Festival winners toasting trophies (From Worcester News)

Festival winners toasting trophies

4:09pm Thursday 2nd September 2010 in

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GARY Miller took the 70-peg Shakespeare Championship title at the popular Evesham Festival in a match dominated by big fish.

Miller bagged the £6,000 top prize from downstream peg 67 with 22lbs 4oz of bream.

Steve Ashmore caught a 12lb 12oz barbel on the way to winning the Abu Garcia Wychavon Championship with a total of 16-15.

Ashmore won the Saturday final in 2000 and the individual section of the team final the year before so joins only Dave Harrell and Colin Perry in landing all three trophies.

Maver Bait Tech, comprising Wayne Swinscoe, Miller, Chris Vandervleit, Dean Barlow and Chris Jenkinson, were team victors.

SHAKESPEARE CHAMPIONSHIP Results: Gary Miller (Maver Bait Tech) 22-4 (peg 67) £6,000, Simon Willsmore (Team Milo) 13-0 (peg 36) £2,000, Rob Wootton (Middy/Dynamite Baits) 12-0 (peg one) £1,000, Steve Ashmore (WB Clarke) 11-6 (peg seven) £800, Jon Arthur (Pole Fishing/ Shakespeare) 11-1 (peg 64) £500; £150 section winners: Mark Treasure 7-4 (peg six), Tony Bench 6-14 (peg 17), Matt Godfrey 8-2 (peg 22), Sam Wildsmith 9-0 (peg 40), Darren Davies (Drennan) 5-3-8 (peg 52), Mark Pollard (Fox Match) 9-150 (peg 63), Ian Didcote (Garbolino) 9-5-8 (peg 72).

ABU GARCIA WYCHAVON CHAMPIONSHIP Results: Steve Ashmore (WB Clarke) 16-15 (peg 30) £3,000, Sam Wildsmith (Maver Barnsley) 13-5 (peg 13) £2,000, Denis White (Maver Barnsley) 12-8 (peg 10) £1,000, Ian Didcote (Garbolino) 12-0 (peg 63) £500, Hadrian Whittle (Kamasan Starlets) 8-15 (peg 79) £250; £150 section winners: Brian Pollard 7-11 (peg 11), Keith Hobson 7-12-8 (peg 12), Danny Ashington 6-13 (peg 22), Mark Downes 7-2 (peg 39), Dave Harpin 6-13 (peg 46), Andrew Murphy 6-12 (peg 60), Richard Steele 5-8-8 (peg 75).

MATCH FISHING TEAM CHAMPIONSHIP Results: Maver Bait Tech (£3,000) 59, Quorn VDE (£1,500) 52, Maver Barnsley (£1,000) 50, Kamasan Starlets 47, Saints 45, Shakespeare Mach 3 43, Daiwa Dorking 42, Shakespeare Superteam 42, Daiwa Gordon League 36, Leicester Sensas 31, Sensas Mark One 27, Preston Innovations Delcac 21, Drennan Oxford 17, Fox Match Trentmen 13; top three individuals: Michael Buchwalder (Shakespeare) 14-7 (80) £750, Dean Barlow (Maver Bait Tech) 14-3 (1) £500, Bob Bates (Mark One Sensas) 13-3 (13) £250; £150 section prizes: Ricky Hines (Saints) 10-7 (14), Chris Jenkinson (Maver Bait Tech) 7-9 (16), Hadrian Whittle (Kamasan Starlets) 11-9 (39), Sam Wildsmith (Maver Barnsley) 10-11 (49), Darren Davies (Quorn) 11-9 (68).