Forum J, the bottom team in Division 4, hammered clubmates and Division 3 leaders Forum H 447-353 in the Aubrey Hughes Handicap Shield quarter-finals.

Joseph McKenna-Jones, Christine Scaysbrook and Ben Pritchard had a start of 155 points for Forum J, but they still punched above their weight by regularly winning the first leg of each match.

Josh Selby, Ben Neumeier and Tak-Wa Yau had more success in the second legs, but the damage had already been done – and the result didn’t even include the doubles as Forum J swept into the semi-finals.

Gladiators A, the last team standing from the top two divisions, went out 439-405 to clubmates and Division 4 leaders Gladiators B.

Dave Gardner, Paul Knight and Kevin Giles found giving 160 points start to the B team’s Dave Kay, Justin Roake and Clive Westbury too big a task. Vikings D claimed an exciting 389-386 win at Holton C.

Thomas Bowden, Tatiana Bachkirova and Huw Morgan combined to edge Vikings home against John Cripps, James Gibson and Roger Mott, who had a 100 points start. Forum G triumphed 411-399 at Holton B.

Kavan Warrender, Matthew Simmonds and Jake East finished strongly for Forum G to defeat Brian Dobson, Sharon Curtis and Wing Ho, who enjoyed a 130 points start.

HANDICAP SHIELD RESULTS

3rd round: Holton C (+100) 386, Vikings D 389; Holton B (+130) 399, Forum G 411; Gladiators B (+160) 439, Gladiators A 405; Forum J (+155) 447, Forum H 353.

LEADING LEAGUE PLAYERS

Div 1: A Misseldine (Holton A) 29 wins out of 33; K Bushell (Forum A) 28, 33; T Gorman (Bicester A) 25, 36; J Rigby (Bicester A) 24, 27; M Scott (Holton A) 23, 27; D Palmer (Holton A) 19, 24; A Flint (Forum A) 19, 33; F Harris (Forum B) 18, 24; J Tustain (Bicester A) 18, 30; G Donovan (British Rail) 18, 39.

Div 2: E Deeley (Vikings C) 27, 30; P Borrowdale (Vikings C) 26, 33; M Zhang (Forum C) 24, 33; J Lawton Smith (Vikings B) 23, 33; P Humphrey (Begbroke) 23, 33; J Brown (Begbroke) 20, 30; S Price (Forum D) 19, 24; G Plowman (Forum C) 19, 27; M Wagner (Vikings B) 18, 21; N Langley (Forum D) 18, 27.

Div 3: H Morgan (Vikings D) 30, 36; G Bishop (Witney) 27, 33; M Jobling (Bicester E) 25, 30; J Selby (Forum H) 24, 27; K Warrender (Forum G) 20, 21; T Ruane (Forum F) 20, 36; T Bowden (Vikings D) 19, 24; A Crofts (Bicester D) 19, 30; R Chamdal (Forum H) 18, 24; L Fisher (Vikings E) 17, 30.

Div 4: B Dobson (Holton B) 23, 27; J McKenna-Jones (Forum J) 22, 33; P Guest (St James) 19, 24; B Ford (St James) 16, 27; J Roake (Gladiators B) 15, 15; B Green (Holton C) 15, 24; S Curtis (Holton B) 15, 27; C Westbury (Gladiators B) 13, 15; J Joyce (St James) 13, 21; S Cook (Bicester F) 12, 15.

2-a-side: S Cook (Bicester G) 12, 14; T Goddard (Bicester G) 10, 12; R Hambridge (Forum K) 9, 12; H Maldonado (Bicester H) 8, 14; H Williamson (Forum L) 7, 8; J Smith (Forum M) 7, 16; C Gerkin (Forum M) 6, 14; C Walsh (Forum K) 5, 6; T Langley (Forum K) 5, 10; E Biddulph (Holton D) 4, 12.