PSUK North West Region Indoor Sports Competition

To be held in Manchester - Tuesday 31st January 2012 

How do you fancy your chances at competing at a National level in one of the following:

DARTS - mens singles, ladies singles, mens doubles, ladies doubles, retired singles, retired open doubles.

SNOOKER - mens singles, mens doubles, retired singles.

BILLIARDS - mens singles, mens retired singles.

POOL - mens singles, ladies singles, mens doubles, ladies doubles, retired singles.

All you've got to do is beat the rest of the North West........

The confirmed date for the Police Sport UK North West Qualifier for Indoor Sports is TUESDAY 31st JANUARY 2012 between 10am & 4.30pm. Full details, rules etc will be sent to competitors that have registered their interest beforehand.
This qualifier event will determine the best that the North West (Merseyside, Cheshire, Lancashire, GMP, Cumbria, The Isle of Man) has to offer as their 'Champion' to compete against the whole country in their chosen discipline.

There are around 300 competitors at the National event, held over 3 days in early May at Potters Lesiure Resort (the home of indoor bowling) click here to take a look at potters, and is probably the biggest sporting event of the Police Sport UK calendar. Competitors will be from nearly every Force in the country. Please be aware that funding is available if you are succesfull in gaining a place at the National Finals and partners can also attend to support....or just have a little break.

The Venue for the qualifier is:- RILEYS. 302B Barlow Moor Road, Chorlton Cum Hardy, Greater Manchester, M21 8AY WWW.RILEYS.CO.UK

There will be food available from Rileys bar snack menu and there are plenty of places to eat just outside its front door.

Please note: all entries, along with their chosen discipline and event are to be emailed to indoorsports@gmpsportsclub.com.

Closing dates for all entries is JANUARY 17th 2012.

Separate qualifying events will soon be scheduled for table tennis & ten pin bowling.

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National Championships held in Norfolk May 2011

from left to right

Chief Constable Phil Gormley (Norfolk)   Peter Stanyer ( Retired GMP)   Sally-Anne Gooch (Director of Group Sales, Potters Leisure Resort)

At the end of a three day tournament Peter Stanyer reigned victorious against the other competitors in the Retired Billiards competition where Police Forces from all of the UK were represented. 

Peter was very pleased with winning the Ken Shirley Cup as it has some great names on it such as past winners Ray Reardon and Ken Shirley. Ken was the English Amateur champion twice and World Amateur champion in 1979.

Peter said "To get my name on this Cup is great.  It took me three years of practice at billiards, and a bit of luck of course, but to get the high break of 54 showed I was playing ok."

For more information Ken Shirley click here

Also competing under the banner of GMP were;

Bob Hilton - Darts

Vicky Tunnah - Table Tennis

Tony Crompton - Billiards

Brian Sweeney - Retired Snooker

Paul Saunders - Snooker

While there were no other GMP wins Brian Sweeney (retired GMP) managed a very respectable second place at the Retired Snooker competition that he has played in, and won on occasions, for many many years.  Brian was tipped as the favourite this year but unfortunately it wasn't to be.  As runner up he will automatically go through to next years National finals as will Peter Stanyer.