Today saw the last weekend of play in the Maxifuel Super Sixes Premier Division and we now know the identity of the four teams that will go through to the Championship semi finals.
In the men's league, three of the usual suspects have finished in the top four - Reading, Beeston and East Grinstead. Bowdon could only finish fifth and their place has been taken by Canterbury, who completed the league in top place. Canterbury have seemingly come from nowhere, having finished in the top four and winning the Championships in 2007. However, their tenure in the Premier Division was lost in 2009 and they were out of the top flight until last season, when they narrowly avoided immediate relegation.
Although there was clear water between the top four and the remainder of the table, Championship holders East Grinstead will be disappointed with their fourth place finish. They drew three of their four matches over the weekend.
The last four go through to the semi finals, which will be held at Wembley along with the men's and women's finals on Sunday 27 January.
In the women's Premier Division the holders, Leicester, were runaway winners. Again, it was familiar teams that finished in the top four places - Leicester, Bowdon Hightown, Sutton Coldfied and Reading - all of whom qualified for the semi finals last year. The fortunes of the top four were in contrast to the rest of the table. Possible relegation candidates, Slough, had better luck indoors than out, finishing sixth.
The women's semi finals are being held at Kettering next Saturday.
Division One of the men's and women's leagues started this weekend, with Holcombe leading the men's division, and East Grinstead and Harleston Magpies on equal points at the top of the women's.
Division Two in its North and South format only exists for one weekend before combining into the single division. Women's Division 2 will consist of Ipswich, Chelmsford, St Albans, Buckingham, Gloucester and Stourport. Men's Division 2 will consist of Cannock, Preston, Cheltenham, Bath Buccaneers, West Herts and Chelmsford. They will play their matches on the weekend of 19th/20th January.
Men's Premier Division Table
P
|
W
|
D
|
L
|
F
|
A
|
GD
|
Pts
| ||
| 1 |
Canterbury
|
8
|
6
|
1
|
1
|
49
|
36
|
13
|
19
|
| 2 |
Reading
|
8
|
5
|
3
|
0
|
45
|
30
|
15
|
18
|
| 3 |
Beeston
|
8
|
5
|
2
|
1
|
54
|
41
|
13
|
17
|
| 4 |
East Grinstead
|
8
|
4
|
4
|
0
|
49
|
30
|
19
|
16
|
| 5 |
Bowdon
|
8
|
2
|
3
|
3
|
28
|
30
|
-2
|
9
|
| 6 |
Doncaster
|
8
|
2
|
3
|
3
|
32
|
40
|
-8
|
9
|
| 7 |
Loughborough Students
|
8
|
1
|
1
|
6
|
34
|
47
|
-13
|
4
|
| 8 |
Surbiton
|
8
|
1
|
0
|
7
|
29
|
47
|
-18
|
3
|
| 9 |
Old Loughtonians
|
8
|
0
|
3
|
5
|
20
|
39
|
-19
|
3
|
Men's Division One Table
P
|
W
|
D
|
L
|
F
|
A
|
GD
|
Pts
| ||
| 1 | Holcombe |
4
|
4
|
0
|
0
|
25
|
13
|
12
|
12
|
| 2 | Brooklands MU |
4
|
3
|
0
|
1
|
32
|
20
|
12
|
9
|
| 3 | Sevenoaks |
4
|
3
|
0
|
1
|
21
|
14
|
7
|
9
|
| 4 | Hampstead & Westminster |
4
|
2
|
0
|
2
|
24
|
19
|
5
|
6
|
| 5 | Harleston Magpies |
4
|
2
|
0
|
2
|
19
|
24
|
-5
|
6
|
| 6 | Bournville |
4
|
2
|
0
|
2
|
18
|
25
|
-7
|
6
|
| 7 | Southgate |
4
|
1
|
1
|
2
|
25
|
27
|
-2
|
4
|
| 8 | Havant |
4
|
0
|
1
|
3
|
16
|
24
|
-8
|
1
|
| 9 | St Albans |
4
|
0
|
0
|
4
|
16
|
30
|
-14
|
0
|
Women's Premier Division Table
P
|
W
|
D
|
L
|
F
|
A
|
GD
|
Pts
| ||
| 1 |
Leicester
|
8
|
7
|
1
|
0
|
33
|
15
|
18
|
22
|
| 2 |
Sutton Coldfield
|
8
|
5
|
2
|
1
|
34
|
23
|
11
|
17
|
| 3 |
Bowdon Hightown
|
8
|
5
|
0
|
3
|
39
|
24
|
15
|
15
|
| 4 |
Reading
|
8
|
5
|
0
|
3
|
35
|
28
|
7
|
15
|
| 5 |
Canterbury
|
8
|
3
|
0
|
5
|
27
|
32
|
-5
|
9
|
| 6 |
Slough
|
8
|
2
|
2
|
4
|
24
|
32
|
-8
|
8
|
| 7 |
Olton & West Warwicks
|
8
|
1
|
3
|
4
|
23
|
35
|
-12
|
6
|
| 8 |
Univ of Birmingham
|
8
|
1
|
3
|
4
|
18
|
34
|
-16
|
6
|
| 9 |
Clifton
|
8
|
0
|
3
|
5
|
20
|
30
|
-10
|
3
|
Women's Division One Table
P
|
W
|
D
|
L
|
F
|
A
|
GD
|
Pts
| ||
| 1 |
East Grinstead
|
4
|
3
|
1
|
0
|
22
|
9
|
13
|
10
|
| 2 |
Harleston Magpies
|
4
|
3
|
1
|
0
|
16
|
8
|
8
|
10
|
| 3 |
Sevenoaks
|
4
|
3
|
0
|
1
|
15
|
10
|
5
|
9
|
| 4 |
Brooklands Poynton
|
4
|
2
|
1
|
1
|
10
|
10
|
0
|
7
|
| 5 |
Wakefield Bradford
|
4
|
2
|
0
|
2
|
12
|
8
|
4
|
6
|
| 6 |
Surbiton
|
4
|
1
|
1
|
2
|
7
|
12
|
-5
|
4
|
| 7 |
Bristol Firebrands
|
4
|
1
|
0
|
3
|
10
|
13
|
-3
|
3
|
| 8 |
Trojans
|
4
|
1
|
0
|
3
|
8
|
16
|
-8
|
3
|
| 9 |
Horsham
|
4
|
0
|
0
|
4
|
7
|
21
|
-14
|
0
|
