Familiar names will reappear on the Wem League Doubles Shield after Steve Ashton (Monkmoor) and Danny Wornell (Prince Hotel) won the 2025 competition beating father and son pair, Andy and Jack Cook, both Monkmoor, 21-19 in a gripping final.
Steve previously won the title in 2022 and Danny in 2007, thus matching his late father Graeme’s record of winning it twice (2006 and 2019).
On a pleasant day at the Prince of Wales Hotel there was a good turnout of 24 pairs. Dan and Steve had close games all the way through, first overcoming Michael Cooper/Emmet McKinley 21-18, then Rhys Jones/Kieran Griffiths 21-14 and Lewis Hanmer/Lee Walmsley 21-18 in the semi final.
Andy and Jack’s route to the final came after they beat Jane Archer/Alex Evans 21-17, Craig Breeze/Danny Dumas 21-11 and Rich and Ben Carr 21-20 in the semi final.
