Finals:
Harry Church retained the Shropshire Verti-Drain & Turf Services Mid Shropshire Merit after edging out Sinclair team mate Ayden Smith 20 in a classic final. Harry led 10-2 early on as it looked like he would run away with it. However Ayden got back to 11-9 down before then leading 16-15. Harry went 17-16 up and from then on in neither held the block. It was 17 across then Harry went 19-17 up and then to 19 across. Ayden then laid two on with Harry too far but he was good land and he hit the block to score one. He then was two on next end with a bowl a foot past the jack, but Ayden drew it. Ayden then played a 25m mark and had two bowls two foot either side but Harry drew them last end to win 20 and become the 5th bowler to retain this title after Jack Driscoll, Andy Stevens, Jamie King and John Breeze.
In the Semi Finals Harry held off a late comeback from Nathan Lacey after being 15-9 and 17-11 up. Nathan got back to 19-18 down but Harry got the two he needed. Ayden also had a late scare against 14 year old Ellis Griffiths who came back from 13-6 down to 15-12 adrift. Ayden kicked on to lead 20-14 but Ellis came back again to get back to 20-19 behind, but Ayden managed to get out.
Well done to Harry Church on his success and qualifying for the Mid Shropshire Champion of Champions and Shropshire Champion of Champions.
Thank you to Donnington Wood for hosting, and to Shropshire Verti-Drain & Turf Services for their sponsorship. Thank you to those who marked and measured today.
Pictures are below the reports for the first two rounds.
Full scores are here.
Quarter Finals:
Ellis Griffiths raced 8-0 up on Rob Clarke but Rob got back to 12-8. Ellis extended his lead to 17-8 and ran out from 17-12 up.
Ayden Smith went 14-8 up on Dan Williams but Dan closed to 14-12. Ayden though kept his advantage to win 15.
Harry Church went 7-0 up and despite Steve Worthington getting back to 10-5 behind he won 8.
Nathan Lacey was 9-7 down to Nick Mullinder but then went 11-9 up. From 14-13 ahead he ran out.
Round 1:
Ellis Griffiths went 9-6 and 12-11 behind Roy Bradburn but went 17-12 up and won 16.
Rob Clarke was 7-1 down to John Potter but went 14-9 up. John went 16-14 up however Rob then ran out.
Ayden Smith was 10-6 up on Gareth Jones then 13-10 down. From 14-13 behind he ran out in 1s.
Dan Williams was 10-4 up on Pete Farmer but Pete got back to 12 across. Dan went 17-13 ahead and managed to win 18.
Harry Church was 7-3 down and 11-10 behind Rob Steventon but went 17-11 up and won 13.
Steve Worthington from only 7-6 up went 16-6 ahead (to win the highest break) of Paul Osborne and won 10.
Nick Mullinder was 10-5 down to Allan Smith but then went 13-10 ahead. From 17-14 behind he won 18.
Nathan Lacey was 11-4 down to Lillo Farruggio but from 14-9 behind he went 18-15 up and won 18.
Qualifying:
Allscott Heath
Former Dixon & Driscoll Doubles winner Nick Mullinder qualified at Allscott, beating Phil Griffiths 15 and Jamie Pritchard 4. Gareth Jones got through by defeating Rowan Fuller 4, Owen Cherrington 2 and Pete Burd 15. Steve Worthington was the final qualifier, getting past Rich Simmonds and Kevin Edwards 16 and Steve Parton 13.
Results are here.
Charlton
Former winner Roy Bradburn got through at the Charlton after overcoming Kevin Lavelle 7, Tony Roche 18 and Greg Needham 12. Dan Williams qualified again after defeating John Clarke 5, Lee Parton 13 and Jordon Millman 15. Lillo Farruggio beat Chris Newbrook 19 and Luke Fearnall 16 to qualify.
Results are here.
St Georges
Nathan Lacey qualified at St Georges after surviving a scare first round against Jamie Millman 20, but then comfortably beating John Lumsden 8 and Ricky Davies 9. Rob Clarke defeated Danny Oliver 19, Phil Emery 12 and Sean Keeshan 3, while Alan Smith got past Dave Brown 12 and Alex Turnbull 14 to both qualify.
Results are here.
Stockton
Reigning Champion Harry Church will defend his title on finals day as he beat Tim Willis-Cotton 10 and Simon Oldcorn 18. He was joined by his Sinclair team mate and former winner Pete Farmer, who beat Mark Doodson 8, Adam Roden 16 and Neil Smallman 12 to get through.
Results are here.
Allscott Heath
John Potter qualified once again as he beat Phil Wain 12, Karen Smith 17 and Al Jarvis 16. Ellis Griffiths might be the youngest ever qualifier for this competition at 14 years of age, he defeated Ali Cotton 10, Helen Clee 17 and Paul Beer 11.
| 1 | John Potter | 21 | 16 | Alasdair Jarvis |
| 2 | Ellis Griffiths | 21 | 11 | Paul Beer |
| 1 | Alasdair Jarvis | 21 | 12 | Lee Walmsley |
| 2 | John Potter | 21 | 17 | Karen Smith |
| 3 | Ellis Griffiths | 21 | 17 | Helen Clee |
| 4 | Paul Beer | 21 | 11 | David Hall |
| 1 | Alasdair Jarvis | 21 | 12 | Jack Peach |
| 2 | Lee Walmsley | 21 | 18 | Ian Edwards |
| 3 | Karen Smith | 21 | 20 | Steve Faulkner |
| 4 | John Potter | 21 | 12 | Phil Wain |
| 5 | Helen Clee | 21 | 10 | John Lea |
| 6 | Ellis Griffiths | 21 | 10 | Alison Cotton |
| 7 | David Hall | 21 | 0 | BYE |
| 8 | Paul Beer | 21 | 0 | BYE |
Newport
Rob Steventon got through at Newport after beating Tracy Gibbs 10, Harriet Simmonds 9 and Darren Fielding 18, after running out in 2s from 18-15 down.
| 1 | Robert Steventon | 21 | 18 | Darren Fielding |
| 1 | Darren Fielding | 21 | 6 | Daniel Wilson |
| 2 | Robert Steventon | 21 | 9 | Harriet Simmonds |
| 1 | Daniel Wilson | 21 | 16 | Harris Needham |
| 2 | Darren Fielding | 21 | 16 | Peter Millington |
| 3 | Harriet Simmonds | 21 | 13 | David Jones |
| 4 | Robert Steventon | 21 | 10 | Tracy Gibbs |
Shifnal
Former Finalist Ayden Smith qualified after defeating Emmet McKinley 12, Shavorne Osborne 16 and Steve Reeves 13. Paul Osborne also got through by getting past Logan Church 14, Stef Clarke 7 and Chris Dodds 10.
| 1 | Ayden Smith | 21 | 13 | Steve Reeves |
| 2 | Paul Osborne | 21 | 10 | Christopher Dodds |
| 1 | Ayden Smith | 21 | 16 | Shavorne Osborne |
| 2 | Steve Reeves | 21 | 15 | Ben Trower |
| 3 | Christopher Dodds | 21 | 19 | Roger Chapman |
| 4 | Paul Osborne | 21 | 7 | Stef Clarke |
| 1 | Ayden Smith | 21 | 12 | Emmet Mckinley |
| 2 | Shavorne Osborne | 21 | 13 | Neil Martin |
| 3 | Ben Trower | 21 | 16 | Beth Reeves |
| 4 | Steve Reeves | 21 | 12 | Dave Price |
| 5 | Roger Chapman | 21 | 6 | Ellis Reeves |
| 6 | Christopher Dodds | 21 | 7 | Luis Reeves |
| 7 | Stef Clarke | 21 | 9 | Stuart Church |
| 8 | Paul Osborne | 21 | 14 | Logan Church |