Sensational Abraham Sellado became the youngest Halifax table tennis champion in history after overcoming more than 50 other players to secure his first senior title.
The 12-year-old defeated the top three seeds on his way to making history, breaking a record that had been in place for 48 years after Kevin Beadsley won the title aged 13 in 1974.
He added the junior title for good measure, defeating two-time Halifax men's champion Ben Fillingham in five ends.
It was Shaun Ellis who he defeated in the final, beating the top seed for the first time in a majestic 3-1 showpiece. Sellado's speed and power were simply too much for Ellis, who tried valiantly to stick in rallies and force errors out of the youngster, but his improved consistency in longer exchanges proved the catalyst for the win. Sellado took the first end before Ellis stormed back to level the game comfortably. From that point, Sellado demonstrated his qualities in fine fashion.
His route to the final saw Sellado first defeat Gareth Hey before encountering second seed Richard Aitken in the last 16. A string of superb exchanges saw Aitken retrieve wonderfully from the back of the court, but again, Sellado's ability to remain strong and consistent eventually saw him prevail.
The semi-final saw Sellado play third seed Matthew Shaw, who hadn't dropped an end on his path to the last four, beating younger brother Alex in the quarter-finals. Crucially, Sellado saved a game point to win the opening end 12-10 before Shaw fired back to win the second 11-8. However, Shaw's aggressive approach eventually produced errors while Sellado remained errorless. Shaw overturned a 7-1 deficit in the third end to bring it level but Sellado eventually came through and took the fourth end with relative ease.
Matthew Shaw picked up his fourth doubles title, prevailing with Ben Fillingham. The two top-seeded pairings reached the final, with Richard Aitken and Lewis Palmer advancing with a victory over Sellado and Jake Clarke in five ends.
Shaw and Fillingham had to overcome a scare in the semis to defeat Ahmed and Phil Mann, who had dumped out fourth seeds Alex Shaw and Liam Chipman in the round before.
The Division 1 banded event was won by Jo Keighley, who defeated Mann in the final after a string of tight games across the event.
Teenager Alfie Mawson produced an impressive display to win the Division 3 event, overcoming teammate Adrian Kelly in the final. Mawson had previously given Fillingham an almighty scare in the junior semi-final, losing 3-1.
Last 16
Shaun Ellis 3-0 Russell Senior
Liam Chipman 3-2 Ben Fillingham
Naz Ahmed 3-1 Ian Marshall
Cameron Sandhu 3-1 Jo Keighley
Matthew Shaw 3-0 Phil Mann
Alex Shaw 3-1 Innes McFadzean
James Foster 3-1 Jake Clarke
Abraham Sellado 3-1 Richard Aitken
Quarter-finals
Shaun Ellis 3-0 Liam Chipman
Cameron Sandhu 3-1 Naz Ahmed
Matthew Shaw 3-0 Alex Shaw
Abraham Sellado 3-2 James Foster
Semi-finals
Shaun Ellis 3-2 Cameron Sandhu
Abraham Sellado 3-1 Matthew Shaw
Final
Abraham Sellado 3-1 Shaun Ellis