back to news Sequence Comp at Brierly Hill The first sequence competition of the year saw a good turnout for the children and amateur competitors no doubt eager to work off their christmas excess. 26 young couples entered the Junior event at a packed Brierley Hill Civic Hall which saw a victory for Andrew Davies and Rachel Pipe holding off the challenge from the fairly new partnership of Kris Turner and Hannah Cartern. Junior Classical Sequence Championship 1st Andrew Davies and Rachel Pipe 2nd Kris Turner and Hannah Cartern 3rd Sophie Chilton and Sophie Mackay 4th Perry O Dea and Scarlet Beattie 5th Hazel Postma and Jazzmyne Luke 6th Sophie Gibson and Alex Lambert The adults were equally well represented with 11 couples contesting the amateur events. In what was to be the final competition for the current British Champions Martin Bird and Gemma Clunie (see photo), we saw a high class final which led to the Champions retaining their UK title from last year. Runner up spot went to the 2006 British Under 21 Champions Scott Hanson and Vicky Lentle, whilst the current Youth Champions Callam and Sophie Thomson collected third. Amateur Classical Sequence Championship 1st Martin Bird and Gemma Clunie 2nd Scott Hanson and Vicky Lentle 3rd Callam and Sophie Thomson 4th Luke Shepherd and Andrea Simms 5th Josh Dobbins and Lauren Storey 6th Marcus Mitchell and Lilly Plowman Amateur modern sequence: 1st Martin Bird and Gemma Clunie 2nd Callam and Sophie Thomson 3rd Scott Hanson and Vicky Lentle 4th Luke Shepherd and Andrea Simms 5th Phillip Rawcliffe and Hannah Roberts 6th Josh Dobbins and Lauren Storey