The Northumbria County Closed 2022 is over and our champions have been determined!
We had an impressive entry this yr with over 70 entries and near 100 matches, together with 4 full graded attracts and an 8 participant girls’s draw! All of this simply over 3 months after the earlier, delayed county closed final October!
With an unlucky last-minute dropout from 13-time champion Dave Barnett and no.2 seed Chris Wiggins dropping out resulting from damage after his 1st spherical match, the Males’s title was open for the taking! Liam Gutcher was the one participant left within the draw with a county title to his identify, however Liam’s bid for his third title was reduce quick after he misplaced out to a formidable Michael Mattimore within the semi-final. The 2nd semi-final noticed Cai Youthful tackle Jamie Todd, each of who have been but to succeed in a county last, and Jamie took his alternative and superior to the ultimate with a 3-0 victory. Michael was on high type on this occasion and this continued within the last, dealing with virtually every thing Jamie needed to supply and, regardless of a valiant effort from Jamie, Michael was topped county champion!
Within the girls’s occasion, we have been seeded for a repeat of final yr’s last with each Sam Ward and Hannah Cliff successful their opening matches comfortably. Sam continued her dominance within the semi-final, beating Emma Rowell 3-0. The 2nd semi-final, nevertheless, didn’t go to seeding with Hannah falling ailing and having to withdraw giving third seed Rebecca Symmons a transparent path to the ultimate. Rebecca confirmed glimpses of her undoubted potential within the last, however Sam confirmed her class and cruised to her ninth, and sixth consecutive, girls’s county title!
Fundamental occasions outcomes:
| Males’s | Michael Mattimore | Jamie Todd | 3-0 11-5 11-8 11-5 |
| Girls | Sam Ward | Rebecca Symmons | 3-0 11-5 11-6 11-5 |
| B | Sam Sweeney | Simon Broatch | 3-0 |
| C | Bob Aynsley | Karen Heron | 3-0 11-6 11-7 11-8 |
| D | Jack Shotton | Ricki Norton | 3-1 15-13 September 11 11-5 11-6 |
Plate occasions outcomes:
| A | Chris Garner | Dan Ward | 3-2 7-11 11-13 11-6 11-6 11-7 |
| Girls | Annabelle Satow | Mia Smith | 3-2 11-7 11-7 8-11 10-12 11-9 |
| B | Charlie Ponent | Andrew Walsh | 3-1 11-9 12-10 8-11 11-8 |
| C | Joe Elliott | Andy King | 3-0 11-7 11-7 11-4 |
| D | Nick Thornton | Stuart Mitchell | 3-2 12-10 7-11 September 11 11-7 11-8 |
Congratulations to all of the winners and runners-up and a giant thanks to the occasion organisers, Steve Cubbins and Louise Robertson and everybody who helped out over the event!
The Grasp’s, Doubles and Racketball County occasions might be held later this yr, so maintain your eyes peeled!
