Grigory Vlasov added another Men’s Singles title to his list of Grand Prix honours, while Tsz Yan Nancy Yeh took the Women’s Singles at the Gloucester Grand Prix.
It was part of a double triumph for Yeh, who also won Women’s Band 1, while Lee Dorning also won two categories – Men’s Bands 3 and 4.
Men’s Singles
Grigory Vlasov won his second Men’s Singles title of the season, having also tasted victory in Preston in October.
The top seed defeated fourth seed Ismaila Akindiya 3-1 (11-9, 12-10, 9-11, 11-5) in the final.
Akindiya had two five-setters on the way to the final, defeating Nahom Asgedom 4-11, 12-10, 11-9, 3-11, 11-7 in the quarter-finals and Radoslav Kamberov 4-11, 11-9, 3-11, 11-1, 11-3 in the semis.
Vlasov needed four in his semi-final, overcoming Josh Bennett 12-10, 11-6, 9-11, 11-7.
Women’s Singles
Tsz Yan Nancy Yeh won the title thanks to a 3-0 (11-7, 11-4, 11-7) win over Lok Yee Lo in the final.
In the last four, it was 3-0 (11-3, 11-8, 11-1) for Yeh over Sarah Her-Lee, and a 3-1 (11-1, 11-7, 10-12, 11-1) win for Lo over para doubles world champion Fliss Pickard.
Restricted Singles
Josh Bennett went through the knockouts without dropping a game, culminating in a 3-0 (11-5, 11-7, 11-7) victory over Bryan Kwan in the final.
It was 11-4, 11-7, 11-4 in Bennett’s favour in his semi-final against Alim Hirji, while Kwan defeated Sammy Kaye 3-1 (11-5, 17-15, 6-11, 11-8) at the same stage.
Kaye had a fine 3-2 (7-11, 11-9, 11-6, 8-11, 15-13) victory over Adam Jepson in the quarter-finals.
Veteran Singles
Mircea Neagu defeated Rory Scott 3-0 (11-2, 12-10, 11-5) in the final to take the title.
The semi-finals were more demanding for both finalists, Neagu coming through 3-2 (11-2, 10-12, 11-9, 5-11, 11-8) against Niall Cameron and Scott defeating Abu Salehbhai 3-2 (11-7, 3-11, 11-9, 8-11, 11-4). Salehbhai won 3-2 (11-8, 6-11, 10-12, 11-3, 11-2) against Andy Price in the quarter-finals.
Under-21 Men’s Singles
Ching Jay Law had to come from behind to defeat Jakub Piwowar 3-2 (9-11, 11-9, 8-11, 11-5, 11-9) and take the top prize.
It was also five games in his semi-final, where he defeated Howard Onweng 11-9, 10-12, 11-6, 4-11, 11-6). Piwowar won 3-1 (9-11, 11-8, 13-11, 11-7) against Shun Hei Chang.
The Under-21 Women’s Singles was not played due to insufficient entries.
Men’s Band 1
Second seed Tianyi Yu went from the brink of elimination in the last 16 to winning the band.
Yu recovered from 2-0 down to Brandon Sangchin to win 3-1 (10-12, 9-11, 13-11, 11-9, 11-5), then beat Jie Fu Tham in four and Lewis Waddup up in three to reach the final.
His opponent there was Mircea Neagu, who had defeated Ching Jay Law 3-2 (11-6, 7-11, 11-8, 14-16, 11-9) in the quarter-finals and then got past Joe Sawyer in the semis. Sawyer was taken to five games by Sammy Kaye in the last eight before triumphing 3-2 (11-9, 11-9, 13-15, 9-11, 11-7).
The final had less drama as Yu took the Band with a 3-0 (8, 8, 9) scoreline.
Women’s Band 1
Tsz Yan Nancy Yeh took the first part of her weekend double as she defeated Lok Yee Lo 3-0 (11-9, 11-9, 11-8) in the final – the same opponent she would go on to beat in the Women’s Singles final the following day.
In the semi-finals, Lo defeated Ewelina Sychta 3-1 (11-4, 8-11, 11-6, 11-7), while Yeh overcame Juliette Helfi 3-0 (11-8, 11-6, 11-6).
Men’s Band 2
Ben Dunkley came back from 2-0 down to Kieran Smith in the final to win the Band with a 3-2 (7-11, 10-12, 12-10, 11-6, 11-7) triumph.
Smith had come out on the right side of a 3-2 scoreline in the semi-finals, where he beat Gabriel Schogger 8-11, 11-6, 6-11, 11-9, 12-10).
That line of ties could be traced back through some fine matches, Schogger having got through the quarter-finals with a fine 3-2 (7-11, 3-11, 11-7, 11-1, 12-10) victory over Rory Scott, who himself had won 3-2 (7-11, 11-9, 5-11, 14-12, 11-6) in the last 16 against Ho Yin Tam.
The other side of the draw saw Dunkley get past Abdel Raqueeb in the quarters and Leon Vlasov in the semis.
Women’s Band 2
Juliette Helfi got the better of Monika Tomaszek in a see-saw final, eventually taking a 3-2 11-4, 10-12, 11-5, 5-11, 11-6) victory.
Both semi-finals were done in three games as Tomaszek beat Aneta Kula 11-7, 11-6, 11-4 and Helfi defeated Anan Piercey 12-10, 11-8, 11-9.
Men’s Band 3
Lee Dorning took the second leg of a two-Band double as he defeated Janak Shah 3-1 (11-7, 11-4, 9-11, 11-5) in the final.
But Dorning had no nearly gone out in the quarter-finals, where he defeated Rex Wong 3-2 (6-11, 2-11, 11-9, 13-11, 11-7). He then went on to beat Joe Britnell 3-0 (11-1, 11-5, 13-11) in the semi-finals.
Shah got past Shaun Slater 3-1 (11-8, 10-12, 11-9, 11-6) in the semi-finals – his opponent had reached that stage on the back of a 3-2 (11-9, 7-11, 11-9, 10-12, 11-9) quarter-final victory over Marcus Ka Lam Lai.
Women’s Band 3
Monika Tomaszek won the round-robin competition but needed countback to finish ahead of Aneta Kula after both had won four out of five matches.
Crucially, Tomaszek won the head-to-head meeting, which went to five games before she prevailed 3-2 (8-11, 11-5, 11-6, 6-11, 11-6).
Tomaszek also had to dig deep against Lily Walters, triumphing 3-2 (11-7, 3-11, 7-11, 11-5, 15-13) in another result which made a big difference to the final standings.
However, the champion was defeated 3-0 (11-7, 12-10, 11-5) by Rita Lopes, resulting in the countback as Kula had won all her other matches.
Walters finished in third place, ahead of Lopes on countback – again, it came down to the head-to-head record, which was a 3-2 (4-11, 11-2, 11-7, 6-11, 11-6) win for Walters.
Men’s Band 4
Lee Dorning saw off Brian Wan 3-0 (11-7, 11-2, 11-9) in the final to take the title.
Dorning earlier got past Craig Brown 3-0 (6, 8, 11) in the semi-finals, while Wan defeated Craig Allen 3-1 (11-9, 11-7, 5-11, 11-7).
Back in the last 16, Daniel Clarke recovered a 2-0 deficit in defeating Ryan Gaveglia 3-2 (6-11, 11-13, 12-10, 14-12, 11-7) – Clarke then lost to Wan in the quarters.
Men’s Band 5
Shun Hei Chang won in three close games, defeating Adam Klos 11-9, 11-8, 11-8 in the final.
Both semi-finals were also finished off in three straight, Change getting past Ka Him Lee 11-9, 12-10, 12-10 and Klos defeating Ben Roberts 11-6, 11-4, 11-3.
Men’s Band 6
His defeat in the Band 5 final meant Adam Klos missed a double, having earlier triumphed in Band 6.
It was a tight final against Romayne Stewart, Klos eventually emerging on the right side of a 3-2 (12-10, 7-11, 11-8, 8-11, 12-10) scoreline.
Klos beat Adrian Jones 3-0 (11-8, 13-11, 11-4) in the semi-finals, while Stewart overcame Aiden Meredith 3-0 (11-8, 11-6, 11-9).