Duncalf European Champion for second time

Congratulations to Jenny Duncalf, who beat Tania Bailey 3-1 in the final of the European Individual Championships in Royan, France to retain her title.

As I mentioned in her National Championships win, she seems to have developed the greater mettle to beat players ranked more highly than her, as proven in a recent 3-0 win over Vanessa Atkinson in Kuwait.

It's a shame that these successes have come at the end of the season.

Te summer break in momentum means she will have to wait a couple of months before launching an assault on the English number one position, and ultimately challenging for bigger things against the likes of the Grinhams and Nicol David.

European Individual Championships