Last 100% records go

THERE is set to be an intense tussle for the top three places when the initial group stage of the Guernsey Fours Open concludes this morning. Both remaining 100% winning records were ended yesterday as Group A leaders Goldridge de Beauvoir lost a tight match to visitors Wight Warriors 17-13, while the Celtic Warriors overcame Scorpions 18-13 in B.

The quality of the session was superb and it threw up the first drawn match of the tournament, with Craig Dorey's pinpoint last bowl earning a shot for Vultures to bring them level with Chancers, 16-16.

'It is going very well. It has been a very good competition,' said organiser Paul Ingrouille.

'The visiting sides have proved to be pretty strong, as we found out today,' he added as one of the Goldridge de Beauvoir four.

Skipped by Alison Merrien, they will still qualify for Group C and a shot at the £1,500 winning prize in the Open sponsored by HSBC, VisitGuernsey, Randall's Brewery and the Guernsey Annandale Tile Company. Four other teams in Group A are looking to fill the remaining two spots while in Group B four teams are in with a chance of a top three spot.