Six schools entered the competition this year, and each team played every other in a 3 pair round-robin match of two games without setting, scoring one championship point for each game won. The overall standard continues to improve, and the teams were more evenly matched than in the past, resulting in some close contests. The decisive match was between Highgate and Shrewsbury, where both second and third pairs drew 1-1. In the first pair, Highgate won the first game easily, but were pushed much harder in the second and only just came through 12-10.
1st - Highgate 27 points
2nd - Shrewsbury 24 points
3rd - St Olave’s 15 points
4th - Eton 11 points
5th - Berkhamsted 10 points
6th - Lancing 3 points
Round 1
Eton beat Lancing 6-0
J MacDonagh & W Harman beat T Betts & M Scurr
12-5, 12-5
F Goodman & B Kelly beat D Newman & J McLean
12-11, 12-4
J Hopton & B Slater beat J Betts & M Jones
12-7, 12-7
Highgate beat Berkhamsted 6-0
S Little & H Hatchwell beat A Joyce & J O’Neill
12-6, 12-8
C Ryan & N Lindo beat P Bird & J Steadman
12-10, 12-7
J Marks & M Karamani beat J Stroud & J Holroyd
12-1, 12-2
Shrewsbury beat St Olave’s 6-0
R Griffiths & T Jayapani beat M Bassett & J Moore
12-2, 12-10
C Hughes & T Welti beat R Tudor & B Michaels
12-5, 12-3
G Thomason & R Salmon beat R Geere & L Wooldridge
12-5, 12-4
Round 2
Highgate beat Eton 5-1
S Little & H Hatchwell beat J MacDonagh & W Harman
12-8, 12-8
C Ryan & N Lindo beat F Goodman & B Kelly
12-1, 12-1
J Marks & M Karamani drew with J Hopton & B Slater
12-7, 11-12
St Olave’s beat Lancing 5-1
M Bassett & J Moore beat T Betts & M Scurr
12-4, 12-5
R Tudor & L Wooldridge beat D Newman & J McLean
12-8, 12-5
R Geere & J Elansei drew with J Betts & M Jones
12-11, 11-12
Shrewsbury beat Berkhamsted 4-2
R Griffiths & T Jayapani drew with A Joyce & J O’Neill
11-12, 12-6
C Hughes & T Welti drew with J Holroyd & J Steadman
12-1, 11-12
G Thomason & R Abroll beat P Bird & J Stroud
12-0, 12-3
Round 3
Eton drew with Berkhamsted 3-3
J MacDonagh & W Harman drew with A Joyce & J O’Neill
7-12, 12-8
F Goodman & B Kelly lost to P Bird & J Holroyd
6-12, 10-12
J Hopton & B Slater beat J Steadman & J Stroud
12-6, 12-6
Highgate beat St Olave’s 6-0
S Little & H Hatchwell beat M Bassett & J Moore
12-9, 12-4
C Ryan & J Marks beat B Michaels & J Elansei
12-11, 12-3
N Lindo & M Karamani beat R Tudor & R Geere
12-11, 12-11
Round 4
St Olave’s beat Eton 5-1
M Bassett & J Moore drew with J MacDonagh & W Harman
12-8, 10-12
B Michaels & J Elansei beat F Goodman & B Kelly
12-9, 12-9
R Tudor & L Wooldridge beat J Prest & T Sasada
12-1, 12-1
Berkhamsted beat Lancing 4-2
A Joyce & J O’Neill beat T Betts & M Scurr
12-4, 12-6
P Bird & J Steadman beat D Newman & J McLean
12-2, 12-3
J Stroud & J Holroyd lost to J Betts & M Jones
12-6, 12-7
Highgate beat Shrewsbury 4-2
S Little & H Hatchwell beat R Griffiths & T Jayapani
12-2, 12-10
C Ryan & J Marks drew with C Hughes & T Welti
10-12, 12-7
N Lindo & M Karamani drew with G Thomason & R Salmon
12-10, 10-12
Round 5
Shrewsbury beat Eton 6-0
Griffiths & T Jayapani beat J MacDonagh & W Harman
12-1, 12-8
C Hughes & T Welti beat F Goodman & B Kelly
12-0, 12-0
G Thomason & R Abroll beat J Prest & T Sasada
12-1, 12-5
Highgate beat lancing 6-0
S Little & H Hatchwell beat T Betts & J Betts
12-7, 12-8
C Ryan & J Marks beat D Newman & J McLean
12-4, 12-1
N Lindo & M Karamani beat M Scurr & M Jones
12-2, 12-1
St Olave’s beat Berkhamsted 5-1
M Bassett & J Moore drew with A Joyce & J O’Neill
6-12, 12-11
B Michaels & J Elansei beat J Holroyd & J Steadman
12-11, 12-3
R Geere & L Wooldridge beat P Bird & J Stroud
12-8, 12-2
C.M.B.W.
Williams Schools Cup Report 2009 by Mark Williams
Created 9th March 2009 by Mike Fenn
efa@etonfives.co.uk