Lloyd is a worthy winner of the Gordon Denton Trophy

In the tournament final, the experience of Lloyd (+1) overcame the youthful talent of 12-year-old Ollie Rampton (-1) to take the Gordon Denton Trophy for the first time.

Lloyd took command of the first set, helped by edges and nets, and raced into an 8-4 lead in the second.

Rampton battled back to take it 11-9 and, for a brief moment, the force was with him as he built up a 9-7 lead in the third.

However, the determined Lloyd dug in and took the set 11-9 before running away with the fourth 11-2.

It was a well-deserved success, just 12 months after finishing runner-up in the same tournament.

Lloyd stayed unbeaten on the day, defeating Derek Willis, Abhi Peshkar and Barry Allen in his group and John Barton in the quarter-final, before beating 12-year-old Liam Harris in a compelling semi-final.

Harris (+1) put on a display of uninhibited hitting with Lloyd (-6) often forced to retrieve from the back of the court.

However, Lloyd emerged victorious 11-7 in the fifth after a contest in doubt to the last.

Runner-up Rampton, in his first Clacton tournament, also went unbeaten in his group of Pawel Szemro, Mark Ratcliffe and Sandie Krelle, while his semi-final against 16-year-old Ethan Lloyd was another crackerjack.

In a scratch-match, the advantage swayed back and forth, with both players engaging in attacking rallies away from the table.

But Rampton edged it 11-7 in the fifth, thus denying Ethan the opportunity to join dad Jason in the final.

It had been a hard day Lloyd junior.

In round one (on -15) he had been given a stern test by 14-year-old Harley Wood (+2) before winning 11-9 in the decider and (on +1) edging past Adam Cuthbert (-1) 11-8 in the fifth in an entertaining quarter-final.

An honourable mention goes to beaten semi-finalist Liam Harris, who topped his group and was involved in a David-and-Goliath quarter-final (on +3) against Mel Rampton (-13), eventually winning a marathon five-setter.

Main results: Final: Jason Lloyd (+1) beat Ollie Rampton (+1) 11-8, 9-11, 11-9, 11-2; Semi-finals: J Lloyd (-6) beat Liam Harris (+1) 8-11, 11-9, 11-6, 5-11, 11-7; O Rampton (0) beat Ethan Lloyd (0) 9-11, 11-6, 8-11, 11-6, 11-7; Quarter-finals: J Lloyd (0) beat J Barton (0) 16-14, 11-8, 11-5; O Rampton (-5) beat Graham Parkes (+1) 11-9, 8-11, 11-9, 11-9; L Harris (+3) beat Mel Rampton

(-13); E Lloyd (+1) beat Adam Cuthbert (-1) 3-11, 11-4, 11-5, 10-12, 11-8.

In the consolation doubles final, Isabel Barton and Debra Found (-1) beat Russell Hillier and Sue Lee (+1) 11-9, 11-7, 11-5.

The match of the week in division one finished 7-3 for Nomads Panthers against Windsor Condors.

James Denyer and Sam Hume maintained their unbeaten records, with Denyer defeating Colin Stallwood 6-11, 11-8, 19-21, 11-8, 11-7 and Hume beating the same player 5-11, 3-11, 9-11, 11-7, 14-12 in two epic encounters.

Results: Division one: Windsor Condors 3 Nomads Panthers 7, Windsor Eagles 4 Walton A 6, Brotherhood C 2 Brotherhood B 8, Nomads Lions 9 Windsor Hawks 1, Walton C 9 Windsor Kestrels 1, Brotherhood D 2 Walton B 8.

Division two: Windsor Buzzards 1 Nomads Tigers 9, Brotherhood F 7 Windsor Buzzards 3, Brotherhood H 5 Brotherhood I 5, Windsor Magpies 4 Walton E 6, Nomads Jaguars 3 Windsor Harriers 7, Walton D 5 Brotherhood F 5.

Division three: Nomads Leopards 1 Windsor Penguins 9, Nomads Caracals 1 Windsor Kites 9, Nomads Pumas 4 Brotherhood G 6, Windsor Kites 6 Windsor Swallows 4, Brotherhood J 6 Nomads Ocelots 4.

DIVISION ONE

P W D L Pts

Panthers 13 12 1 0 105

Walton A 14 11 1 2 98

Brotherhood B 13 9 1 3 82

Brotherhood C 14 8 1 5 80

Condors 13 7 2 4 79

Lions 14 9 0 5 72

Walton B 14 6 0 8 68

Eagles 13 5 2 6 66

Hawks (2) 13 3 2 8 51

Walton C 13 2 2 9 46

Brotherhood D 14 2 0 12 32

Kestrels 14 1 0 13 29

DIVISION TWO

P W D L Pts

Brotherhood F 14 9 3 2 96

Lawford 12 11 1 0 92

Brotherhood I 14 9 1 4 90

Brotherhood H 14 7 4 3 82

Walton E (1) 14 8 1 5 77

Harriers 13 6 1 6 62

Buzzards 14 5 1 8 59

Jaguars (2) 13 3 0 10 47

Magpies 13 0 3 10 44

Brotherhood E 13 2 0 11 26

Walton D 14 0 3 11 26

DIVISION THREE

P W D L Pts

Brotherhood G 11 11 0 0 81

Penguins 11 8 1 2 79

Lynx 10 6 1 3 63

Brotherhood J 12 6 0 6 61

Caracals 10 5 2 3 58

Pumas 11 6 1 4 57

Kites 11 5 2 4 50

Swallows 12 0 1 11 35

Leopards 11 2 0 9 33

Ocelots 11 1 2 8 30

(Points deducted in brackets).