Marlborough College, Wiltshire
Saturday/Sunday, 18-19 April 2026
STOP PRESS No such thing as an easy win in this age category. Both the Singles and the Doubles final went to three games, with the defending champions successfully retaining their titles only after the closest of contests. The Singles saw an impressive performance from debutant Giles Munn, who fought his way through the field from 1st round to the final; the Doubles remains memorable among other things for Tom Kiggell and Dwight Murdoc playing in both round robins, in one group as Kiggell & Murdoc and in the other as Murdoc & Kiggell. Mr Hawke, ever inventive.
Report to follow
Singles
1st round: N Geere bt M Wade 11-5, 11-7; G Munn bt J Keyes 11-5, 11-0
Quarter-finals: T Maconie bt Geere 11-0, 11-0; J Hughes bt S Roberts 11-4, 11-0; D Fox bt T Hebblethwaite 12-10, 8-11, 11-8; G Munn bt J Minta 11-1, 11-3
Semi-finals: Maconie bt Hughes 15-8, 15-1; Munn bt Fox 15-0,15-0
Final: Maconie bt Munn 2-15, 15-13, 15-13
Plate: 1st Minta 45 pts ; 2nd Keyes 43 pts; 3rd Geere 37 pts
Doubles
Group stage
Group A: 1st T Hebblethwaite & T Maconie W4; 2nd D Fox & C Jones W3; 3rd T Kiggell & D Murdoc W2; 4th A Passey & R Thompson W1; 5th H Carpenter & N Witcombe
Group B: 1st T Bury & G Munn W4; 2nd H Buchanan & J Minta W3; 3rd A Pringle & M Spillane W2; 4th D Murdoc & T Kiggell W1; 5th A Smith & R Walton
Semi-finals: Fox & Jones bt Bury & Munn 11-7, 4-11, 12-10; Hebblethwaite & Maconie bt Buchanan & Minta 11-4, 11-4
Final: Hebblethwaite & Maconie bt Fox & Jones 11-1, 2-11, 11-4
Plate: Pringle & Spillane bt Kiggell & Murdoc 15-13
The Singles Champion for a second time
The Singles finalists
The Doubles finalists
The Champion in action
Doubles partner in action
A three-game Doubles final