England internationals Anna Linton and Richard Love won gold on the first day of the 2025 English Nationals, finishing as champions of the senior open mixed doubles.
They successfully defended the title they won last year, beating Tracy Walker and Ian Marshall 11-1, 11-8 in the final.
Julie Mac and David Youngs won bronze, defeating Rachel Kirk and Ato Stephens 12-10, 11-2 in the third-place match.
The other medallists on Thursday were as follows:
Mixed doubles 3.0 50+
Gold: Fiona Rook/Ed Woodcock
Silver: Jillian Maxwell/Phil Songhurst
Bronze: Nicola Yorke/Richard Yorke
Mixed doubles 3.0 60+
Gold: Julie Vickerman/Ken Millbanks
Silver: Marion Flanagan/Gavin Lochhead
Bronze: Mandy Williams/Gary Wilson
Mixed doubles 3.0 70+
Gold: Anne Worthington/William Wain
Silver: Lynda Szucs/Mike Gray
Bronze: Valerie Jones/Tony Cawley Shingler
Mixed doubles 3.5 50+
Gold: Charlotte Ellam/David Gee
Silver: Rach Platt/Michael Bell
Bronze: Joanne Shelbourne/Andrew Horsfield
Mixed doubles 3.5 60+
Gold: Sharon Wilkins/Andy Banham
Silver: Jane Thurling/Phil Povey
Bronze: Susan Giles/Jeremy Thompson
Mixed doubles 3.5+ 70+
Gold: Ailsa Fraser/John Irlam
Silver: Salli Griffith/Philip Gawthorpe
Bronze: Ann Tuck-Brown/John Coggins
Mixed doubles 4.0 60+
Gold: Kerry Wishart/Jason Mallon
Silver: Jayne Mosses/Krish Riminton
Bronze: Sue Toye/Ian Cooke
Mixed doubles 4.5+ 60+
Gold: Suzanne Rouse/Kevin Fossali
Silver: Lynn Jacobs/Chris Mitchell
Bronze: Lindsay Thomas/Colin Cherry
Wheelchair event
Gold: Simon Heaps/Andrew McErlean
Silver: Craig Nicholson/Geoffrey Perkins
Bronze: Lucas Town/Denny Vettom
