Three finals played and dusted. The usual suspects, but some different winners and runners up.
Doubles
Repeaters John & Jolyon took on the Wrights (father & son) as first and second placed in the round robin.
The Wright pretenders were quickest out of the blocks, but John & Jo’s experience eventually prevailed. Video is available:
Open Handicap
Mike Wright (again) up against newcomer Tim Handel. Mike’s silky trickle boasts and speed around the court is usually enough to overcome a severe points handicap deficit. This time, Tim was up to the task though, and Mike was never into his stride. From a start of +6, -6, the handicap was rarely reduced and Tim won 15/6 15/6 15/4. Evidence of Tim’s own speed and sharpness here:
Veterans Handicap
Perennial trier, David Hampton took on steady Veteran Jerry Staffurth - with a massive +8, -8 advantage. As usual, Jerry’s consistency and low error rate were the deciding factors. In spite of David’s frantic efforts and occasional (lucky) framed winners, he never quite climbed the mammoth mountain. Judge for yourself here:
