The Eastern Valley Table Tennis League Doubles tournament was held this week with thirteen pairs entered. After an evening of competition running alongside the Handicap Single Tournament the final was Mark Farrow and Jozef Sujanec against Jon and Ben Allen. Both pairings had been relatively untroubled in their earlier rounds so a close encounter was anticipated and the match did not disappoint. Farrow and Sujanec went into an early two game lead and there looked no way back for the Father and Son combination. However, the Allens' fought back to win the next two games with some exciting table tennis only for Farrow and Sujanec to re-discover their earlier form to win the decisive game 11-9. 

Results:

Round One:

Peter Gordon/Geoff Strangeway beat  Wayne Ford/Alan Rees 11-9, 11-6, 11-4

John Williams/Colin Price beat John Thomas/Howard Gaut 11-13, 11-4, 11-9, 11-3

Mark Edmunds/Iestyn Howells beat Stan Williams/Lincoln Alford 11-3, 11-4, 12-10

Andrew Ryder/Sam Slatter beat Dan Tagean/Mick Mellor 11-8, 11-4, 11-9

Claire Flannagan/Eric Turner beat Alex Jones/Will Smith-Haddon 11-3, 6-11, 11-8. 6-11, 11-6

Quarter-Final: 

Mark Farrow/Jozef Sujanec beat Gordon/Strangeway 11-8, 11-4, 11-6

Williams/Price beat Edmunds/Howells 11-8, 11-7, 14-12

Ryder/Slatter beat Michal Luckanic/Jeraze Dhanboora 15-17,14-12, 11-9, 7-11, 11-2 

Jon Allen/Ben Allen beat Flannagan/Turner 7-11, 11-6, 11-6, 11-7

Semi-Final:

Farrow/Sujanec beat Williams/Price 11-8, 11-6, 11-6 

Allen/Allen beat Ryder/Slatter 11-5, 11-2, 11-9 

Final:

Farrow/Sujanec beat Allen/Allen 11-8, 11-9, 11-13, 7-11, 11-9