TOWERS PC won the Eastern Counties Region Triples tournament for the second successive year.

The competition was held at Earls Colne Recreation Club and despite a low turnout, the quality of play was top class.

Aris Savvides, Colin Sams and Dawn Bourquin needed to win their last game to be in contention for the final.

But they lost 13-9 to Viv Middleton-Sams, Peter and Monica Ward.

Simon Bird, Julie Constable and Adam Buxton won the same amount of games as Towers but 13-1 and 13-3 defeats ruined their points difference.

The top team with four wins consisted of Trevor and Dan Blows (Onley PC, Stisted) and Lorne Gibson (Rayne Swan).

Their best performance was arguably a 13-8 win after being 8-0 down to see them into the final.

The final was a very closely-fought contest with both Fred Booth (Towers) and Gibson (Rayne Swan) pointing well on a very difficult piste.

The score increased by one or two points alternatively up until 9-8 in Towers’ favour.

Then two good shots by Geoff Booth – backed up by Russell Brewis – saw the Towers team claim four for game to take the trophy back to Brentwood.