CHESS: Maurice Bissell has won the Shuttle Shield for the seventh time.
Bissell defeated Mark Riley in the final, having finally played a delayed semi against Peter Kitchen who had been away at university.
The Shield was presented by the Kidderminster Shuttle/Times & News in 1952.
Bissell's past successes were in 1989, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994 and 1995.
Matches are in progress for the 2003/4 event and tournament controller Tim Yates has urged competitors to complete their commitments as soon as possible.
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