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Masters
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Lots of photos in the Finals Gallery
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Masters Finals:
M75: Pat Kirton bt John
Woodliffe
9/2, 9/6, 9/5 (26m)
M65: Barry Featherstone bt Aubrey Waddy
9/5, 9/2, 9/1 (27m)
M70: Bill Wilson bt Adrian Wright
9/2, 9/7, 9/4, 5/9, 9/3 (59m)
M50: Martin Greenslade bt James Ockwell
9/6, 9/3, 9/2 (32m)
M40: Peter O'Hara bt Jamie Goodrich
11/6, 11/4, 5/11, 11/3 (29m)
M55: Peter Upton bt Duleep Adihetty
9/4, 9/7, 9/7
M60: David Manning bt Nick Drysdale
6/9, 7/9, 9/5, 9/1, 9/2 (52m)
M45: Yawar Abbas bt Murray Scott
6/9, 9/1, 6/9, 9/6, 9/3 (93m)
M35: Tim Vail bt Ben Ford
11/9, 11/8, 11/7
W40: Isabelle Tweedel bt Sarah Parr
9/4, 9/6, 9/1, 9/6 (37m)
W50: Mandy Akin bt Fran Wallis
9/3, 9/1, 9/2
W35: Laura Mylotte bt Sarah Taylor
9/2, 9/3, 9/2
W45: Rina Einy bt Kay Fallows
9/3, 9/3, 9/2 (27m)
W60: Rebecca Czuczman bt Bett Dryhurst
9/1, 9/1, 2/9, 9/2
W55: Julie Field bt Jacky Gardner
3/9, 9/5, 10n/8, 9/4 (40m) |
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Semi Finals:
Men’s Over 35
[1] Tim Vail bt Michael Potter (Cheshire)
11/5, 11/6, 11/5 (26m)
[2] Ben Ford bt [3/4] Marc Woolhead
11/13, 11/4, 12/10, 11/8 (43m)
Men’s Over 40
[1] Peter O’Hara bt [3/4] Nick Wall
11/8, 11/3, 8/11, 11/6 (47m)
[2] Jamie Goodrich bt [3/4] Paul Boyle
11/5, 2/11, 11/5, 7/5 rtd (37m)
Men’s Over 45
[1] Yawar Abbas bt [5/8] David Youngs
9/5, 9/5, 5/9, 9/0 (29m)
[3/4] Murray Scott bt [5/8] Andrew Cross
9/1, 9/0, 9/7 (44m)
Men’s Over 50
[3/4] Martin Greenslade bt [5/8] Ged Martin 9/10/,
9/6m 9/5, 10/9 (67m)
[5/8] James Ockwell bt [9/16]Grant Miller
10/8, 9/1, 9/0 (29m)
Men’s Over 55
[5/8] Peter Upton bt [1] Peter Alexander
9/1, 7/6 rtd (33m)
[2] Duleep Adhihetty bt [3/4] Stephen Johnson
7/9, 5-9, 9/4, 9/7, 9/3 (56m)
Men’s Over 60
[3/4] Nick Drysdale bt [1] David Lumdsen
9/7, 9/7, 0/9, 9/1 (40m)
[2] Dave Manning bt [3/4] Ronnie Bell
9/4, 9/1, 9/0 (25m)
Men’s Over 65
[1] Barry Featherstone bt [5/8] Martin Day
9/2, 9/0, 9/2
[3/4] Aubrey Waddy bt [5/8] Dave Hardern
9/0, 9/0, 9/1 (18m)
Men’s Over 70
[1] Adrian Wright bt [3/4] Brian Hardcastle
9/2, 9/1, 9/7 (19m)
3/4] William Wilson bt [2] Mike Clemson
9/6, 10/8, 9/2 (32m)
Men's Over 75
[1] Pat Kirton bt Keith Allcock
9/2, 9/4, 9/1 (22m)
[2] John Woodliffe bt Lance Kinder
9/7, 7/9, 9/6, 8/10, 9/4 (59m)
Women’s Over 35
[1] Laura Mylotte bt [3/4] Sarah Robinson
9/2 9/4 9/3 (23m)
[3/4] Sarah Taylor bt [2] Katie Lawrence
9/2, 3/9, 9/3, 9/0 (26m)
Women’s Over 40
[1] Isabelle Tweedle bt Alison Goy
9/5, 9/2, 9/6 (22m)
[2] Sarah Parr bt Alison Insley
9/5, 9/6, 9/5 (27m)
Women's Over 45
[1] Rina Einy bt Rachel Woolford
9/5, 9/2, 6/9, 7/9, 9/6 (42m)
Kay Fallows bt [2] Linda Winda
9/3, 4/9, 9/4, 6/9, 10/8 (51m)
Women’s Over 50
[1] Mandy Akin bt [3/4] Helen Gould
9/1, 9/2, 6/9, 9/4 (28m)
[2] Fran Wallis bt [3/4] Fiona McLean
9/5, 9/6, 8/10, 6/9, 9/6 (60m)
Women’s Over 55
[1] Julie Field bt [3/4] Jan Ellis
9/5, 9/3, 9/1 (27m)
[2] Jackie Gardner bt Lynne Davies
9/6, 9/4, 9/5 (24m)
Women's Over 60
Bett Dryhurst bt [1] Avril Murphy
W/O
[2] Rebecca Czuczman bt Jane Hill
9/5, 9/7, 9/2 (32m)
AUBREY WADDY v DAVID HARDERN
 A
comfortable semi final win for the player turned writer, Aubrey
Waddy. Showing great skill and athleticism, Waddy’s shots were
perfectly placed and proved to be too much of a stretch for the
less mobile Hardem.
However the final score which was 9/0, 9/0, 9/1, does not give
enough credit to Hardem who was able to keep the rallies going
to provide an enjoyable watch for the spectators. Needless to
say when Hardem left the drawing board in the third game, a loud
cheer was heard from both crowd and court.
Both players showed great talent and sportsmanship, which Waddy
will no doubt take to the finals.
FIONA McLEAN VS FRAN WALLIS
The first of the Wo50 semi finals saw Fran Wallis against Fiona
McLean. Both players were extremely skilful and competitive, and
so did not disappoint the crowd who came to cheer the two
players on.
The first game was very close and no score was seen until 5
minutes in. Wallis kept her head down and managed to power
through to win 9-5.
The second set saw a shaky start for Mclean and it looked to be
all over when Wallis ran ahead to an 8-2 lead. McLean held her
nerve and played some outstanding squash to bring it back to
8-6. Wallis may have taken the 2nd game but McLean looked like
she was just getting started.
The next game was more of the same only this time Wallis’s power
was not enough to take the points and McLean polishes up with a
10-8 win.
Mclean who was incredibly tenacious carried on her magnificent
come back with a 4th game win, but was unable to hold on in the
5th and Wallis displayed some fabulous skills and variety of
shots to take the win 3 games to 2.
PAT KIRTON VS KEITH ALLCOCK
In this highly competitive fixture between two men who have been
competing against each other for so long there was no surprise
that nerves were running high.
Allcock had great pace around the court and his strength and
power was phenomenal. Unfortunately however even Allcock could
not compete with Kirton’s fabulous drop shots and beautiful
angles.
There was great sportsmanship and respect between the men, which
made this semi final a joy to watch.
LANCE KINDER VS JOHN WOODLIFFE
The 2nd semi final in the men’s o75 category was a battle of
titanic proportion. This 5 set thriller had the crowd on their
feet. We enjoyed the highs of some amazing flexibility and power
but also the lows of several missed serves from both players.
Kinder had some great disguise shots which left Woodliffe no
chance, but this was counter played by Woodliffe’s consistently
good return serves.
Woodliffe kept his cool the whole way through the match, willing
himself on in periods of fatigue. Kinder smiled all the way to
the end, but was beaten in a very close final game by Woodliffe,
who won 3 matches to 2.
The final which will see Pat Kirton vs John Woodliffe promises
to be a great fight, with some extraordinary squash.
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Masters Quarter-Final Quickies
Men’s Over 35
National Racketball Champion Tim Vail (Sussex) was in good form
as he beat Ian Cox and now faces surprise Semi Finalist Michael
Potter (Cheshire) on the all glass court on Saturday.
Middlesex’s Jago Nardelli put up some resistance before bowing
out to 3/4 seed Marc Woolhead (Hertfordshire) 11/4 10/12 11/4
14/12 in 58 minutes. Woolhead now faces No2 seed Ben Ford who
beat Danny Massaro (Lancashire) 3-0.
Men’s Over 40
It’s the expected Semi Finals as all the main seeds won without
major incident.
Men’s Over 45
Manchester’s Yawar Abbas (D&C) got off to a slow start and by
his own admission didn’t play well but still did enough to fight
back and defeat 9/16 seed Steven Calvert (Northumbria) 3-1.
Abbas now moves on to face David Youngs (Norfolk) who sprung a
surprise defeat on 3/4 seed Eamonn Price (Hertfordshire).
However the big surprise of the category came in the final game
with 5/8 seed Andrew Cross (D&C) digging deep to fight back from
1 down to take out the No2 seed and many peoples tip for the
title Frank Ellis (Avon).
Men’s Over 50
Middlesex’s Adrian Jaski became the first top seed to bow out
after a thoroughly deserved and comfortable win for 5/8 seed Ged
Martin. Although the second was tight and went to 10-8 Martin
never looked in any danger and goes into tomorrow’s semis with
confidence to face 3/4 seed Martin Greenslade (Dorset). The
bottom of the draw has completed opened up with James Ockwell
(Middlesex) taking out the other 3/4 seed Greg Loach
(Derbyshire) and 9/16 seed Grant Miller defeating 5/8 seed
Durmot Hurford who struggled from the off before retiring 9/0
and 3/0 down.
Men’s Over 55
The pick of the todays Over 55 matches was a 75 minute marathon
between 3/4 seed Stephen Johnson (Lancashire) and 5/8 seed Colin
Shields. The higher ranked Johnson lost the first and third
before sneaking it 9/7in the decider. The shock of the round
came with Peter Upton’s comprehensive 3-0 win over the higher
seeded Stuart Hardy – his reward a Semi Final clash with
multiple nationals champion Peter Alexander (Suffolk).
Men’s Over 60
It was a straight forward day for the Over 60’s who had 2 rounds
to negotiate but all 4 top seeds progressed without a game
dropped between them.
Men’s Over 65
No1 seed and favourite Barry Featherstone (Hampshire) looked
unstoppable as he demolished Stephen Daly for the loss of only 3
points – it’s going to take some performance to halt his march
towards the title. Nottinghamshire's Dave Hardern had to fight
back after losing the first before taking control over the
second seed Rodney Boswell (Cheshire) and joining Featherstone
in the semi’s with a fantastic 3-1 win. The other Quarter Finals
were incredibly close 3-2 encounters, Aubrey Waddy lost the
first in his game with Chris Ansell (Berkshire) before
triumphing 9/2in the fifth while Yorkshire’s Martin Day
completed the Semi Final line up with a victory against the
seedings over Geoff Howes of Surrey.
Men’s Over 70
Adrian Wright (Yorkshire) got the defence of his Over 70 crown
off to a flier with an impressive display in defeating John Shaw
(D&C) 3-0. In fact it was a good day for all the top 4 seeds but
it wasn’t easy for 3/4 seed William Wilson (Cheshire) who was
twice pegged back by Andrew Beeston (Merseyside) before finally
running out a 9/1 6/9 9/2 4/9 9/1 winner in 37 minutes.
Women’s Over 50
Hot favourite Mandy Akin (Kent) is looking good and took just 12
minutes to see of the challenge of Lesley Sturgess (Derbyshire).
The remaining 3 quarters all went to seed but Tammy Bennett made
3/4 seed Fiona McLean work hard for her 3-1 win.
Women’s Over 55
Another good day for the seeds as all the top four made the
semi’s, but Jan Ellis (Avon) almost threw it away after taking a
2-0 lead over Susan Meadows (Lancashire). Meadow dug deep and
took the 3rd and 4th before Ellis managed to steady the ship and
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Masters Quarter Finals
Men’s Over 35
[1] Tim Vail bt Ian Cox
11/6, 11/2, 11/3 (18m)
Michael Potter bt [5/8] Mick Biggs
11/8, 10/12, 11/9, 11/7 (49m)
[3/4] Marc Woolhead bt [5/8] Jago Nardelli
11/4, 10/12, 11/4, 14/12 (58m)
[2] Ben Ford bt [5/8] Danny Massaro
11/8, 13/11, 11/8 (45m)
Men’s Over 40
[1] Peter O’Hara bt [5/8] Stuart Summers
11/8, 11/3, 6/11, 11/3 (28m)
[3/4] Nick Wall bt [5/8] Jonathan Gliddon
12/14, 11/7, 11/1, 11/5 (48m)
[3/4] Paul Boyle bt [5/8] John Hanson
6/11, 11/6, 11/5, 11/8 (40m)
[2] Jamie Goodrich bt [5/8] Glen Ragou
11/7, 11/4, 11/8 (31m)
Men’s Over 45
[1] Yawar Abbas bt [9/16] Steve Calvert
5/9, 9/2, 9/4, 9/7 (57m)
[5/8] David Youngs bt [3/4] Eamonn Price 9/3, 9/6,
7/9, 9/4 (47m)
[3/4] Murray Scott bt [9/16] Gary Clarke
9/4, 2/9, 9/3, 9/2 (61m)
[5/8] Andrew Cross bt [2] Frank Ellis
2/9, 9/6, 9/2, 9/1 (53m)
Men’s Over 50
[5/8] Ged Martin bt [1] Adrian Jaski
9/3, 10/8, 9/6 (30m)
[3/4] Martin Greenslade bt [9/16] James Barrington
5/9, 9/3, 9/2, 9/0 (30m)
[5/8] James Ockwell bt [3/4] Greg Loach
2/9, 9/1, 9/7, 9/0 (47m)
[9/16]Grant Miller bt [5/8] Dermot Hurford
9/0, 3/0 rtd (11m)
Men’s Over 55
[1] Peter Alexander bt [5/8] David Stones 9/1,
9/1, 10/8 (23m)
[5/8] Peter Upton bt [3/4] Stuart Hardy
9/2, 9/6, 9/2 (30m)
[3/4] Stephen Johnson bt [5/8] Colin Shields 27/9,
9/2, 5/9, 9/6, 9/7 (75m)
[2] Duleep Adhihetty bt [5/8] Robin Ridley
9/5, 9/7, 9/3 (26m)
Men’s Over 60
[1] David Lumsden bt [5/8] Ian Holmes
9/2, 9/3, 9/6 (30m)
[3/4] Nick Drysdale v [5/8] John Goodrich
9/5, 9/3, 9/5 (34m)
[3/4] Ronnie Bell bt [9/16] Mark Thompson
9/4, 9/2, 9/3 (26m)
[2] David Manning bt Geoffrey Wilcock
9/0, 9/6, 9/1 (15m)
Men’s Over 65
[1] Barry Featherstone bt Stephen Daley 9/0,
9/0, 9/3 (15m)
[5/8] Martin Day bt [3/4] Geoff Howes
9/1, 0/9, 9/6, 1/9, 9/5 (40m)
[3/4] Aubrey Waddy bt [5/8] Chris Ansell 2/9, 10/8,
9/4, 5/9, 9/2 (45m)
[5/8] Dave Hardern bt [2] Rodney Boswell 3/9, 9/7, 9/2, 10/9 (43m)
Men’s Over 70
[1] Adrian Wright bt John Shaw
9/2, 9/1, 9/1 (21m)
[3/4] Brian Hardcastle bt Dudley Bostock 9/2, 9/1,
9/6 (15m)
[3/4] William Wilson bt Andrew Beeston 9/1,
6/9, 9/2, 4/9, 9/1 (37m)
[2] Mike Clemson bt Nigel Belle
9/1 rtd (5m)
Women’s Over 50
[1] Mandy Akin bt [5/8] Lesley Sturgess
9/0, 9/1, 9/0 (12m)
[3/4] Helen Gould bt Jill Campion
9/4, 9/3, 9/3 (22m)
[3/4] Fiona McLean bt [5/8] Tammy Bennett 9/3, 4/9,
9/3, 9/0 (32m)
[2] Fran Wallis bt Carolyn Lindsay
9/0, 9/0, 10/9 (18m)
Women’s Over 55
[1] Julie Field bt Annette Davies
w/o
[3/4] Jan Ellis bt Susan Meadows
9/6, 9/6, 4/9, 3/9, 9/6 (39m)
Lynne Davies bt Patricia Comer
9/1, 9/2, 9/3 (15m)
[2] Jackie Gardner bt Jane Law
10/8, 9/4, 9/2 (25m)
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Up to the
Semis - Martin Pearse reports
M35 late withdrawal of ¾ Clive Ewins meant newcomer Michael
Potter reached his 1st national semi- final, whilst
allocated seeds Ben Ford and Marc Woolhead progressed as
expected. However, the standout player – indeed in the whole
tournament, is the ultra-talented No.1 seed Tim Vail, well
worth a visit to watch. His exhibition against the extremely
hard hitting Ian Cox of Norfolk was a spectatorial delight.
M40 with a spate of injuries over the whole seed up system,
no.1 seed Nick Taylor found with his calf muscle tear it was
impossible to continue in a main round match, so Scot Peter
O’Hara was re seeded at 1. He duly plays Abbeydale’s circuit
pro Nick Wall in one semi, whilst at the bottom end of the
draw newcomer Paul Boyle, winner of a couple of regionals
faces no.2 seed Jamie Goodrich.
M45 Yawar Abbas, on his home courts, will be hard to
dislodge from his top seed up position, and despite a
spirited fight from Northumbrian Steve Calvert, ensures yet
another national semi-final vs Norfolk David Young,
conqueror of Eamonn Price, in a long awaited match. Surprise
of the tournament though was the demise of Scot no.2 seed
Frank Ellis who found Durham’s Andrew Cross too much of a
handful, losing 2/9 9/6 9/2 9/1 in 53 energetic minutes.
Runaway Scott in a vociferous battle, edged Gary Clarke will
all his attendant Windlesham supporters 9/4 2/9 9/3 9/2 in
61 minutes.
M50 suprises no.1 seed Adrian Jaski fell to Ged Martin both
housewives favourites! Jaski suffering from a long term
injury, wasn’t able to impose himself, the Yorkshireman
winning 9/3 10/8 9/6. Martin Greenslade back from his
severed Achilles was in top form when Hong Kong’s James
Barrington, whilst no 3/4 seed Greg Loach found a resurgent
James Ockwell too good 2/9 9/1 9/7 9/0. He faces Grant
Miller the lucky recipient of 2 walkovers against No.2 Jon
Evans and 5/8 Dermot Hurford!
M55 upset as 3/4 seed Stuart Hardy crashed out to former
champion, fellow policeman, Peter Upton, always in control
9/2 9/6 9/2. Upton faces no.1 Peter Alexander, whilst
Stephen Johnson got the fright of his life against England
no.6 Colin Shields who justified his England selection with
a 7/9 9/2 5/9 9/7 9/7 75 minute battle, a narrow narrow loss
for the likeable northern, who travels to every regional
with Pete Lonsdale. Duleep Adihetty at 2 came through
against Robin Ridley 3-0.
M60 the sublime skills of Dave Lumsden were in evidence as
he comprehensively deceived Ian Holmes, and newcomer Nick
Drysdale justified his seeding winning 9/5 9/3 9/5 against
Jon Goodrich. Ronnie Bell faces Dave Manning in the other
semi -final.
M65 with 2 seeds Chris Goodburn and Martin Pearse late
injury withdrawals the over 65 was sadly decimated,
especially as no.2 seed Rod Boswell obviously had not
recovered from his calf injury, but was forced to play to
satisfy international selection criteria. Geoff Howes
upgraded to 3/4 seed after his victories over Chris Ansell
found Yorkshire’s Martin Day just too much in a see-saw
battle, and Ansell, missing out on international selection
by virtue of a single point (he lost 10/9 in the 5th to
Howes), nearly got into the top 4, just losing to Aubrey
Waddy who faces Dave Hardern.
M70 sees Adrian Wright vs Brian Hardcastle whilst William
Wilson overcame Andrew Beeston. In the Bottom half Nigel
Bell had to retire against Mike Clemson.
W35 Laura Mylotte looks out and out favourite whilst in the
womens 40 Alison Grey overcame Sue Smith 3-0. Semis day sees
Isabelle Tweedle v Gay and Alison Linsley v Sarah Parr
W50 is a strong draw, with Mandy Akin no.1 seed,
annihilating Lesley Sturgess 9/0 9/1 9/0. Helen Gould
overcame Jill Campion 9/4 9/3 9/3 whilst Scot Fiona never
stopped stopped running McClean beat Tammy Bennett 3/1, and
Fran Wallis awaiting a knee operation, was too strong for
Caroline Lindsay fromDerbyshire.
In the womens 55, Jan Ellis gained revenge over Susan
Meadows in a 40 minute battle 9/6 9/6 4/9 3/9 9/6, and in
the bottom half Lynne Davies winner over Patricia Corner 3/0
faces Jacqui Gardner who beat Jane Law 9/4 10/8 9/2
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Masters Thursday Update
Men’s Over 35
The top seeds got to sit out Wednesday as all 9/16’s seeds,
except the withdrawing Nevil Appleton (Middlesex) made it
through to Round 2 - with the pick of the matches being Nick
Hargreaves hard fought victory over Dean Newberry (Sussex).
After losing the first Hargreaves narrowly won the next two
before Newberry levelled it and took it into a decider which
went the way of Hargreaves to set up a Round 2 clash with 5/8
seed Jago Nardelli (Middlesex). No1 seed Tim Vail begins his
quest for a maiden masters title later on Thursday as does No2
seed Ben Ford (Kent)
Men’s Over 40
After pulling up injured in the Men’s Qualifiers the Men’s Over
40 defending champion and No1 seed Nick Taylor (Lancashire)
withdrew promoting Scotlands Peter O’Hara and Jamie Goodrich
(Norfolk) to the top slots. Round 1 saw 3 of the 9/16 seeds fall
- Iain Stokes (Merseyside) took out Ady Proctor (Lincolnshire)
with a close 14-12 10-12 12-10 11-4 win whilst Michael Harris
(Shropshire) and Jason Morris (Cheshire) defeated Nick Lavery
(Bedfordshire) and Matthew Stephenson (Yorkshire) respectively,
providing thought for the seeding panel!
Men’s Over 45
In contrast to the Over 40’s the 45’s has gone to seed so far.
Local favourite Yawar Abbas (D+C) dispatched Simon Spence to set
up a Quarter Final encounter with Steven Calvert (Northumbria).
At the other end of the draw in form Frank Ellis (Avon) looks to
be a man on a mission with 2 wins so far for the loss of just 13
points and now faces Andrew Cross (D+C). The remaining quarters
see Eamonn Price (Hertfordshire) take on David Youngs (Norfolk)
and Murray Scott (Derbyshire) against Gary Clarke (Warwickshire)
Men’s Over 50
The Over 50’s has progressed through 1 and 1/2 rounds without
any major incidents so far. In the top half of the draw the
expected quarters of Adrian Jaski (Middlesex) against Ged Martin
(Yorkshire) and Martin Greenslade (Dorset) verses James
Barrington (Sussex). Only Barrington has dropped a game so far
and had to come from a game down before easing past Stephen
Edmondson (Cumbria) in Round 1.
Men’s Over 55
The seeding panel proved they are not usually far out with all
top 8 seeds through to Fridays Quarter Finals.
Men’s Over 60
Boasting an impressive 38 draw the Men’s Over 60’s is starting
to take shape. Unseeded Geoff Walton has gate crashed Round 3
with a solid 3-1 victory over 9/16 seed John Rae (Scotland), and
for his troubles now faces a battle against 3/4 seed Nicholas
Drysdale (Avon). The Over 60’s face a tough Friday with 2 rounds
to manoeuver for those hoping to make the Semi Finals.
Men’s Over 65
A host of injures and withdrawals meant that the Over 60 draw
needed to be reshuffled and only 2 Round 1 matches took place –
3/4 seed Geoff Howes (Surrey) and 5/8 seed Dave Harden
(Nottinghamshire) both progressing without too much trouble. The
No1 and 2 seeded positions are now taken by Barry Featherstone
(Hampshire) and Rodney Boswell (Cheshire).
The Men’s Over 70’s and the Women’s masters start their
campaigns on Friday
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Updated
Draws
from Thursday
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