.30pm - Table 1 - Seat 7 - Wales - Graham Wills
2.30pm - Table 1 - Seat 8 - Scotland - Phil Starrs

Match 2

2.30pm - Table 2 - Seat 1 - Germany - Jurgen Bachmann
2.30pm - Table 2 - Seat 2 - Scotland - Gordon Mcarthur
2.30pm - Table 2 - Seat 3 - Netherlands - N/A
2.30pm - Table 2 - Seat 4 - France - Alexandre Henry
2.30pm - Table 2 - Seat 5 - Wales - Steve Harrison
2.30pm - Table 2 - Seat 6 - Hungary - Geza Szabo
2.30pm - Table 2 - Seat 7 - England - Simon Auckland
2.30pm - Table 2 - Seat 8 - Ireland - Colin O"Prey

Match 3

2.30pm - Table 3 - Seat 1 - Scotland - Micky Paterson
2.30pm - Table 3 - Seat 2 - France - Jean Michel Ballocchi
2.30pm - Table 3 - Seat 3 - Germany - Jan Schwarz
2.30pm - Table 3 - Seat 4 - Ireland - Brendan Byrne
2.30pm - Table 3 - Seat 5 - Netherlands - N/A
2.30pm - Table 3 - Seat 6 - England - Linda Iwaniak
2.30pm - Table 3 - Seat 7 - Hungary - Viktoria Szilasi
2.30pm - Table 3 - Seat 8 - Wales - Darren Shallis

Match 4

2.30pm - Table 4 - Seat 1 - Wales - Leigh Wiltshire
2.30pm - Table 4 - Seat 2 - Scotland - Stuart Oliver
2.30pm - Table 4 - Seat 3 - England - Steve Stringer
2.30pm - Table 4 - Seat 4 - Netherlands - N/A
2.30pm - Table 4 - Seat 5 - Germany - Thomas Schmidt
2.30pm - Table 4 - Seat 6 - Ireland - Pat O"Callaghan
2.30pm - Table 4 - Seat 7 - Hungary - Marton Kovalovszki
2.30pm - Table 4 - Seat 8 - France - Franck Viollet