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Hometown player Matt Ratcliffe stood up when it counted to help produce an upset win in the men's division 1 match-up at the annual Central District Doubles tournament hosted by the Whanganui Squash Club at the weekend.

Ratcliffe teamed with Palmerston North's Stephen Bennett, while the mixed division 1 final also featured a hometown hero, Rod Bannister, but he and young central junior rep Abbie Holmes from Hawera succumbed to top seeds Mickayla Kerr from Palmerston North and Whanganui's Kent Darlington.

The women's division 1 title went to 2nd seeds Kerr and Holmes, who upset top seeds Jacinta Harrison and Chelsea Aim from New Plymouth.

The tournament turned out to be a thrilling few days of tough matches across all divisions and with up to 60 different pairings between all three draws it was a big improvement for the event over the last few years.