Unfortunate Robinson just misses out

ALEX ROBINSON could scarcely believe the mathematics which cost him the CI Junior Top 12 title at the GTTA Centre.

Despite defeating two of Jersey's three main contenders with some outstanding play, he had to settle for third spot behind the Caesareans' Chris Morshead and Jordan Wykes, both of whom had superior points ratios to the Guernsey youngster in the countback of the three-way head-to-head calculations.

Having beaten Hugo Tupper and Morshead, the eventual winner, in thrilling fashion, Robinson's slip was a failure to convert a one set and 8-2 advantage over Wykes in the penultimate round.

Wykes hit back to win 11-7 in the fifth and that result ultimately cost the Sarnian, who had played so well.

Robinson had earlier shown his grit by coming back from two ends down to beat Morshead 12-10 in the fifth, but in the main the Guernsey contenders struggled to cope with the excellent defensive play of Morshead and Jack Mills.

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