Pl Pts Sunderland 6 10 Durham 6 10 Hertfordshire 6 9 Cambridgeshire 6 8 Bedfordshire 6 5 Northumberland 6 2 Suffolk 3 2 Norfolk 3 2 Essex 6 0

Pl Pts Sunderland 9 15 Durham 9 14 Hertfordshire 9 10 Cambridgeshire 9 10 Suffolk 6 8 Norfolk 6 8 Bedfordshire 9 5 Northumberland 6 2 Essex 9 0

Pl Pts Sunderland 12 18 Durham 12 17 Suffolk 9 14 Norfolk 9 12 Hertfordshire 12 10 Cambridgeshire 9 10 Bedfordshire 12 7 Essex 12 4 Northumberland 9 4

Pl Pts Sunderland 15 22 Durham 15 20 Suffolk 12 17 Cambridgeshire 12 16 Norfolk 12 16 Hertfordshire 15 12 Bedfordshire 15 9 Northumberland 12 4 Essex 12 4

Pl Pts Durham 18 24 Suffolk 15 22 Sunderland 15 22 Cambridgeshire 15 20 Norfolk 15 20 Hertfordshire 18 14 Bedfordshire 18 11 Northumberland 15 6 Essex 15 5

Pl Pts Durham 21 27 Suffolk 18 26 Cambridgeshire 18 25 Sunderland 18 24 Norfolk 18 23 Hertfordshire 18 14 Bedfordshire 21 12 Essex 18 10 Northumberland 18 7

Pl Pts Durham 24 33 Suffolk 21 32 Norfolk 21 28 Cambridgeshire 21 27 Sunderland 21 25 Hertfordshire 21 14 Essex 21 14 Bedfordshire 21 12 Northumberland 21 7

Session 9
The final session of the day.

With Durham missing the final session, and Suffolk, Norfolk and Cambridgeshire all within 6 points of them, they looked likely to lose the top spot which they had held for the latter half of the day.

And with Suffolk taking all 6 points off Norfolk, they were the ones to take the overnight lead, heading the standings for the first time. They finished on 38 points and were now 5 clear of Durham and Cambridgeshire, who had also finished the day with a 6 point haul.

Norfolk finished the day in 4th, 10 points off the lead and 3 ahead of Sunderland who, after a strong start to the day, only managed to muster 3 points from the final 3 sessions.

Hertfordshire had also tailed off after a good start, they finished the day on 17 points, along with Essex, who had started slowly, but had diligently hauled themselves off the bottom with a decent afternoon. And 3 points behind those two were Bedfordshire, with Northumberland a further three points back.

Pl Pts Suffolk 24 38 Cambridgeshire 24 33 Durham 24 33 Norfolk 24 28 Sunderland 24 25 Hertfordshire 24 17 Essex 24 17 Bedfordshire 24 14 Northumberland 24 11

Pl Pts Durham 27 39 Suffolk 24 38 Cambridgeshire 27 37 Norfolk 27 30 Sunderland 27 25 Essex 27 23 Hertfordshire 27 21 Bedfordshire 27 14 Northumberland 27 13

Pl Pts Suffolk 27 44 Durham 30 43 Cambridgeshire 30 37 Norfolk 27 30 Sunderland 30 28 Hertfordshire 30 27 Essex 30 25 Northumberland 30 16 Bedfordshire 30 14

Pl Pts Suffolk 30 50 Durham 33 46 Cambridgeshire 33 40 Norfolk 30 33 Hertfordshire 33 31 Sunderland 33 30 Essex 33 28 Northumberland 30 16 Bedfordshire 33 14

Pl Pts Suffolk 33 54 Durham 36 49 Cambridgeshire 33 40 Norfolk 33 36 Essex 36 34 Hertfordshire 36 33 Sunderland 36 33 Northumberland 33 19 Bedfordshire 36 14

Pl Pts Suffolk 36 58 Durham 39 51 Cambridgeshire 36 46 Norfolk 36 40 Hertfordshire 39 35 Sunderland 39 35 Essex 36 34 Northumberland 36 19 Bedfordshire 39 18

Session 15
While Durham took 5 points, Suffolk went one better to extend their lead to 8 points. At the same time Cambridgeshire could only manage to share the points with Hertfordshire, which left them 7 points adrift of second, although they still had games in hand.

That set of results meant that Suffolk now needed only 5 more points to retain the title.

Pl Pts Suffolk 39 64 Durham 42 56 Cambridgeshire 39 49 Norfolk 39 44 Hertfordshire 42 38 Sunderland 39 35 Essex 39 34 Northumberland 39 20 Bedfordshire 42 20

Session 16
Suffolk picked up 4 of the 5 points they needed, and with Durham only able to match them, the title was secured for Suffolk, with 2 sessions still to go.

Cambridgeshire picked up the maximum six, which drew them closer to second place, while Hertfordshire, Sunderland and Essex were now covered by just a single point.

Pl Pts Suffolk 42 68 Durham 45 60 Cambridgeshire 42 55 Norfolk 42 46 Hertfordshire 42 38 Sunderland 42 37 Essex 42 37 Northumberland 42 23 Bedfordshire 45 20

Pl Pts Suffolk 45 73 Durham 48 61 Cambridgeshire 45 59 Norfolk 45 50 Hertfordshire 45 43 Sunderland 45 39 Essex 45 39 Northumberland 45 24 Bedfordshire 45 20

Session 18
The final session of the weekend matched up Northumberland and Bedfordshire in a pairing which would decide 8th and 9th places. If Bedfordshire could take all three games it would move them off the bottom at the expense of Northumberland. And while they managed to win 2 of the 3 games, it wasn't enough.

While the weekend had started well for Sunderland, the latter half of Saturday and the whole of Sunday had been a disappointment for them. They failed to add to their tally in the final session and finished the weekend in 7th.

A bad start to the weekend for Essex had seen them playing catch-up for a day and a half. Overnight they had been neck and neck with Hertfordshire and the final session saw them up against one another. Essex would need to win all 3 games to take fifth spot, but they didn't quite manage it. Hertfordshire scrambled a single point which was enough to leave the teams level on 44 points, and Hertfordshire took 5th by virtue of having scored 8 shots more over the 2 days.

Norfolk couldn't add to their total in the last session, but by then they were safely in 4th and could neither be caught by those behind or catch the those ahead. Nevertheless fourth was a good showing and their best since 2011.

For Durham it was a case of what might have been. They were leading the way for a large portion of Saturday and looked to have second place well in hand until a disastrous final set of games. However they looked good for a top 3 finish all weekend and it was their best result for many years.

Going into the final session Cambridgeshire knew exactly what they needed to do to secure the runner-up spot. Three points would do the job, but as it was they did even better, winning all three of their games against Sunderland, to finish second four points clear of Durham.

But the weekend belonged to Suffolk. Sitting out the first session of each day meant that it was not until the end of Saturday that they hit the front, after which they only lost the lead for the first session on Sunday, which again they did not play. From then on in they led the way, increasing their lead with each successive session and finally finishing 14 points clear of their closest competitors and making them the first team other than Cambridgeshire to successfully defend the title.

You can download a copy of all the weekend's results here.

Pts Shots Suffolk 79 523 Cambridgeshire 65 424 Durham 61 425 Norfolk 50 364 Hertfordshire 44 349 Essex 44 341 Sunderland 39 324 Northumberland 26 324 Bedfordshire 24 275