Not the latest popularity poll of letters of the alphabet, but the fortunes of the Club’s teams in the Essex Knockout.
Wanstead A and Wanstead B, who did the Cup and Plate double in 2023, have both exited from the current competition, though each did so in the most noble way: a 5-5 scoreline, losing on Board Count, so undefeated over-the-board.
WANSTEAD A had the first round Bye as defending Champions, then defeated the hot favourites BRENTWOOD A, Away, by 6-4. This set up a Semi-Final clash with arch rivals BARKING, which finished 5-5, BARKING getting the verdict on Board Count.
WANSTEAD B defeated the other Brentwood team in R1, so could not defend their Plate title, but had a shot at the semi-final of the Cup and seemed to be on course with a R1 win, only to be disappointed by a BASILDON comeback which levelled the scores and gave the visitors the win on Board Count.
Wanstead C, meanwhile, departed the Cup in a R1 defeat 7-3 to BASILDON. In the Plate the C-team had the only contested R1 pairing (three Byes, one contested fixture, to produce four teams for the Semi-Finals) against Wanstead-B-victims Brentwood B, Wanstead winning convincingly by 7-3. So, as the only surviving Wanstead team, Wanstead C are Away to Witham, & Maldon in the Plate Semi-Final.
Seeded teams shown in CAPS.
Index and link to results details, including some reports, on the ECA website:
Cup R1 Match A: Brentwood B 1½-8½ WANSTEAD B
Cup R1 Match B: BASILDON 7-3 Wanstead C
Cup QF Match K: BRENTWOOD A 4-6 WANSTEAD A
Cup QF Match G: WANSTEAD B 5-5* BASILDON Basildon win on Board Count
Cup SF Match M: WANSTEAD A 5-5* BARKING Barking win on Board Count
Plate QF Match N: Wanstead C 7-3 Brentwood B
Next fixture:
Plate Semi-Final, Match R: Witham & Maldon v Wanstead C
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