Pearcy Strikes Gold
The first gold tournament of 2023 saw success for Jamie Pearcy winning the Mens Singles at the 2023 Northumberland Senior Gold.
The gold circuit is the top tier of national competition in England with just 5 tournaments taking place over the course of the season. The circuit is for the elite and top level players competing to qualify for the English National Championships which this year takes place on the 4th/5th February in Nottingham.
The 23 year old made the 500+mile round trip in search of his first gold tournament win and seeded 2 was always in with a good shout. He started off with a bye in Round 1 followed up with a comfortable win against Yorkshire’s Jonathan Bedford. In the quarter finals it was another 2 set win against the 5/8 seed Harry Jones where he would compete against Wiltshire’s Saahen Shetty for a place in the final. Having dropped the first set Jamie turned the match around winning 19-21, 21-18, 23-21.
The final promised to be a tight affair against Rohan Thool, although unseeded the Middlesex man toppled the number 1 seed in the semi-finals. Again Jamie dropped the first set but regained his composure to take the next two sets relatively comfortably running out the eventual winner 17-21, 21-12, 21-12.
Well done Jamie!
You can view the full tournament results by clicking here.
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