UK Beach Tour- Wilson Championship Round 2.
The second instalment of the Wilson Championships did not disappoint and was just as high flying, ferocious and intense as week one. With only one event left after this to gain an automatic qualification to the Finals on the 13th September, it was all to play for!
In the ladies competition it was the team of Jess Grimson & Daisy Mumby who took home their first gold medal as a pairing. Jess & Daisy faced familiar opponents in Victoria Palmer & Alana Snow (Victoria being Jess's previous partner of 6 years). An impressive debut tournament from Victoria & Alana with Alana making it into her first high profile final on the UKBT. Jess & Daisy took the final in impressive fashion : 2-0 (15-19, 15-12)
1st Jess Grimson & Daisy Mumby
2nd Victoria Palmer & Alana Snow
=3rd Isabelle Tucker & Katie Keefe
=3rd Aga Adamek & Giulia Rastelli
In the men's competition the Bello brothers of Javier & Joqauin took home their first Wilson Championships title after beating the Bournemouth pairing of Harry Jones & Matthew Hunter in a thrilling final. Javier & Joaquin, fresh off of being awarded TASS athletes of the year, were in impressive form all day winning the final in two straight sets : 2-0 (15-13, 15-10)
1st Javier Bello & Joaquin Bello
2nd Harry Jones & Matthew Hunter
=3rd Jake Sheaf & Mark Garcia-Kidd
=3rd Sam Walrond & Niko Gleed
The following teams have now stamped their ticket to the finals:
Julia Tokarenko & Maria Sviridova (Winners 15th Aug)
Jess Grimson & Daisy Mumby (Winners 22nd Aug)
Issa Batrane & Freddie Bialokoz (Winners 16th Aug)
Javier Bello & Joaquin Bello (Winners 23rd Aug)
One automatic qualification spot remains up for grabs at the 3rd instalment of the Wilson Championships on the 5th/6th September. Don't miss out and catch all the action from the quarter finals onwards on the UKBT Facebook livestream.
A big thanks to our partners Wilson Volleyball Aloha 65 SideOut Volleyball England
Thank you to all the event staff, volunteers and players for making it another fantastic weekend of Volleyball. Looking forward to seeing you all again on the 5th/6th September .
For more information about the UK Beach Tour go to the website or Facebook page.
