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SEMI FINALS 2007 The Semi’s Now that the eliminators have been completed we have a full list of the runners and riders for the semi finals.  Some of the finest talent in UK competition carping will be out in force trying to get through to the finals and the competition will be tough, but with £10,000 and a name in the history books up for grabs it’s a prize well worth winning. The Players Interestingly the first rounds saw a lot of the bigger names fall by the wayside and the first semi sees a lot of unnamed anglers through. There’s a lot of talent in this line up and whilst there are clear favourites, it is a race that could be won by anyone. The second semi sees a few more of the BCAC old hats getting through and with 7 pairs qualifying from the first event, and 8 from the second, the 15 pairs that get through to the finals at Horseshoe to try to take the crown from reigning champions Will and Dan O Flynn will really deserve to be there. The Team Event At the start of the eliminators three pairs registered together under a team name to form a team. The aim was to get as many pairs through to the semi’s as possible, and some teams failed and have already been knocked out. In the semi’s, the points of all of the team players that qualify are combined to give the team totals, and the team with the greatest points at the end of the second semi will be the team that wins the overall title this year. You can see who is representing who in the entry lists below. The Venue Each competitor chooses the eliminator that suits their style of carp fishing, but once through the first round they have to follow the organisers route. Horseshoe is an out and out “proper” carp lake and “usual” tactics will work well there, but the venue that hosts the semi’s is something a little different.  Willen South Lake is an MKAA water that has been heavily stocked with small fish for match purposes. Those fish have now grown on to between 4 and 14 lbs and it means that the competitors will now have to prove that they can catch a lot of smaller carp as well as the big ones before they can be crowned champs.  At approximately 90 acres Willen South is a big water but carp can be found everywhere. The match is pegged along the A, B and C sections and big weights are expected. For more info please check out www.mkaa.co.uk. In addition to excellent fishing Willen Lake is a water-sports mecca hosting power boating, water skiing, windsurfing and even dragon boating. Situated in a fantastic public park with plenty for the whole family to do it’s a great day out. Check out www.whitecap.co.uk for more info. The Event Itinerary Event HQ is The Lakeside Pub on the banks of Willen and there will be a control tent at the south end of the hotel / bar complex with results updates and press details available throughout the whole competition. The whole site is open to the public to walk along the banks and watch the action and the itinerary is as follows. Wed 4th July 4.00pm   Main Control established Thurs 5th July 2.00pm Pegging finalised 7.00pm onwards Pre match gathering The Lakeside Pub Fri 6th July 08.00am Registration for competition 09.00am Draw for swims 12.00 mid day Plumbing / baiting hooter 1.00pm Competition starts Sun 8th July 1.00pm Competition ends 3.00pm Presentation Feel free to come along to see the cream of UK carp fishing in action, and if you have any further questions please call the BCAC HQ on 01948 880884. Semi Final One: 6th – 8th July 2007 1 Shaun MacSpadden Scott Day 1st Ecton Fox 2 Jason Dickinson Craig Davies 2nd Ecton Rainbow 3 Brian Byford James Eames 3rd Ecton   4 Barry Oconnor Ben Oconnor 1st Farlow Carp Talk 5 Tony Kirrage Mick Hinson 2nd Farlow Tonys 6 Martin Stoneman Craig Anstiss 3rd Farlow   7 Reg Verney Glenn Beardall 1st Berners Hall   8 Paul Butler Paul Sharman 2nd Berners Hall   9 Howard Baynes Miles Zambra 3rd Berners Hall   10 Rob Marsh Lee Merritt 1st Todber Mainline 11 Jack Stamp Colin Bright 2nd Todber   12 Richard Mathews John Stanley 3rd Todber   13 Nick Howard Mark Gaspar 1st Brooklands   14 Lee Williams Jayne Curry 2nd Brooklands   15 Nick Norton John Grundwell 3rd Brooklands   16 Darren Belton James Coleman 1st Chilham 1 Hydro Link 17 James Armstrong Richard Stewart 2nd Chilham 1   18 Daniel Vallis Steve Clarke 3rd Chilham 1   19 Paul Noakes Rob Morris 1st Elphicks 1   20 Daniel Cooper Robert Prince 2nd Elphicks 1   21 Karl Palmer Nathan Francis 3rd Elphicks 1   Semi Final Two: 27th – 29th July 2007 1 Andy Swain Tim Swain 1st Chilham 2   2 Ali Hamidi Gareth Fareham 2nd Chilham 2 Korda A 3 Ian Huntington Peter Holehouse 3rd Chilham 2 Fox 4 Mark Kempshall Mark Foster 1st Thorney   5 Dan Gilbert Lee Roberts 2nd Thorney Tackle Box 6 Billy Flowers Jamie Londors 3rd Thorney   7 Glen Maulkerson Lee Tompkinson 1st Hasse   8 Steve Rowe John Devonshire 2nd Hasse   9 Myles Gascoyne Mark Hutchinson 3rd Hasse   10 Russell Savin Aaron Savin 1st Kingsbury   11 Mark Sawyer Simon Wheeler 2nd Kingsbury   12 Lee Collins Roy Russell 3rd Kingsbury Mainline 13 Darren Stevens Dave Forward 1st Lower   14 Lee Jackson Gary Peet 2nd Lower Tackle Box 15 Paul  Poynter Ian Beedall 3rd Lower   16 Joe Morgan Darrell Peck 1st 2/3 Korda B 17 Tom Dove Ben Freeman 2nd 2/3 Korda B 18 Grant Deacon Darren Brannan 3rd 2/3 Main/Fox 19 Keith Wheeler Keith Finch 1st Elphicks 2   20 Andy Maker Tom Maker 2nd Elphicks 2 Korda A 21 Darren Wilcox Paul Sainty 3rd Elphicks 2   22 Kev Hewitt Cliff Kemp 1st Evesham   23 Russell Summers Nathan Highley 2nd Evesham   24 Paul Chidlow Jon Menage 3rd Evesham