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Drinkhall wins fourth singles title
Paul Drinkhall beat Liam Pitchford 4-1 to successfully defend his title and earn his fourth men’s singles crown at the English…
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Kelly Sibley wins third singles title
Kelly Sibley won her third Women’s Singles title at the English National Championships at Ponds Forge in Sheffield. Sibley beat her great…
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Reed and Knight upset odds for doubles win
Danny Reed and Darius Knight upset the odds in the men’s doubles final to beat Liam Pitchford and Paul Drinkhall 3-1. Reed…
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Parker and Sibley win women’s doubles
Joanna Parker and Kelly Sibley won the 2012 English National Championship’s Women’s Doubles title after a comfortable victory over Emily Bates…
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Drinkhall to face Pitchford in final
Paul Drinkhall won an epic encounter with Darius Knight 4-2 as he reached the 2012 men’s singles final against Liam Pitchford…
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Parker and Sibley will meet in singles final
Joanna Parker wasted no time in reach another women’s singles final after demolishing her opponent Lauren Spink in four straight games…
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Drinkhall/Pitchford to contest doubles final
The men’s doubles final will be contested between the top seeds Liam Pitchford and Paul Drinkhall against Darius Knight and Daniel…
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Parker/Sibley v Bates/Spink in final
Joanna Parker and Kelly Sibley advanced to face Emily Bates and Lauren Spink in the women’s doubles final after both pairs…
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Pitchford advances to semi-finals
Liam Pitchford beat Andrew Baggaley 4-1 in the pick of the men’s singles quarter-finals at Ponds Forge this morning. The England number…
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Parker and Sibley on course for final
Joanna Parker and Kelly Sibley remained on course to meet in the women’s singles final after both finishing victorious in their…
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Walker/Gray reach shock doubles semi
Sam Walker and Lewis Gray reached the men’s doubles semi-final after an excellent run of afternoon results saw them book their…
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Pitchford v Baggaley set for tomorrow
Liam Pitchford and Andrew Baggaley will meet tomorrow after they both won through their round one and two matches by comfortable…
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Favourites reach women’s doubles semis
The favourite seeds in the women’s doubles all got through to the last four as tomorrow looks like being an exciting…
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Parker and Sibley progress in singles
Jess Dawson made the last eight Top seeds Joanna Parker and Kelly Sibley both progressed serenely into the women’s quarter-finals with comfortable…
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Juniors reach women’s round 2
The women’s singles first round saw a host of junior talent making it through to the second round against their more…
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Men’s groups results
Sam Walker progressed through the group stages Danny Lawrence pulled off the biggest shock of the men’s singles groups with a fantastic…
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Women’s singles group results
The eight groups of women’s singles provided a number of interesting matches with surprising qualifiers who will advance to the next…
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Knight/Sibley are mixed doubles Champions
After all the drama of the semi-finals in the mixed doubles, the final was a comparatively quiet affair with the new…
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Early men’s qual group results
Liam McTiernan overcame his seeding to progress With over 20 men’s singles groups in action over the course of Saturday there are…
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Hicks/Doran defeat favourites in semi
Hannah Hicks and Chris Doran pulled off one of the biggest shocks at the National Championships with their victory over four-times…
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Big guns reach mixed semis
The semi-final line-up is full of the top seeds in the mixed doubles event as day two at the English National…
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Mixed Doubles First Round
Day two at the English Senior National Championships started with a bang after a number of amazing and dramatic five-game thrillers…
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Veterans Doubles Results
Chris Bartram and Andrew Trott were winners of the Veteran’s Mens Doubles competition while Sanja Clements and Emma Rose won the…
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Vickers wins third under-21 title
Emma Vickers won her third under-21s title at Ponds Forge in the last match on Friday night at the English National…
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Trumpauskas wins second successive title
Lorestas Trumpauskas won his second successive English Nationals Veterans Men’s title with victory over Chris Bartram, who for the third straight…
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Evans is under-21s Champion
Gavin Evans secured his maiden English National Championships under-21 title with victory in the final over David McBeath sealing what was…
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Hicks vs Vickers in under-21 final
Vickers during her quarter-final win over Chloe Whyte Last year’s Champion in the women’s under-21s, Hannah Hicks, will face Emma Vickers in…
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Michelle Reeves wins Veteran Womens title
Michelle Reeves was the surprise winner of the Veteran Women’s title after a count-back triumph over Sue Collier assured her of…
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Evans downs Pitchford in semi-final
Gavin Evans provided the biggest shock of the first day’s play at Ponds Forge with an exceptional semi-final victory against the…
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Kinlocke stuns Doran in quarters
Garth Kinlocke picked up the big win in the men’s under-21s as he knocked-out second seed Chris Doran in an amazing…
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Bates knocked-out of under-21 groups
Vickers won a crucial game against Tin-Tin Ho Last year’s under-21 women’s Champions Hannah Hicks progressed through to the semi-finals but her…
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Trumpauskas begins dominantly in title defence
Trumpauskas won his group in his usual dominant fashion Lorestas Trumpauskas started his defence of his Veterans Singles title with a comfortable…
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Walker fights back to reach QF
Walker celebrates a dramatic win Round one of the boy’s singles saw no shocks as the quarter-finals shapes up into an incredibly…
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Downing shocks Cullen in Under-21s
Downing secured the big shock of the first session George Downing caused the big shock of the men’s under-21s qualifying groups by…
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National Champs Draw, Schedule & Tickets
Friends for now but a potential QF between Baggaley and Pitchford The draw has been made for the English Senior National…
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Nationals Q&A: Paul Drinkhall
2011 was a top year for Paul Drinkhall with three titles to his name including his third Men’s Singles trophy. He…
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Nationals Q&A: Kelly Sibley
Kelly Sibley won two National Championship titles in 2011 and will be on the charge for three titles in this Olympic…
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Nationals Q&A: Liam Pitchford
The current England number one Liam Pitchford won his first Nationals title last year with victory the Men’s Under-21 event. While he…
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Nationals Q&A: Daniel Reed
Last year’s losing finalist in the Men’s Singles and winner of the Men’s Doubles alongside Chris Doran, Daniel Reed is hunting…
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Nationals Q&A: Joanna Parker
Joanna Parker is the current English number one woman having shot up to her highest world ranking earlier this year. She has…
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Nationals Q&A: Darius Knight
Our second Q&A piece ahead of the Nationals is from Darius Knight. Still only 21 years old, Darius has already won…
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Nationals Q&A: Andrew Baggaley
In the run-up to the 2012 Senior National Championships we have conducted a number of question and answer interviews with the…
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Disability profiled at Nationals
The English National Championships (2nd-4th March) is about promoting the best in English table tennis over an excitement-packed three days at…
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Discounted hotel rooms for Nationals
For anyone heading to the English Senior National Championships (2nd-4th March) there are discounted hotel rooms available at the Royal Victoria…
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Helshan Turns Silver to Gold
Sam Mabey and Helshan Weerasinghe battle it out in the Junior Boys' Singles final Helshan Weerasinghe overcame the disappointment of being the…
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Hat-trick Hero Walker
Sam Walker takes on Helshan Weerasinghe in the Junior Boys' Singles final Sam Walker was king in Hatfield at the Junior and…
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What a day for Kate Cheer of Sussex
Unseeded Kate Cheer of Sussex was the star of the day on day 2 of the National Under 11, 12,13,14 Championships…
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Maria takes the Under 14 Girls Title
A superb display by No 2 seed Maria Tsaptsinos inflicted the only defeat at these championships in the last several years on the…
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Hat trick for Paul Drinkhall
Paul powers his way to victory Huge respect Paul Drinkhall- you are the main man. What a brilliant National Men’s Singles Champion…
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Kelly in second heaven!
Kelly Sibley takes advice from her mum The new Women’s National Champion for a second time is Kelly Sibley. She had to…
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Match of the Championships!
Danny and Chris fighting on their way to the title The second seeded pairing of Chris Doran and Danny Reed (a new…
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Kelly and Jo – triple Women’s Doubles Champions
Kelly and Jo control their final Warm favourites Kelly Sibley (Warwickshire) and Jo Parker (Surrey) took their third Nationals Doubles title with…
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Sensational Drinkhall- Baggs his final place!
Paul Drinkhall celebrates his win over Andrew Baggaley In a spellbinding and dramatic crowd pleasing match Paul Drinkhall (England Number 1)…
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Kelly and Jo through to meet in the singles final
Kelly and Jo change from partners to opponents for the singles final The Women’s singles semi finals have just been played with…
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Great result for Chloe and Jess.
Jessica and Chloe suprise Karina and Emma At 10am Sunday morning the two Women’s doubles matches were completed with a huge upset…
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Free Streaming – All the Action Live
Liam Pitchford and Paul Drinkhall both in action later today Don’t forget you can catch all the action live on web streaming…
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Singles reach the semi final stage
The Men’s singles quarter finals finished at 9.45pm on Saturday night and we are down to the last four in both…
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Doubles events reach last four stage
Scheduled for play tomorrow the last eight players standing are as follows; Paul Drinkhall & Liam Pitchford v Lawrence Trumpauskas & Craig…
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Down to the last eight in the Men’s and last four in the Women’s
With results going almost to seeding we have reached the nitty gritty with the draw at 8.30 pm looking as follows; Top…
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Four in a row for Paul and Jo
Paul and Jo in action Paul Drinkhall and Jo Parker are now a national treasure carving their names in the history books…
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Mixed Doubles action from Ponds Forge
The mixed doubles event got under way at 9am this morning with several shocks in the early rounds. The junior dynamic…
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Pitchford denies Drinkhall’s three in a row
Liam Pitchford in action Derbyshire’s Liam Pitchford eclipsed any ambitions England No 1 Paul Drinkhall may have had of clinching his third…
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Early exit for Emma and Keith
By Geoff Ware. Emma Vickers falls early Defending Champions Emma Vickers (Under 21 Women) and Keith Williams (Veteran Men) both took an unexpected…
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Is a hat trick – on the cards?
By Geoff Ware. Ponds Forge Sheffield is the only place to be this weekend for table tennis enthusiasts. The English National Championships…
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New Names On The Trophy
A raft of new doubles partnerships have formed for this years senior men’s doubles event, guaranteeing a new home for the…
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Top seeds rule in the Cadet Events
The second days play in the National Junior Cadet Championships in Hatfield at the Hertfordshire Sports Village comprised all four Cadet…
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Cadet Boys Doubles Semi’s
Semi-finals Morais/Weerasinghe v Lawrence/Bennett Morais/Weerasinghe took the first two in quick succession, but the third was a close fight, Lawrence/Bennett took the early…
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Cadet Boys Quarter-Finals
No real surprises in the Cadet Boys Singles with doubles partners and top two seeds Igor Morais and Helshan Weerasignhe working…
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Cadet Boys Doubles
Round 1 was pretty much a formamilty with all of the higher ranked opponents going through into the second round, the…
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Cadet Girls Groups
In the cadet girls all eyes will be on Tin-Tin Ho who caused an upset yesterday by defeating the number 1…
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Cadet Boys Groups
The cadet boys are made up of a mammoth 27 groups, the action was fast a furious with the level of…
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Gavin Evans & Chloe Whyte, Junior Champions
We saw a tremendous day of play in the National Junior Cadet Championships in Hatfield at the Hertfordshire Sports Village. All…
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Doubles Rd 1 & 2
The results for the first two rounds of the boys and girls are as follows: Junior Girls Rd1 Millwain/Robinson bt. McMullan/Peake 3-0 Smith/Kirby bt. Taylor/Miah Travis/Sundararajan…
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Junior Girls Singles – Quarter Finals
There was a big upset in the quarters as Tin-Tin Ho took out the top seed Karina Le Fevre, she will…
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Seeds 1-4 In The Quarters
The junior boys singles are running according to the form book with all of the top 4 players making it through…
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Junior Boys Singles – Round 1
All the tables were active as the junior boys took to the table for their first round, with no real upsets…
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Junior Girls Singles Rd 1 & 2
Rd 1 All winners in round 1 of the girls singles progressed through with ease, with all score lines being either 3-0…
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Junior Mixed Doubles Quarter-Finals
Another two seeds have gone as we edge ever closer to the finals, with only Sam Walker and his partner Tressa…
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Junior Mixed Doubles Rd 1 & 2
We are already closing in on the semi-finals of the mixed doubles and it hasn’t all been going in favor of…
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Baggaley Claims Third Senior Title
Andrew Baggaley celebrates his third senior national title Play began pretty evenly until Pitchford gifts Baggaley a host of points, allowing him…
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Parker crowned champion for the second year
Jo Parker takes her second succesive senior natiional title Back up to full fitness and training as well as she ever…
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Disabled Finals
Kim Daybell winner of the disabled standing event Disabled Standing Final Paralympics hopefuls Will Bayley and Kim Daybell fought for the disabled standing…
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Men’s Doubles Finals
Drinkhall and Knight struggle against the young guns Having knocked him out of the singles, Liam Pitchford needs to try it all…
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Women’s Doubles Final
Kelly Sibley and Jo Parker - women's doubles champions Parker/Sibley v Le Fevre/Vickers Returning to the final after missing last years due…
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Men’s Semi-Finals
Liam Pitchford beat Paul Drinkhall to book a place in the final Formbook says it should be a Paul Drinkhall, Andrew Baggaley…
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Men’s Doubles Semi-Finals
Liam Pitchford and Gavin Evans There was a wealth of talent in the semi’s, the usual suspects of Drinkhall/Knight were there, going…
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Women’s Doubles Semi-Finals
Semi-Finals Last years winners Mary Fuller and Emily Bates, who claimed the accolade of the youngest ever Women’s Doubles National Champions were…
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Women’s Quarter-Finals
The quarter-finals saw the departure of Hannah Hicks, Jessica Dawson and Lindsey Reynolds in straight sets all being dispatched 4-0, although…
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Men’s Quarter-Finals
Liam Pitchford defeats Danny Reed to progress to the semi-final Liam Pitchford who has been consistently at the top of his game…
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Day 2 Afternoon Summary
Paul Drinkhall and Jo Parker mixed doubles champions Mixed Doubles The first semi-final went to the defending champions Drinkhall/Parker to set up a…
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Women’s Doubles
Lindsey Reynolds and Hannah Hicks Tomorrows quarter-finalists all finished of their day with impressive performances, with only Le Fevre/Vickers dropping a set. Parker/Sibley,…
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Ware Beats Knight
Matt Ware defeats Darius Knight Men’s Singles As a tense Geoff Ware paced the balconies, Matt Ware was going hammer and nail with…
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Women’s Singles, Rd1 & 2
Jordyn layfield Rd1 Play was brief in round 1 with only three games, before the main competition started in round 2. Winners: Mary Fuller, 3-1 Abbie…
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Men’s Singles
Damien Nicholls with coach Alex Perry Preliminary Round Zak Zilesnick, 3-1 Ashley Willets, 3-0 Will Maybanks, 3-0 Daniel Lowe, 3-1 Ben Barlow, 3-1 Matthew Dodds, 3-2 Sean Cullen, 3-1 Matt…
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Women’s Doubles Rd1 & 2
Rd 1 There were only three matches played in round 1, Whyte/Dawson, May/Smith and Layfield/Langford, all progressing through as a result of…
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Men’s Doubles Round 1 & 2
There were no real upsets in the first two rounds of the men’s doubles, with all the top seeds getting ever…
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Day 2 Morning Round Up
Lindsey Reynolds & Danny Reed The beginning of Day 2 see’s the groups stages being played out in both the men’s and…
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Mixed Doubles
Derek Yeung and Cherith Graham The action in the mixed doubles has been fast and furious, with the favourites of Drinkhall/Parker and…
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Friday Summary
Paul Drinkhall pushed harder than expected but still in control Day 1 was a day of title retention, early exits and bat…
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Veteran Men
Lawrence Trumpauskas under pressure in his Quarter Final match Rd 1 winners Trumpauskas BYE Trott 3-0 Papantoniou 3-1 Williams BYE Dennison BYE Bartram 3-1 Wignall 3-1 Taylor 3-1 Quarter-finals There were a…
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U21’s Finals
Paul Drinkhall and Gavin Evans after a fantastic final Men’s U21 Final Drinkhall v Evans Drinkhall often falters in the first, but not this…
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Veterans Women’s
Sanja Clements the eventual veterans champion Groups There were increased numbers over last year, with six turning out for the title chase, Sanja…
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U21 Women’s Rd1- Semi’s
U21 Women’s Rd1 As in the mens’, rd1 contained lots of Byes, with Lucy Davidson and Yolanda King taking the sole wins…
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U21 Women’s Groups
Lucy Davidson and Yolanda King caused the only upsets, with the number 3 Davidson in group 7 taking the win, although…
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U21 Men’s Semi-Finals
Matt Ware in a tight game against Paul Drinkhall Matt Ware v Paul Drinkhall As ever the volume has picked up when Ware…
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U21 Men’s Quarter-Finals
Chris Doran with coach Greg Yarnall The quarter-finals sees the big names starting to drop out, with Liam Pitchford going out at…
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U21 Men’s Rd 1 & 2
Will Maybanks With lots of BYE’s, it is round two where everyone has to fight for their place, there were how ever…
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Veteran Mens Group Summary
Steve Kerns Group Winners 5 upsets in the veteran mens groups, Lindsay Taylor, John Dennison, Mark Donoghue, Andy Wignall and Chris Clinton all…
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Men’s U21’s Group Summary
Sean Cullen Dominant form was shown by almost all the group winners, with 3-0 being the score line of choice. Group 15…
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