Titles for Butler, Arnold and Parker at the Yorkshire Open

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Giggleswick School, Yorkshire
Saturday/Sunday, 6-7 October 2018

STOP PRESS: In Saturday’s Doubles Ollie Arnold & Theo Parker regained the title they won in 2016, in a small but high quality field, by beating the former Barnes Bridge champion pairing of Ben Beltrami & Dave Butler in the final. Beltrami and Butler met in the Singles final on Sunday, with Butler winning his third regional Singles title.

(Full report to come)

Singles

1st round: O Arnold bt S Russell 15-8, 15-3; T Parker bt H Buchanan 15-5, 15-1; B Beltrami bt E Hawke 15-6, 15-10
Semi-finals: D Butler bt Arnold 15-3, 15-3; Beltrami bt Parker 14-16, 15-10, 15-7
Final: Butler bt Beltrami  15-7, 15-1
Plate: Russell bt Hawke 15-4, 15-11

Doubles

1st round: E Hawke & R Lebon bt N Roberts & R Sandie 15-5, 15-3; H Buchanan & S Russell bt R Christie & S Kirby 15-2, 15-8; B Beltrami & D Butler bt AR and V Singh 15-1, 15-7
Semi-finals: Arnold & Parker bt Hawke & Lebon 15-2, 15-4; Beltrami & Butler bt Buchanan & Russell 15-4, 16-15
Final: Arnold & Parker bt Beltrami & Butler 15-4, 15-7
Plate: 1st Christie & Kirby (+20); 2nd Roberts & Sandie (+3); 3rd AR & Singh (-23)

2018 Yorkshire Singles champion Dave Butler with organiser John Hawke

Doubles champions Arnold & Parker

Runners-up Butler & Beltrami

Plate winners Kirby & Christie