Exeter & District Badminton League

In the Men’s Singles Final Jamie defeated the former champion, Mark Trebble (Cranford) in three sets and in the Men’s Doubles Final Roberton & Phillips beat the number one seeds and champions for the last six years, Trebble & Dan Harris (Exeter) in straight sets. 

In the Ladies’ Doubles Cranford’s Nikita Smethurst successfully defended her title, this time with Leanne Debenham, defeating their clubmates, Lisa Stevens & Sandra Lear.

 

There were some close games in the round-robin Handicap events. Sandra Lear (Cranford) and Julie Frost (Sidmouth) won the Ladies Doubles with maximum points to finish four points ahead of the young Honiton/Sidmouth pairing of Deborah Green and Grace Williams. Bernard & Jack Langlois (Cranford) won Section A of the Mens Doubles and the winners of Section B were the St. Leonards pair - Pierre Aumjaud and Anthony Graham. Only 14 points separated the pairs in the top section of the Mixed Doubles which was won by Adrian Wijay and Jess Hand (St. Leonards) who finished one point ahead of their clubmates Adrian Midmer and Anne Stanley.   James Allum (Clyst Vale) and Nicola Martin (Raleigh) were undefeated at the top of Section B and only 3 points ahead of Paul Stanley (Culm Valley) and Deborah Green (Honiton). 

 

Winner:         Sarah Preece (Queens)

Runner-up:   Leanne Debenham (Cranford)

 

Semi-finals:-    Jamie Roberton (Cranford) beat Ben Watkins (Queens) 21-18, 21-13

                            Mark Trebble (Cranford) beat Joe Davies (Cranford) 21-13, 21-16 

Final:-                Roberton beat Trebble 21-11, 16-21, 21-17

Plate Final:       Geoff Littler (Exeter) beat Sam Owens (Exeter) 21-17, 21-19

 

Winners:        Nikita Smethurst and Leanne Debenham (Cranford)  

Runners-up:   Sandra Lear and Lisa Stevens (Cranford)                           

Semi-finals:-       Dan Harris (Exeter) and Mark Trebble(Cranford) beat Sam Owens and Ryan Parker-   Bowker (Exeter) 21-14, 21-14

Jamie Roberton and Zac Phillips (Cranford) beat Ben Watkins and Harry Hacking (Queens) 21-15, 21-10

Final:-                    Roberton and Phillips beat Harris and Trebble 21-12, 21-18

Plate Final:          Sam Lees and Geoff Littler (Exeter) beat Joe Davies and Vernon Smeed (Cranford) 21-11, 21-19

 

Semi-finals:-       Jamie Roberton and Betty Blair (Cranford) beat Gareth Pearse(Exeter) and Julie Frost

                                (Sidmouth) 21-10, 25-23

                                Sam Owens and Suzanne Owens (Exeter) beat Mark Trebble and Leanne Debenham                     (Cranford) 14-21, 21-19, 21-19

Final:-                    Roberton and Blair beat Owens and Owens 21-9, 21-16

Plate Final:         Joe Davies and Nikita Smethurst (Cranford) beat Tim Wardale and Louise Gubbin

                             (St. Leonards) 21-16, 21-19

 

 

Winners:              Sandra Lear and Julie Frost (Cranford/Sidmouth -6)  on 126 points

Runners-up:       Deborah Green and Grace Williams (Honiton/Sidmouth +5)   on 122 points 

 

 Men’s Doubles – Section A

Winners:             Bernard Langlois and Jack Langlois (Cranford Scr) on 159 points 

Runners-up:       Joe Davies and Vernon Smeed (Cranford -8) on 151 points

 

Winners:             Pierre Aumjaud and Anthony Graham (St. Leonards +5) on 162 points

Runners-up:       Mark Stanley and David Stanley (Culm Valley +5) on 155 points

 

Winners:             Adrian Wijay and Jess Hand (St. Leonards -1) on 97 points

Runners-up:       Adrian Midmer and Anne Stanley (St. Leonards -7) on 96 points

 

Winners:             James Allum and Nicola Martin (Clyst Vale/Raleigh Scr) on 105 points

Runners-up:       Paul Stanley and Deborah Green (Culm Valley/Honiton +3) on 102 points