Linda Fairbrother, our current Ladies Champion, played with (almost) great success in the Ladies British Handicap Tournament November 13th to 16th at Leamington. She was runner-up in the Division 1 Singles tournament, playing seven matches over 2 days, and succumbing in the Final to Georgie Willis, aged 17, (just a few decades younger….).
The last time Linda had an identical success in the Brit Handicap was over 20 years ago, when she had only been playing for about 2 years. So it’s a case of twice a bridesmaid, but not yet a bride… Linda says that Kees’advice before the tournament was to be decisive, and think positive, whoever the opponent, which seems to have worked a treat until out-gunned in the Final.

Note that Linda is on tiptoe for the photo – to much derision from the Dedans. The 2nd photo is of course of us reacting to the derision…..