We had a record 16 for the third round of the Blitz Championship this week. Peter returns after an interval and managed a clean sweep of 6 from 6. Graham continues to rate highly with a score of five. Two more rounds to decide the Blitz Champ for the year. Graham has a healthy lead on the cumulative points table listed below. Full crosstables have been posted here. Remember anyone can turn up and play but only financial members can take out the Title.
| Round | Cumulative | ||||
| 1 | 2 | 3 | |||
| 1 | Graham Nolan | 5.5 | 5 | 5 | 15.5 |
| 2 | Stefan Wagner | 4 | 3.5 | 4 | 11.5 |
| 3 | William Lynn | 3.5 | 5 | 3 | 11.5 |
| 4 | Richard Dare | 5 | 5 | 1 | 11 |
| 5 | Richard Jackson | 3 | 3 | 4 | 10 |
| 6 | Christopher Symon | 3 | 3.5 | 3 | 9.5 |
| 7 | Ian Kennedy | 2 | 3 | 4 | 9 |
| 8 | Daniel Ng | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 |
| 9 | Daniel Davis | 3 | 2 | 2.5 | 7.5 |
| 10 | Murray Tuatini | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 |
| 11 | Benjamin Symon | 4 | 1 | 2 | 7 |
| 12 | Peter Hulshof | – | – | 6 | 6 |
| 13 | Gary Judkins | – | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 14 | Craig Scott | – | 2 | 1.5 | 3.5 |
| 15 | Grace Li | – | – | 2 | 2 |
| 16 | Emi Ng | – | 1 | 1 | 2 |
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