Organiser Lionel Lawson has sent us this report from the West of England Schools' Championships, where there were 64 boys involved from 10 schools.
The Senior Singles was won emphatically by Matt Shaw of St Paul's who beat Sam Wyatt-Haines of Blundells 11-3 11-4 in the final with a display of controlled hitting and great composure. Meanwhile, the Colts Singles was won by Tom Watkinson of Winchester College who fought back to win in three games against Simon Whait of Loretto School 5-11, 11-7, 11-2 in a keenly contested encounter.
The senior Doubles was an all St Paul's affair with their No 1 pair (Matt Shaw and Tim Edmonds) coming from behind to beat their No 2 pair ( Ben Beltrami and Ollie Arnold) 9-11 11-1 11-3.
The Colts Doubles was won by Derby Moor 1 (Matt Blunden and Robert Whitehorn) who beat St Pauls 1 (Zac Jopling and Matthew Nunes) 11-4 12-11. This was a fitting reward for Derby Moor who had entered 10 players for the Colts competition.
The Senior Singles plate was won by Ben Ashraf of St Pauls, The Colts Singles Plate by Sid Bhushan of St Pauls, The Senior Doubles Plate by Alexander Frosell and Bertie Heath of Marlborough College and the Colts Doubles Plate by Balraj Singh and John Halligan of Derby Moor.
Results
Senior Singles
1st round: Hale (Winchester) bt Rice (Bedford) w/o; Barnes (Eastbourne) bt Robson (St. Paul’s) 15-8; George-Carey (Marlborough) bt Sorensen (Bedford) w/o
2nd round: Shaw (St. Paul’s) bt Scott (Blundell’s) 15-0; Frosell (Marlborough) bt Davey (Bedford) 15-5; Jones (Bedford) bt Richards (Eastbourne) 15-2; Arnold (St. Paul’s) bt Hubbard (Alleyn’s) 15-0; Ganendra (Winchester) bt Heath (Marlborough) 15-4; Pinder (Winchester) bt Ashraf (St. Paul’s) 15-10; McPherson (Blundell’s) bt Uddin (Alleyn’s) 15-4; Brubert (Alleyn’s) bt Chilcot (Blundell’s) 15-4; Wylde (Winchester) bt Rees (Bradfield) 15-1; Kent (Eastbourne) bt Hale 15-0; Barnes bt Grandfield (Blundell’s) 15-3; Beltrami (St. Paul’s) bt Webber (Blundell’s) 15-0; Browett (Alleyn’s) bt Christie (Derby Moor) 15-12; Edmonds (St. Paul’s) bt Tickle (Eastbourne) 15-3; Prabhu (St. Paul’s) bt George-Carey 15-3; Wyatt-Haines (Blundell’s) bt Taylor (St. Paul’s) 15-2
3rd Round: Shaw bt Frosell 15-3; Arnold bt Jones 15-1; Ganendra bt Pinder 15-10; Brubert bt McPherson 15-5; Wylde bt Kent 15-4; Beltrami bt Barnes 15-2; Browett bt Edmonds 15-7; Wyatt-Haines bt Prabhu 15-2
Quarter-finals: Shaw bt Arnold 11-6, 11-1; Brubert bt Ganendra 11-7, 11-5; Beltrami bt Wylde 11-2, 11-5; Wyatt-Haines bt Browett 11-0, 11-0
Semi-finals: Shaw bt Brubert 11-0, 11-0; Wyatt-Haines bt Beltrami 11-8, 12-10
Final: MJR Shaw (St. Paul’s) bt S. Wyatt-Haines (Blundell’s) 11-3, 11-4
Plate: Ben Ashraf (St Paul's)
Senior Doubles
Preliminary Round: Alleyn’s II bt Bedford I 15-13
1st round: Winchester I bt Marlborough II 15-0; Eastbourne I bt Alleyn’s II 15-3; Blundell’s I bt Bedford II 15-3; St. Paul’s II bt Blundell’s II 15-0; Alleyn’s I bt St. Paul’s III 15-11; St. Paul’s IV bt Marlborough I 16-14; Winchester II bt Eastbourne II 15-8; St. Paul’s I bt Blundell’s III 15-2
Quarter-finals: Winchester I bt Eastbourne I 11-1, 11-5; St. Paul’s II bt Blundell’s I 11-1, 11-7; Alleyn’s I bt St. Paul’s IV 11-3, 11-2; St. Paul’s I bt Winchester II 11-3, 11-3
Semi-finals: St.Paul’s II bt Winchester I 7-11, 11-5, 11-5; St. Paul’s I bt Alleyn’s I 11-4, 11-1
Final: St Paul's I (MJR Shaw & TB Edmonds) bt St Paul's ll (B. Beltrami & O. Arnold) 9-11, 11-1, 11-3
Plate: Marlborough I (A. Frosell & B. Heath)
Colts Singles
1st round: Taylor (St. Paul’s) bt B. Singh (Derby Moor) 15-5; Zehner (Winchester) bt L. Taylor (Derby Moor) 15-3; Nunes (St. Paul’s) bt Corpe (Derby Moor) 15-4; Mahajan (St. Paul’s) bt Halligan (Derby Moor) 15-13; Heidrich (St. Paul’s) bt Jessell (Alleyn’s) 15-3; Jopling (St. Paul’s) bt Klinkenberg (Blundell’s) 15-0; Dawber (Alleyn’s) bt Lockwood (Blundell’s) 15-8; J. Singh (Derby Moor) bt McFarlane (St. Paul’s) 15-7; Whait (Loretto) bt Johnson (Derby Moor) 15-0; Baxter (Derby Moor) bt Callender (Marlborough) 15-12; Hanton (Alleyn’s) bt Timney (Derby Moor) 15-7; Fry (Marlborough) bt Jagger (Alleyn’s) 15-1
2nd round: Blunden (Derby Moor) bt Taylor 15-3; Nunes bt Zehner 15-6; Heidrich bt Mahajan 15-9; Watkinson (Winchester) bt Jopling 15-6; Whitehorn (Derby Moor) bt Dawber 15-0; Whait bt Singh 15-0; Baxter bt Hanton 15-1; Fry bt Bhushan (St. Paul’s) 15-8
Quarter-finals: : Blunden bt Nunes 11-3, 11-4; Watkinson bt Heidrich 11-4, 11-1; Whait bt Whitehorn 11-7, 11-4; Fry bt Baxter 1-11, 11-1, 11-5
Semi-finals: Watkinson bt Blunden 11-1, 11-9; Whait bt Fry 11-2, 11-2
Final: TWP Watkinson (Winchester) bt S. Whait (Loretto) 5-11, 11-7, 11-2
Plate: Sid Bhushan (St Paul's)
Colts Doubles
1st round: St. Paul’s III bt Alleyn’s II 15-0; St. Paul’s II bt Blundell’s 15-3; Winchester bt Derby Moor III 15-6; Alleyn’s I bt Derby Moor V 15-0; Marlborough bt Derby Moor IV 15-10
Quarter-finals: Derby Moor I bt St. Paul’s III 11-3, 11-5; Winchester bt St. Paul’s II 11-6, 12-11; Derby Moor II bt Alleyn’s I 11-4, 11-9; St. Paul’s I bt Marlborough 11-8, 9-11, 11-1
Semi-finals: Derby Moor I bt Winchester 11-9, 11-3; St. Paul’s I bt Derby Moor II 11-8, 11-5
Final: Derby Moor (M Blunden & RJ Whitehorn) I bt St. Paul’s I (Z. Jopling & M. Nunes) 11-4, 12-11
Plate: Derby Moor III (J. Halligan & B. Singh)