MIKE HOPKINS
Hopkins held onto the top spot despite a last minute attempt by Pippa Cox to claim the title. A very impressive season saw Hopkins win 60 % of his games including the now legendary Llyn y Fan Fach Cup Challenge (http://extremeboules.blogspot.co.uk/2012/05/halfway-bouleathon.html). Beating 38 opponents over the course of the season flung Hopkins to the number one spot, and the nerve he showed to claim the Battle of Slop Bog (http://extremeboules.blogspot.co.uk/2012/12/the-hottest-game-of-season.html) squashed any doubts he may not deserve the title. Hopkins now becomes an Extreme Boule Legend sitting alongside previous World Champions Darren Woolridge, James Perrot, John Gillard and of course Jon Baptiste Gressier.
Hopkins was unavailable to comment at present (presumably up to his eyes in celebratory port and cigars) but you can enjoy this archive interview in the meantime... http://extremeboules.blogspot.co.uk/2012/06/mike-hopkins-current-world-number-one.html.
Hopkins claiming another round on his way to the title
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