Graham and Elroy triumph in Doubles

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The annual Club Championships continued on Thursday with the Open Doubles. Seven pairs competed and were initially split into two groups. The winners and runners-up in each group then qualified for the cross-over semi-finals.

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Top seeds Razvan Bucur and Igor Liiko won all their three matches in Group A although they were taken into a fourth game by Ludo Montiel, winner last week of the Veterans' Singles, and Zsolt Varga. Ludo and Zsolt claimed the runners-up spot in the group but all three of their matches required a fourth game to decide the outcome. Third place was taken by Tony  Hotson and Alexi Zubrenhov and fourth place by Walter Aldridge and Bhopinder Toor.

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Second seeds Graham Trimming and Elroy Hull won Group B although Michal Garski and Keith Hall did take game 3 before the seeds exerted their grip with an 11-0 scoreline in the fourth game. Michal and Keith beat the 12-year old starlets Anna Piercey and Rachael Iles for the runners-up spot.

 

Razvan and Igor were made to fight all the way against Michal and Keith in their semi-final but eventually secured their spot in the final with a 3-2 win. Meanwhile, Graham and Elroy lost the first game to Ludo and Zsolt but recovered strongly to win 3-1.

 

The final result was a reversal of the seeded positions, won by Graham and Elroy over Razvan and Igor 3-1. 

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The Championships continue next Thursday (23rd) with the Open Singles and the Junior Singles on Bank Holiday Monday (27th).