EPSCA U9 FINALS
MAY 13 2000
Richmond finished in a respectable third place in the EPSCA U9 Finals after suffering another last round collapse.
The convincing winners were Essex, who have a very strong team this year. Many of their players have
won top junior tournaments and compete on the adult tournament circuit - we've seen some of them doing well
in Richmond Rapidplays.
Congratulations to them, and also to North West London on an excellent second place.
We were pleased to see Cyrus Imregun returning to form, while Michael Boulton took his total to 9/9 for
the season. As we suspected, our top boards were not quite strong enough to enable us to make a credible challnege
for first place.
The signs are hopeful for next year: our top two U8s, Michael Boulton and Josh Hemmings both scored
100%, while our reserves, all of whom will still be eligible next season, shared first place in their competition.
| Board |
Round 1 |
Round 2 |
Round 3 |
| 1 Joe Snape |
1 v Yorks |
0 v Lincs |
0 v Northants |
| 2 Reza Khorasanee |
1 v Devon |
0 v Essex |
0 v Wey Valley |
| 3 Erroll Wood |
½ v Somerset |
0 v Gtr Manchester |
0 v Notts |
| 4 Robbie Parker |
1 v Wirral |
1 v Wilts |
0 v Hants |
| 5 Ralph Caldecott |
1 v Cambs |
½ v NW London |
0 v Bucks |
| 6 Cyrus Imregun |
1 v Northants |
1 v Yorks |
1 v Lincs |
| 7 James Parker |
0 v Wey Valley |
1 v Devon |
0 v Essex |
| 8 Michael Boulton |
1 v Notts |
1 v Somerset |
1 v Gtr Manchester |
| 9 Joshua Hemmings |
1 v Hants |
1 v Wirral |
1 v Wilts |
| 10 James Thorburn |
1 v Bucks |
1 v Cambs |
0 v NW London |
| 11 Sam Bloom |
1 v Lincs |
1 v Northants |
0 v Yorks |
| 12 Noah Schlesinger |
0 v Essex |
0 v Wey Valley |
1 v Devon |
| R1 Tom Anthony |
1 v Hants |
1 v Lincs |
1 v Northants |
| R2 Jack Thompson |
1 v Hants |
½ v Essex |
½ v Wey Valley |
| R3 Rahil Davda |
0 v Somerset |
1 v Gtr Manchester |
1 v Notts |
| R4 Anuk Sirisena |
1 v Wirral |
1 v Wilts |
1 v Hants |
Final scores:
1. Essex 28
2. North West London 25
3. Richmond 21
4. Hampshire 20½
5= Nottinghamshire 19½
5= Wey Valley 19½
7. Yorkshire 19
8. Somerset 18½
9. Northamptonshire 18
10. Cambridgeshire 17½
11. Greater Manchester 16½
12. Buckinghamshire 16
13. Devon 14½
14. Lincolnshire 13
15. Wiltshire 12
16. Wirral 9