Junior Championships February 2016. - summary of event & results

Held at Archbishop Sandcroft High School, Harleston. 

Great attendance (27 competitors) and great championships.

U11’s 

Competitors: 

Group A: Santos Ledesma, Oscar Skilleter & Jacob Hobbs.

Group B:Thomas Taylor, Morgan Eastick & Benji Filmer

Semi Finals: Santos and Morgan won the groups and faced the runner ups, Benji and Oscar in Semi Finals. Santos won in two straight sets 11-4 & 11-9. Morgan beat Oscar 11-3, 11-6.

Final: In the final  Morgan had too much for Santos and won 11-3, 11-4.

Winner: Morgan Eastick

Thanks goes to James Skilleter for umpiring these matches.

U14’s

Straight Knockout competition:

Competitors: Harry Skilleter, Corey Thurston, Isabel Byram, Holly Weller, Keiran Eastick, Todd Chapman, Dominic Pearce, Elliot Chapman, Alfie Filmer, Jack Bettinson, James Taylor & Charlie Norman

Semi Finals: Keiran meet newcomer Cory, in close fought game, but league player Keiran ran out winning it 12-10, 11-7. In the other semi final, James played Jack, in another close game that went to 3 sets, James nicking it 11-7, 6-11, 11-8.

Final: James worked his magic and came winning 11-8, 11-8

Winner: James Taylor

Thanks goes to the umpires Paul Chapman, Paul Taylor and Mark Dare (Final).

U18’s

Competitors:

Group A: Natty Strange, Bradley Ashford, Ben Wales & Tom Bloomfield

Group B: Angus Ledesma, Tim Simms-Baalham, Ben Miles & Marcus Cooper

Semi Finals: Winner of Group A Tim took on R-up Tom in a very close game. Tim won 15-13, 12-10. Group B winner Natty beat Marcus 11-7, 11-2

Final: In a bit of an upset (as Natty has beaten Tim in the league this year), Tim won 11-9, 11-9

Winner: Tim Simms-Baalham

Thanks goes David Martlock and Pete Strange for umpiring.

We had an increase in numbers yet again, I make it 27 players. There was a good cross section of ages and finally some girls turned up!!

Hopefully the players we haven’t seen before may come to Dickleburgh or Diss on a regular basis.