01-April, Round TEN

Posted on March 28, 2014April 1, 2014 by admin

Semi-Finals decided

Tonight was the last round of league action, and in Group A season-long leaders Duffield were already guaranteed top spot and a home semi-final, but four teams were still in the hunt for second place at the start of tonight’s matches.

Nottingham got the win they needed at struggling Pontefract, but results elsewhere meant they fell short of the playoffs. Birmingham pushed Duffield all the way to a decider, but as that match went on news came through that Chapel A had gone 3-1 up at Coolhurst, that result ending the home team’s hopes and also putting Chapel A out of the reach of Birmingham. In the final matches Birmingham completed the win while Coolhurst’s Simon Rosner won for the home side as midnight approached.

In group B it would have needed extraordinary results for Surrey and Exeter not to qualify in that order. Defending champions Surrey quickly wrapped up a win at Winchester, and Exeter took the handful of points they needed at home to Chichester, although the match went to a decider which the visitors won to finish third in the table. Meanwhile Bristol ended the season on a high with a 5-0 win away at St George’s, drawing level with them on 114 points.

So in next week’s semi-finals Duffield will play Exeter, and Surrey will host Chapel A.

Group A

Pontefract (34+6=40) 1-4 Nottingham (108+17=125)

James Willstrop 0-3 Alan Clyne 0-11, 2-11, 10-12
Chris van der Salm 1-3 Eddie Charlton 5-11, 7-11, 11-7, 8-11
Lance Beddoes 2-3 Ollie Holland 4-11, 14-12, 9-11, 11-6, 4-11
Taminder Gata-Aura 0-3 Mark Fuller 9-11, 9-11, 10-12
Sarah Kippax 3-0 Anna Openshaw-Blower 11-2, 11-2, 11-2

Duffield (143+7=150) 2-3 University of Birmingham (115+16=131)

Joel Hinds 0-3 Chris Ryder 10-12, 9-11, 6-11
Andy Whipp 0-3 Jaymie Haycocks 9-11, 5-11, 5-11
Declan James 1-3 Peter Creed 10-12, 11-7, 13-15, 9-11
Scott Handley 3-0 Nathan Lake 11-8, 11-5, 11-5
Laura Massaro 3-2 Sarah-Jane Perry 16-14, 8-11, 11-7, 10-12, 11-5

Coolhurst (112+9=121) 2-3 Chapel A (118+16=134)

Simon Rosner 3-2 Daryl Selby 11-6, 8-11, 9-11, 11-9, 11-7
Ben Coleman 1-3 Chris Simpson 9-11, 9-11, 11-8, 8-11
Yann Perrin 0-3 Shaun Le Roux 8-11, , 10-12, 7-11
Adam Auckland 2-3 James Earles 7-11, 11-6, 7-11, 11-5, 5-11
Madeline Perry 3-0 Carrie Ramsey 11-8, 11-8, 11-4

Group B

Exeter (129+9=138) 2-3 Chichester (107+15=122)

Laurens Jan Anjema 1-3 Jon Kemp 11-3, 10-12, 10-12, 6-11
Olli Tuominen 3-1 Rex Hedrick 11-9, 1-11, 11-7, 11-7
Joey Barrington 0-3 Robbie Temple 7-11, 8-11, 6-11
Tim Vail 3-0 Miles Jenkins 11-4, 11-4, 11-4
Aisling Blake 2-3 Lauren Briggs 11-4, 9-11, 8-11, 12-10 , 8-11

St Georges (110+4=114) 0-5 Bristol (94+20=114)

Henrik Mustonen 0-3 Lucas Serme 4-11, 7-11, 6-11
Alex Ingham 1-3 David Evans 11-7, 6-11, 5-11, 6-11
Reuben Phillips 1-3 Tom Ford 11-9, 4-11, 5-11, 8-1
James Simpson 0-3 Mike Harris 6-11, 9-11, 0-00
Dominique Lloyd-Walter 2-3 Tesni Evans 11-4, 11-4, 2-11, 4-11, 5-11

Winchester (53+8=61) 1-4 Surrey (138+18=156)

Greg Gaultier 3-1 Peter Barker 11-2, 11-7, 10-12, 11-9
Greg Lobban 1-3 Adrian Waller 3-11, 11-9, 6-11, 11-13
Robert Downer 2-3 Davide Bianchetti 11-8, 12-10, 6-11, 5-11, 5-11
Scott Fitzgerald 2-3 Richie Fallows 8-11, 7-11, 11-8, 12-10, 8-11
Katrina Burrows 0-3 Nada Elkalaawy 7-11, 1-11, 3-11