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National Championships 2007
The 2007 National Championships were held at the Norbreck Castle Hotel, Blackpool, over the weekend of 10th - 11th November.

At the end of Day 1, the reigning champions, Cambridgeshire, held a narrow 2 point lead over Essex, with Suffolk and Durham a further 2 points behind.

After Day 1

1
Cambridgeshire

2
Essex

3
Suffolk

4
Durham

5
Hertfordshire

6
Sunderland

7
Norfolk

8
Northumberland

9
North Tyneside

10
South Tyneside

Day 2 was a different story. While a number of teams had managed to stay in touch with Cambridgeshire on the first day, no one was able to do so on the final day of the competition.

In total, of the 27 games played by them, Cambridgeshire lost only 3 and ended up taking a dominant win. Essex fell back to third, leaving Suffolk to take the runner-up spot for the second year in a row, while Norfolk jumped up from 7th place over night to take a creditable 4th place finish, demoting Durham to 5th while relative newboys Sunderland took an impressive 6th place.

Final Standings

1
Cambridgeshire

2
Suffolk

3
Essex

4
Norfolk

5
Durham

6
Sunderland

7
Hertfordshire

8
Northumberland

9
North Tyneside

10
South Tyneside

Cambridgeshire's second win on the trot sees them consolidate their dominance in this competition which they have now won on 4 of the last 5 occasions, 9 times in the last 11 years and the 10th time overall.