He overcame his -6 owe-a- hand handicapping with impressive ease.

His closest match was against Kim Jesperson who finished second in the group.Group B was much tighter with Gavin Carter topping the section by a single point.

Starting with a -10 owe- a-hand handicap the Island player came up against an inspired Steve Le Roy (+6).

The first two games were shared, with the same scoreline of 15-11.

In the deciding set Le Roy held several match points before Carter won 15-14.Young Piers Le Moignan and Dave Edge forced games points off Carter.Play continues tonight with the men’s and ladies’ doubles from 6.30.