Steve Bertie, Sarah Riach and
Jack Williamson won the major titles at the Closed Championship, as the
Kingshurst Bribar club dominated the event which was staged at the Wood Green
Centre, Wednesbury.
Bertie beat club-mate and No.2
seed Scott Prime in a final that saw title-holder Prime race to a two-game
advantage before Bertie produced the power that took the crown.
England cadet-ranked Williamson
had a shock win over No.1 seed Ian Ferguson (Curdworth), while Warwickshire
champion Mike Browne lost to a Colebridge newcomer Muhammad Khalid.
Riach beat Kingshurst colleague
Helen Turner 15-13 in the decider, in a pulsating ladies singles final.
Williamson picked up both the
junior and cadet events, with final wins over Nabil Khalfey (Sutton Coldfield)
and Ian Anson (Baverstock) respectively.
The Williamson/Alan Caffery
combination clinched the men's doubles, with a final win over Ferguson/Andy
Hare, with the youngsters also putting out Navinder Matharu/Edward Lynn
(Colebridge) and Bertie/Browne.
Bertie won his second title in
the men's Over-40s competition, while Martin Round (Sutton) Over-50s and Neil
Wheatley (Colebridge) Over-60s were also successful.
Ferguson, Lynn and Sasha
Grokhotov will again represent Birmingham in their Midland League clash against
Stafford at the Colebridge club on Sunday (2.30pm).
Victories over Leamington and Leicester have put Birmingham in prime position to
regain the title after a decade.