West of England Open Championships 2013
Clifton College, 26/27th October 2013
Another successful weekend was held here at the Clifton courts, writes organiser Simon Werkshagen, with no injuries to report, just the traditional late arrivals for many of the players!
Both the singles and doubles saw a very strong entry with no weak players, this lead to some very close and entertaining matches to watch. The highlight of the singles (apart from the final) being the semi-final match between Will Ellison and Dan Tristao, which ebbed and flowed throughout. Will looked in total control at 7:1 up in the first game, but Dan did his usual catch-up to nick the game 11-9, before taking the second by the same score.
Sunday morning saw the two finalists nearly being scratched for being 45 minutes late with an impatient audience waiting for their match. Once it was under way, Dan T won the first game fairly comfortably, but a strong second game performance from Dan G had us thinking we were to have a third game. In the end, though Dan T held on to take it 11-9 and secure the title.
In the doubles, the seedings went to form until the final where the singles finalists overcame last year’s winners Hammish and Will, putting to bed their embarrassment at the way they had performed in the previous year's final.
Special thanks to must go to new RFA President Bob Dolby for being around to help with the silverware and for my bottle of wine, as well as the combination of Tom Kiggel, Jim Hughes, James Toop and Marcus Bate for being the only match that made their allotted time early!!
I reserve my special thanks to Laura (soon to be Dean) for yet another cake for us all to eat. I wish you both the best of luck for your wedding next year from all of us at the West of England Club and keep baking those cakes!!
RESULTS
Singles
1st Round: A Pringle bt F Thomas 11-7, 11-3; Marcus Bate bt Ben Smithson 11-6, 11-2; T Dean bt J Wren 11-5, 11-4; J Minta bt S Werkshagen 11-7, 11-1; H Jeffereies bt A Rew 11-5, 11-9; D Grant bt M Lidgitt 11-3, 11-2; S Rolls bt J Aquillina 5-11, 11-1, 11-2; T Parker bt A George W/O; I Ackland bt B Baral 11-5, Withdrawn due to injury; T Kiggell bt D Waller 11-6, 11-7; W Ellison bt S Russel 11-0, 11-0; J Gravatt bt J Hughes 11-6, 12-10; H Buchanan bt O Quarry 11-2, 11-8; P Hanton bt M Shaw 11-7, 11-4
2nd Round: J Toop bt A Pringle 11-1, 11-0; T Dean Bt M Bate 11-1, 11-3, J Minta bt H Jefferies 11-9, 11-4; D Grant bt S Rolls 11-1, 11-6; D tristao bt T Parker 11-4, 11-6; I Ackland bt T Kiggell 11-6, 11-9; W Ellison bt J Gravatt 11-0, 11-1; H Buchanan bt P Hanton 11-7, 9-11, 11-6
Quarter-finals: J Toop bt T Dean 11-5, 11-8; D Grant bt J Minta 11-1, 12-10; D Tristao bt I Ackland 11-6, 11-5; W Ellison bt H Buchanan 11-2, 11-4
Semi-finals: D Grant bt J Toop 11-8, 11-9; Tristao bt Ellison 11-9, 11-9
Final: D Tristao bt D Grant 11-5, 11-9
Plate: Waller
Doubles
1st Round: Thomas & Jefferies bt Aquillina & Gravatt 12-11, 12-11; Ackland & Rolls bt Quarry & Russell 11-2, 10-12, 11-1; Minta & Dean bt Kirk and Ri Christie 11-1, 11-6; Toop & Bate bt Whitehorn & Ro Christie 11-5, 11-6; Kiggell & Hughes bt Wren & Smithson 11-4, 11-8; Parker & Shaw bt Pringle & Price 11-9, 11-0
Quarter-finals: Ellison & Buchanan bt Thomas & Jefferies 11-5, 11-6; Minta & Dean bt Acland & Rolls 118, 11-2; Toop & Bate bt Kiggell & Hughes 11-5, 11-9; Tristao & Grant bt Parker & Shaw
Semi-finals: Ellison & Buchanan bt Minta & Dean 11-8, 11-1; Tristao & Grant bt Toop & Bate 11-5, 12-10
Final: D Tristao & D Grant bt W Ellison & H Buchanan 8-11, 11-5, 11-8;
Plate: Quarry & Russell