Ten-time winner Phil Adams suffered a shock first-round defeat in the Oxford Singles competition.

The defending champion was beaten by Steve Bayliss following a dramatic three-stick final-leg shoot-out.

Bayliss claimed the first leg 4-2, but Adams hit back to take the next 5-4 and set-up a tense final leg.

After the scores ended 4-4, it was Bayliss who held his nerve on a one-stick shoot-out to claim the prize scalp.

Bayliss was then involved in a thriller with Dick Walsh from Six Bells Kidlington, with the first two legs decided on three sticks after they tied 4-4.

Victory was sealed when Bayliss won the decider 3-2.

But his run ended in a 2-0 quarter-final defeat by Paul Townsend, from The Three Pigeons, who won 2-0 (4-3, 4-3).

Townsend had already beaten Steve Greenough (Garsington Sports) 2-0 and then teammate Mick Phipps 2-0 (3-2, 4-3).

Andy Beal, from Six Bells Kidlington, reached the last four with a 2-0 victory against the George’s Steve Walton.

Beal matched Walton’s five in the opener.

But after a tie in the three stick and the one-stick shoot-out, Beal won the leg on six sticks.

He sealed victory in the second leg after Walton failed to match Beal’s set of five.

In the earlier rounds, Beal had beaten Dennis Butler from the George 2-0 (3-2, 3-2), then disposed of John Greenaway from the White Hart 2-0 (4-2, 3-2).

Neil Lyon from the Three Pigeons reached the last four after a 2-0 win (4-1, 4-3) against Team Monarch’s Martin Cook.

He saw off teammate Pete Dempsey 2-0 in the first round, before beating Pete Shepherd (Queens Head) 4-3, 4-2.

Steve Ward (Six Bells Kid-lington) made the last four by beating Willy Waite 2-0.

Ward took the first 4-3, before sealing it on three sticks 2-1.

Paul Burden (Cricketers Cowley) made his first Ted Houghton singles final with a 2-0 win (3-2, 2-1) over Littlemore Rugby Club’s Mark Malycon.

Burden previously beat the North Oxford Cons’ duo of Paul Smith 3-2 and Mark Oliver 2-0 (2-1, 3-2).

Burden faces Glyn Millard (Fairview) who recorded a 2-0 victory (4-2, 3-2) against Brian Lester (Littlemore RC).

In the earlier rounds, Millard had held off the challenge of North Oxford Cons Club’s Steve Morgan 2-0 (4-3, 3-1) and Roger Pickett from Kidlington Sports 2-0 (2-1, 3-2).

OXFORD LEAGUE COMPETITION Preliminary round: P Goulding (Cricketers) 0, M Berry (White Hart) 2; P Hounslow (Chequers) 0, K Giles (The George) 2; A Goodgame (Six Bells Kidlington) 2, P Coates (White Hart) 0; C Beal (Three Pigeons) 1, J Weller (The George) 2.

1st round: J Greenaway (White Hart) 2, D Cox (Team Monarch) 1; K Giles (The George) 2, K Powell (White Hart ) 0; A Beal (Six Bells Kidlington) 2, J Greenaway (White Hart) 0; S Walton (The George) 2, M Berry (White Hart) 0; N Lyon (Three Pigeons) 2, P Dempsey (Three Pigeons) 0; M Cook (Team Monarch) 2, R Goodall (Six Bells Kidlington) 0; F Sawyer (Six Bells Kidlington) 2, A Goodgame (Six Bells Kidlington) 1; P Shepherd (Queens Head) 2, I Bowler (Vikings Sports) 0; K Stuart (Headington BL) 2, K Baker (Cricketers) 1; W Waite (The George) 2, L Thompson (White Hart) 1; E Edwards (Three Pigeons) 2, M Herbert (White Hart) 1; S Ward (Six Bells Kidlington) 2, J Weller (The George) 1; S Bayliss (Squire Bassett) 2, P Adams (Cricketers) 1; M Phipps (Three Pigeons) 2, T Recht (Garsington Sports) 1; P Townsend (Three Pigeons) 2, S Greenough (Garsington Sports) 0; D Walsh (Six Bells Kidlington) 2, L Hazell (White Hart) 0.

2nd round: A Beal (Six Bells Kidlington) 2, J Greenaway (White Hart) 0; S Walton (The George) 2, K Giles (The George) 1; M Cook (Team Monarch ) 2, F Sawyer (Six Bells Kidlington) 0; N Lyon (Three Pigeons) 2, P Shepherd (Queens Head ) 0; W Waite (The George) 2, E Edwards (Thee Pigeons) 0; S Ward (Six Bells Kidlington) 2, K Stuart (Headington BL) 1; S Bayliss (Squire Bassett) 2, D Walsh (Six Bells Kidlington) 1; P Townsend (Three Pigeons) 2, M Phipps (Three Pigeons) 0.

Quarter-finals: A Beal (Six Bells Kidlington) 2, S Walton (The George) 0; N Lyon (Three Pigeons) 2, M Cook (Team Monarch) 0; S Ward (Six Bells Kidlington) 2, W Waite (The George) 0; P Townsend (Three Pigeons) 2, S Bayliss (Squire Bassett) 0.

SIXERS: S Walton (2), K Giles (The George); F Sawyer (Six Bells Kidlington).

TED HOUGHTON COMPETITION Preliminary round: R Pickett (Kidlington Sports) 2, C Greenough (Nelson) 1; G Bastable (Fairview Inn) 2, B Whiteman (Gladiators) 0; S Cristy (Cricketers) 2, K James (N Oxford Con Club) 1; B Lester (Littlemore RC) 2, Brian Mossop (Littlemore RC) 1; P Smith (N Oxford Con) 2, N Edmonds (Kidlington Sports) 1.

1st round: G Millard (Fairview Inn) 2, S Morgan( N Oxford Con Club) 0; R Pickett (Kidlington Sports) 2, D Holloway (N Oxford Con Club) 0; B Lester (Littlemore RC) 2, M Shorter (Gladiators) 1; G Bastable (Fairview Inn) 2, S Cristy (Cricketers) 1; M Malyon (LIttlemore RC) 2, D Mullee (Littlemore RC) 0; P Smith (N Oxford Con Club) 2, B Mudd (Kidlington Sports) 1; C Walsh (Kidlington Sports) 2, L Malyon (Littlemore RC) 1; P Burden (Cricketers) 2, M Oliver (N Oxford Con Club) 0.

Quarter-finals: G Millard (Fairview Inn) 2, R Pickett (Kidlington Sports) 0; B Lester (Littlemore RC) 2, G Bastable (Fairview Inn) 1; M Malyon (Littlemore RC) 2, C Walsh (Kidlington Sports) 1; P Burden (Cricketers) 2, P Smith (N Oxford Con Club) 0.

Semi-finals: P Burden (Cricketers) 2, M Malyon (Littlemore RC) 1; G Millard (Fairview Inn) 2, B Lester (Littlemore RC) 0.

OTHER RESULTS ABINGDON & DISTRICT LEAGUE A Section: Spread Eagle 6, Waggon & Horses 0; Fox 6, Abingdon Legion 0; Steventon Sports A 0, Abingdon United A 6; Tandem 5, Spread Eagle B 1.

B Section: Red Lion A 6, White Horse 0; Berinsfield SC B 3, Abingdon United C 3; Harwell Legion 6, College Oak 0; Admiral Benbow 4, Barley Mow 2; Abingdon United D 6, Abingdon Con Club 0.

C Section: North Star B 6, Brewery Tap A 0; Plough East Hendred 2, Steventon Sports B 4; Wootton Legion 3, Pack Horse 3; Flowing Well A 2, Harwell Legion A 4; Vine Cumnor 2, Plough Long Wittenham 4.

D Section: Fox Denchworth 4, North Star A 2; White Horse A 2, The Hatchett 4; Crown Marcham 3, Midget A 3; Volunteer Grove 6, Spread Eagle A 0; Chequers Charney Bassett 2, Black Horse Hanney A 4.

E Section: Bowyers Arms 3, Eight Bells B 3; Abingdon Arms 2, Red Lion 4; Eight Bells A 2, Stanford FC 4; Wheatseaf Didcot 3, GWRS 3; Crown Didcot 2, Plough Sutton 4.

F Section: Brewery Tap B 2, Cross Keys C 4; Old Anchor 3, Didcot Con Club 3; Black Horse B 1, Plough Appleton 5; North Star C 6, Boundary House 0.

G Section: College Oak B 0, Bear North Morton 6; Midget 2, North Star 4; Good Lake Arms 6, Fairmile SC 0; Cross Keys B 3, Didcot Labour Club 3; Plough Hanney 6, Cross Keys Wallingford 0.

H Section: Royal Oak Didcot 0, Railway Inn 6; Boundary House 0, Steventon Sports 6; Challow Legion 0, Wheatsheaf Drayton 6.

Sixers: G Brown, D Mott, B Parker, D Bowler.

Blobs: M Brown, S Grant, P Munns, R Couch, O Goss, M Liddiard, H Kitto, L Wood, F Mackellar, M West.

BRAKSPEARS SOUTH EAST OXON LEAGUE Premier & Section 1: Six Bells A 1, Six Bells B 5; George 1, Lamb A 5; New Club B 4, New Club A 2; Bull A 6, Garsington SC A 0; Monarch 4, Black Horse A 2.

Section 2: Crown A Chalgrove 4, Masons Arms 2; Tiddington CC A 4, Chequers 2; Garsington SC B 2, Queens Head A 4; Wheatsheaf 5, Plough 1.

Section 3: Kings Head B 2, Tiddington CC B 4; Cricketers Arms 6, Crown Stadhampton 0; Rising Sun 0, Gladiators 6; Lamb B 6, Watlington Mem Club 0.

Section 4: Bird in Hand 4, Inn at Emmington 2; Crown Sydenham 6, Fox Tiddington 0.