Lowestoft Open

A strong contingent from Suffolk travelled to Lowestoft for their third annual Open tournament, held over five rounds this weekend.

In the Open section, nine of the 21 entrants were from Suffolk, whilst in the Under 150 section, with 17 entrants, five were Suffolk players.

The Open was won by Manningtree’s Andrew Lewis with four points.   Ian Wallis shared second place on 3½ points alongside three Norfolk players.   Silas Peck won the grading prize.

In the Under 150 section, which was won by Norfolk’s Graham Blowers, Bury’s Anita Somton shared second place and also won the junior prize.

Dagne‘s six-year old daughter Charlotte played in her first tournament.   One to watch out for in the future?

Ian Wallis, who provided the above details, reports that it was a most enjoyable and competitive tournament.

The full results should be available soon on the grading website.