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National Racketball Champs 2015
11-12 Jul, Edgbaston Priory, Birmingham |
| Sunday - Semis & Finals
 Tim
Vail retains the Ian Wright Memorial Trophy at the
National Racketball Championships and takes over from Daryl
Selby as the most decorated Mens Winner with 7 titles to his
name.
Vail took on Ted Jeal in the final which lasted the
50 minutes and went to 5, Vail the stronger player in the
5th game though and powered through to take it and retain
his trophy.
A new name will be etched on the Womens trophy as Zoe
Mellis defeated the defending Champ Natalie Lawrence.
Again another fantastic final which went the full distance,
Mellis took a 2 game lead but Lawrence fought back well to
take it to the 5th game where they matched each other point
for point until Mellis took those last 2 crucial rallies,
winning 11-9 in the fifth and claiming her first National
Racketball title.
Mens Semi
Final
Tim Vail bt Luke Bishop 11-2, 11-5, 11-3 (25m)
Ted Jeal bt Dominic Hamilton 15-13, 6-11, 11-8, 11-9 (59m)
Final: Tim Vail bt Ted Jeal 11-4, 5-11, 11-2, 8-11, 11-2
(50m)
Mens Over 35 Round Robin Winner – Paul Johnson
Mens Over 40 – Semi Finals
Matt Baker bt Andy Wood – Walkover
Ian Cox bt James Powley – Walkover
Final:
Matt Baker bt Ian Cox 11-4, 11-7, 11-3 (28m)
Mens Over 45 Semi Final
Mark Francis bt Simon Martin – Walkover
Robert Hambrook bt Adrian Murphy 11-6, 11-6, 11-6 (25m)
Final: Mark Francis bt Robert Hambrook 11-1, 11-7, 11-3
(21m)
Mens Over 50 – Semi Final
Neil Baldwin bt Paul Haigh 11-7, 11-6, 11-5 (36m)
Steve Wall bt John Cordeaux 9-11, 8-11,11-5, 11-3, 11-6
(47m)
Final: Neil Baldwin bt Steve Wall 11-7, 11-9, 11-9 (33m)
Mens Over 55 – Semi Finals
Mike Phillips bt Collis Sheik 11-7, 11-5, 11-1 (17m)
Chris Davey bt Peter Scott 14-12, 11-7, 10-12, 5-11, 11-7
(57m)
Final: Mike Phillips bt Chris Davey 11-4, 11-3, 11-5 (22m)
Mens Over 60 - Semi Final
Rob Shay bt Andrew Mitchell 11-3, 12-10, 11-4 (16m)
Ian Graham bt Richard Waller 6-11, 11-7, 11-6, 11-9 (38m)
Final: Rob Shay bt Ian Graham 8-11, 11-6, 11-4, 12-10 (36m)
Mens Over 65 - Semi Finals
Ian Graham bt Graham Greensall 11-4, 11-7, 13-11 (29m)
Robert Astbury bt John Alderson 8-11, 12-10, 12-10, 11-8
(31m)
Final: Ian Graham bt Robert Astbury 11-0, 11-7, 11-4 (23m)
Mens Over 70 Round Robin Winner – John Houghton
Mens Over 75 Round Robin Winner – Anthony Thomas
Womens - Semi Final
Natalie Lawrence bt Bev Vatcher 11-7, 9-11, 11-4, 11-9 (40m)
Zoe Mellis bt Beth John 11-8, 11-5, 11-8 (26m)
Final: Zoe Mellis bt Natalie Lawrence 11-6, 11-8, 8-11,
7-11, 11-9 (59m)
Womens Over 35 Round Robin Winner – Natalie Lawrence
Womens Over 45 Round Robin Winner – Bev Vatcher
Womens Over 50 Round Robin Winner – Rachel Woolford
Womens Over 55 Round Robin Winner – Paula Arrowsmith
Womens Over 60 Round Robin Winner – Bett Dryhurst |
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Saturday Report
Men Main Draw
No real upsets in the Mens Main Draw as the majority of top
seeds made it through to the Semi Finals, Defending Champ
Tim Vail has cruised through without dropping a game while
2nd seed Ted Jeal has had a tougher start- a 3-0 against
Adam Turner which was harder than it sounds and a 52 minute
3-1 victory over Josh Saysell. Jeal now faces 3/4 seed Dom
Hamilton who got past Daniel Soar without too much trouble
although Soar had previously had a 5 set 66 minute match
with EPC’c coach Mike Edwards, Whilst Tim Vail faces 5/8
seed Luke Bishop who defeated 3/4 seed Oli Turner 3-1 in 50
minutes.
Mens O35
Paul Johnson currently leads this round robin group with 2
wins in 2 beating Dom Bird 3-0 and finishing the last match
of the day with an incredible 3-2 victory over Ryan Loska in
65 minutes.
Mens O40
All the top seeds through to the SF with only one upset to
the seedings as Matt Baker defeated Chris Port 3-0 in the
Quarters. He now faces 2nd Seed Andy Wood who beat Brendon
Bennett 3-0 while in the top half 3/4 James Powley takes on
top seed Ian Cox after beating Chris Wase 3-0, Cox had the
tougher QF as he defeated EPCs club coach Mike Harries
10-12, 12-10, 11-3, 11-9 in 40 minutes.
Mens O45
Top seed Mark Francis moves into the final fresh after he
was awarded a walkover this evening. His SF opponent Simon
Martin injured himself during his QF victory over Neil
Counter and he unfortunately did too much damage to compete
in the SF. Francis will come up against the winner of Adrian
Murphy v Robert Hambrook after the defeated Fathi Seliman
and Robert Hambrook in the quarters.
Mens O50
Top Seed Neil Baldwin faces 5/8 seed Paul Haigh in the SF,
both have recorded relatively comfortable 3-0 victories on
their way through so far, in the bottom half 3/4 John
Cordeaux will take on 2nd seed Steve Wall after beating
Darren Withey 3-0, Wall had a more difficult test after
getting past Andy Heap with a score of 11-9, 11-5, 10-12,
11-9 in 33 minutes.
Mens O55
Warwickshires unseeded Collis Sheik seems to be taking home
advantage in the O55’s as he has gone on a great run taking
out two seeded players on his way to the SF’s. Firstly he
knocked out 3/4 Nigel Millington 3-1 then beat 5/8 Keith
Gristwood 3-0 in the quarters. He now faces the toughest
challenge in the semis as he goes up against the top seed
and defending champ Mike Phillips. In the bottom half 3/4
Peter Scott will take on the 2nd seed Chris Davey who had a
tough 5 set quarter final against Mike English with a score
of 14-12, 11-4, 8-11, 6-11, 11-2 in 46 minutes.
Mens O60
Rob Shay is on course to defend his title after a tough
start in his quarter final match with Graham Cookson, Shay
lost the first 11-13 but came back strong to take the game
3-1, he faces unseeded Andrew Mitchell who defeated 3/4 Roy
Burns 3-1 in 31 minutes. The other semi final will see 3/4
Richard Waller go up against 2nd seed Ian Graham. Waller had
to work hard for his spot as he took 43 minutes to record a
3-1 victory over Bill Mulholland whilst Graham looked strong
in his quarter final against David Mudge who he got past 3-0
in just under 20 minutes.
Mens O65
Ian Graham also appears in the MO65’s and will play Graham
Greensall in the O65 Semi final, Greensall defeating Roger
Kenyon in the quarters 3-0 whilst Graham recorded the same
scoreline against John Shingler. The bottom half has
completely opened up with two unseeded players contesting a
semi final as Robert Astbury knocked out 3/4 Peter Watt 3-0
and John Alderson defeated 2nd seed Graham Sayer 3-2 in 48
minutes.
Mens O70 and Mens O75
The Mens O70 RR was won by John Houghton in what was a
really competitive group. John beat Peter Gwillym 11-9,
9-11, 11-9, 9-11, 11-6 in 50 minutes then sealed the title
with a brutal victory over Laurence Bates 11-7, 11-13, 8-11,
11-9, 14-12 in 54 minutes!
The Mens O75 RR has been won by Anthony Thomas who secured
wins over Gordon Stringer (3-0) and Brian Gurnett who he
defeated 11-5 in the 5th.
Womens Main Draw
Natalie Lawrence is on track to defend her title after a 3-1
victory over Paula Arrowsmith, she now plays Bev Vatcher in
the Semi’s who played well against Nikki Faux and recorded a
3-0 victory. In the bottom half Beth John came from 2-1 down
to defeat Sarah Roberton 3-2, she will now face 2nd seed Zoe
Mellis who made her way into the Semi’s with a comfortable
win over Judy McPherson, 3-0 in 12 minutes.
WO35
Natalie Lawrence already has one title in the bag this
weekend as she won the O35 round robin with wins against
Sarah Roberton (3-1) and Nikki Faux (3-0).
WO45
The WO45 RR looks tobe heading Bev Vatchers way if she can
get past Tina Wotherspoon tomorrow.
WO50
The crunch match to decide the WO50 RR looks to be Rachel
Woolford against Lesley Sturgess, both have recorded 3-0
victories against other opponents and the winner of this
match will go into a really strong position to claim the
title.
WO55
Paula Arrowsmith could wrap up this title with a win
against Kirsty Crookson, Arrowsmith has already recorded
victories over Lesley Sturgess and Frances Humphries, both
3-0.
WO60
The Womens O60 and O65 were combined into a group with the
best overall O60 and O65 taking the titles, however Bett
Dryhurst could claim both of them and add another title on
an amazing record of 29 National Racketball titles with a
victory over Connie Appelbe. Dryhurst has already took 3-0
wins over Ali Wood and Judy McPherson.
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Sunday Schedule
Full Draws
& Results
Men.pdf
MO35.pdf
MO40.pdf
MO45.pdf
MO50.pdf
MO55.pdf
MO60.pdf
MO65.pdf
MO70.pdf
MO75.pdf
WO35.pdf
WO45.pdf
WO50.pdf
WO55.pdf
WO60.pdf
Women.pdf
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