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Hard fought victory for E-Cerebro

Repeat of Douglas Open final

There was a repeat of the Douglas Open final last night as Ashley Sykes and Hamish Thornton clashed again at the NSC courts.

This time, though, it was in the A League as E-Cerebro aimed to get off the foot of the table with a win against second-placed X Stoneart.

It was the away side who dominated the lower order, with 3-1 wins for Alistair Crossley and Calum Baker at fourth and fifth string respectively.

But E-Cerebro's Ben Peach won a five-set thriller with Steve Gaylor and Mike Hayler put in a fine performance to see off Steve Baker and level the match at 2-2.

The crucial final match between the first string players went the same way as the Douglas Open final last week with Sykes triumphing in three.

It sealed a 3-2 victory for E-Cerebro and means they leapfrog EasyGym at the bottom. 

But EasyGym do have a game in hand to regain their fourth spot.

     
 
 
Division A (1st half): Winter League 2017/18  
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  Team   P W L D F A Pen Total
1 Team AON   7 5 2 0 1589 1289 0 1589
2 X Stoneart   8 2 6 0 1553 1840 0 1553
3 International Divers Team   6 5 1 0 1346 1114 0 1346
4 E-Cerebro   7 2 5 0 1288 1582 0 1288
5 EasyGym   6 3 3 0 1248 1199 0 1248

 

 
   

 
 

 

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