Our top players continue in the Scottish National League.
Full results here:
| Team | TB | P |
|---|---|---|
| Hamilton A | 9 | 22 |
| Dunfermline Knights | 9 | 19 |
| Edinburgh West 1 | 9 | 17,5 |
| Edinburgh 1 | 9 | 17,5 |
| Wandering Dragons | 8 | 16 |
| Dundee City A | 7 | 18 |
| Forth Valley A | 4 | 14,5 |
| Bon Accord | 2 | 10 |
| Stepps | 2 | 8,5 |
| Dundee City B | 1 | 7 |
Though in 2nd place most of the season, we finished 3rd after dropping 5 points out of 6 in our last 3 matches. It's been 10 years since we were last champions. Results and tables.
| Opposition | H/A | Date | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Badgers Brooke | H | Oct 7 | 4-2 |
| Edinburgh West 1 | A | Nov 5 | 3½-2½ |
| Edinburgh 1 | H | Nov 11 | 1½-4½ |
| Civil Service 1 | A | Dec 2 | 1-5 |
| Edinburgh 2 | A | Dec 8 | 0-6 |
| Badgers Brooke 1 | A | Jan 12 | 1½-4½ |
| Edinburgh West 1 | H | Jan 17 | 3½-2½ |
| Edinburgh 1 | A | Feb 12 | 4-2 |
| Civil Service 1 | H | Feb 24 | 3-3 |
| Edinburgh 2 | H | Mar 10 | 2.5-3.5 |
The club championship, organised by Jim, is a 5/6 round Swiss tournament with rounds being drawn by the Vega system. Time controls will be the same as the Edinburgh League long form (34/85mins + 20 min allegro) or incremental (85mins + 20sec). The incremental controls will have to agreed by both players.
| # | Player | P | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Walter Burnett | 3 | ・ | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||
| 2 | Tom Leah | 2 | ・ | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||
| 3 | Elliot S Sloan | 2 | 0 | 1 | ・ | 1 | ||||||||
| 4 | Adam Walkowiak | 2 | 0 | ・ | 1 | 1 | ||||||||
| 5 | Richard Kynoch | 2 | 0 | ・ | 1 | 1 | ||||||||
| 6 | Richard G Carter | 1½ | ・ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ||||||||
| 7 | Neil Fleming | 1½ | 0 | ・ | ½ | 1 | ||||||||
| 8 | Jim O'Neil | 1½ | 0 | ½ | ・ | 1 | ||||||||
| 9 | Donald Heron | 1 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ・ | ||||||||
| 10 | John Palmer | 1 | ½ | 0 | ・ | ½ | ||||||||
| 11 | Alistair Forrester | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | ・ | ||||||||
| 12 | Alexandre Devos | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ・ |
A hard 2024/25 season in Division 1 saw the Dragons second team fighting for the title but only getting second place. We lost out in the promotion battle and remain in Division 1. We normally do well in this division but some of our strength is required in the Premier Division. New league tables.
| Opposition | H/A | Date | Res |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pentland Hills 1 | H | Oct 21 | 3.5-2.5 |
| Edinburgh West 2 | A | Oct 29 | 2-4 |
| Corstorphine 1 | H | Nov 18 | 4-2 |
| Bank of Scotland 1 | A | Dec 2 | 4-2 |
| Edinburgh 3 | A | Jan 5 | 2.5-3.5 |
| Pentland Hills 1 | A | Jan 13 | 3.5-2.5 |
| Edinburgh West 2 | H | Feb 4 | 2-4 |
| Corstorphine 1 | A | Feb 9 | 0.5-5.5 |
| Bank of Scotland 1 | H | Mar 3 | 3.5-2.5 |
After coming in second, the third team lost a play-off and so were destined to remain in Division 3. However a league restructuring moved them up to Division 2, where they will need to play hard to survive. New fixtures/results. New league tables.
| Opposition | H/A | Date | Res |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sandy Bells 1 | A | Oct 14 | 2.5-3.5 |
| Corstorphine 2 | H | Nov 5 | 3-3 |
| Edinburgh 5 | A | Oct 20 | 4-2 |
| Musselburgh 1 | H | Nov 25 | 2-4 |
| Badgers Brook 2 | A | Oct 20 | 4-2 |
| Edinburgh 4 | H | Jan 13 | 2-4 |
| Bank of Scotland 3 | A | Jan 28 | 4-2 |
Our club night is Monday at The Cumberland Bar (map).
Team matches and club championship games are played at Pilrig Bowling Club (map) usually on a Tuesday. We have teams in the Edinburgh League, the SNCL and the Spen's Cup.
