Good turnout today for the Club Doubles competition. 40 members, including for the first time 4 members of our Junior Section (Maddie Bartlett, Kitty Johnson, Lina & Teilo Muenier) competed under leaden skies but least the rain held off.
The format was the usually 3 round melee where partners were drawn from to seeded pots to try to balance the teams in experience. Games were untimed.
After Round 1 the leaders were Sean Smith/Paul Hawkins (+9) followed by Vickie Adshead/ Linda Thomas (+7) and John Maroney/Lloyd Kinsey (+6). Maddie Bartlett with her partner (& uncle) Gareth Bartlett was the only Junior winner (+2).
When the scores came in it looked as though Sean/ Paul had an unassailable lead on 2 wins (+20). Their nearest challengers were Robin Ralph/ Leon Sofianos (+11) with Peter Kensett/Tony Cooper, Mike Jones/Andrew Siso and John Maroney/Lloyd Kinsey all on (+9).
So it was on to the final round. Mike/Andres (+10) & Peter/Tony (+18) had both won but their points difference was not enough to overtake Sean/Paul – all they needed was a win, however small, to take the overall trophy. There was also a pair of new kids on the block, Maddie/Gareth who had recorded their 3rd win 13-1 for (+17) – to avoid their blushes I won’t name the team they beat (but if you study the results carefully its there for all to see!)
News came in from the final game on the pistes between Sean/Paul and Roger Griffin/John Edwards that the score was tight but eventually Roger/John triumphed and ended Sean/Paul’s hope of winning the competition.
The presentations followed and Maddie took the Best Junior award while Peter/Tony took the overall winner trophy.
FINAL SCORES
PRESENTATIONS
President Mike Jones presents the Best Junior trophy to Maddie Bartlett
President Mike Jones presents the overall winner trophy to Tony Cooper who received it on behalf of himself and his partner, Peter Kensett, who had had to leave early.
Peter came back just to have his photo taken for posterity
