Sally Helvey and Feona Bickley travelled to Pendle & Craven Croquet Club in Lancashire to take part in the National GC Series B Level finals tournament. The field of sixteen players was split into two all play all groups on the first day. They were both drawn in the same group. Both players won 5 of their seven games to win places in the main knockout on the following day including Sally beating the eventual tournament winner 7-0 and narrowly defeating Feona 7-6 in the last match of the first day.
Sally won her quarter final against Carol Huntington (Phyllis Court) 10-9 and in her semi-final beat Raghu Iyer (Phyllis Court) 4-7, 7-2, 7-6 to gain a place in the final, where she faced Alan Dix from Bowdon (Manchester). Sally finished as runner up losing the final 3-7, 6-7. Feona lost her quarter final match 9-10 to Ian Prince ( High Wycombe) but won both her subsequent matches to finish in 5th place overall.
Congratulations to both players.
Prize Winners
Sally receiving congratulations as runner up
Sally and Feona