Forum A got off to a winning start in defending their Division 1 title by beating last season's runners-up Forum B 6-4.

Karl Bushell did most of the damage with a maximum.

Andrew Flint and Harry Yeates hit back for Forum B with two wins apiece, but the A team proved too strong in the decisive doubles.

Forum A then went on to beat Bicester A 7-3, this time Greg Boone joining Bushell on a maximum.

St James A crushed Vikings A 6-4. Andy Misseldine led the way with a maximum.

In Division 2, Forum C and Begbroke A are the early front-runners after both won their first two matches.

Forum C saw off Witney A 8-2 and then Lord Nuffield C 7-3. Begbroke A defeated Haddenham A 8-2 then Vikings B 7-3.

Vikings C are off to a flier in Division 3 with two wins out of two.

Ricki Whiteaway hit a maximum to help Vikings C beat Bicester B 6-4.

Whiteaway and Ken Rae chalked up maximums in the 8-2 win over Begbroke B.

RESULTS Div 1: Bicester A 3, Forum A 7 (K Bushell 3, G Boone 3); Forum A 6 (K Bushell 3), Forum B 4; Forum B 4( J Flint 3), Vikings A 6; Vikings A 4, St James A 6 (A Misseldine 3); RAL 7 (N Hurford 3), Bicester A 3.

Div 2: Forum C 8 (L Hooper 3, J Duncalfe 3), Witney A 2; Forum D 2, Gladiators 8 (D Gardner 3); Vikings B 10 (E Deeley 3, P Borrowdale 3, B Mason 3), Lord Nuffield C 0; Lord Nuffield C 3, Forum C 7 (L Hooper 3); Haddenham A 2, Begbroke A 8 (J Brown 3, D Pearce 3); Begbroke A 7 (J Brown 3), Vikings B 3.

Div 3: Forum E 4 (S Harrison 3), Vikings D 6; Witney B 2, St James B 8 (T Strange 3); Vikings C 8 (R Whiteaway 3, K Rae 3), Begbroke B 2; Bicester B 4, Vikings C 6 (R Whiteaway 3); St James B 2, Bicester B 8 (A Crofts 3).

Div 4: Forum H 5 (P Whitford 3), Haddenham B 5; Forum F 7 (C Smith 3), Lord Nuffield E 3; Haddenham B 6, Forum F 4; Forum G 4, Holton 6 (B Dobson 3).

Development competition: Forum N 1, Forum M 4 (S Rodway 2, R Mabbutt 2); Forum P 3 (A Brown 2), Forum O 2; Forum M 0, Forum J 5 (M Cooper 2, C Smith 2); Forum I 2 (D Simmons 2), Forum N 3.