During the 2017 edition of this event, it was Stanton Nortjie who was the only player to push the eventual 2017 winner (Bevin Reed) all the way as Stanton had to settle for 2nd place due to an inferior goal difference over Bevin.
When Sherwin Reed won his opening match over another pre-event favourite Osvaldo van Niekerk, it was Sherwin who topped the standings as Stanton had drawn the "bye" for Round 1. Then the defining moment arrived in Match 3 as Stanton's first match-up pitted him against Sherwin - an exciting and open ended match played out with Stanton claiming the victory by 1-0! Osvaldo was battling all day, struggling to find the control and touch on his flicks - probably due to his own inactivity from the game over the past few months?
Imtiaz Ahmed had another satisfying day - only suffering one loss in Match 10 to Sherwin, the result confirming Sherwin as runner-up to Stanton by only 1 point in the end. Neilon Waterson, still in celebratory mood from his birthday two days prior to this event, could only muster 1 point on the day - thanks to a 0-0 draw against Imtiaz in Match 2. In the end, Stanton posted an undefeated run on the day - just as he did during the same event in 2017. This time however, Stanton was rewarded with the title of 2018 League 2 Champion - which eases the agony of missig out on the same title a year ago!
(report by Julian vd Merwe)
As always…..a big thank you to all who participated and especially to the non participants (League 1 players) for their support on the day!
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