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Monarch Edition
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Comment now on the latest news at the Forum LACH’S LAUGH Another Pairs success after final race win Don Valley (22) are Club Pairs Champions once more following a single point victory over Brighton in this years final. Laceby was the venue for the Vipers record extending seventh success in the competition, it completed when Valeri Lach (10) took the three points for a heat 21 victory over the pairing from Manor. Don Valley are the current holders of all five of the major domestic trophies following their clean sweep in SL26, the first of which they successfully defended, albeit in less decisive fashion than in last season’s decider when they picked up three 5-1’s on their way to a four point win over Denaby. Just the one maximum this week, that came in heat two when Lach and Samuel Murphy (12) eased to victory over underdogs Hertford. They struggled to dominate the meeting despite taking the best of starts, however their rivals for the silverware were too inconsistent to make a serious challenge. It’s the third time Lach and Murphy have combined to win the silverware, their victory in SL26 having followed a win in the final two years earlier. It equals the record of wins for the same partnership in the competition, a record also held by Don Valley, Matthew Madigan and Leon Creer having been previous three-times winners for the Vipers, those coming in SL5, SL8 and SL9. In all Madigan has a record four Pairs titles to his name—he also lifting the trophy while representing Don Valley alongside Liam Marlow in SL11—a figure matched by Bradley Law, who took two wins apiece for both Cradley Heath and Ramsgate. Four is now the target for Lach and Murphy, who’ll no doubt by back to attempt and defend their crown once again.TODAY: Shorts The nearly men of last season are the nowhere men of the new campaign. Last years runners-up Denaby end the week in the division one relegation zone and are still looking for their first home win following two further losses at The Hellodrome, they going down 44-45 there to Altrincham in the league, and by four against Brighton in the cup. It wasn’t as close as the final score suggests when the Panthers took their second away win of the division one campaign, a third victory of the meeting from 19 year old reserve Salih Thorman (11+1) securing the points for the visitors, who end the week second in the table, just points difference behind Don Valley. Altrincham went on to become the first team to beat the leaders in the league this season when hosting them at the Cheshire Arena, Thorman (6+2) again amongst the points, he winning the first of three 5-1’s for the hosts in heat two, the third in heat 14 won by second string Chris Carver (6+3) completing the victory. Brighton’s Division One Cup win at Denaby was by a four point margin, three wins apiece from Dale Bailey (12) and Waclaw Kozlowski (11) providing the backbone to the Bombers 43-47 success.
Ramsgate reach the first GSA change unbeaten and two points clear at the top of division two. After 17 consecutive top flight seasons under their belts, this is only their second at this level and their first since SL9. A draw at Buxton kept their strong start to their bid to make an immediate return to division one intact, second string Darko Toman (7) and reserve Ben Dixon (9) amongst five different heat winners for the hosts, the former gets to keep his 6.00 point start of season GSA for the next six weeks (he his currently averaging 8.80) after appearing in just five league meetings to date in SL27. A big increase though for Quantock reserve Ethan McCarthy—from 3.94 to 6.14—the 23 year old pre-season addition from Don Valley amongst the heat winners for the Rangers as they won at Sankey this week, 43-46. The win ended a run of 16 consecutive league defeats at the venue for Nick Howard’s side, who climb from the bottom three and into the promotion places.
Just three away wins in division three after six weeks with the third recorded by Benfleet in the latest round of fixtures. Mauro Bruno (11) and Ull Stormo (11+2) scored a last heat 5-1 for Andy Harvey’s side as they took the points at Newquay, 42-48, a result which helps lift them into second spot, just points difference behind Stobswood. The Welfare hit the summit for the first time following a draw at previous leaders Tottenham, the injury hit hosts were twice six up but had to settle for a point after conceding a last heat 4-2 to Indrek Ratnikov (17) and Ville Koskinen (10+2). Stobswood did manage to get an away victory over the line in the Division Three Cup, prolific reserve Morgan Hampton scoring 8+3 as they won at Hull 41-49 in that competition.
Unattached Dane’ Kofi Fogt (15) made an immediate name for himself by winning his WU19 semi final in Horsens with a 15 point maximum. Tottenham’s Mattias Malbreg (13) beat Zombor Laska in a race-off to win the second of the ties at Cradley Heath.
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