LEAGUE TOURNAMENT 2017/18

Simon Rooks?                       Paul Hillier/Nilanjana Datta                 Raj Sangha

Kamiel Papiez                           Greg Runowski                               Louis Roper-Gibbs          

Daniel Fielding                          Louis Roper-Gibbs             Louis Roper-Gibbs/Helen Arnold

            Paul Hillier                   Maya Malakova/Paul Hillier    Louis Roper-Gibbs/ Jakaub Kurowski                 

Shaun Murray/Helen Arnold      Louis Roper-Gibbs              Carlos Coutinho

       Jakaub Kurowski                    Simon Rooks?

The Fulbourn Sports Centre on Sunday 28^th January 2018.

Play started soon after 9am with the Open Singles groups, with all the top seeds making their way through to the Quarter Finals.
Jakaub Karowski, was first through to the semi-finals with a comfortable three straight victory over Shaun Murray. Daniel Hearn-Potton overcame James Kelly in four close legs.
Daniel Fielding won three straight against both Martin Freeland and then Daniel Hearn-Potton in the Semi Final.
Louis Roper-Gibbs came through the quarter final with Paul Hillier, to play his club mate Jakaub Karowski in an exciting semi-final. Louis lost the first leg, but hit back to take the next three to set up the final with Daniel Fielding.
Louis took the title for the first time over the former champion Daniel in another straight games win.

Helen Arnold recaptured the Ladies Singles title with victories over Maya Malakova, Sylvia Rehakova and Nilanjana Datta.

The young Hunts TTC pairing of Louis Roper-Gibbs and Jakaub Karowski proved too strong in the Mens Doubles, beating Dan Fielding and Shaun Murray in the semi-final and Richard Bellamy and James Kelly in the final.

Another Hunts TTC player Shaun Murray partnered Burwell’s  Helen Arnold to triumph in the Mixed Doubles over Paul Hillier and Nilanjana Datta.

Paul Hillier recovered from a leg down to become the Veterans Singles champion over Richard Bellamy.

Greg Runowski (St Ives) came back from a leg down to take the Restricted Singles over Simon Rooks (Elsworth).

Louis Roper-Gibbs (-12) hauled back a 24 point deficit to defeat Simon Rooks (+12) in the Handicap Final.

Carlos Coutinho (Cambridge Parkside) and Raj Sangha (Sawston) became the winners of the 3^rd and 4^th Division Singles respectively.

The final game of the day saw the Men’s and Ladies champions Louis Roper-Gibbs and Helen Arnold paired in the Drawn Doubles got the better of Paul Hillier and Maya Malakova.

Many thanks to the Brian Freer, Bob Pettit, Keith Richardson, Danny Bates and other members of the Cambridge League Committee for their hard work before and on the day.