{"id":13509,"date":"2018-04-15T23:58:54","date_gmt":"2018-04-15T22:58:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/209.97.129.249\/?p=13509"},"modified":"2020-06-06T17:47:38","modified_gmt":"2020-06-06T16:47:38","slug":"dans-grant-and-tristao-win-second-national-doubles-title","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/therfa.uk\/dans-grant-and-tristao-win-second-national-doubles-title\/","title":{"rendered":"Dans Grant and Tristao win second National Doubles title"},"content":{"rendered":"

National Doubles Championship<\/strong>
\n Alleyn’s School, Dulwich, Sat\/Sun April 14\/15th<\/strong><\/p>\n

This year’s contest for the Cyriax Cup figured 18 pairs, with a predictably strong showing of Old Paulines and a significant contingent of \u00a0players from the Alleyn Old Boy Club, plus several with university status.\u00a0 Clubs from the Scottish Caledonian Club to the Winchester-based Wessex Club were represented, not to mention Stuart Watson and Tim Lewis from the South West who were coming to the end of their year-long tour of national and regional events to celebrate their ‘seniority’ within the game.\u00a0The range of ages represented was impressive and possibly unique (#onlyhebdenknows), with a number of\u00a0schoolboys competing, including the National U14 and U16 champion and one top pairing from Whitgift. There was also something of a family feel, with father and son Wiseman and brothers Peter and Julian Hanton in the draw. It was good to see 6-time National Singles champion James Toop, free from commitments to Eton Fives,\u00a0back in action, along with various schoolmasters and coaches. Perhaps it was the lure of Hamish-themed pink t-shirts that drew such a diverse assortment of players!<\/p>\n

Organiser Hamish Buchanan reports:\u00a0<\/em> The Two Dans won their second National Doubles title as a pair today, beating defending champions Will Ellison & Charlie Brooks in an epic three-game final, 16-14, 6-15, 15-13.<\/p>\n

This was after Will and Charlie cruised into the final with the loss of only 8 points in six games, whereas the Dans had a tough first and second round against James Toop & Gwydion Wiseman followed by Dave Butler & Richie Murby, then a three-game semi-final with Matt Shaw & Ollie Arnold. The possibly decisive moment came when Matt succumbed to cramp in the latter stages of a close, potentially match-winning second game for the younger pair.<\/p>\n

The final, played with the usual immaculate levels of sportsmanship, was exciting and stunning in equal measure, with the usual dynamic all-court rallying and an unexpected level of composure by the usually fallible Dan G in the third game.<\/p>\n

The plate was won by Adam George & Peter Hanton in a determined fashion after losing out in a close three-game match to Buchanan & Dean in the first round proper. The tournament also witnessed impressive performances from the previously mentioned Gwydion Wiseman and fellow schoolboys Cameron Low and Sarath Prakash.<\/p>\n

Scores<\/strong><\/p>\n

1st round:<\/strong> E.Carr & R.Sulkin bt T.Lewis & S.Watson 15-0, 15-3; J.Toop & G.Wiseman bt C.Low & S.Prakash 15-7, 15-5
\n2nd round:<\/strong> C.Brooks & W.Ellison (1) bt T.Chapman & A.Cochrane 15-3, 15-0; H.Buchanan & T.Dean bt A.George & P.Hanton (8) 15-4, 8-15, 15-11; J.Aquilina & J.Tilston (5) bt B.Callaghan & E.Hatton 15-10, 15-4; A.Boyd & E.Kay (4) bt Carr & Sulkin 15-2, 15-6; O.Arnold & M.Shaw (3) bt E.Ronan & H.Wiseman 15-2, 15-0; T.Parker & S.Russell (6) bt J.Hanton & B.Kirwan 15-6, 15-1; D.Butler & R.Murby (7) bt C.Burrows & G.Price 15-5, 15-7; D.Grant & D. Tristao (2) bt Toop & Wiseman 15-7, 15-13
\nQuarter-finals: \u00a0<\/strong>Brooks & Ellison bt Buchanan & Dean 15-0, 15-0; Boyd & Kay bt Aquilina & Tilston 15-11, 15-7; Arnold & Shaw bt Parker & Russell 13-15, 15-13, 15-6; Grant & Tristao bt Butler & Murby 15-8, 15-12
\nSemi-finals:<\/strong> Brooks & Ellison bt Boyd & Kay 15-1, 15-4; Grant & Tristao bt Arnold & Shaw 11-15, 15-9, 15-6
\nFinal:<\/strong> Grant & Tristao bt Brooks & Ellison 16-14. 6-15, 15-13
\nPlate:<\/strong> George & P.Hanton bt Ronan & H.Wiseman 15-7<\/p>\n

\"The<\/a>

Champions for the second time<\/p><\/div>\n

\"The<\/a>

The finalists<\/p><\/div>\n

\"The<\/a>

The Old Master!<\/p><\/div>\n

\"In<\/a>

In the pink!<\/p><\/div>\n

\"Dulwich<\/a>

Dulwich has seen nothing like it!<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

National Doubles Championship Alleyn’s School, Dulwich, Sat\/Sun April 14\/15th This year’s contest for the Cyriax Cup figured 18 pairs, with a predictably strong showing of Old Paulines and a significant contingent of \u00a0players from the Alleyn Old Boy Club, plus several with university status.\u00a0 Clubs from the Scottish Caledonian Club to the Winchester-based Wessex Club […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":13513,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/therfa.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2018\/04\/Apr18_b.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/therfa.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13509"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/therfa.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/therfa.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/therfa.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/therfa.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=13509"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/therfa.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13509\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/therfa.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/13513"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/therfa.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=13509"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/therfa.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=13509"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/therfa.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=13509"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}