There were no real upsets in the first two rounds of the men’s doubles, with all the top seeds getting ever closer to the silverware.

Winners

P Drinkhall/D Knight, 3-0
M Kenny/M Dodds, 3-1
S Cullen/D Lowe, W/O
S Marples/S Perry 3-1
K Dolder/S Noutch, 3-1
R Marshall/T Marracott, 3-1
B Barlow/S Walker, 3-1
C Doran/M Ware, 3-1
L Pitchford/ G Evans, 3-0
W Mason/M Knott, 3-0
M Trevorrow/F Cutler, 3-2
D McBeath/K Daybell,
Z Zilesnick/E Hussain, 3-0
M Marsden/M Simpson, W/O
D Nicholls/D Meads, 3-0
D Reed/T Yarnall, 3-0

Rd 2

P Drinkhall/D Knight, 3-0
S Cullen/D Lowe, 3-2
K Dolder/S Noutch, 3-1
C Doran/M Ware, 3-0
L Pitchford/ G Evans, 3-0
D McBeath/K Daybell, 3-1
M Marsden/M Simpson, 3-1
D Reed/T Yarnall, 3-1

James Cornford