The first Essex discipline of the 2026/27 season took place at Gt Bentley Village Hall with twenty teams taking part in four groups of five teams All teams played 4 matches with the winners of each group proceeding to the semi-finals.
Chignals & Mashbury finished the group stage unbeaten with the maximum eight points, scoring a total of 41 shots whilst only conceding 15..
In the semi-final the team won comfortably against a strong Elmstead Market team who resigned after six ends whilst trailing 1-11.
The final was a close game. The Yeldham team won the first two ends to establish an early 3-0 lead. The next end saw Chignals & Mashbury level score at 3-3. Yeldham took the fourth end to lead 4-3. Chignals & Mashbury scored two shots on each of the next two ends going into the final end 7-4 up. Yeldham won the final end of the day scoring one shot leaving Chignals & Mashbury 7-5 winners.
The team will now be invited to represent Essex in the 2027 Eastern Counties & Nationals Champion of Champions to be held in Littleport in May and Hartlepool in June 2027.
