Played 19 July 2022, at Wanstead
Wanstead C | R1 | R2 | Thurrock |
1 Senan, Tu 1817 (B, W) | 0-1 | ½-½ | Sadhasivam, Mangalaram 1645 (W, B) |
2 Lataille, Matthias 1576 | 0-1 | ½-½ | Baig, Huzaifa 1446 |
3 Colclough, Ryan 1545 | 1-0 | 0-1 | Akinyosoye, Banky 1556 |
4 Smith, David 1525 | 0-1 | 1-0 | Lawrence, Drew 1589 |
5 Mukherjee, Aradhya 1491 | 1-0 | 1-0 | Gannon, Harvey 1475 |
2-3 | 3-2 | ||
(BC 8+9=17) Wanstead C | 5-5* | Thurrock* (BC 7+3=10) | |
*Thurrock win on Board Count |
A thriller in which the teams could only be separated by tie-break. The visitors won Round 1 by 3-2, crucially winning the top two boards. Wanstead C fought back in R2, with their top two boards both achieving a draw, but neither could completely reverse the R1 result. Wanstead C again won the bottom three boards by 2-1 to reverse the R1 score and square the match at 5-5. But it’s Thurrock who go through on tie-break.
In the Plate Semi-Final, Barking B are at Home to Thurrock.