HEREFORD County Veterans table tennis team returned from a National League tournament in Blackpool as champions.

The three-strong team, made up of Mark Owen, Ola Andersson and Toby Eckley, secured four wins and a draw in the seaside resort to clinch the Veterans National League Division 1A title.

The Hereford side built on their first round win in Cambridge in September when they won all five of their matches.

In Blackpool the results were as follows; Hereford Challengers 6-0 Olop TTC, Hereford Challengers 5-1 Graham Spicers, Hereford Challengers 4-2 Hollingbury, Hereford Challengers 3-3 PE1TTC, and Hereford Challengers 5-1 Whitworth Academy.

The results mean Owen has an 85 per cent win rate, with Andersson and Eckley at 78.95 per cent.