Dell does the double in EPSCA zonal round

At the EPSCA zonal round played on Saturday 25 February at QEH, Bristol, The Dell emerged victorious in both the under 11 and under 9 sections.

Both sections were scored by game points, involved five rounds, and a team of five plus a reserve (for The Dell, the Board 5 and the reserve played some games for the team and some friendlies).

The under 11s team of Harrison Postans, Steffan Griffiths, Oliver Sapsford, Thomas Davies, Miles Peckham and Gabby Watkins netted 22 game points out of a possible 25, several points ahead of the 2nd placed team . Placings were closer in the under 9s, with The Dell’s team of Osian Jessop, Nia Rathkey, Alex Ball, Theo Hodkinson, Joseph Gibbon and Dylan Watkins winning with a score of 18 points.

Both teams qualify for the semi-finals, held in the summer term.