This report is from Malcolm Wong.
2016 North Island Open Championships (15-17 July)
Wellington players won 12 titles. See below for events in which Wellington players won or were runner up.
B Grade Men’s Singles – Alfred de la Pena (WT) beat Heath Murdoch 3-0 (11-9 11-9 11-4)
D Grade Singles – Martin Young beat Connor Wadworth (MN) 3-0 (11-6 11-8 11-7)
Over 30 Men’s Singles – Ben Collins beat Tim Seaholme (MN) 3-1 (11-4 11-7 9-11 14-12)
Over 40 Men’s Singles – Heath Murdoch beat Depak Patel
3-0 (11-4 11-7 16-14)
Over 50 Men’s Singles – 1st Lindsay Ward 2nd Ian Talbot
(Round Robin)
Over 60 Men’s Singles – Bryan McConnochie beat Russell Winkley (HB) 3-2 (6-11 11-7 11-9 4-11 11-6)
Over 65 Men’s Singles – 1st Bryan McConnochie 2nd Dave Scott (WK) (Round Robin)
Men’s Doubles – Yi-Sien Lin (C)/Ben Collins beat Kelsey Amor/Victor Pollet (WT)
B Grade Men’s Doubles – Stephen Hirst/Heath Murdoch beat Alfred de la Pena/ Andrew Palmer (WT) 3-2
C Grade Men’s Doubles – Alex Mei (A)/Scott Higham beat Liam Buckrell
/Jordon Mills (O)
D Grade Doubles – Malcolm Wong/Martin Young beat Richard Ammundsen (MN)/ Jordon Mills (O) 3-0 (11-7 11-7 11-9)
Over 30 Men’s Doubles – Tim Seaholme/Mike Tate-Davis (MN) beat Stephen Hirst/Heath Murdoch
Over 40 Men’s Doubles – Depak Patel/Bryan McConnochie beat David Buckrell/Heath Murdoch
3-2
Over 50 Men’s Doubles – Lindsay Ward/Ian Talbot beat Paul Whitehead (WK)/ John Lea (BP)
Under 15 Boy’s Doubles – Alex Mei /Jason Sivilay(A) beat Xavier Lea (BP)/Liam Buckrell
Under 13 Mixed Doubles – Finn Holden (S)/Abbey Daisey (BP) beat Thomas Sun (MN)/Anna Wilson


