Club Champs 09 under way

The 2009 edition of the Club Championships got under way last night (Monday), and despite the usual worries about 'should we ring everyone up to make sure they know they're playing' there were only a couple of no shows, and those have been rearranged.

With the main events using 'normal' scoring the 30-minute court allocation was a tad on the short side (I'm talking about you, Maurice), but to be fair I always prefer to have people waiting for courts rather than have them standing empty.

Match of the night was Steve Robertson's narrow 3-2 escape against Hannah Cliff, closely followed by the enthralling Colin McNestrie/Jason Follin duel which concluded the evening on court four (3-2 to Colin). I must have inadverdently locked the passageway door as I went to mark it, because the expected crowds simply failed to appear - you don't know what you missed, people.

Action continues tonight, starting at 6pm ... and remember, the finals are on Saturday night ('cos I'm departing for warmer climes on Sunday!).

Steve Cubbins