Marlborough College, Dorset
Saturday/Sunday, 12-13 April 2025
STOP PRESS Tom Maconie did the double at this year’s Over 45 Championships, winning the Singles in a final against three-time champion John Minta on Saturday, then on Sunday the Doubles, with Tim Hebblethwaite, versus defending champions Andy Pringle & Morgan Spillane. Both Plates went to the Marlborough Town Club, with Jim Hughes winning the Singles and Harvey Bishop & Tom Kiggell the Doubles.
Singles
Quarter-finals: Dave Fox bt Nick Geere 11-3, 11-5; John Minta bt Jim Hughes 6-11, 11-7, 11-1; Tom Maconie bt Chris Jones 11-4, 11-7; Sam Roberts bt Tim Hebblethwaite 11-2, 9-11, 12-11
Semi-finals: Minta bt Fox 11-2, 11-2; Maconie bt Roberts 11-4, 11-2
Final: Maconie bt Minta 15-11, 15-0
Plate: 1st Hughes; 2nd Jones
Doubles
1st round: B Baral & A Smith bt A Dakin & M Patterson 15-5; H Buchanan & S Roberts bt S Brooke & P Grant 15-4; H Carpenter & P Folland bt N Geere & A Landon 16-15
Quarter-finals: A Pringle & M Spillane bt Baral & Smith 11-1, 11-0; J Hughes & C Jones bt H Bishop & T Kiggell 11-6, 11-6; T Hebblethwaite & T Maconie bt Buchanan & Roberts 11-6, 11-2; D Fox & J Minta bt Carpenter & Folland 11-2, 11-4
Semi-finals: Pringle & Spillane bt Hughes & Jones 15-2, 15-6; Hebblethwaite & Maconie bt Fox & Minta 15-6, 15-1
Final: Hebblethwaite & Maconie bt Pringle & Spillane 15-11, 15-6
Plate Semi-finals: Buchanan & Roberts bt Geere & Landon 11-4; Bishop & Kiggell bt Brooke & Grant 11-2
Plate final: Bishop & Kiggell bt Buchanan & Roberts 11-1
Second Plate: 1st Baral & Smith; 2nd Carpenter & Folland: 3rd Dakin & Patterson
First-time Veterans Singles Champion Tom Maconie
Singles finalists Tom and John
Singles Plate winner Jim Hughes
Veterans Doubles champions Tom & Tim
First time champions
Silver this time for Andy & Morgan
A pleasure to play with you!
Success for Marlborough Town Club
Plate winners Harvey & Tom
There was even a tankard for the 2nd Plate
With thanks to photographer Andy Pringle