TORBAY QUIZ LEAGUE

REPORT AND RESULTS

09:12:2009

Grenville Division: Crown & Sceptre 45 (30), Castle Inn 29 (13); Royal A 42 (37), Paignton Sea Anglers A 40 (12); Paignton Sea Anglers D 44 (31), Royal C 42 (27).

Hawkins Division: Bickley Mill 37 (21), Churston Golf Club Wytookays 30 (14); Preston Con Club 32 (21), Devonport A 44 (35); Devonport B 41 (20), Torquay Rugby Club 43 (21).

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Royal A were made to sweat for their eighth win out of eight in Grenville, against Paignton Sea Anglers A. The Royal led after the first round, with A Anglers pulling level in round two, then moving ahead by the halfway stage. Royal regained a single-point lead in the next round and clung on to the lead to the final question. Royal C took the lead in first conferring, but their opponents Paignton Sea Anglers D took up the running in the second section and, by the end of round four, held a nine-point advantage. Royal C recouped two points in second conferring and took the final section 8-3, but it was not quite enough and D Anglers won 44-42. Crown & Sceptre climbed off the bottom of the table after their 45-29 defeat of Castle Inn, moving above A Anglers. The teams were all square at the halfway point but a difference of five turned into a disaster in the final section, with Crown scoring eleven without reply.

Devonport B stayed at the top of Hawkins, but only on aggregate points following their defeat at the hands of Torquay Rugby Club. Dev B held a slender lead until the last round but were another team to suffer from going first, losing 8-3 and with it the match. Bickley Mill drew level on match points at the top of the table, defeating Churston Golf Club Wytookays 37-30. Bickley had surrendered an early lead, with the teams locked level after the fourth and fifth rounds. Bickley took the final round 8-1 - and, yes, Bickley went second - and now trail Dev B on aggregate points only. Devonport A maintained their third position with a comfortable victory at Preston Con Club, and held a ten-point lead after five rounds. A correctly-answered question by Dev A number one Bev Rivers put the result beyond doubt and her team went on to win 44-32.

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Royal A found themselves sitting on a two-point lead at the top of Grenville after their 37-12 defeat of Paignton Sea Anglers A. Royal's lead was unassailable before the end of conferring and the closer-run last round was little comfort to the A Anglers. Paignton Sea Anglers D did the Royal A a big favour by taking the points against Royal C in a tight match. The teams were level after the opening section, and D Anglers edged a single-point advantage by half-way. They also won each of the last two rounds and the match 31-27. However D Anglers did not climb up the table, with Crown & Sceptre claiming a 30-13 victory against Castle Inn. The Crown led from the off, but the Castle's single bonus in round four boosted the Crown's winning margin.

Hawkins pacesetters Devonport A put the divisional championship beyond doubt when they beat Preston Con Club 35-12, a victory ensured before the end of conferring. Their nearest rivals, Devonport B, suffered a single-point defeat against Torquay Rugby Club, with the teams never having been more than one point apart all night. Bickley Mill drew level on match points with Devonport B on the back of their 21-14 defeat of Churston Golf Club Wytookays. Wytookays led to the half-way point but a poor showing in conferring allowed Bickley to take up the lead and they made no mistake in the last round.

Fixtures for 6 January 2010:

Grenville: Crown & Sceptre v Paignton Sea Anglers D

Royal A v Royal C

Paignton Sea Anglers A v Castle Inn

Hawkins: Bickley Mill v Devonport B

Preston Con Club v Torquay Rugby Club

Devonport A v Churston Golf Club Wytookays