Meikle wins third career Development Tour title with victory over Ritchie in Wigan

Ryan Meikle has claimed victory in the fourth Development Tour event of the weekend by seeing off Greg Ritchie in the final.

As a result he wins his third title on the periphery tour which will surely give him further confidence. He had a tough route through to the final with the Suffolk ace saying off Jeffrey de Zwaan and Geert Nentjes on the way to the final. There was also good runs for the likes of Justin van Tergouw and William Borland who both reached the Quarter-Finals. Quarter-Finals Ciaran Teehan 5-1 Justin van Tergouw Greg Ritchie 5-2 Keane Barry Geert Nentjes 5-3 William Borland Ryan Meikle 5-3 Jeffrey de Zwaan Semi-Finals Greg Ritchie 5-3 Ciaran Teehan Ryan Meikle 5-3 Geert Nentjes Final Ryan Meikle 5-2 Greg Ritchie

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