Richie Howson equals points record in MODUS Super Series and wins Group A in glorious fashion

There was no measure of Richie Howson in Group A during the fourth week of play of the MODUS Super Series these days. 'The Owl' won no less than fourteen of his fifteen matches to finish at the top of the group. He became the first player to qualify for Saturday's final night.

Howson lost only his very first match against Brandon Weening on Monday. Fourteen wins in a row followed and Howson scored a total of 28 points, equaling the points record, according to the organization. In the past, Jim McEwan, Shane McGuirk, Scott Mitchell, Wesley Plaisier, David Evans and Alex Spellman had 28 points in Group A of the MODUS Super Series.

Danny van Trijp finished a close second with twenty points. The Dutchman was still tied in points with Howson after the first day of play, but then could not keep up with the Englishman. Van Trijp lost a total of five matches, including three against Howson.

Van Trijp, together with number three Weening, may continue in Group B, leaving good chances for both players to reach the final night. The other three players Justin Smith, Ultan McDyer and Patrick Dekker will get a second chance in Group C.

The MODUS Super Series is a weekly tournament with 12 players competing from Monday through Friday for a spot in the final group, which takes place on Saturday night. A week of play begins with six players competing in Group A. They play against each other once each on the first three days of play. The winner of this group is directly through to finals night.

The numbers two and three will enter Group B with three new players. They will play each other on Thursday and Friday, after which the top three of this group may also prepare to participate in the final night. The numbers four, five and six from Group A advance to Group C, where they too will be joined by three other players. Two more players from this group will advance to the final night.

The final night is played on Saturday night starting at 10 p.m. where players compete in a small group stage with two groups of three players, followed by semi-finals and a final to determine the weekly winner. After twelve weeks of competition, all the weekly winners compete in "Champions Week," which is played every thirteen weeks of play to determine who wins the series and takes home the top prize of 25,000 pounds.

Justin Smith 4-1 Ultan McDyer

Brandon Weening 2-4 Danny van Trijp

Patrick Dekker 3-4 Richie Howson

Ultan McDyer 4-2 Brandon Weening

Richie Howson 4-3 Justin Smith

Danny van Trijp 4-1 Patrick Dekker

Ultan McDyer 0-4 Richie Howson

Brandon Weening 4-1 Patrick Dekker

Justin Smith 3-4 Danny van Trijp

Richie Howson 4-3 Brandon Weening

Danny van Trijp 3-4 Ultan McDyer

Patrick Dekker 2-4 Justin Smith

Danny van Trijp 2-4 Richie Howson

Justin Smith 4-2 Brandon Weening

Ultan McDyer 2-4 Patrick Dekker