Marwood Marches to Matchplay Title!
Jonathan Marwood claimed his first English Matchplay Crown with a 2-0 win over the tenacious Darren Kell in the final. Marwood played well all day and had a vital 65 unfinished in the second game to see him over the line.
Marwood on route to the final had wins over Derek Rogers 2-1, Ron Bickerdike 2-0, Terry McAdam Q/F 2-0 and Craig Fitzpatrick S/F 2-0. Marwood scored steadily with breaks of 70,69,65 and 51 throughout the day to win.
Kell’s route to the final included wins over Paul Wood 2-0, Ian Bright 2-0, Paul Roberts Q/F 2-1, Chris Taylor S/F 2-1, and his top visit on the day was 60, but showed relentless matchplay throughout!
The losing semi finalists were Chris Taylor and Craig Fitzpatrick. Taylor had an excellent win over Rob Marshall in the quarter final stage 2-1. His top visit on the day was a break of 76. Fitzpatrick edged past Chris Appleton in his Q/F game 2-1 before coming unstuck against Marwood.
The plate competition was won by Rob Hall who beat Jerry Warren 2-0 in the final. Hall had wins over Paul Robinson 2-0, Jake Hodgson 2-1 (who had a 45 unfinished to win the second game) and Atkinson S/F 2-0. Hall had 101 unfinished in his semi-final match. The high break in the main competition was 82 from Rob Marshall.
The English Matchplay is a national title and includes past names such as Matt Sutton, Billy Bousfield, Roxton Chapman and of course Rob Hall. We congratulate Jonathan on his great achievement adding his name to the list.
