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Doubles
Handicap Competition
Wednesday 11th April 2012
MAIN EVENT WINNERS - Ashenground One
Shirley Williams & Jan Hellings
CONSOLATION WINNERS - X Men
John Bridger & Tim Grant
Report
Despite the competition having to be delayed until after the League fixtures were completed, we still had sixteen teams entered. It was a struggle to get the full sixteen teams required and my thanks go to all who played.
Each team of two players is given a handicap and the event is played over one evening. Teams play in four groups with four teams in each group. The top two teams in each group proceed to the main knockout competition and the remaining two teams in each group play in a consolation knockout.
Group One
| X Men | (John Bridger & Tim Grant) |
| Warriers | (David Champneys & Toby Champneys) |
| Magics One | (Alistair Blue & Mel Sims) |
| Park Bee | (Sam Monk & Les Hopkins) |
Warriers and Magiks One went through to the main competition knockout while X Men and Park Bee played in the consolation knockout.
Group Two
| Batty Sisters | (Annabel Bridger & Kate Bridger) |
| Cuckfield | (Paul Read & Beverley Godfrey) |
| The Invinciples | (Andrew Sharland & Graham Watson) |
| Gangsters | (Andy Steel & Nooch Staplehurst) |
Batty Sisters and The Invinciples went through to the main competition knockout while Gangsters and Cuckfield played in the consolation knockout.
Group Three
| Magics Two | (Peter Caddy & Kevin Deacon) |
| Ashenground Two | (Andrew Croft & Robert Beaumont) |
| Wanderers | (Ray Parker & Arthur Mortenson) |
| T & L | (Tom & Luca Christopherson) |
T & L and Wanderers went through to the main competition knockout while Ashenground Two and Magics Two played in the consolation knockout.
Group Four
| M n B | (Brian Taite & Michael Bridger) |
| Park Duo | (Terry Dean & Carol Eckersley) |
| Ping & Pong | (Lyle Cyster & Eric Smith) |
| Ashenground One | (Shirley Williams & Jan Hellings) |
Ping & Pong and Ashenground One went through to the main competition knockout while Park Duo and M n B played in the consolation knockout.
Consolation Knockout Results
| Quarter finals | X Men beat M n B |
| Magics Two beat Gangsters | |
| Ashenground Two beat Cuckfield | |
| Park Duo beat Park Bee | |
| Semi Finals | X Men beat Magics Two |
| Park Duo beat Ashenground Two | |
| Final | X Men beat Park Duo |
Main Competition Knockout results
| Quarter finals | Ashenground One beat Warriers |
| Wanderers beat Batty Sisters | |
| T & L beat Invinciples | |
| Ping & Pong beat Magics One | |
| Semi Finals | Ashenground One beat Wanderers |
| T & L beat Ping & Pong | |
| Final | Ashenground One beat T & L |
Thanks to Mel Sims, our President, who presented the trophies at the end of the evening to the winners and runners up of the main and consolation events. Thanks also to Phil Harvey who was responsible for the excellent paperwork for both competitions and to Lyle Cyster for his help in the handicapping.
Kevin Deacon
Doubles Secretary