Berkhamsted’s pair included Sam Kaynama and Barney Baines. It was held at Eton College on Tuesday 19th March 2019 with 32 pairs entered. The first round surprise was Ludgrove 4 winning their group defeating Berkhamsted 2. Indeed Ludgrove and Summer Fields had three pairs each in the quarter-finals of the main draw. In the final, it was 9-9 in the first game and could have gone either way. Ludgrove 1 (Charlie Hope and Rory Acheson-Gray), seeded two, were putting plenty of pressure on the first seeds but Berkhamsted’s consistent accuracy prevailed. The score was 12-9, 12-7.
The Quarter-Final Competition was won by Ludgrove 4 who beat Summer Fields 2; the Jeremy Marston Plate was won by Berkhamsted 2 who beat Ludgrove 3; Berkhamsted 4 beat Cranleigh 1 in the final of the Roddy Forman Salver.
Results
Quarter-Finals
Berkhamsted 1 beat Summer Fields 2 2-0 (12-2, 12-5)
Sunningdale 1 beat Summer Fields 3 2-0 (12-4, 12-2)
Summer Fields 1 beat Ludgrove 2 2-0 (12-3, 12-1)
Ludgrove 1 beat Ludgrove 4 2-0 (12-3, 12-7)
Semi-Finals
Berkhamsted 1 beat Sunningdale 1 2-0 (12-5, 12-8)
Ludgrove 1 beat Summer Fields 1 2-0 (12-9, 12-8)
Final
Berkhamsted 1 beat Ludgrove 1 2-0 (12-9, 12-7)
Quarter-Finalists Plate
Ludgrove 4 beat Summer Fields 2 2-0 (12-6, 12-3)
Jeremy Marston Plate
Berkhamsted 2 beat Ludgrove 3 2-0 (12-8, 12-10)
Roddy Forman Salver
Berkhamsted 4 beat Cranleigh 1 12-7