06-Apr, Final:

Adrian Grant bt Peter Barker                13/11, 11/1, 11/4

Grant reclaims Esporta title

Four years after he won the inaugural title at Surrey H&R, Adrian Grant overturned the seedings as he beat defending champion and top seed Peter Barker in straight games in the final to reclaim the title.

Semi-Finals:
Peter Barker bt Alex Gough                 11/9, 11/1, 11/4
Adrian Grant bt Jesse Engelbrecht        8/11, 11/3, 11/4, 11/5

Quarter-Finals:
Peter Barker bt Alex Stait                    11/8, 13/11, 11/9
Alex Gough bt Stacey Ross                  11/6, 11/4, 11/8
Jesse Engelbrecht bt Joey Barrington    11/6, 11/4, 8/11, 4/2 rtd
Adrian Grant bt Steve meads               12/10, 11/6, 11/2

Top seeds to contest Esporta final

All eight seeds started the day at Surrey H&R, but after two rounds of action it was the top seeds who were left standing.

Defending champion Peter Barker came through the day unscathed, beating Alex Stait and Alex Gough in straight games, and will meet second seed Adrian Grant in the final.

Grant, who won the inaugural event in 2004, overcame evergreen Steve Meads in the quarters before recovering from a game down to beat Jesse Engelbrecht in the evening semi-finals.
  

Updated rankings

Thu 3rd April, Qualifying:

A Fuller bt G Nesbitt             11/7, 11/7, 11/3
K Timms bt R King               11/6, 11/9, 13/11
J Goodrich bt N Desai           11/7, 11/9, 7/11, 12/10
M fuller bt M Harris               5/11, 11/7, 11/3, 9/11, 11/8

B Coleman w/o
K Eysale bt T Jeal                 11/8, 7/11, 11/6, 11/6
A Brindle bt B Williams          9/11, 11/5, 9/11, 11/5, 11/6
O Khan bt A Phillips               11/4, 11/4, 11/0

S Hodgkins w/o
S London bt C Sharpes         11/5, 11/6, 11/2
C Fuller bt I Kamara             13/11, 8/11, 11/7, 11/8
M Mesquita bt N Baker           8/11, 12/10, 8/11, 11/9, 11/3

J Matthews bt D Newberry     11/5, 11/9, 9/11, 11/3
A Ingham bt A Birks             11/4, 11/2, 11/5
R Birks bt R Willemse           13/11, 11/9, 12/14, 12/10
 

Barker aims for Esporta defence

Defending champion Peter Barker is favourite to retain his Surrey H&R title, but faces some stern challenges in a strong draw. England team-mate Adrian Grant is seeded two, with Alex Gough and Joey Barrington seeded to meet them in the semi-finals.

But with Stacey Ross, Alex Stait, Steve Meads and Jesse Engelbrecht as the 5/8 seeds none of the top four can expect an easy passage, especially with tour veterans like Peter Marshall and Tim Garner lurking in the draw ...

 

 
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