The SPA SINGLES CHAMPIONSHIP and SHOOTING COMPETITION were held on a very wet but luckily warm and windless Sunday at Inverleith Petanque Club Edinburgh. Twenty four hardy players turned up from Fochabers, Perth, Ayr, Troon and Edinburgh – most taking part in both Competitions.
In the morning the Singles Championship was played in leagues to qualify three groups of eight. The afternoon was a straight knock out format for the Cup, Plate and Spoon.
In the Singles, the Cup was keenly contested and saw Ed Strachan from Perth come out on top, winning his four morning games and in the afternoon defeating two of Scotland’s top players – Robbie Stronach in the semi-final and John Wilson in the final – to become the SPA 2008 Scottish Singles Champion.
Ed Strachan SPA Singles Winner 2008
John Porter from Inverleith won the Plate defeating Dani Cassini, Inverleith, in the final. Stuart Malcolm from Perth defeated Howard Tipton, Inverleith, to lift the Spoon.
The Shooting Competition was also keenly fought with John Wilson from Fochabers defeating Dani Cassini, Inverleith, in the final by one point to lift the Shooting Trophy.
Thanks go to Derek Adam for the smooth running of both Competitions and to the ladies of the Inverleith Club for providing sustenance both in the morning and at lunch time.
Report by Douglas Hamilton.
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